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Originally Posted by davido
yeah, but i know we can find something ready to go for $3k. it took a year (and a half?) to do an engine swap on the chevy truck :flipoff2:
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Originally Posted by davido
yeah, but i know we can find something ready to go for $3k. it took a year (and a half?) to do an engine swap on the chevy truck :flipoff2:
Shhh. ;)
Another Sammy.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=639412
Cruiser. Drive it home from Cali.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=637426
Toy Pickup. Parts breaker special.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470525
Toy Truck. Ready to hit the trails with the FrankenTaco look.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=642001
Ready to go 4Runner.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=639566
Jeep. "reduced to $6,000.00, which I think is a darn decent price"
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=604231
bored at work? :D I liked the 89 except for the chevy conversion. 6~9K vehicles are WAY out of the budget range, although I did like the 4runner. I am thinking I can find a running truck on craigslist with a 22RE, and either do an axle swap or add part along the way. I would pay more for a finished vehicle, but no projects, piles of parts, carburetors, or anything over 5K. Saw a CJ-7 here in SA for 3K, but I don't want to FI it.
why did you sell your scout again?
i was poor and needed the money ;)
I would also consider a cheep rover or FJ80 (maybe not so cheap).
http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/493157780.html
http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/477401738.html
what about something like this and converting it to 4x4?
http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/487168837.html
89 four runner: http://houston.craigslist.org/car/520899240.html
93 x-cab: http://houston.craigslist.org/car/519052222.html
http://houston.craigslist.org/car/499887244.html
88 4runner: http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/520160831.html
89 4 runner, 1050$: http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/516947578.html
parts vehical: http://dallas.craigslist.org/pts/514187582.html
not to be a dick, but you wouldn't fit in that truck. I also think it would be easier to find one that you just need to EFI instead of swapping in axles. That being said, if you go that route my dad has that grey one that needs a new front suspension anyway! :gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackasic
kind of my thought, why I wanted an x-cab. my winter insulation may not fit behind the steering comfortably ;)
I like the deal on the 89 4runner for a grand, even comes with a spare.
I know a guy with a 87 4 runner for $500. Got a broken somethin in the front end. Runs and drives. Full camo if I remember right.
sure, send me some info.
It's in Poth. I'll probably see him later today. I think he said it was a broken CV. Should be able to replace the CV and make it to Gilmor next weekend. Feller have IFS parts he just cut off his 4runner?
Before I bought the 4runner, I found several FJ-80s in the $3000-3500 range. Granted they were not the more sought after models with electric lockers, but the prices are definitely coming downQuote:
Originally Posted by Jackasic
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Originally Posted by eight
Perfect. Find out who Eckert is selling his poop to. Maybe they have an extra front axle.
I have a 91 FJ80 that I would part with for $4K if you really are looking at FJ80's.
I am leaming toward the K-dogs's friends rig, asummeing it runs and such
Just get you a vato special mini chain steering wheel. They are sharpe approved for the gravitaitionaly challenged. :gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackasic
word to the wise: If it was that great of a deal, kopecki would already owned it, and sold it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackasic
:laughing: :laughing: When I first hopped into the beast it took me a few seconds to figure out the t-post step and mini steering wheel. Then it hit me. In pigpen you have to make a ~3 footish jump to get in on level ground and the steering wheel is normal size, though it is a tilt column (I never have to tilt it)...Quote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
NO FAT CHICKS!!!
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Originally Posted by afroman006
:D
Once the cage is done and a good couple of hand-holds, the t-posts will disapear.
There was a NO FAT CHICKS sticker on the passenger door thanks to the ol' North Waco TAMOR. :gigem:
I thought of it. Exhausted my efforts on a 04 half ton chevy 4x4, 04 F-350 6.0 4x4, and 99 3/4 ton chevy 2wd instead. I got none of them. I bid $3226 on the F-350 and it went for 3400, sealed bid. Was a smoker though, and not in a way anybody could say is good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snatch Adams
HERE IT IS! It's a toyota that looks like a scout (ok.. kinda like an old dodge)and is called a stout! Awesome!
http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/517099743.html
saw that one, sadly not EFI or x-cab.
that cab looks a lot bigger than today's cab...
EFI is really criteria for buying a truck?
Early yota EFI is more ghetto than GM tbi.
I thought flapper valve EFI was a myth when I read my RR rover repair manual...then I bought a toyota. I lover that there is no relay for the fuel pump...that air has to actually be moving through the engine....that is ghetto
yes, EFI is a must. I have owned vehicles with style of EFI and it work fine, much better than carburetion.
saw this FJ45 for sale, kind of cool: http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/522150244.html
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Originally Posted by Graystroke
That cab is actually smaller than a first gen's cab. Stouts are very small, and getting hard to find. It would be a cool build, but there is no aftermarket support, and almost nothing swaps between stouts and the more common toy models.
As for toy efi being ghetto, that seems kinda funny to me considering stock toy engines are some of the most reliable and longest running engines on the road or trail today.
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Originally Posted by Jackasic
Not to nitpick, but thats a FJ-55. The 45 was the pickup version of the FJ-40. FJ-55s are a 4 door vehicle with a fairly stout drivetrain, similar to a FJ-60. I think that would be a pretty cool rig for you. A mild lift, or spring over, some 35s, and you've got a wheeler that can carry 4+ people and a bunch of beer.
still one of the best deals out there, but more than I want to spend.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=636635
I knew there was a 5 involved in there some where :D Not sure that is a route I want to go, would need some parts swapping to get it where I wanted.Quote:
Originally Posted by CRaSHnBuRN
The goal is to buy something that runs, and well mind you. And only needs: gears, tires, SAS, SOA, bumpers, extra t-case, ans some tires to make it fun. I am not looking to build the end all be all of trail rigs, just something to hold me over for a few years till I build the uber-Scout 80. :gigem:
If thats the case, try to talk that guy down to 4500 for the built toy, and go get it. Its pretty much exactly what you need, and it'll cost you every bit of that to get another rig to that point. Think of it this way, you spend a little more now, but you end up with alot more truck that you can either sell off or part out later
I don't think they're are as grand as everybody claims. serviceble? yes. parts are cheap, engine is simple. A flat head continental 4 cyl is as reliable.Quote:
Originally Posted by CRaSHnBuRN
you have the same problems as anyone else. If they are so reliable I would think rebuilt ones would be expensive b/c there would be no cores, or aftermarket support b/c they never breakdown...who would wanna make OEM replacement parts if they never needed any, right? I know, I know, they came in everything....so did SBC's....yet you can buy a toy short block for around $300. that's cheaper than rebuilding a throw away aircooled VW motor.
Kevin Collins (use to be in the club) had a Lexus LX470 (landcruiser). this dude has owned more cars than most will own in a lifetime. He said he has never spent as much money on a car as he did that one. He hadn't even hit 75k and he had spent over $5000 on scheduled maint. I think he bought it w/ 40k or so. He said he figured out why Toyota's are so reliable...you replace everything before it goes out. When he sold it, it was due for another service that was $1600.
He said he hasn't spent that much on services or fixes total since they have owned their '95 Range Rover classic from 2000.
take for it for what it's worth.
A SBC can be just as reliable if maintained....anything can. Hell, the guy that came to fix my couch was driving a astro van w/ a 4.3, bought it new and had never opened it up, all hwy miles, drove all over the US for JC Penny warranty, had 525,000 miles on it. He contacted chevy to see if they were interested and they said no.
I just think toys are hyped up, anything will last a long time when it is only making 50 hp.
all good points, but what happened to the couch that required a repairman?
;)
Get toyota carb, replace with propane. Done.