Yeah, I sold my didn't know it was that good truck. I regret selling it for $9000. Well, at least I sold it for 9k. My dad bought it for 700, but I needed the money, and the truck needed some fix that I couldn't fix at the time 😢😢.
way to go! glad to see you guys got it going and put so much work into it to keep it going. I have a 1980 4X4 with the 20r 4sp manual. these trucks are so much fun to keep and drive, they go anywhere a jeep can. having that weber carb really keeps things simple and more reliable than stock carb. good luck on the rest of the project. keep that yota alive!
My papa told me that he put a celica 2.4 in his "83 hilux, the only differece was the oil pan and motor mounts, he just swapped them from the bad engine.
I bought my 1983 Toyota pickup in 2001. I will never sell her. She's got a camper shell, and even has nice AC too. She made a trip from KS to Arizona, then AZ to ND & back (in 2014). Now she mostly helps with chores around the yard and in town. Beautiful truck.
Still rocking in my 82 4x4, that I got in 1995, with just over 500,000 km on it.. I put a Holley Sniper on it 3 yrs ago and it runs great and I modded the distributor to have ECU controlled timing. Turbo is next
Yes a big trip would be cool especially if you into some 4x4 adventures with a group of knowledgeable 4wheeler addicts. And restore that bad ass paint job of its time.
I have to agree with you about the Toyota Hilux is tge best ute ever made because l own a 1997 Hilux with the 22R engine which was the last year the 22R engine was sold that is before the 30th of September 1997 and you the Toyota Hilux used in tge middle east and Africa the rise of the technical this is because of the Toyota War look it up on RU-vid and the Hilux Too Gear tried to kill but couldn't is a diesel
@@OverlandNomad Why my friend Pretend because I'm asking you if this particular brand exists in the United States of America How do I know if it exists I've never seen it before
I remember that door locking/open hold handle on various vehicles when I was a kid in the early 80’s. A buddy had a late 80’s one but it was with IFS in the front. I still remember the extreme rear axle wrap on these trucks with the tiny leaf springs 🤣. Not a Toyota truck guy but I can appreciate it. Personally, I would fix it up completely. It that’s what I like doing.
I've own a couple of those and then I had a 1988 ranger. I liked the Ranger better, more traction to all the wheels. Now I have a 2wheel drive 1988 Ranger with a 2.3l 4cylinder. Which is a tried and true engine. Over 30years old and the engine has never been taken out. And i still see thise old rangers out there still running. The Toyota frames rust away from the inside out. And if you can find parts for them, they are expensive. Those old Toyotas are cool, but Toyotas are really overrated.
Your rig is awesome at Orange County Toyota nights there's quite a few of these I don't know if they're 81or82or83 but there's a lot of them and they are bad ass about 6years ago in Huntington Beach I seen1like your 17000 I'm sure they want about 20 now like you said you're going to sell it for a lot you're going to get it over here in California keep up the good work
NO that is not trash , when he opened the driver door it was tight. No play on the hinges, that there said to me it's restorable easy. that truck has so much potential.
Your "manual transmission Teeyota" 😂 needs motor mounts and new valve cover grommets. When those are over tightened or just old, they transmit valve noise to the valve cover. Also that tailgate is supposed to have limiting cables/chains to keep it dropping below horizontal. I believe the 22r had 96 hp. Looks pretty solid overall!
Has me motivated to finish mine. Last year I sandblasted and por-15'd the rear half of the frame, stripped and reseam-sealed the rain gutters, rewired the tail lights. I'm currently hung up on the headlights. There are so many crappy rewire jobs and taps in its wiring harness that I'm thinking about deleting it all and doing switches. I even bought an FSM but none of the wiring is original anymore so it makes diagnosing it very difficult.
Hope you know about LCE in Arizona...they have a 160HP 22R and its impressive....I had to get a rare R151F Trans from a turbo(they only made them for 2 years 87, 88) because the stage 2 LCE motor kept blowing up G and W transmissions I have 1/2million miles on my 87, bought new, has carb( last year for carb)and it has never broken down on the road, only had 1 flat tire, still have some original light bulbs....Wouldnt trade it for a top of the line new toyota 4x4...I saw a 85 at mecom auction that sold for $50,000
I read some years ago that the 1982 to 1985 model years were redesigned by the Toyota Landcruiser engineering and design team. Being essentially a lighter weight version of the venerable Toyota Landcruiser it is no wonder those years were such good 4x4s.
Hey guys im in Australia and i have the dual cab version 4wd but mine has been converted to take a small block australian v8 . Do you know if there i any powersteering kits for this model cheers
