Project Toyota started out a couple years ago when I moved back here to Colorado. I needed wheels, and knowing how the winters can be here, I wanted something four wheel drive. Plus camping and four wheeling are just too much fun! I have always wanted a first generation bodystyle Toyota pick up and this was my chance. I started looking around to see what there was, since this is 4x4 truck land the search didn't take long. I found a 1980 Toyota 4x4 shortbed SR5 that I picked up at this little used car dealership in a crappy part of town. It was almost bone stock, the interior was thrashed, the brakes were mushy, and the tranny didn't feel all that great, it was PERFECT!
I bought the truck and started doing little things to it as I could afford them, but no real progress was made untill I got a better job. Once that happened the little truck started to come together. I had a picture in my head of what I wanted to do to it, but it would take lots of time, and even more money.
I will eventually post a ton of pictures up of the things I have done to it and how these things were accomplished but for now all I have to post are before and after pictures. |