My hilux's next 20 years

[aikane]

There aren't enough older trucks on this forum, so I will make a contribution of "old school".:wings: This is my 1991 Toyota V6 Hilux that I have owned since new.

List of mods to date:
Procomp 4" suspension lift
NW offroad HD lift leaf spring in back
Sway-a-way torsion bar
Bilstein shocks
NW offroad headers and 2.25" exhaust
Centerforce dual friction clutch and heavier flywheel
BFG KM2 32's on cheapo alum wheels
Bushwacker flares
5.29 gears and Spartan locker in rear
Corbeau neoprene reclining seats
Swaybar removed

Things to do/change:
Stock or Old Man Emu Torsion bars
Sliders
Go through entire front end. (maintenance)

 

[aikane]

The UPS van made a visit today....

Replaced my blown front shocks.

It's hard to beat the ride of new shocks.
Next, brakes and cv's.

 

[jim65wagon]

Nice looking truck! How many miles is on it?
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My truck is getting older by the minute.....

 

[tanglefoot]

Looks great! Which island are you on?

 

[aikane]

Thanks guys. Truck has 116xxx miles on her. I'm on the Big Isle.

 

[DaveInDenver]

Very nice, '91 on this end, too. Ours are I think looked at as just old junk, not all sexy and cool like a first gen, not comfy and powerful like a Tacoma. Just cheap, old, cheap, rusty, cheap junk. Yours looks great!

4.88 Richmond gears and Tru-trac lsd in the rear

Things to do/change:
Locker and 5.29's

Hey, I may be your Huckleberry. I run 5.29 Yukons with Air Lockers in both front and rear, set up by Slee, and would like to go back to more mild 4.56 or 4.88 gears. I do a lot less that needs the gearing and lockers and have been doing a whole lot more Interstate shuttling because of family. Ping me off list if you'd like to talk about a trade with maybe a few bucks.

 

[aikane]

Very nice, '91 on this end, too. Ours are I think looked at as just old junk, not all sexy and cool like a first gen, not comfy and powerful like a Tacoma. Just cheap, old, cheap, rusty, cheap junk. Yours looks great!

Haha, yeah it's like being the middle child and your siblings were "starting quarterbacks and prom queens", while you were on the yearbook committee.
As for your offer, I actually am waiting on a rear diff to be built by Marlin Crawler. A friend has expressed interest in my old diff, thanks though.

 

[7wt]

Cool truck man. It won't be long and my 03 Taco will be on the yearbook committee as well.

 

[redthies]

I had an 89 with a mostly procomp 4" and 5.29s but with 22RE with a cam and headers and 35s. It was a great set up! You live in Hawaii though, so your junk is automatically waaay cooler!

 

[aikane]

Cool truck man. It won't be long and my 03 Taco will be on the yearbook committee as well.

Nah, in my opinion the 1st gen Tacomas will always be the "prom queens". Good power, right size for tight trails, and still kept simple enough. The 2nd gen's have great engines and are very capable stock, but are too big and have too many electronic gizmos that will fail in time.

 

[aikane]

I had an 89 with a mostly procomp 4" and 5.29s but with 22RE with a cam and headers and 35s. It was a great set up! You live in Hawaii though, so your junk is automatically waaay cooler!

Nice truck, I browse CT4wd on occasion, definitely are some nice rigs north of the border. I'll get some wheelin' pics from Hawaii up soon.

 

[aikane]

I took some time off to work on my truck, need to get it "trail-worthy" for the Labor Day weekend.

Started with new leaf spring bushings.

The old ones were really chewed up.

Replaced brake rotors and calipers.

Since I was this deep, I took on the CV axles as well.

Then a package arrived, just in time.

5.29's and a Spartan locker.:wings:

Just need to bleed the brakes now, phew.....:beer:

 

[aikane]

I tried to bleed the brakes early today, in hopes of taking a 4wd test drive later. But I wasn't getting any fluid at the rear brakes. I had fluid at the proportioning valve, but not at the brakes. I removed the valve and tried blowing compressed air through the ports. Air could pass between supply and bleed ports, and between return and rear brake ports.
I did some research online and found the valve to be a common problem on older trucks. Most replace it with an aftermarket unit. I tried local auto part shops looking for a replacement valve, no luck. I ended up getting 2 couplings to bypass the valve. Hooked up the supply directly to the rear brakes and used the other coupling to plug the return with the bleeder. Still sucked air into the system. So I ended up putting the valve back in and switching the supply and return lines. Finally have working brakes front and back. Only had to bleed the system about 4 times.:Wow1:

 

[aikane]

Took the truck to a local fishing spot to test out the locker and gears. Sorry for the dark pictures, was under the tree canopy at the time.

The locker works great and the 5.29's really slow the truck down to almost a "crawl". Overall I'm very pleased with the results. If only I had caught something worth keeping.:ylsmoke:

 

[aikane]

Labor Day 2011 camping trip

I took my nephew camping with his Boy Scouts troop over the long weekend. The location is Kahuku beach, next to South Point on the Big Island of Hawaii. I didn't get any "wheeling" pics because there were about ten vehicles in a row and I was in the middle. Didn't want to stop and hold anyone up.
Here's some shots of the view along the way down to the ocean.

Hawaiian petroglyphs

A collapsed lava tube, now a swimming hole.

Parked at a white sand beach often used as a nesting grounds for turtles.

Opihi, a local delicacy that attaches itself to rocks just above the water line. Also two aama crabs, another delicacy.

All the hard work and money I put into the truck recently really paid of, making wheeling almost effortless.:safari-rig:
Note:some pictures were taken previously on a camping trip to the same location.