The mirrors were added by the PO. I've always wondered what they are off of as they are huge.

 

Cool, if you could, shoot me some pictures.
I have yet to go run around the local U-pull-it yards and such, and hope to find some stuff there. Again, we shall see.

 

How ya doin' on that so far?

 

Will do. I will send you some by saturday afternoon. How far are you from tarboro? i may be up there in june

Tony

Also if i remember correctly, there is a guy in wendell that has lots of old yota parts

 

my fathers 1982 toy. with step side box (ive read that they are rare) he is the second owner he bought it in 1985 from the first owner who bought it for the dealer with the step side already on it










stock 1980 with 101000 been sitting for 17 years

 

Why has the 1980 been sitting?

I have never seen a Toyota like ours with a step side bed.

 

Just picked up rhe 83 Long bed
less than 56,000 miles
all stock

 

few more pics

 

^nice score!!

 

I think it might have been from a Wolverine.

 

[I]this picture was taken in the mid 80's. back tire's and rims off a cat 980. there is shake blocks between the springs and the frame and shake blocks in the box to keep the sides from collapsing. it's just about 6,500 pounds

 

Just joined, looking for resources.

Just picked up this 83 2WD, it needs a ton of TLC, i don't even know where to start. lol
(Carfax says it has 10 records, I dont have carfax, but hopefully not too bad)

First Priority

• Flasher (blinkers, hazards)
• Door Panels
• Shifter Boot
• Seats (possibly just reupholster)

Secondary priority

• Cutout rust, weld in new panels (inside bed)
• Paint
• Suspension
• Rebuild motor, Tranny, Drivetrain

 

Welcome!
I have a few ideas to consider in green. Sounds like a nice project!

My two cents would be to avoid cutting panels unless you or someone you know has the resources and skills to tend to it. That's how I've humpty-dumptyed my last projects.

 

Hey thanks..

Yea, i'm going to use a PDF file (hopefully), & cut the sheet metal out on a plasma table.
Blinker/Hazards are fixed, was just a loose/bad connection in the column.
I did find some decent seats for a great price, but not sure i want the cloth material, im thinking all vinyl would be better, we'll see.

So i guess my next, & highest priority is now a shifter boot.. 2WD ones are hard as heck to find.!

 

looks like a chevy conversion bed based on the side of the fenders

 

Oh, cool! That sounds like a great plan for the new sheet metal!

Having grown up around a single-cab S10 with vinyl seats, I think cloth is the way to go, especially if you like wearing shorts in the summer.

 

It could very well be, they all kind of look the same to me.
There were a couple of kids running around town with one of those stepside beds fitted into a third-gen 2WD Toyota. It was uglier than sin, but I guess it worked.

 

Hi- Who makes a replacement steering damper for my stock 83 4wd pickup with stem mounts using the original mounting locations? Thank you. Scott

 

Just restored the back half of the frame with por15. I think it came out pretty nice overall especially since i am a rookie.

 

83toyota4wd- Rancho and Old Man Emu still make the steering damper. i know the rancho is on ebaymotors