1985 YOTA Pickup Ext. Cab build [Archive]

Eric_N

11-12-2007, 09:11 PM

I just picked up this 1985 yota Pickup Ex. Cab a few weeks ago, and im just getting started on the build for it. Its in pretty decent shape for what I payed for it. Its got a crappy 3" lift, 33x12.50x15 BFG Mud Terrains, homemade sliders, ARB front bumper, custom rear bumper, old All-Pro offroad t-case crossmember (I think), 4.88 gears, and some other crap. The only real problems with it are its carborated, and the rear wheel cylinders leak. Ive got all the parts to do a EFI swap on the way, and Ive got a wider IFS rear axle housing in decent shape sitting the the back of my 05 Taco right now for it. Cherookess are for homos. Other plans are 4.7 t-case gears, budbuilt t-case crossmember, rear spool, flat bed, and change out the suspension for something more flexable. Here are the pics from when I first brought it home, I already sold the ARB and rear bumper for parts.
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00137.jpg
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tcxtreme

11-13-2007, 09:55 AM

looks sweet I would love to have a older yota

Nate4d

11-13-2007, 12:56 PM

ever get hung up on that Tcase skid? looks good !! i like the front bumper.

Eric_N

11-13-2007, 02:20 PM

I just bought the truck, havent even driven it yet really. Im ditching the t-case skid for a Budbuilt one b/c his are completely solid without all of those holes and places for crap to get caught. And the front bumper is gone, I liked it but it was to big and heavy for what im building this truck for.

Eric_N

11-13-2007, 05:00 PM

Did some little things on the truck today. This isnt my truck in the pic, its my friends, but this is exactly how my truck looks. I put the turn signals in the same place and he gave me that black bumper for free, he now has a winch on the front of this truck.
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/beaterbumper.jpg

Rover

12-30-2007, 09:36 PM

Weve got alot more done on the truck now, the front axle was rebuilt and the rear was swapped out for a widder rear with bigger breaks. The interior was pulled and herculined and is waiting for the interior from a SR5 4runner to be swapped in. the engine/trans/tcase were also pulled to be replaced with the 4runners efi drivetrain
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Im glad our neighbors like us

xj4life

12-30-2007, 09:38 PM

sounds like its going to be really cool when you're done. i always though a toy would be fun to build

Rover

12-30-2007, 09:47 PM

thanks, there awsome trucks, they wrok great on the trail

oh yeah, this is me and ericn
team double doppleganger
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/landrollover/Double%20Doppelganger%20Fab/IMGA0569.jpg

BIGBEN

12-30-2007, 10:50 PM

wow, a matched pair

sglide

12-31-2007, 12:18 PM

wow, a matched pairmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Eric_N

01-04-2008, 09:13 PM

yea, i bet that pic does turn both of you on doesnt it?

Like Roverboy said, hopefully we will be getting the engine/trans/t-case in soon, with a Budbuilt single t-case crossmember. Next weekend we are putting on a drop front spring hanger, IFS steering box, Trail-Gear 3" front and rear springs, Ford F-250 shock towers up front with 14" travel Bilstein 5125's, new rear spring hangers and shackle hangers, and eventually a welded diff in the rear. Im picking up some 38x12.50.15 TSL SX's on Monday, trading them to a friend for some 36" TSLs if he wants the 38"s, or Ill just run the 38"s. Ive got spare birfs and hubs so Im good until I can afford some Longfield 30 spline axles.

Eric_N

01-10-2008, 06:34 PM

Some updates.

Nick and I pulled the engine/trans/t-case out of the donner 85 4Runner and put them into the pickup to get the weight in the front end so we can set up the front spring hanger. And I threw on some 38x12.50x15 TSL SX's so we could roll it around. We should have the suspension/hi-steer done this weekend.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/IMGA0592.jpg
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Eric_N

02-11-2008, 06:36 PM

Here are some updates. Got the Trail-Gear 3" Front and Rear springs installed, with a Marlin front spring hanger and shackles. Also got the IFS Steering Box and Hi-Steer setup installed. We bobbed the bed 13 1/2" and installed a new rear crossmember with recovery points in place of a rear bumper. Last weekend I got a set of Marlin Crawler Total Spline 4.7 T-Case gears installed, and im waiting on my twin stick setup from Front Range Off-Road Fab to show up. Also I picked up my welded rear diff so that I can finally put the rear axles back in and the rear wheels back on. Look at Roverboys welds on my rear shackle mounts. Pretty.

