Recent content by 1981toyminitruck

The project is going well now, I’ve got it running but have a few more things to button up. I’m hoping to take it for a shake down drive tomorrow if some of this damn snow melts. I have added some tubes for shock tower gusseting now. I’m hoping this will be enough as I want to hold off on...

Very interesting build you’ve got. I’m glad to see another pickup lover on here. I am also planning to do forced induction on my build and a roots style blower may just be the ticket because of the space limitations of a v8 in a little engine bay. Looking forward to seeing more progress and hope...

I did pick up my wheels this week! Now to save up for some rubber lol!

Thanks! It’s been a while but some progress is being made now!

Okay I’ll try adding some more fluid. When I put the torque converter back on I did fill it best I could. I’ll get some more fluid in it and fingers crossed it’ll work! Thanks for the reply and suggestion.

I’m having issues with getting the transmission to spin the tail shaft. I did have it apart with the torque converter off and also I installed the transgo shift kit. I followed the install instructions and watched the skid factory YouTube video for the torque converter install. I also have 2...

I got my rad and everything figured out. I used the be cool radiator for a 69 mustang. The factory LS400 one was too wide.

Oh hell ya, that’s slick. I’m glad there’s another old yota pickup lover on here. I’d love to have an old 4x4 at some point again. Sounds like a pretty cool machining project. I wish I had access to that kind of tooling and the knowledge.

Thanks for the props, input and suggestions! Yes yes, the frame is not complete yet. I'm planning on doing more work on the strut towers to add rigidity. The plan is to build a heavy duty bolt on strut brace from the same material used to make the towers and box in the front section under each...

Haha thanks, yes Axel the mini Aussie is pretty alright you know! Here’s some more pictures of the build so far. LS400 tear down While the engine was out I put it on the stand and did some maintenance work like seals, gaskets, water pump, timing kit, got the alternator and starter rebuilt...

I’ve never had a fast car before so my goal for this truck was to have something a go fast summer unit and later on my goal was to have something that handled too and was updated and comfortable inside. So I set about ripping my ls400 apart. I took the front suspension, crossmember, steering...

I figured I could make a build log for my project and maybe some people would be interested in it and I could get some support if needed on lextreme. A bit of background for me is I’m a journeyman welder by trade and have loved building 4x4 vehicles when I was younger. I love old Japanese cars...