1980 Toyota Hilux Longbed 4x4

[NorthernWoodsman]

Great find! Love the color and love those wheels too. I wouldn't change much at all on that personally. I might powdercoat the wheels a different color and upgrade the suspension, brakes, etc, and I wouldn't run larger than 32" tires. It's almost prefect as is.

 

[WASURF63]

Very nice find, and pretty awesome the way it is.....:Wow1:
I wouldn't mess with it too much.

 

[jeverich]

Awesome find! Just moved to Bellingham, and I'm amazed at the amount of older Toyota Pickups in pristine condition!

Seriously considering picking one up and turning my '07 into a dedicated expo rig.

If I were you, I'd leave it as is; I know that it's difficult... but I personally prefer these trucks with original tires/suspension. Or, you could just sell it to me?

 

[Ten42adventures]

Keeping searching, these Toyotas are around if you look hard enough. There was very recently a nice blue 1980 or 1983 Longbed on Craigslist up north of Seattle about a week ago. I plan to keep this a very low key rig and will address some comfort and convenience items like freshen up the interior, etc. I would like to do a nice front bumper and winch, but fear the backlash from all you Toyota purists haha.


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[Ten42adventures]

I was at the parts store the other day and parked right next to a new(er) FJ Cruiser. I have never seen the color before, was a dark tan, looked really really good. Got me thinking of a reprint in that exact color, but flat. Thoughts? Anybody know the name of that color?


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[JWP58]

Sandstorm.

I love the color and if my paint ever goes south, my tacoma will be sandstorm.

 

[Ten42adventures]

Holy quick reply! Thanks man!


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[JCMatthews]

As I have already said:Wow1:. However, I am not opposed to setting it up to run 33X9.5s. Meaning suspension and gears. I would also bedline it, and undercoat it if that has not already been done. Then I would do cool very mild sliders for that just in case moment, and add a nice bumper front and rear. The front holding a nice little winch. I love the looks, however having one set up makes it more fun to use all the time. I would never change its color, that color rocks.

 

[Ten42adventures]

Well, in 9 months of ownership, the only mod I have done is took the canopy off. I daily drive this truck and it's still going strong. Plans include a Softopper black canvas canopy in the near future.


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[Stone_Blue]

WoW! Awesome Hilux!!...

I SOOOOO badly wanted a longbed when I had my 1980....

Here's what mine looked like on 33x9.5 Buckshots:




These pics were just a couple days after i had it...I had the rims and tires already n my '88 PU, so i just swapped them to the '80.

The next mods were to pull the stupid orange antennas and the POS baja roll bar, and then I bought a nice used grille for it....I never DID get the chance to swap the later rectangular lights out, back to the true round ones it was SUPPOSED to have...

I SOOOO miss that truck...

I HAD tons of 1st Gen parts before we moved, but the new land owner stole everything I had in our 32'x60' pole barn...

I think i have a few bits of interior stuff, though if you're interested...I was always VERY picky about the condition of the pics I picked up, so whatever I have SHOULD be in decent shape, IIRC.

 

[Ten42adventures]

Nice truck, yourself! Too bad you don't still have it. PM inbound reference the parts you may still have!


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[Ten42adventures]

Does anybody have a photo of a 1st Gen Toyota pickup with a Softopper canvas canopy? I've search all over the place and haven't been able to find a photo.

 

[Clutch]

Does anybody have a photo of a 1st Gen Toyota pickup with a Softopper canvas canopy? I've search all over the place and haven't been able to find a photo.

 

[Ten42adventures]

Thanks, Kermit, that's exactly what I was looking for!

 

[Ten42adventures]

Picked up some new FJ Cruiser steel wheels