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I think that was just north of Hanksville, UT.

5 or 6 grand worth of gear in a $1500 truck. So it goes.

...and beer I hope! Good luck with the sale, that shouldn't last long.

You bet, that's Brad! He told us about running into you on his way back north. His parents were some of our first friends we made when we moved to Salida years ago. Small world!

Still haven't gotten around to getting any photos of the A/C routing! Sorry man. Definitely will this weekend. Also I'm positive the a/c button was in a ziploc with some assorted hardware with all the other stuff. Let me know if you still can't find it.

Yeah man, Brad's maroon truck here in Salida is 3.0 w/AC, but technically so is mine- I left my entire A/C system intact since most people are able to simply swap the pulleys and let 'er rip. Mine didn't end up being quite so simple but everything is still there for the time being. I'll get...

Sorry, that thing is **************'! Wait, we said that in the 80's too.

Wow, that thing is rad.

Ski bum metalworking 101 So, you've got a large-ish hole in your hood where the intake manifold of your swapped 3.4 doesn't quite fit in there. Here are your options: 1. Leave the hole and give the top end of the motor a rinse every so often with rainwater and snow. 2. Body lift. 3...

Damn I'm jealous of those sick 90s decals. I wonder if those are available anywhere.

We managed some legit desert dirtbagging over our spring break last week. In the spirit of living on the edge (of poverty), this is how I treat huge mechanical jobs on my truck: 1. Blow up engine. 2. Acquire new engine of questionable history and running condition. 3. Jam it in over a long...

...and even the Dodge Cummins for that matter. Nice fleet.

Dang that thing makes me nostalgic for my old '80. Nice job on the '84 too, looks clean!

Great trip report! I run a surf shop right across the parking lot from River's Edge restaurant in Salida where you stopped for lunch! Drop in next time. Way to take advantage of our unseasonably warm weather!

Awesome Ford! I drove my mom's horse truck through part of high school, a '78 f-150 Ranger. It was cool then, when gas was 75 cents a gallon. Now to fill up just one of the tanks breaks the bank. RIP Dewey bridge! I wish I had photos of it before the fire.

Fire it up! Living on the edge (of poverty) is by no means exclusive to Toyotas. I had a Jeep once a long long time ago: And was also known to sleep in a BMW or ten: Sometimes I forget about the 2nd gen 4runner: And our favorite Montero in Costa Rica: And the junky cheap bikes...

No kidding! I currently am without a/c after my motor swap, so you're ahead of the game as far as creature comforts go in that '81! I always get nostalgic for my long departed 1st gen. Nice turnout here, this has potential to be the dive bar of Expedition Portal...

Tanglefoot, I've always dug your runner. I had a white '87 a couple trucks ago that I would've absolutely driven into the ground had I not been t-boned during a gnarly winter storm and rolled into the ditch. The dog and I crawled out completely unscathed but the truck (especially the fiberglass...

While I do enjoy reading the all these build threads utilizing the "money cannon" approach, they're a world apart from us ski-bumming, service industry-in, bartendin, raft guidin, dirtbaggin types. We are a species that looks softly upon the 1st and 2nd gen pickup, and the rusty fj60, or the...

I've had both. I love the utility and extra space of the truck but I always miss the cool factor of the 1st gen runner. I find that I rarely would use the rear seats (for humans) and the space in the xtra cab part of my truck is just fine for the dog/cooler/etc... Of course the 3vze gets a bad...