Recent content by saltwatertoyota

The beauty part about these trucks is their simplicity is many forms. The interior can be completely ripped out, to put back together in like 12 minutes tops. But for a truck that was pretty heavily abused for at least the last ~10 years of its life, the interior cleans up shockingly well. I...

The next was the interior. I had a hole in the floor on the passenger side that I decided to patch with fiberglass. I knew that's how I was going to go about fixing the bed and not having a whole lot of experience with it, I wanted to try fibreglassing out to see what I can do with it. Worst...

I already had tires bought for the truck in March, I purchased 4 Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S 275/65/R15 The price was unbeatable and suited what I had planned to use the truck for. The other thought in my mind was being hesitant to spend big money on nice 33’s +Rims just to run into bigger issues...

My next job was getting rid of that hideous noise every time the engine was running. It needed new pipes. Who better to go with than the LCE Street Headers linked to the Pro Flow Pickup exhaust system. I'm impressed with both purchases. It was a seamless install and the sound is very nice. It...

The one job I wanted to do with the bed off last time was POR-15 the rear portion of the frame. I didn’t get around to it, so I made it first on the list to accomplish. I’ll use any excuse to buy new tools. This was one. A new battery powered grinder so I didn't have to worry about battling...

I think I probably spent upwards of two weeks spending my breaks at work out sizing up the truck and adding more things to the list that I needed to get done. I was caught in a cycle of analysis paralysis. I took plenty of pictures but did zero work. Sure, in May I procured plenty of parts...

I feel as though at Christmas I had rose coloured glasses on. The truck arrived in Ontario and was positioned into its resting place aka my workshop in my work parking lot, and the more I looked, the more problems I began to see. The body work!!!!! Leaking axle seals The poor parking brake The...

Months passed. The truck was towed on January 2nd. We ended up taking a couple vacations, worked lots and before I knew It it was March. Thank god I have great family that didn’t mind keeping my eyesore in their yard. I wasn’t exactly in a rush because I knew once I got it to Toronto, Id be...

We arrived in Fredericton a few hours later, and I managed to meet up with the keeper of all parts Toyota. The guy had quite an impressive collection of older Toyota vehicles, along with the cleanest 1st gen 4Runner I’ve ever seen. He equipped me with a new array of spark plugs, distributor cap...

We had an overnight ferry crossing, and thus far the little pickup chugged along quite well for the 700km across Newfoundland. A slight oversight on my part was that I wanted to make this trip on New Years Eve / New Years Day, meaning there wasn’t a whole lot of room for error if something went...

Ive neglected the forum lately but theres still lots to catch up on so here it comes….. The day with the frame repair was crucial, The clock moving way too fast, as I was set to be on the road the next morning. The primer was shot on the frame, the rear drum assemblies cleaned up the best we...

I appreciate it! Ive got a ton more. Lots have happened since Ive last posted. I'll have more written in the next few days!

The Back End Saga: Part 2 Obviously I should mention the bed removal was most definitely one of the most important things to do before starting all of this as things were able to be worked on from above. Without the aid of a 2 post lift, lying in fallen rust and dirt to wrench would’ve made the...

The Back End Saga: Part 1 This turns out to be quite long. So I’ll split it up into multiple parts. Initially the plan was to fix the most dire, and leave the rest for this summer. Plans changed pretty quick as we got into the thick of things. Being that this truck would be making its maiden...

Front End: Anything that had exposure to the elements was a pain in the a** to get off. Rust had taken ahold of every nut and bolt and required 10x the effort to remove. Hammers, oxy-acetylene torches and rust penetrant became my best friend. The CV axles were no joke to remove, the 6 bolts...