Howdy, figured I would make a thread documenting the rebuild of my 1993 Toyota Pickup I bought about a month ago.
So I actually have two of these trucks (both 22RE, Stick, 4X4), my other one is a 1992 with a super rusted frame, but 92,000 miles on the powertrain. I bought the 1993 as a donor frame truck, but I quickly decided to make the 1992 a parts truck for the interior and other parts, as well as having a backup set of low mile axles, transmission, and engine. Ultimate goal is to make this a fun weekend trail rig. Current plans are weld up a flat bed, lift kit, interior swap, lockers, front bumper, and eventually a SAS later on down the road.
Here's the trucks:
1993
1992 Truck with Rusted Frame
Today I started to tear into the truck and remove the fenders, front bumper, and bed to see what I was working with. Diagnosis is worst than I thought as the drivers side area behind the bumper is pretty crumpled, and I'm not sure how to fix it quite yet. Realistically I will need to swap core support and both sides with my other truck, but I will worry about that farther down the road.
Removing the bed is a lot easier with a forklift
Pretty bent up under the fenders:
Also went ahead and ordered a tube bumper from All-Pro offroad with grab handles and front stinger, going to look sweet. Only reason I got this so early is due to them running a really good sale right now that saved me a couple hundred bucks, otherwise I would wait.
I'll keep this updated as I continue working on this thing.
So I actually have two of these trucks (both 22RE, Stick, 4X4), my other one is a 1992 with a super rusted frame, but 92,000 miles on the powertrain. I bought the 1993 as a donor frame truck, but I quickly decided to make the 1992 a parts truck for the interior and other parts, as well as having a backup set of low mile axles, transmission, and engine. Ultimate goal is to make this a fun weekend trail rig. Current plans are weld up a flat bed, lift kit, interior swap, lockers, front bumper, and eventually a SAS later on down the road.
Here's the trucks:
1993
1992 Truck with Rusted Frame
Today I started to tear into the truck and remove the fenders, front bumper, and bed to see what I was working with. Diagnosis is worst than I thought as the drivers side area behind the bumper is pretty crumpled, and I'm not sure how to fix it quite yet. Realistically I will need to swap core support and both sides with my other truck, but I will worry about that farther down the road.
Removing the bed is a lot easier with a forklift
Pretty bent up under the fenders:
Also went ahead and ordered a tube bumper from All-Pro offroad with grab handles and front stinger, going to look sweet. Only reason I got this so early is due to them running a really good sale right now that saved me a couple hundred bucks, otherwise I would wait.
I'll keep this updated as I continue working on this thing.