Older Toyota question

[NorthernWoodsman]

I'll agree with that

There are actually 4 different beds that were used on that body style series of trucks. At one time I had them all sorted out and could recite them from memory. Let's see....

Bed w/o rails or tie-down hooks & center tailgate latch: "California" bed;

Bed with rails, but no hooks, center latch: "Federal" bed;

Bed with rails and hooks, center latch: "Canadian" bed;

Bed with rails and hooks, side cam-latches: "JDM" bed.

When looking under the hood have a look at the data plate and note which series of transmission is in the truck. You don't want a 'G' series. Most likely it is a 'W' series, which when drained and re-filled with a quality synthetic trans lube is a great, trouble free transmission. The G series is pretty marginal.

I like the 22R, but there's no way that I'd try for a lot more power out of one. The cylinder head simply isn't going to cooperate. It is a very dated port design. For the money invested in trying to increase a 22R/RE's power output you could re-power the truck and have a MUCH more reliable engine. Not to say that the 22R/RE isn't reliable, because that is one of it's hallmarks, but that a hot rodded 22R/RE is asking for trouble. Mild tweaks, sure, 50%+ HP increase? Forget it.

there just isn't a lot of power with the 22R/RE. I've owned both and am currently trying to do a few small tweaks to gain a little more power, but I expect little. Mostly I'm just trying for a little more umph! on hills on the highway/freeways. I'm replacing the AFM currently and in the future hope to replace the entire exhaust from the engine block to the exhaust tip, ignition system and maaaaybe install a new cam. If were gonna do any more I would just swap in a low mile 2.7 or a diesel. my .02

 

[Lichen]

Personally, I would keep looking. That cab extension is just weird looking.

 

[jeep4x4greg]

well the lady never replied to my email asking when and where I could come see if. *shrug*

oh well....I'll keep looking

 

[Jacket]

Maybe she's "email challenged..."? I take it you didn't have a phone #?

 

[jeep4x4greg]

no...but i have it now.....i think she is email challenged. I'm going to go look Thursday...but I dont plan to bring her full asking price....more like 500-600...if I can't get it for that I probably don't want it at all.

 

[jeep4x4greg]

too far gone...will keep looking for some other project vehicle. probably still a toyota truck though. really needs to be a 4 door but could handle a 2 door if it had good back seat room

 

[109 Pretender]

Martin might be onto something here... My 1st toy was an 82 (I think) SR5 4x4 short bed. It was during the period that the US govmt. was levying taxes on import trucks so they could "equalize" the marketplace for the US truck manufacturers. You remember, it was the era whereby we Americans were finally getting tired of the US junk and we started buying Imports in wholesale quantities and Ford/Chevy/Dodge cried foul - paid congress through special interest groups to setup some new taxes and help them out - gee I guess things really haven't changed much since then at all have they? Well anyway, my truck bed was built in Long Beach, Ca. and it started rusting in about 2 weeks after purchasing the truck new. No rust on any of the truck that came from Japan... (By not having a truck bed on it Toyota wasn't charged the tax levy because it wasn't a truck yet... (today we call that a doughnut hole)
Geeze, I hope we all start voting and get these idiots out of office before I retire - otherwise I'm going to have to move to Costa Rica or Belize...:sombrero:

Cheers!