My POS 1983 Toyota pickup

[83Yota]

The posts on this thread will be copy and paste from the toyota minis website.

Hey guys i want to share what ive done with my recently obtained 1983 Toyota Pickup. I've worked on lowering it for the past few months and decided i would share it with you guys. Previous owner had it stolen and the dash torn apart to get the stereo.

Completely Stock;















Feedback appreciated.

[83Yota]

Update 2

Hey guys i want to share what ive done with my recently obtained 1983 Toyota Pickup. I've worked on lowering it for the past few months and decided i would share it with you guys. Previous owner had it stolen and the dash torn apart to get the stereo.

Completely Stock;















Feedback appreciated.

Sorry i haven't been on in a while, so ill start with what i did first, i cranked the torsion bars and lowered the front about 2" or 2.5". and drove it like that while i fabbed up some blocks for the back. I made 3" blocks for the back to give a leveled look to the truck. I changed the tires from 195/75r14 to 205/60r14 to lower it a bit more.







i started planning on what to do to get it lower, and on a run to the grocery store, i went over an abnormally large speed bump and it decided to grab my torsion bars, and i was just about to re-key them, dang.



Comparing both sides


Passenger


Driver

So I took both of them off. Rides a bit stiffer but worth it for the look. During this I flipped the overload leaf in the back to level it again and like the look.





Got new seats for it out of a subaru impreza outback 2.2





And removed the front grille emblem to prep for paint.



Front bumber really needs to be straightened and painted, Really thinkning about getting a chrome SR5 bumber to replace it with.

I painted the grille, Flat black, and emblem, metallic silver.



She's sittin pretty low what do you guys think?



Thinking about doing a 76ish headlight/grille conversion, i like the quad round headlights. Anyone know the possibility of that? Also i found an LED conversion for the Stop/Turn Signals/and reverse lights from CARiD.com - Car Accessories & Parts that fit in the stock socket, thinking about doing that as well.

Also the bed is painted black because i dented the bed and exposed some bare metal on accident.

[83Yota]

Update 3

Hey guys, so i got the pictures of the headlight buckets painted like the grille and i think i need to put accents of some type on them, not sure yet.

How do you guys think they turned out?

[83Yota]

Update 4

Hey guys, im back.

So while i was gone i started the body drop process, by taking off my bed, i figured since i havent done a body drop i should start with the bed because it will be a lot easier then the cab.

I put it on the lift to loosen and remove the pins and nuts.



After the bed was off;





Then i went to the engine, i took the valve cover off and clean it then bought some DupliColor Engine Enamel green and black spray paint and painted my valve cover.

Green was laid down first



Then i took a foam brush and highlighted the raised areas in black



With Everything out back together



Hows she looking guys?

[Nick475]

looks pretty cool man!

[Chasen88]

^+1

[Lobster]

pretty nice man, looks cool.

[83Yota]

Update 5

Thanks guys, once i get this post caught up with Toyota minis, i will most likely update this one before Toyota minis.

So i forgot to mention a few things with my previous updates. First being ive had a decent stereo setup in her for a little bit now, it includes;
-DUAL head unit
-Orion 10" Sub woofer
-Pioneer 760 Watt Amplifier
-2 Kenwood 7 1/4" Door speakers





I also went to Pick-n-pull and grabbed a center console out of a 2000 Ford Focus, just so i had some cup holders, but the shift boot looks kinda cool. I also got a couple seat covers for christmas, and a "Limited Edition" Emblem/decal that is on my glove box.







Thanks byker for the Tach in the vent hole idea i used a cheaper $35 tach. I also used some cheap graphic duct tape to cover my gauge bezel.





Thanks byker for the mirror, i cant remember what year it is though so i can get a drivers side.




My Girlfriend had this really cool sticker made for me.

[83Yota]

Update 6

So i cut the bump stops in half and gained about an inch more drop. The tire tucks about an inch and no need to roll fenders... Yet.

[83Yota]

Update 7

So I started working on the body drop more, and I also worked on the hood, trying to get it to shut and open properly.

Cutting the bed floor for the body drop;

Sorry for bad quality

The truck after the crash.


Then after I repaired the damage. I also straightened the bumber and painted it black, replaced the factory rounded-head bolts with new bolts, for easier removal, i removed the valence so i could start straightening it, i also repainted the grille because that got damaged as well.




while in the middle of all of this i got to drive a Porche, that was fun but I prefer my Yota



It snowed a little here, my Yota couldn't go anywhere

[83Yota]

And we are now caught up, i will start posting regular updates as soon as i can get back to work on her.

[83Yota]

So i'm thinking after i start my new job first thing on the list is wheels.

i just don't know what would look good on here.
Any suggestions?

[rice4life]

Wide enkei 92's with white centers.

16x9?

Are these door panels anything like ae86 SR5 panels? If so, it's super easy to make black ones to match the center console. You just need fabric, ply board(Thick cardboard works too), scissors, dremel, and adhesive spray.

Do you plan on getting carpet also?

[83Yota]

Wide enkei 92's with white centers.

16x9?

Are these door panels anything like ae86 SR5 panels? If so, it's super easy to make black ones to match the center console. You just need fabric, ply board(Thick cardboard works too), scissors, dremel, and adhesive spray.

Do you plan on getting carpet also?

I do like the look of the enkei 92's, anyone good with photoshop and want to throw those on my truck?

And i'm not sure about the door panels but for now i'm just going to get some black vinyl/fabric paint and paint them black like i did the headliner.

[rice4life]

http://cruisercrap.com/shifter/index.html

Check that out. You should try to keep it a theme, like old school JDM or something. Plus, the teq shift knobs are bad ass. You should finish up the interior and make it all one color, carpet and everything is real cheap to do if you know how to do it too. Plus it feels awesome to have a complete interior.

I'll get the chop done later.