Thread: 85 Toyota 2wd build (low buck)

so how is it going?? because im going to have to do this to my truck fiber glass wise....some one rear ended mine this weekend and they probably wont fix it and just give me what my truck is worth. they said about 5k in repairs for the minor things that are messed up. Man FML....

its going great. just need to get that weber working right LOL got it running fine, but once i put the filter housing back on it wont idle. so going to ajust it somemore. i did feel more pepy with the new carb.

thats cool man hows the rubbing going on the front??

with the spacers and cranked tbars it rubs the firewall when turning. if i get a day off i might just cut the firewall and tub it abit.

that's cool. hopefully with my upper arms and torsion's i can clear my 31's with spacers and glass until i can get a kit of a sort.

With uppers and torsions your 31's will still rub, not too bad though.

Originally Posted by paranoid56

08 STI with some mods

post some pics!!!! and what mods???
i love those new STIs they are sick as fuck!
if i wasn't building my truck i would buy 1 and make it a monster

no new pics. but the mods list are
Cobb accesport 2
Cobb DP
Magnaflow cat back
Paranoid fab fender braces (in lime green )
Paranoid fab exhaust hangers (in lime green )
Kartboy Short shifter
Kartboy Front and rear endlinks
Kartboy shifter bushings
Kartboy rear swaybar
Kartboy LW pully
Kartboy trany bushings
Front strut bar
Hella supertone horns
and sure some other stuff lol

dam that sucks oh well i can take a little rubbing here and there. nice subie by the way!

Originally Posted by TRD_yota

dam that sucks oh well i can take a little rubbing here and there. nice subie by the way!

yea, with my setup its not really that bad. just more of an annoyance then anything.

Originally Posted by Travisfab

With uppers and torsions your 31's will still rub, not too bad though.

mine rubbed with that and a 3" body lift lol. mashed the hell out of it with that set up and 31s.

yea, if you arnt going to cut the firewall and tub it get out the BFH and go to town

lol i clear excelently with the 3in BL and torsions and arms. tires look kinda small now lol. i might just get a smaller BL or something ill find something out hehehe.

With my 6 over arms, my 33x10.50s still rub on a turn/bump. I'm not sure how much it's lifted, but if I had to guess it's about 4-6 inches. A lift spindle is pretty much crucial for these trucks when you start getting serious with the suspension. My next front end is going to be 3 inches wider and 3 inches taller.

my 33s dont even come close to rubbing now, i have a monster truck. 3" body lift, 3.5" wider duffco kit, 3.5" lift spindle. pretty sure i could clear 35s pretty easily.

Which weber did you pick up?

i ended up picking the 32/38 cal legal one (well legal for pre 85) will see if i can get it to pass smog when time comes. it uses the stock intake also. i need to get a better fuel pressure regulator and i should be set. drove it out to El Cajon yesterday to pick up some tubing and it ran great. more power for sure also. the only problem i have now is the clutch is slipping. the PO put in a new one around 1k miles ago, but seems he bought a 50buck one as its crap. might pick up a centerforce 2 setup soon

Get a stock Toyota clutch. Hard to beat.

ya no need for a centerforce. stock replacement ( LUK brand is suppose to be good) and you will be fine.

hmm, now i have a centerforce in my rockcrawler and love it. super firm and never had an issue. you guys really like those OEM ones?

Defiantly a nice old toyota! I am looking for an older xtra cab toyota for a DD myself. Cant wait to see what you have in store for it.

started working on a rear bumper. just need something simple. will have a hitch also.
:rant: stupid IMS sells receiver stock. got that cut it so it would fit and drilled a hole for the receiver. and what do you know, its not really the right size. the corners are a little to round and none of my receivers fit. they will fit if i use a sledge to make them fit :lol: weak :/rant:

well, heres the pic. the receiver stock will go under it and have some braces. i think i will also run some tubing from the back of the receiver to the frame. Now i know this isnt going to be towing some crazy loads, just some bikes and maybe a jetski.

man nice bumper i need one for the front and back of my truck. did you finish it yet?

not yet, waiting for the proper reciver tubing to show up so i can finish it. didnt want to install it just to have to weld upside down on it. should be dont this weekend, then i will move onto the front.

finished the bumper, but think i might add some ore tubes to it.
once i take bed off i will brace it more.


also changed out the dash lights as i like the RED ones in my STI figured i would make it match.

lights and bumper look sweet man. nice little build you got going

how hard was it to change the dash lights? ive always thought about it on my truck.
only thing i would have done differently on the bumper is notch the ends of the tube were they meet the other tube.

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

how hard was it to change the dash lights? ive always thought about it on my truck.
only thing i would have done differently on the bumper is notch the ends of the tube were they meet the other tube.

as easy as changing out 2 bulbs. need to take out the havc cover and check out which bulbs that takes.

and yea, i sat looking at those damn tube ends trying to figure out how i wanted the. i a thinking about putting a plate on it to cover both ends.

did a little work on it today. i picked up a new tail gate for it as the stock one was rusted though and wouldnt hold anything on it.
the new one is nice looking however is super thin and flimsy. so figured i would add some gussets inside of it. just simple 18ga steel with dimples. welded to the panels.




and installed.


also worked on the roof a bit. the PO took off the stock light that was there and left 3 open holes. so i welded those up and drilled a hole for a simple 3led tail light. didnt want to go to crazy and this should work well.

Coming along nicely. I am picking up an 86 in a couple weeks, keep the ideas coming.

needed to fix the plate also. had it zip tied under the truck. so needed a simple bracket to hang it off the back of the bed but under the bumper. not sure i like it, but it gets the job done. also added a DOT LED light to light it up nice and bright for the popo.




Also added these super sick knar valve stem caps. only had two so they are on the drivers side

Got tired from the tires hitting the firewall so broke out the cutter


and the huge ass hole thats now in my firewall. i gained almost 3 inches on the back side. not to bad.

i just took a hammer to mine lmao

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

i just took a hammer to mine lmao

I did that also but it wasnt enough. i think the fact that i aM only running on cranked torsion bars and 31s isnt helping Matters once i build a LT then this should also help when i pick up 33s.

ya when i had 31s they rubbed even with downey cranked torsions, downey upper arm, and a 3" body lift lol
only rubbed on the hard hits in the desert.

Originally Posted by paranoid56

I did that also but it wasnt enough. i think the fact that i aM only running on cranked torsion bars and 31s isnt helping Matters once i build a LC then this should also help when i pick up 33s.

this might sound retarded but what is "LC"??

Originally Posted by TRD_yota

this might sound retarded but what is "LC"??

lol, guess i had my land cruiser on my mind when i typed that lol. ment long travel.

hahahah okay man i was like whats an lc?? i might need one lol

finished up the drivers side. only caught the carpet on fire twice. so not bad overall


and the passenger side to show the difference. gained quite a bit of room.

lets just hope it doesnt crack. my floor on the passenger side is splitting where the firewall meets the floor. wonder what cutting all that out and redoing it did as far as strength.