_ExpeditionMan
Adventurer
Those wheels look awesome. Where did you manage to find those and did you have them painted?
Those wheels look awesome. Where did you manage to find those and did you have them painted?
They are steelies off a 1st gen tundra I believe. they were on the truck when I bought it and I just plasti-dipped them gray to see if I liked the look. It was only like $30 worth of plastidip and glossifier so worth it for an experiment. Eventually I will paint them or get them powdercoated in the same shade of gray as the top.
_ExpeditionMan
Adventurer
Well they look awesome. I am a big fan of simplicity and those steelies perfect. I may have to keep my eyes peeled for a set for my 2nd gen.
i put the bolt back in, so the rear window works, but i never bother raising it... there are a couple of threads on pirate4x4 about hacking up the top, one guy filled in the top of the side window spaces like i did, put some rain gutters over the side window holes, that ran the length of the hard top, then had an upholstery shop put together some side windows to cover it all up... fastened it up with snaps.
when you are driving in a light rain with this, the wind blows right through everything, and it doesn't get wet inside, until you stop moving :-0
tanglefoot
ExPoseur
Wow, this sure continues to be a very drool-worthy thread! That NZ Surf is beautiful!
The '85 has had the truck camper removed and the soft top is back on. It feels like a sports car now...I've been having a lot of fun driving it. It also serves as the tractor here on the ag parcel, so here it is at one of its responsibilities--clearing the access road. Behind and under the utility trailer is a homemade, wooden V-plow inspired by the early, horse-drawn V-box plows. It didn't make it through this spot, but after shoveling out the deepest section and with a little momentum, the plow kept moving all the way through! It impressed me--this was the heaviest snowfall it's ever cleared. It was a heavy, windblown mass, definitely not powder.
The '85 has had the truck camper removed and the soft top is back on. It feels like a sports car now...I've been having a lot of fun driving it. It also serves as the tractor here on the ag parcel, so here it is at one of its responsibilities--clearing the access road. Behind and under the utility trailer is a homemade, wooden V-plow inspired by the early, horse-drawn V-box plows. It didn't make it through this spot, but after shoveling out the deepest section and with a little momentum, the plow kept moving all the way through! It impressed me--this was the heaviest snowfall it's ever cleared. It was a heavy, windblown mass, definitely not powder.
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Wow, this sure continues to be a very drool-worthy thread! That NZ Surf is beautiful!
The '85 has had the truck camper removed and the soft top is back on. It feels like a sports car now...I've been having a lot of fun driving it. It also serves as the tractor here on the ag parcel, so here it is at one of its responsibilities--clearing the access road. Behind and under the utility trailer is a homemade, wooden V-plow inspired by the early, horse-drawn V-box plows. It didn't make it through this spot, but after shoveling out the deepest section and with a little momentum, the plow kept moving all the way through! It impressed me--this was the heaviest snowfall it's ever cleared. It was a heavy, windblown mass, definitely not powder.
Very interesting, I think we might need to see some of its plowing prowess! Pics
tanglefoot
ExPoseur
If you insist (thanks for the interest)!
This last storm, after shoveling out the first section:
A widening/cleanup pass last year:
This last storm, after shoveling out the first section:
A widening/cleanup pass last year:
Hey, long time lurker here. Tons of cool first gen runners in here, figured I'd finally share mine.
Here's a couple pics from my Canadian expedition this past summer in my '87 4runner.
@TrevNev on instagram if you want to check out more pics!
Story on this one?
JasonRedwood
Explorer
She is a looker. Nice find!
Taylor1
Observer
Good looking rig. How do you like the weight and size of the tundra steel wheels?
I finally got a set of steel cruiser 17s on craigslist. Debating between mounting on the 2009 DCSB taco or 1985 4runner.
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