OK, so I bought the truck almost exactly one year ago (Nov 8th, 2008) so I figure it's high time I started a garage thread. Plus, it's raining today (yeah raining in GA imagine my surprise) so I've got a little free time.
The truck was already pretty hooked up when I purchased it. Picked it up from a super cool guy in San Fransisco who was selling his rig to help finance a multi-month expedition through Central America with his "bother, 2 dogs and 8 surfboards in a diesel suburban" . My best friend and I drove up from San Diego to "look" at it (I had already made up my mind) and the first thing out of Brett's mouth when he sees it is, "No. Are you kidding me? NO;" he had no vision :shame:.
When I bought the truck I had only ever "driven" (lurched) a stick once before, so instead of test-driving it I test-rode it. Toward the end of the drive we happened to pass a cop and the previous owner / driver stiffens in his seat, looks at me and says, "I'm not drunk, but I had a couple with lunch so I'd rather not get pulled over right now." At that point I knew this was meant to be so we headed back to his place and finished the deal. Shortly thereafter, I had the "magical" experience of getting lost at night, in the rain, in SF (never been before this trip), in a stick . But hey, I had just bought a 1985 Toyota truck so I was stoked!
Here is a list of what was already done when I got her:
Front-
5.29 Yukon gears
High angle long spin CV drive shaft
Rancho 44044s
Marlin High Steer
14" Bilstein 51s
Marlin hoops
Sky shackles
Rear-
Detroit Locker
5.29 Yukon's
16" Bilstein 51s
Extended diff breather
Chevy 63s with overload
Sky shackles and hangers
Functioning e-brake
Drivetrain-
194k on truck
22re with 25k on full rebuild
LCE Header
Flowmaster exhaust
Newish clutch
35" BFG MT KM1's on 15X10 steelies
The rest-
Marlin sliders
Leer shell with padlocks
Custom sleeping platform
Thule roof / kayak rack
Pictures to follow because:
:worthless
The truck was already pretty hooked up when I purchased it. Picked it up from a super cool guy in San Fransisco who was selling his rig to help finance a multi-month expedition through Central America with his "bother, 2 dogs and 8 surfboards in a diesel suburban" . My best friend and I drove up from San Diego to "look" at it (I had already made up my mind) and the first thing out of Brett's mouth when he sees it is, "No. Are you kidding me? NO;" he had no vision :shame:.
When I bought the truck I had only ever "driven" (lurched) a stick once before, so instead of test-driving it I test-rode it. Toward the end of the drive we happened to pass a cop and the previous owner / driver stiffens in his seat, looks at me and says, "I'm not drunk, but I had a couple with lunch so I'd rather not get pulled over right now." At that point I knew this was meant to be so we headed back to his place and finished the deal. Shortly thereafter, I had the "magical" experience of getting lost at night, in the rain, in SF (never been before this trip), in a stick . But hey, I had just bought a 1985 Toyota truck so I was stoked!
Here is a list of what was already done when I got her:
Front-
5.29 Yukon gears
High angle long spin CV drive shaft
Rancho 44044s
Marlin High Steer
14" Bilstein 51s
Marlin hoops
Sky shackles
Rear-
Detroit Locker
5.29 Yukon's
16" Bilstein 51s
Extended diff breather
Chevy 63s with overload
Sky shackles and hangers
Functioning e-brake
Drivetrain-
194k on truck
22re with 25k on full rebuild
LCE Header
Flowmaster exhaust
Newish clutch
35" BFG MT KM1's on 15X10 steelies
The rest-
Marlin sliders
Leer shell with padlocks
Custom sleeping platform
Thule roof / kayak rack
Pictures to follow because:
:worthless