1989 Toyota Pickup

Plans

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Stock - 10/30/2005

bought off of eBay for $800
sleek camper shell to boot!
carb runs like ass and smokes like a chimney
why are the wheels so offset?
awesome ripped bench seat
rockin' 4spd transmission
got the truck home and immediately ripped the rear bumper off and "lost" the camper shell at the dump

Drunk Fuck crushed the yota

Stupid fucking neighbor hit the truck, drove home, and hid the car in his dad's garage. good thing the other neighbors saw him and ratted him out.

Bed is off and started lowering - 04/27/2006

DJM 3" control arms - $200
flipped balljoints (upper and lower)
turned torsion bars (went from stock 4" exposed bolt to 3.25")
Belltech 3" leaf springs (just because your Toyota is labeled an '89 does not mean that the frame is an '89; i found this out the hard way and had to order older, more expensive leaf springs). also had to cut the bolts holding the stock springs because they rusted to the bushings (replaced with top-notch Grade 8 hardware from Home Depot) - $215
Belltech 1" blocks and u-bolts (they should tell the purchaser that these blocks are shimmed blocks) - $25
rebuilt carburetor (thanx John Eaton) - $200
'91 integra bucket seats (slowly getting rid of the honda stockpile)
cheap APC steering wheel (bought 2 brand new in the box off of eBay) - $20
removed the smog pump (it was in the way)
removed the EGR system and fabricated block-off plates (it was in the way)

Bed is on - 04/28/2006

1" blocks weren't enough
replacement bed from Happy's Import Auto Salvage - $800

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Lowered it more - 04/30/2006

3" blocks work just right - $20
total of about 6" in the back and 5.5-6" in the front

Yet more work done - 05/06/2006

replaced front grill, bumper and valence with '92 pickup parts from Auto Body Panels - $91
cut out the front wheel wells because the tires were rubbing them going over bumps

Bring it down more - 05/23/2006

'82-'93 Chevy S10 Deflector from Auto Body Panels - $10

Even more suspension! - 05/29/2006

Well after 2 trips to Matt's Alignment the camber is so off that they cannot correct the tow effectively. There are 2 options to correcting the camber: fabricate extensions onto the upper control arms and slot the holes where the ball-joints are, or install drop spindles and turn the torsion bars to raise the control arms back up. Well the spindle modification is better suited to my needs and will stiffen the front suspension up along with getting back to factory alignment tolerances. I've also ordered 2 degree pinion shims and will install them along with overload springs on the lowering leafs.

spindles and pinion shims - $268
Also, while the I had the time i installed carpet from Auto Interior and Upholstery www.auto-interior.com. - $100
And while the plastic shit floor was out it was a good time to spray under the carpet with cheapo rubberized underbody spray. - $10
And while all of that shit was out it was a good time to paint the dash pieces black so the interior did not look like crap. - $10

Total spent: $2769