1993 Pickup restore. pictures, new to site

EDIT:: New updated pics at the end of the thread of, Ball joint spacers and add a leaf installed.



EDIT:: pics in back of thread of my head gasket job, and pictures with Downey Torsion bars installed.



EDIT:: UPDATED pictures in back of the thread like always, new bucket seats and new speakers, also painted interior stuff i think.



Bought the truck= $1600

Interior/stereo= $300 or so.

New shocks(Got longer ones now)= $77+$50

wheel tires= $660

Head gasket job/261* cam= $400

Lift:

Ball joint spacers= $116

Add A leaf= $40.

Used Downey torsion bars from "TwistedSid" on here(thanks!!)= $100

Other misc. stuff= TOO MUCH





Heyy there.

New here.

Just bought a 93 pickup and Im restoring it. 181,000miles on it.

Its a good little truck im very happy with it so far



-Here are some pictures from when i bought it..

outside...









inside...





-After the tires and wheels...

235/75/R15 Yokohama Geolander A/T-S on some Pacer 15in steelies.











-Interior all torn apart for stereo equipment install, have about 250 in the stereo and it sounds surprisingly clear. Just the two speakers, one 12'sub and a 1000 watt cheepy amp for it.

before,













after,









-Painted, Cut front bumper...

before







after







-New carpet on the interior...













Lemme know what you think. im just waiting on my seat cover now

Reply 1 : 1993 Pickup restore. pictures, new to site

to the nation from a fellow Californian!



Great job on the restoration work! How does she run?

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Originally Posted by TrailDust to the nation from a fellow Californian! Great job on the restoration work! How does she run?

Thanks man (: its been a fun little thing to work on. Where abouts in California are you? Im in Victorville in the High Desert.



Shes runs pretty dang good. Just has a small leak from what i think is either the front seal, or the oil pump. ill be getting that fixed here pretty soon when i go to get it smoged and all that good stuff.

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Wow. That rim/tire combo made all the difference!



Welcome to TN!

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Originally Posted by BLUEMEANIE Wow. That rim/tire combo made all the difference! Welcome to TN!

Definately did. I was really happy with how much better it made it look (=

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Originally Posted by BLUEMEANIE Wow. That rim/tire combo made all the difference! Welcome to TN!

x2



Could a mod move this to the Hilux forum?

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Originally Posted by knj27 x2 Could a mod move this to the Hilux forum?

x2 on that one. thanks kyle

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DONE!! Moved!!.....Nice work on the Truck....rims always make a Vehicle better.

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Chalk up another sweet build thread for the Hilux forum

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Originally Posted by Ajones1165 x2 on that one. thanks kyle

No prob



And I hope you know, you are now officially obligated to update this thread with pics every time you mod your truck...you will find we pics here in the truck forums.

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Originally Posted by knj27 Chalk up another sweet build thread for the Hilux forum No prob And I hope you know, you are now officially obligated to update this thread with pics every time you mod your truck...you will find we pics here in the truck forums.

Hahaha yess i know how that stuff goes. i used to always be on the TRX450R.org forum and it just irritates me when people say "oh yeah i got this done and did this and this."

and NO PICTURES. lol



will be on here when any new mods come

Reply 10 : 1993 Pickup restore. pictures, new to site

well what do you know, another person from Victomville

clean truck you got there. how bad do your tires rub? mine did a lot when i put on my 235s with the stock suspension. what else do you have in store for it?

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You will love those geolanders!! Most people on this site favor bfg's but personally I think they are so so. I have been driving on geolanders for years and have never had an issue and I always get a ton of miles out of them.

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Originally Posted by Twisted Sid well what do you know, another person from Victomville clean truck you got there. how bad do your tires rub? mine did a lot when i put on my 235s with the stock suspension. what else do you have in store for it?

you in victorville too? lol small world

they rubbed pretty bad before i cranked the tortion bars, and then i also had to grind one bolt off on the passenger side. then just beat the wheel wells in a little bit to make the rest of it clear.

Maybe planning on just a cheap 1.5-2 inch lift. just ball joint spacers and then an add a leaf.

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Originally Posted by Breethroz You will love those geolanders!! Most people on this site favor bfg's but personally I think they are so so. I have been driving on geolanders for years and have never had an issue and I always get a ton of miles out of them.

Thats really good to hear. after i bought them i started looking at the reviews people had on them and they were not good. people complaining they shook a lot and all that, but i havent felt any of that even right after installing them. i guess ill find out when i start driving it more ofen. i was looking at the bfgs, my family is a pretty big bfg fan. i still swear by those allterriens, but theyre just too overpriced. specially for my budget being only 15. but those goelanders are very well priced, good name brand tire, and dont seem to be as soft as a lot of the other alterrien tires out there so that in my eyes would mean more miles. but they do seem to bite pretty well. I still need to take it for a real drive though on the trails around here to see how they do



once again thanks for all the compliments guys, i really appreciate it



ADAM

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Originally Posted by Ajones1165 Maybe planning on just a cheap 1.5-2 inch lift. just ball joint spacers and then an add a leaf.