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BroncoBuddha

02-12-2008, 07:00 PM

:thumbsup: looks good, your project looks to be coming along nicely

Mongo

02-12-2008, 08:22 PM

Well I see where all of the skill and talent went when the egg split. Looking great.

Eric_N

02-12-2008, 08:57 PM

Well I see where all of the skill and talent went when the egg split. Looking great.

I take no credit for any of the welding on this truck. My friend Mike and your beloved Nick did all of the welding for me.

Eric_N

02-17-2008, 06:54 PM

Well I was able to get a little bit done on the truck today. I got the rear 3rd all set up with the welded carrier, reinstalled the hard brake lines on the rear axle, installed the new braided flex line, put the axles shafts back in, and put the tires on. Then I rolled it out of the garage so that I could clean up in there and get all the bondo dust out of it and off of the truck. Heres the lastest pic, I believe ive got a little trimming on the bed to do.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00227.jpg

Beefy

02-17-2008, 06:59 PM

Looks awesome :D

pre4runner

02-17-2008, 07:00 PM

Looks pretty nice, i want another toyota now

Rover

02-17-2008, 07:17 PM

damn eric, its looking sick now.

Rover

02-17-2008, 07:26 PM

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/landrollover/Double%20Doppelganger%20Fab/IMGA0558.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00227.jpg

the bed bob is awsome

sglide

02-17-2008, 09:07 PM

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/landrollover/Double%20Doppelganger%20Fab/IMGA0558.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00227.jpg

the bed bob is awsomehell ya, nick has been telling me about this for a while, looking really good

drummond

02-18-2008, 07:10 PM

looks good. nick gave me the link and ive been following it over on your clubs site as well, nice build

Eric_N

02-18-2008, 08:24 PM

Thanks everyone. Ive still got a shit ton to do. Install gas tank, run the main fuel line, wire fuel pump/tails/turn/reverse, finish wiring behind dash and reinstall dash and the rest of interior, swap t-cases and t-case crossmembers, install and wire starter, install header, p/s pump/resivior/lines, radiator, hoses, belts, front and rear spring hangers, and make a square front drive shaft. And then I can drive it around the yard and wait for the front axle to go pop.

Blue XJ

02-18-2008, 09:11 PM

any more pics/info on the bob? I wanna do this on my MJ as well. Are you planning on just welding the floor back together?

Grandman

02-18-2008, 09:58 PM

I like the after photo better then the before photo :thumbsup:

Eric_N

02-19-2008, 02:56 PM

any more pics/info on the bob? I wanna do this on my MJ as well. Are you planning on just welding the floor back together?

We took 13.5" out of the bed. Since we cant cut the best on a straight line the inside of the bed doesnt line up amazing, so I took some of the bed material that we cut off, and backed the insides of the bed with it, and then when we welded the sides together it backed it so we didnt burn through with the welder. For the floor I cut a strip out of the section we cut out and am just covering up the gap and screwing it down with some self tappers. My rear upper shock mount is gonna be coming through the bed b/c im running 14" travel Bilsteins so Ill be building a tire carrier that is angled off of the top of that, and my spare will cover up most of the inside of the bed where we cut. We just bondo'ed the sides after welding and I spray painted it black. The pictures make it look a lot better than it really does, but after the first time I bash the bed side against a rock, it wont matter.

Rover

02-19-2008, 03:11 PM

hey eric, get offline and finish that junk :flip:

Rattler

02-22-2008, 07:30 AM

:thumbsup:Looks good.

R4W

02-22-2008, 01:29 PM

Definatley a cool project. I've always wanted to build a Toyota, hell even have one, that body style.

rusty-toy

03-15-2008, 03:21 PM

Your truck looks awesome,

Where did you find that rust free bed? You must have a Flux Capacitor Marty.

Eric_N

03-15-2008, 10:20 PM

The bed is only good looking b/c of the paint, the whole drivers side is bondo.

Rover

03-15-2008, 10:30 PM

is it done yet :flip:

rusty-toy

03-17-2008, 06:51 PM

All the beds I've had or seen on that vintage of Toy were so bad that there was nothing for the bondo to even stick to.

