Well the hilux has brakes for the first time in about 4 years
even the handbrake works
also fitted gas tank, not to far away from start up now .
Just have to clean engine before i drop it in, may give it a squirt of paint
depends what it looks like clean and replace sump and rocker cover gaskets.
Just waiting for my new roof lining to turn up so i can put the windows back in

 

engine and gearbox all nice and clean, im not going to paint them.
front and rear drive shaft's painted ready for install
ordered some new outer tie rods and hopfully here tomorrow so i have steering again
engine will be in when truck and engine are in the same place,
currently 20mins apart
getting excited now

 

engine turns and fires and then runs

 

It now moves under its own power
Only forward and back a couple of meters but it goes, this is the first time I have ever driven it since owning it.
Not much to do now

 

I bet you cant wait to really take it for a spin..

 

Your right i cant wait.

My new headliner turned up in the post today from HEADLINER MART in Keller TX, im more than happy with it. just have to install it.
And still waiting for the bottom radiator hose to turn up (been 3 weeks)

 

Awesome, post up some photos when you get the chance

 

Very nice. Good to see you and your son enjoying the project.

 

Too cool

 

thanks.
My girl's in there too, you can just see her head, shes is more excited than what he is to get it on the road

 

I took the radiator out to to get cleaned and pressure tested and it came back like a new one, fitted it and went for quickdrive and parked it back in the shed to find one of the frost plugs in the side of the block is weeping. So todays mission is to find a new frost plug and manifold gasket so i can fix it.

 

A few pics of what has happened over the last few weeks

Rear shocks and exhaust


Front shocks, steering damper and tie rods


Rear window installed


Windscreen installed


Roof liner installed


Even the nice yellow pinstripe on the wheels match the shocks


And found this on my oil filler cap

 

Looking good lovin the headliner job.... its in the details

 

How have you been finding such awesome pieces of interior?!

 

Lots of searching on Ebay, shipping has been a bit pricey to New Zealand sometimes more than what the item is worth but is better than using tatty old second hand bits and pieces.

 

Great Pic !! Congratulations that is one fine looking Toyota !!


22R88

 

I recently purchased a spare bonnet of Quentin (tintin) and I was fortunate to check out this truck. Looks awesome in the flesh and like a brand new truck. Good job man, and thanks for the deal on the bonnet.

James

 

Nice little build there. Love the color! I was wanting to do mine in a silver very similar, but I think I'll stick with the factory white.

Keep up the nice work.

 

Thanks guys,
Have spent the last couple of days getting rid of all the old rusty bits and putting in some new steel, fitting it to the chassis and made up a new frame behind the cab as the old one was bent and ugly.
So now its all ready for a blast and paint.