1988 Toyota X-Cab

I've owned my truck for almost a year now, but I'm fairly new to the site. I thought I would post up and get some local opinions and support.
Owners Name & City- Jared, Logan Utah.


Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 1988 Toyota Pickup xtra cab


Engine- 22re


Transmission- w56


T-Case- Gear driven top shift


Axles- Rear - Trucks original housing, Aussie locker, yukon 5.29's
Front - 1985 4runner axle with high steer and 5.29's


Suspension- 63" Chevy leafs out back, Toyota rears up front.


Wheels and Tires- 35" bfg mtrs on 15" aluminum wheels


Favorite Trails- Providence canyon, willard peak, little moab


I didn't know a lot about toyota's before owning this truck and when I first bought it I thought I had a decent platform. I guess it was a start but I want this rig to be very capable and not very problematic...
Here's a few pics of when I first bought it, and the very weak flex shot.

 

[sixstringsteve]

I love KM2s. Looking good.

 

[zukijames]

Tires

Lookin sweet!

 

[Yota]

Thanks, they've been a blast so far

I've also (finally) started rebuilding my spare, non-cracked block. I put a reconditioned crankshaft in, pistons bored .050" over, and reconditioned connecting rods.

 

[Yota]

I'm looking for a 22re cylinder head as well if anyone has a spare or something they'd sell.

 

[Yota]

Here's a couple of more recent welds. The first one is tig the second is pulse mig, both on aluminum. Low quality phone pics.

 

[Yota]

Today I primed and painted the block, oil pan, and a couple of brackets chevy orange. I threw the timing cover on for that bling bling effect

 

[Yota]

I got this LC Engineering header used off ebay.

This is part way through sanding and polishing. Stainless cleans up great. :greg:

 

[TkMeHomePlease]

Hey I seen you all the time, lol I drive past your house all the time on way to work.
Was going to say we should go wheeling sometime

 

[Yota]

Yeah I've been wanting to go, do you still wheel that samurai with the 1.6?

 

[Yota]

Merry Christmas! To me!

I got my cylinder head back from the machine shop. It got a full rebuild with an engnbldr camshaft, stainless steel ferrea valves. 3mm bigger exhast valves and 2mm bigger intakes. All I have left is to degree in my cam.

 

[sixstringsteve]

saweet!

 

[zukijames]

updates?

 

[Yota]

Nothing big, but I did spend some time this past weekend degreeing in the camshaft on the orange motor. I'm planning on swapping it in here in a couple weeks, I might even try and mount up a chevy alternator I have laying around for more amperage. Progress pics will come soon.

 

[Yota]

I pulled the old motor out.

This is the alleged crack in the block.

And I also got some new rear shocks.. But the new motor will be getting dropped in tomorrow or saturday.

 

[sixstringsteve]

glad to see this thing progressing. Keep up the good work.

 

[Yota]

You and me both.

 

[sixstringsteve]

how'd it go this past weekend? Did you get the motor in?

 

[Yota]

 

[Yota]

 

[Yota]

I got a little bit done today after work.
I had my wisdom teeth removed last weekend and took it easy. The main thing left to do is exhaust, and the last pic was more carnage.