Mongo

03-17-2008, 06:54 PM

All the beds I've had or seen on that vintage of Toy were so bad that there was nothing for the bondo to even stick to.

Cuz they're made with our old spoons.

rusty-toy

03-18-2008, 07:04 PM

Real trucks are made out of spoons according to Mongo. Cool, my truck is a utinsil.

Trucks are for girls!

03-18-2008, 09:30 PM

haha i can break and bend the parts that go into your truck hahaha :flip:

Eric_N

04-02-2008, 09:32 PM

Anywho,

The truck is now alive. The swap is all done, got a 20 gallon aluminum fuel cell from Summit mounted in the bed, front shocks are in, its pretty much wrapped up. I still need to make bump stops for the front, rear shock hoop and mount rear shocks, build front square driveshaft, and a few other little things, then it will be done. I dont have any pics right now of it moving, we dont have a working camera at the moment.

Shaker

04-02-2008, 11:43 PM

Cool. I'll be standing by awaiting pics.:fryingpan:

Squat_more

04-03-2008, 01:25 AM

When i was checkin' the photos, all that keeps goin' through my mind is, what a mess, what a mess, wait I don't have to clean it up, :woot:

Keep up the good work, even though it is a yucky t o y o t a, hehe :hehe:

Eric_N

04-04-2008, 05:09 PM

Here are some pics of the truck today.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00808.jpg
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Rover

04-04-2008, 05:33 PM

BLINGGGGGGGGGGG :hehe:

Looks awsome bud

drummond

04-04-2008, 05:34 PM

badass

Shaker

04-04-2008, 07:11 PM

:thumbsup:

sglide

04-04-2008, 09:52 PM

must have got the cam fixed huh.
bad ass eric.
i got your bro siting next to me giving me the play by play on the pics
nice work:thumbsup:

and did your dad ever get the consept of "bling"

Eric_N

04-06-2008, 06:15 PM

Some pics from today. Its pretty much done. We're taking it out to Rausch Creek later this month to break it. I should of taking a vid to the 2wd burnouts I was doing trying to climb onto my friends tire in 2wd.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00813.jpg

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Eric_N

04-06-2008, 06:51 PM

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00816.jpg

Rover

04-06-2008, 09:42 PM

hell yeah eric, that turned out awsome :thumbsup:

drummond

04-06-2008, 10:32 PM

awesome job. turned out really nice

Haggar

04-07-2008, 10:17 AM

Looks nice!

Now go smash it all up on some rocks!!!

Eric_N

04-27-2008, 01:15 PM

Its ready.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00817.jpg

Beefy

04-27-2008, 01:18 PM

Sweet!!

Eric_N

04-29-2008, 04:41 PM

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sglide

04-29-2008, 07:16 PM

thats one bad ass toad erik

Haggar

04-29-2008, 07:23 PM

How does the taco do pulling it?

Eric_N

04-29-2008, 07:51 PM

thats one bad ass toad erik
right, ill take that as a compliment.......

:D
How does the taco do pulling it?
Surprisingly it doesnt do that bad. Before I took the bigger tires off it was kind of a turd but I towed to to my friends house about an hour away last saturday and it did very well. I picked up a weight distribution hitch yesterday so that I could pull the truck on forward and get the truck and trailer to sit level, and the brake controller is set up great as to where I can barely feel the trailer behind me when braking. I would love to get a desiel but I just cant justify the cost b/c I would have to drive it everyday and I will only be towing a few times a year.

KennyOffroad

06-05-2008, 11:08 AM

Nice TOY !

Eric_N

07-13-2008, 01:55 PM

Here are some resent updates to the truck.

Warn X8000i, Amsteel Blue 5/16" Line, Trail-Gear winch mount and fairlead.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00833.jpg

Mocking up Trail-Gear Hydro Assist.

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Finishing up tapping the steering box for Hydro Assist.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00829.jpg

In-Cab winch control panel from 12VoltGuy.com

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00831.jpg

Rear D-Ring mounts from AtoZ Fabrication

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/85%20Pickup/DSC00830.jpg

Beefy

07-13-2008, 05:15 PM

Schweet :drool:

sglide

07-13-2008, 06:47 PM

looking good eric

Eric_N

07-13-2008, 06:58 PM

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg231/fourwd1/IMG_0095.jpg

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Beefy

07-13-2008, 07:00 PM

:drool: I wanna hump it!

