1993 Toyota Pick Up Truck

Disclosure: I absolutely have no idea what am I doing - so it will be adventures at the very least!

I found an ad on local classifieds and offered $750 Maple Leaf Dollars to an owner of this 1993 Japanese built single cab 22RE stick shift toyota pickup truck that did not start, had no breaks and most people would consider it to be a junk. Somehow I saw another chance for life in this little red truck with only 275K KMs or 170K miles.

The first day when I picked it up with @Joe23 and loaded onto u-haul trailer using Hi-Lift and chains. Took us a good 90 minutes to load it up.




After brining it home, @Theicemedic, @Joe23 and @gizmatron helped me out to push it into my garage (while it was in first gear, duh @gizmatron ) where my part out began!

Interior looks very nice and been taken care by the previous 8 owners.

First, @Joe23 and I removed truck bed using at least 8 grinder disks, one sawzall blade and lot's of swearing, because thing was rusty to the point where impact gun would not make any difference, we tried... I will be going with aluminum flat bed down the road, Aussie style.

 

The next step after taking the bed off was to clean up the frame from all the rust.
Again, thanks for @Joe23 and @tacoma16 tools that they let me use I was able to do lot's of work in the past week!

Before

After

Still plenty of cleaning, but it is going slowly, there is no rush.

Next, took the interior apart and got an unpleasant surprise, need to make new floor



After that I replaced all the belts, flushed radiator, filled with new coolant, changed oil and power steering fluid. Still need to bleed breaks along with replacing rusted out break lines and replace clutch fluid.



Then I tried to start the engine and as it was suspected, fuel injectors were all clogged up, so I ordered some and waiting for parts to arrive to replace them. Surprisingly not much gunk inside of the intake as most YouTube videos I watched about it had.

 

AUG 26, 2018

Look I am 4Runner now!
Going to trim those fenders to make it fit, unfortunately 89 4runner fenders don't align with 93 pickup truck like many suggest on the web.



In other news, replaced everything that possibly can be replaced, still doesn't strat on it's own

Electrical gremlins are driving me crazy

 

and this one

 

another one

 

Let's keep track of how much things cost to put this little truck back on the road, all prices in Maple Leaf Dollars


Spark Plugs: $6.76
Spark wires: $22.39
Oil Filter: $3.94
Air Filter Housing: $69.10
Air Filter: $3.89
Radiator Fan Shroud: $50.78
Power Steering Belt: $6.90
Alternator and Water Pump Belt: $3.75
Coolant, Break Fluid, ATF fluid & Engine Oil (all in 5qt jugs): $132.96
Fuel Injector O-Ring, set of 4: $3.69
Fuel Injectors, set of 4: $140.56
Fuel Filter: $16.74
Parking Brake Bell Crank: $38.04
Throttle Body Gasket: $1.72
Intake Gasket: $1.56
AFM unit from 89 4runner $75


Total so far: $577.78


Future plans are to make it SAS, maybe lol

 

Following for future awesomeness.

 

You forgot to mention how we thought it would be a good idea to pull it out of that guys property without checking the brakes first...

and how I almost crashed it into the back of your turd when we started going down hill hahahhaha.

You didn't add its nickname either

 

We checked the breaks, they worked for the first 2 minutes and after that it was

The name is changing to something "Slav-Red Neck Customs", since there is less and less rust on that "Rusty Cock" of mine


@TeecoTaco you wanted the build thread!

 

Sub'd

 

So finally the truck is up and running! ECU+AFM... Replaced them both and it runs fine now.

Installed all new springs, cylinders, shoes and drums at the back.




After that, I started taking apart front axle (I found one from 82 4Runner!!!!) and prepping it for a complete rebuilt.
Thankfully Low Range Off Road has a great 9 part video that is easy to follow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gx3uTQAsrI











Next is FSA rebuilt, build new floors, relocation of a gas tank, new suspension and SAS after Christmas.

 

Subbed cuz I love the old yotas

 

She is looking better with every day passing.
Drives great around neighbourhood making loud noises


Next is to install new muffler, re-arch leafs + AAL, possibly reuse 2018 stock off-road rear shocks, u-bolts and bump stops; weld new floors, install passenger front fender, replace fuel sender unit and assemble interior back together!

Then SAS after Christmas, tubular front bumper, rear lights, Home Depot style snorkel with a legit snorkel head, DIY flatbed and maybe wrap it.

 

New floors are welded in, also made a new crossmember (had to cut the frame and weld new plates too, because old were falling apart) for shock relocation and used rubber compound to treat the floors. Passed all my water tests - no leaks in the cab. Next is to relocate gas tank, built rear bumper make new seat brackets and finish snorkel before Christmas, so I can focus on SAS after.

 

I am in

Shameless plug for my 007 Taco Pro Build

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/007-taco-pro.527692/

 

Love re-builds like this. Nice work @Norilsk!

 

Subbed!

 

I picked up a 85 4runner I was going to build but I don't notice the floor is rotted the whole way into the door jam. So now I'm looking for another one with a good body to make one. I could put plates into the floor...but I'm not good enough to fix the door jam.

 

You can look into boat sides if it's beyond repair. What I did for my truck is tried to cut metal in the shape of the area as close as possible, then spot welded around and finished with PL glue to seal it all. Everything is holding up and passed all water tests that I put it so far.

 

We would just like to thank todays sponsor



Sub'd floors are looking a shit ton better than the day I saw them!

@Joe23