Hey all!
I believe this is my first post, but I've been a long time lurker and have really enjoyed checking out all the builds and info here, especially on the older Toyota trucks. I've been lightly modifying my 99 Tacoma for the past couple of years, and thought maybe I should start a build myself.
I've been a Toyota guy since I got my license. Here's a brief history of my previous vehicles:
99 Sienna, family car given to me upon getting my license. At one point it had flame decals all along the side and two 12 inch subs lol. I always wanted a truck so ended up selling it.
99 4runner, 3 inch OME lift and some KC lights, downside was it was only 2wd, and I didn't really want an SUV.
85 Pickup, 22r, 4 speed. At the time that I had the 4runner I was working at a Japanese auto shop, and this truck had been parked in a far corner of the lot. I asked about it, and ended up buying it for 300 bucks. After some fiddling with the carb and a new intake gasket, we got it running and it eventually became my daily driver and work truck. Best vehicle I've had to date and regret selling it all the time. Learned how to work on cars with that truck.
I was driving the truck more and more and the 4runner less and less, so I sold it. Found what I thought was a deal on this 40, sank a bunch of money and into it. It was cool, but plans changed and it too was sold. The picture of the pickup towing it isn't really legit, that was just to back it into the lot because we didn't have access to the tow rig anymore.
And finally the Tacoma. Around that time I joined AmeriCorps, and spent a year traveling around the midwest doing that. I was moving to Iowa from Georgia, and needed a more reliable vehicle than the pickup, which was leaking about a quart of oil every week at that point. I found it for a smoking deal in South Carolina. Looked awful, but turned out to be in pretty decent shape mechanically. Basically stole it from the dealer, as they were about to send it to auction at wholesale anyway. Heres how it looked then:
And a roughly up-to-date photo:
It's pretty simple, super functionally, takes me everywhere I need to go and back. Serves it's purpose well.
I believe this is my first post, but I've been a long time lurker and have really enjoyed checking out all the builds and info here, especially on the older Toyota trucks. I've been lightly modifying my 99 Tacoma for the past couple of years, and thought maybe I should start a build myself.
I've been a Toyota guy since I got my license. Here's a brief history of my previous vehicles:
99 Sienna, family car given to me upon getting my license. At one point it had flame decals all along the side and two 12 inch subs lol. I always wanted a truck so ended up selling it.
99 4runner, 3 inch OME lift and some KC lights, downside was it was only 2wd, and I didn't really want an SUV.
85 Pickup, 22r, 4 speed. At the time that I had the 4runner I was working at a Japanese auto shop, and this truck had been parked in a far corner of the lot. I asked about it, and ended up buying it for 300 bucks. After some fiddling with the carb and a new intake gasket, we got it running and it eventually became my daily driver and work truck. Best vehicle I've had to date and regret selling it all the time. Learned how to work on cars with that truck.
I was driving the truck more and more and the 4runner less and less, so I sold it. Found what I thought was a deal on this 40, sank a bunch of money and into it. It was cool, but plans changed and it too was sold. The picture of the pickup towing it isn't really legit, that was just to back it into the lot because we didn't have access to the tow rig anymore.
And finally the Tacoma. Around that time I joined AmeriCorps, and spent a year traveling around the midwest doing that. I was moving to Iowa from Georgia, and needed a more reliable vehicle than the pickup, which was leaking about a quart of oil every week at that point. I found it for a smoking deal in South Carolina. Looked awful, but turned out to be in pretty decent shape mechanically. Basically stole it from the dealer, as they were about to send it to auction at wholesale anyway. Heres how it looked then:
And a roughly up-to-date photo:
It's pretty simple, super functionally, takes me everywhere I need to go and back. Serves it's purpose well.
