Thoryota
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I have been slowly building my 1994 Toyota pickup into my dream expedition truck. Planing on running part of the TAT and TET next year with a buddy and his 4wd Tercel wagon using this truck.(The Tercel is pictured in the 5th picture). I have always wanted a 4x4 Toyota with a 22re since I was a little kid and was finally able to get one a few years ago. In fact it took me 5 years of bugging my neighbor to sell me his. He bought a really nice TJ Jeep and his wife said the yota has to go. So with that said my dream truck was finally in my possession.
Ever since I was a little kid I wanted a Toyota pickup I wanted one set up to explore and live out of. I guess seeing the Hilux's in Australia on tv influenced this idea. Now that I have the perfect platform to start my build I set off. The first thing I did to the truck was ad a roll bar. I have always liked the way a roll bar made the back to the future Toyota look. I will be removing it in the next year as I add on to the truck. After the roll bar I bought a Trail-Gear rear bumper for my birthday. I figured since its my birthday I should by the truck a present. The Trail-Gear bumper has proven itself valuable in the woods here in North Carolina.
Next I decided to ad some protection to the frontend of the truck. After a year and half of searching I found a Warn Rockcrawler bumper on Craigslist for 300 dollars. This is the exact bumper I was looking for. I really like ARB bumpers but I wanted something a little different. The Warn was not a one person install job. After bribing my boss with lunch we got the 250lb chunk of steel mounted to the truck. A month after installing it I had to pull it back off to install the 12,000lb Badlands winch. This time it took 3 of us to man handle the beast. Was well worth it though.
Next modification was a new set of tires and wheels. While searching Craigslist one day I found a set of 15x7 Tacoma wheels with some 31x10.50x15 Goodyear Duratracs. They were used but lasted long enough to get me through till this summer. I loved the Duratracs and will be getting another set of them some day. The current tire is a 32x11.50x15 Kenda Klever MT. They are doing pretty good so far. No rubbing with the stock suspension and 15x7 rims. I will be getting the OME suspension lift in the next year or two to raise the truck a couple inches.
Parts list so far:
Free 1980's mini truck roll bar.
Trail-Gear rear bumper
Warn Rockcrawler front bumper with optional grill guard hoop.
Trail-Gear tube doors for the real nice days.
Badland Winches 12,000lb winch. Works good for what I do. Plus it was on sale.
Warn receiver shackle.
Hi-lift jack. (need to figure out better mounting)
Low Range Off Road shift knobs.
Toyota Tercel Bucket seats with ammo can center console.
OME steering stabilizer.
Low profile bump stops. (Trying to squeeze all I can out of the stock IFS)
Over sized radiator to help cool the 22re.
32x11.50x15 Kenda Klever MT's on 15x7 Tacoma wheels.
Future mods include:
PIAA driving lights on the front bumper.
Camper shell and sleeping platform with storage built in.
Rear dual swing out tire carrier and dual jerry can holder.
CB radio.
Sliders. Ether homemade or some Trail Gear units.
Budbuilt single transfer case skid plate and front skid plate.
ARB air lockers and 4.88 gears.
Install the differential breathers I have been holding onto for a year.
Snorkel.
OME lift to help clear the 32's a little better.
First picture is how it looked the day I bought it. The last two pictures is how it currently sits.
Thanks for looking. I will be adding on to the build in the next year as we prepare for the TAT and TET next fall. It will be a slow build so just bear with me and be patient. Please feel free to comment or ask questions. Thanks.
Ever since I was a little kid I wanted a Toyota pickup I wanted one set up to explore and live out of. I guess seeing the Hilux's in Australia on tv influenced this idea. Now that I have the perfect platform to start my build I set off. The first thing I did to the truck was ad a roll bar. I have always liked the way a roll bar made the back to the future Toyota look. I will be removing it in the next year as I add on to the truck. After the roll bar I bought a Trail-Gear rear bumper for my birthday. I figured since its my birthday I should by the truck a present. The Trail-Gear bumper has proven itself valuable in the woods here in North Carolina.
Next I decided to ad some protection to the frontend of the truck. After a year and half of searching I found a Warn Rockcrawler bumper on Craigslist for 300 dollars. This is the exact bumper I was looking for. I really like ARB bumpers but I wanted something a little different. The Warn was not a one person install job. After bribing my boss with lunch we got the 250lb chunk of steel mounted to the truck. A month after installing it I had to pull it back off to install the 12,000lb Badlands winch. This time it took 3 of us to man handle the beast. Was well worth it though.
Next modification was a new set of tires and wheels. While searching Craigslist one day I found a set of 15x7 Tacoma wheels with some 31x10.50x15 Goodyear Duratracs. They were used but lasted long enough to get me through till this summer. I loved the Duratracs and will be getting another set of them some day. The current tire is a 32x11.50x15 Kenda Klever MT. They are doing pretty good so far. No rubbing with the stock suspension and 15x7 rims. I will be getting the OME suspension lift in the next year or two to raise the truck a couple inches.
Parts list so far:
Free 1980's mini truck roll bar.
Trail-Gear rear bumper
Warn Rockcrawler front bumper with optional grill guard hoop.
Trail-Gear tube doors for the real nice days.
Badland Winches 12,000lb winch. Works good for what I do. Plus it was on sale.
Warn receiver shackle.
Hi-lift jack. (need to figure out better mounting)
Low Range Off Road shift knobs.
Toyota Tercel Bucket seats with ammo can center console.
OME steering stabilizer.
Low profile bump stops. (Trying to squeeze all I can out of the stock IFS)
Over sized radiator to help cool the 22re.
32x11.50x15 Kenda Klever MT's on 15x7 Tacoma wheels.
Future mods include:
PIAA driving lights on the front bumper.
Camper shell and sleeping platform with storage built in.
Rear dual swing out tire carrier and dual jerry can holder.
CB radio.
Sliders. Ether homemade or some Trail Gear units.
Budbuilt single transfer case skid plate and front skid plate.
ARB air lockers and 4.88 gears.
Install the differential breathers I have been holding onto for a year.
Snorkel.
OME lift to help clear the 32's a little better.
First picture is how it looked the day I bought it. The last two pictures is how it currently sits.
Thanks for looking. I will be adding on to the build in the next year as we prepare for the TAT and TET next fall. It will be a slow build so just bear with me and be patient. Please feel free to comment or ask questions. Thanks.
