Thread: From 1994 Gardener Yota to Dethyota

This 94 Pickup is and always be my baby. It was the first vehicle I ever bought. It began as a bone stock RED base model 2wd. This is a budget build in every sense of the saying.

The beginning (Painted)



Body lifted with 30" Goodyear MTs


'87 Celica Buckets installed (I have better steel seat mounts for the back now)


Posi'd with 4.10 Gears


Nothing like getting stuck because your frame hangs low

I bought CVP Prerunner's Duffco kit today so that will be the next step in my build. I also got the national leaves and shackles. Pretty much everything I need suspension-wise.

Hopefully I can get it all installed ASAP!!!!!!

single cab yotas ftw!

looks good and that duffco kit will do you well. id drill out the steering holes on the spindles tho and use a bolt that goes thru it with a nut, the threads will pull out of them.


this is exactly how my first build started. 95 red toyota with way to big of all terrains and no lift and then a duffco kit that never got installed

Goodluck with everything. Hope all works well,will be watching this thread! Also,as soon as those shocks are found from the other guy I'll send them your way! Goodluck bud!

good luck with it

Originally Posted by 93TCYOTA

single cab yotas ftw!

looks good and that duffco kit will do you well. id drill out the steering holes on the spindles tho and use a bolt that goes thru it with a nut, the threads will pull out of them.

^X2^!!
i learned the steering arm "bolt issue" the hard way a couple of years ago.

damn another yota build. got a very nice deal too

Originally Posted by desert_steve

^X2^!!
i learned the steering arm "bolt issue" the hard way a couple of years ago.

ya when i bought my duffco kit and fabtech spindles khris had started to drill them out since they had pulled out when he was running it

Thanks for the tips and the well wishes! I will follow that advice!

edit: By the way....I NEED FIBERGLASS!!!! Anyone with Ivan Flat Top front end glass that are willing to let them go for $200 will be my hero!!!!

haha i jsut got a set of ivan dan fiberglass for my yota for 60 bucks
haha i would sell them but i kinda need them

Ah I am jealous! Of course whenever you need something it isn't for sale. I will just have to be patient I guess!!!

Just got a call back from Fantelli Racing Products confirming my Thursday morning appointment.

I will be dropping off Dethyota there to have shock towers built, everything installed, and the truck aligned.

Can't wait! Single Cab Yotas ftmfw

I always liked the reg cab yotas. I'll be waiting for the updates!

Originally Posted by Dethyota

Single Cab Yotas ftmfw

we're starting to take over

x2 on the Single cab Yotas ftw!!!

Now you guys just need to run the OLDER body style!!!

Originally Posted by DiRt YoTa

x2 on the Single cab Yotas ftw!!!

Now you guys just need to run the OLDER body style!!!

Pshhhh.... You guys need single cabs with Beams



Keep me posted John,can't wait too see it all on there!

Originally Posted by CVP PRERUNNERS

Pshhhh.... You guys need single cabs with Beams



Keep me posted John,can't wait too see it all on there!

your out of your mind lol why dont u get that yota with beams going again so we can see what it can do

Originally Posted by 93TCYOTA

your out of your mind lol why dont u get that yota with beams going again so we can see what it can do

Currently working on that




John,text me when you get a chance.

I like the 89-95.5 body style the best. I am still learning more every day about engines so I also wanted to get an efi engine for simplicity.

I feel like a parent giving away their child today....Dropped my truck off at the shop to get everything put on! I was told it could be done as early as tomorrow afternoon

Originally Posted by Dethyota

I like the 89-95.5 body style the best. I am still learning more every day about engines so I also wanted to get an efi engine for simplicity.

If you wanted simplicity, you should have got a carb.

agreed

No one in my family knows carbs so fixing one would have cost me until I learned. I know extremely basic efi troubleshooting so that is why I swayed that way. I was lucky to find my truck for $3k with 100k miles and only needed timing done. Replaced the whole front end of the engine with ENGNBLDRS 4 piece front end kit and it runs like a champ

Updates yet?! Lol

Called today. The rear is done. I am cycling a solid 15" of travel with the Nationals and the shackles...BOMB! The front end needed some tweaking because of the ball joint failure. Shock mounts are welded and ready to rock, everything is straight as the day it was made.

Last thing needing to be done are the spindles and I will have my baby back. I'm thinking I will be able to pick it up after 1pm tomorrow.

BadAss! Get pics when you can!

Pics!!

those carbed 22rs have twice as many if not more vacuum lines then my EFI 22re had, so complicated for being a carbed motor.

We sell a Tomco (Holley) stock replacement carb for those 22r's. I almost crapped myself when I saw how complex it was compared to a performance carb right next to it.

Sorry for the lack of pics so far guys. Ramona is a 30+ minute drive each way so I haven't been able to check out the progress in person to get pics. I will make up for it tomorrow!

I have pics!!!! I don't have the truck yet. The story is: It was ready to take home but I was given the option to super beef up some stuff to make this kit and my truck more bulletproof in the long run...so I left the truck and will have it dropped off tomorrow. Here are the first pics! (Sorry it has a weird effect my gf accidentally did it and could not see it in the sun)

Sweet! Can't wait too see it on the ground at ride height and with glass! Looks good John!

im sure it will work, but moving those lower shock mounts on further on the arm will help with motion ratio and dampening amount a lot. if i had to guess the shocks are to short so they mounted them further up the arm.

good luck!

In those photos the Torsions were not on yet so the truck was not at normal ride height. I will get better pictures of the shock mounting soon. I can't wait to test the truck out once cooler weather comes around.

I got the truck back! I will post more pictures soon. Those photos i posted before had that purple effect because the camera on my phone was dying

you gunna ditch the body lift?

Once I get my engine/cab cage I will lose the lift. Right now I am just using the BL to avoid the cost of fiberglass since I'm a little depleted on cash now.

looking good!

A 32 or 33 10.5 tire would look good! Get some glass soon John!

Thanks! I'm hoping that maybe someone on here will post in the Wheels and Tires section that they want to trade a larger tire for mine. Fiberglass may wait until my cagework can be done.

I got the rear bilsteins on the other day too! Tomorrow i'm going to pine valley to play around in the truck along with my mom