My hunting buddy got stuck the other day. Actually ran the front end up on a stump. I had a helluva time getting around him to get turned around so I could pull him out. I don't like mowing down trees with my daily ride
those brush guards and skid plates help alot. I put app 1,000$ worth of dents/creases/scratches and a flat in my old toyota 4x4 1996 (now "my wifes" putting 40$ worth of corn in a feeder. told her it musts happened at waly-world parking lot.
Does that bring back images or what had one exact same model and year but maroon and had 360 in it. Never had any major problems with that thing and finally had all the floors rot out and the wife got tired of driving it as her daily.
MY OWN first 4x4 was a 1983 Toyota 4 cylinder pick up, very narrow on 33" tires. man what crappy steel they used back then, a total rust bucket. floor boards and fenders all rusted out, got splashed inside the vehicle every puddle I went thru, no power for hwy speeds/passing or going up hills, but man off road it could go down narrow trails, who cared about scratches, it would go up and over logs cuz it was so light, great in sand at the ocean. very top heavy and easily flipped and a real eyesore. one of my patients wouldn't let me park it in front of their house. had to push start it app every 15-20x, but it couldn't be stopped off road. and talk about collecting mud, even the roof got covered. my new wife in 2000 made me get rid of it for being an eyesore and "her man" deserved to be seen in something nicer. bought used in 92 for app 5,000$ and used hard til 2001. had a price war going among the Hispanics for it (the only ones who called about the add) sold for 3,000$. wish I still had it for a dedicated hunting rig. would make a flat bed or something out of it.
Does that bring back images or what had one exact same model and year but maroon and had 360 in it. Never had any major problems with that thing and finally had all the floors rot out and the wife got tired of driving it as her daily.
Yeah, it's got a little cancer on the drivers side floorboard and inside the door but that's about all. It was bought brand new in Leesburg, FL and never left the state. I looked at full size Jeep Wagoneers too but they were all from up north and had rust issues really bad. A lot more than I wanted to tackle anyhow. This thing has all kinds of room inside and no carpet to rot or stink up the joint. Just a good old rubber floor mat from firewall to rear hatch. The only thing that could make it a better hunting rig would be if it had a 4 speed manual. But auto is ok for this old man.
It still has a few issues to work out but I've already changed the oil & filter, put a Fram Airhog oiled air filter in it, change the plugs, wires, distributer cap & rotor, dumped in a can of B12 ChemTool into the gas tank and replaced the water pump.
This week I'm off 3 days so I'll do a transmission drain and filter change, I'll also adjust the 1st gear & reverse bands while I'm in there, change the power steering high pressure hose, change out all the valve seals, valve cover gaskets, exhaust manifold gaskets, put on some Rough Country Nitro 9000 shocks, install a transmission cooler, replace the filter dryer and charge the freon w/134a. That's just all the stuff I have sitting in my garage ready to install.
I still need to change the u-joints (4ea), replace the transfer case output seal, drain & fill the transfer case & differentials, get a new exhaust system, replace ALL the vacuum hoses, and get a new radiator (it's not leaking yet but it looks like it could go any minute), rebuild the Holley 2 barrel carb, replace the fuel filler neck (cracked rubber leaks when you fuel it fast).
After all that then I can start adding the goodies like a 4" lift, window tint, big ol' redneck whip antenna for my CB radio, get the rust taken care of and get it painted at Econo Auto, get the headliner redone and maybe some Cabela's Realtree Seat covers. I may even take out the factory AM/FM Cassette and replace it with something that sounds good... :cool2
If anybody wants to come over and help, give me a shout!