Beefy

07-13-2008, 07:03 PM

What kind of springs are those in the front?

Eric_N

07-13-2008, 07:13 PM

Trail-Gear 3" springs all the way around. Im going to wait to see how much it settles and how much clearance I have with the hydro assist ram and I may pull some leafs to make it lower.

Rover

07-14-2008, 11:27 AM

is that "the crack" on crawler ridge? i thought it was alot narrower than that

Eric_N

07-14-2008, 05:50 PM

Its pretty damn narrow. It has opened up a little bit, but I still had to staddle the rocks on the outside to get the tires through. Im going back next weekend, Ill have more pics up soon.

http://www.gamron.com/photos/317576052_dr42b-X2.jpg

http://pics.montypics.com/beatertoyota/2008-06-22/1214167101_ec4rj08_035.jpg

http://pics.montypics.com/beatertoyota/2008-06-22/1214167185_ec4rj08_038.jpg

Beefy

07-14-2008, 06:20 PM

THat things sexy

Rover

08-19-2008, 08:46 PM

Got alittle more damage at rausch this past weekend so we decided the bed needs to be redone:

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So we started by pulling the fuel cell and cutting the bed so that it can be pulled off around the shock mount

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/landrollover/Erics%20Pickup/IMGA0074.jpg

Then eric got the dent remover out

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Eric wants to tube the rear and dovetail it with the bed sides, Lower the fuel cell and do someother tube work. I want to design a sweet tube bed with no skins on it. not sure whats going to happin yet but some tube is gona get slapped on this weekend.

BIGBEN

08-19-2008, 08:54 PM

i say tube bed with no skins. :thumb:

Beefy

08-19-2008, 08:56 PM

Thats hot

Eric_N

10-30-2008, 09:07 PM

Guess I should update this. I wheeled it all season, beat the crap out of it, broke the steering arm studs and the hysteer arm on the pass side a few trips ago. Im taking it on its last trip in its current form this weekend, then its going back under the knife.

All I can say is 40"s and Tons are in its future.

Haggar

10-31-2008, 08:49 AM

Eric_N

11-02-2008, 08:38 PM

Stock 4, I have Trail-Gears version of ARPs in it now. They are holding strong, I bent the center link in it over the weekend. The axles are sold. Looks like I will be picking up a Front 60 and a rear 70 here shortly.

Eric_N

12-07-2008, 08:46 PM

Here are some pics of the ongoing axle swap.

Rear 14B. Installed Frenched hangers in the front, and did the shackle tubes through the frame in the rear. It dropped the rear of the truck 3+". Thanks to Jordan for the Frenched hangers and Mike for the flux core goodness.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/Picture001.jpg

Front Dana 60. Dodge housing, Chevy knuckles, 5.38 gears, Yukon spool, 35 spline outers, Mt. Logan slugs, Mad4WD arms.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/Picture002.jpg

Empty space where said Dana 60 will reside.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/EricNotich/Picture003.jpg

BIGBEN

12-07-2008, 08:48 PM

looking good eric. going for the stock height with 40's look

Eric_N

12-07-2008, 08:58 PM

Yep. I lowered it ~3" in the rear so far, and I havent even touched the leaf pack, and I can still go with a shorter shackle also. The front is going to be the fun part, expecially with the steering.

BIGBEN

12-07-2008, 09:00 PM

full hydro would be easy.

Eric_N

12-07-2008, 09:02 PM

full hydro would be easy.

Thats the plan, but im worried about hydro ram placement vs. oil pan. I can always keep them apart with bumpstops, but I want some uptravel. I will be moving the front axle foreward though, so I will get a better idea once everything is mocked up.

BIGBEN

12-07-2008, 09:03 PM

is there any way to mount the ram on the back of the axle. will it give you more room.

Eric_N

12-07-2008, 09:06 PM

Not with my current steering arm set up.

BIGBEN

12-07-2008, 09:08 PM

it was just something to think about. i figured it would need new arms. but i have seen it done for clearance.

Eric_N

12-07-2008, 09:18 PM

This is more or less the plan. This is my friend Pete's 81 Toyota pickup with a 60 in the front. I know it doesnt look well protected, but when the center link is installed, it is protected very well with the skid plate. Ive seen him land on the center link and skid plate numerous times and it has never come close to the ram.

http://www.yunit.net/images/yota/DSCF1385.JPG