81 toyota project

heep70 · Oct 9, 2007

Man, that thing changes on a weekly bases ever sence you got it.

Cool rig at any rate. Keep posting.

dobber · Oct 11, 2007

A couple bad things and an idea picture

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rooinater · Oct 12, 2007

still looking good. looks better without the sheet metal.

MIG'DHORSE · Oct 12, 2007

i say dont fill in the gaps. looks sick just bare bones like that. :awesomework:

dobber · Dec 31, 2007

Well I havent done much but heres a little update. I have moved the motor back, didnt get as much as i wanted, only 5 inches. have all new drivetrain mounts. The 205 is twin-sticked. Now i am starting on the tubework for the floor and firewall.

TTF Fabrication · Dec 31, 2007

did you buy keiths truck?

dobber · Dec 31, 2007

TTF Fabrication said:
did you buy keiths truck?

Negative, one of my friends bought it, he was over putting some new shock hoops we made on the front and had the front tires off so i rolled them up by my rig.

dobber · Jan 21, 2008

things are slowly coming together... Just working on the drivers side right now, once that is done and it drives ill put the passenger side together.

drivers side floor and firewall are in.

brakes mounted up

dash bar and steering tacked up

dobber · Feb 26, 2008

Im getting closer and closer to wheeling time. My floor pans are fully welded/bolted in and my seat plate/mounts are fully welded in. All seatbelt tabs are welded on. Worked today on closing the cab in, have the back wall all in place. My tranny is in being rebuilt, so when that get here I can work on my tranny tunnel.

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angelfly · Feb 26, 2008

You do some amazing work!!!! I love the way it is looking

You have given me alot of great ideas:awesomework:

Keep up the good work, I want to see trail pics when its done:beer:

dobber · Mar 2, 2008

Thanks Angelfly... Heres a few more pics pretty much the same as the the last few I put up, just a couple small things done.

Got my back wall of the cab are fully in, started filling the gaps above the dash area and tacked up some bars in the windshield.

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angelfly · Mar 2, 2008

WOW:masturbanana[1]: its hard to believe that was once a toyota like mine:haha: That is just awesome!!! IF you ever sell it let me know that thing is Too WICKED:FIREdevil: You have done an amzing job!!:awesomework: keep the pics coming!! :beer:

dobber · Mar 10, 2008

Got quite a bit done yesterday. Pulled the motor out to finish the firewall, run new brake lines and plate the top of my motor mounts. Got another section above the dash are plated in and also my windshield supports welded in. then I put the motor, tranny and tcase back in. I also added some new trail gear front shackles.

dove'd85 · Mar 11, 2008

damn thats lookin good

dobber · Mar 11, 2008

dove'd85 said:
damn thats lookin good

thank you sir, hoping to get done by the end of the month.

datsunon40s · Mar 11, 2008

Your first gen build makes mine look :rb: keep up the good work!!

dobber · Mar 18, 2008

Just a little updated pic of the interior.

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rooinater · Mar 18, 2008

nice tires! :awesomework: that thing has definately been through multiple warps in the last couple years!

BrokeYota22 · Mar 18, 2008

Nice build, its given me a ton of ideas:awesomework:

dobber · Mar 20, 2008

well working nights and sleeping in the day I try to get one thing done a day on the rig, so today was mounting the mixer for the propane system. Used to have it mounted on top of my old shock hoops, This time I mounted it to the engine block in about the same spot so all hoses could be the same.

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