Hey 1st Gen Pickup Crowd! **83 & Earlier ONLY** (Post your Pics Please!)
03-11-2014, 04:40 PM
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Found a canopy on ebay. Fairly rare to get one these days. Will be painting ( figure will use SEM White trim paint ) it next.
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03-13-2014, 02:10 PM
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Its an 83 doublecab. I believe they only made them in 82 and 83. I have only seen them in Oz and Nz.
Link to document if you want to read it
They guys at bringatrailer have one. They mention it on this feature here
Link to document if you want to read it
They guys at bringatrailer have one. They mention it on this feature here
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03-17-2014, 07:45 PM
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here are some pics of my first gen trucks from the last year and a half.
the black one is mine, tan one is a friends
heres the black 83 after rattle can, 63s and ruf, and a tube bumper I built with a buddy
my old 2wd '81.... bought it for $500 running great!
heres the only I currently own, 1983 dlx from cali with 100,000 orig miles. "matchlite" should be in the paint booth this time next week!!! daily driver
the black one is mine, tan one is a friends
heres the black 83 after rattle can, 63s and ruf, and a tube bumper I built with a buddy
my old 2wd '81.... bought it for $500 running great!
heres the only I currently own, 1983 dlx from cali with 100,000 orig miles. "matchlite" should be in the paint booth this time next week!!! daily driver
03-17-2014, 08:13 PM
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Paperstreet, Are those wheels on your current truck the factory chrome wheels? Mine came with the chrome wheels but they're dull. I'm going to polish them out and put them back on the truck.
03-17-2014, 08:41 PM
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maestro, yeah those are factory chromes that have been bead blasted and painted a light grey aluminum color. even did the spare. btw disregard the pm I just sent you lol
