misterstomach wrote:here's a pic. it's one of the seller's pic's. i haven't taken any of my own yet as it got dark soon after i got home. i'm selling the headache rack and toolbox and putting a canopy on there. also, this pic makes it look shinier than it is. the paint is little rough, but that's probably what put it in my price range so i'm not complaining. and i don't care about a shiny truck so much as one i can afford.
HUZZAH new truck! I learned how to drive on a 5-speed 86 Toyota pickup....when I was 12. Being from the middle of nowhere had some perks. Dad sold it to my cousin in like 2003 and it ran until he destroyed the transmission mudding like an asshole in like 2006. Yotas are fucking beasts.
I currently drive a 2-wheel drive Silverado, but that's only because I couldn't comfortably drive a Tacoma with a carseat behind my seat.
Iommic Pope wrote:My dad has a hilux, it is one of my favourite drives.
Our hilux model looks a fair bit different from the one Stomach posted. The style sides are usually driven by tradies who aren't loading big equipment like cement mixers, and saws and shit, and are more common as 2 wheel drive.
Mostly people opt for tray backs, so it's a proper ute, and is a bit more practical and less precious.
Lots of them are fourbies, but there has been a culture of getting the two door two wheelers and dropping them on their guts to look lower. Which is fucking pointless to me, but most of the dudes doing it are brocore dick faces, so, you know.
Also we got turbo diesels everywhere. They fucking rule.
Someone tried to give my mum shit because she drives a Mitsubishi Triton. That thing is also rad.
I still love my Zook, though.
We have a lot of fourbies in our family
Kaos is bang on about the rollas. Cannot be killed!
Nice wizard, Nic!
Holy shit, I can barely make out what you mean and my best friend is Australian and a car guy
Also, if and when the shit hits the fan here and I move to Australia, there is no way I'm not driving an R34 Skyline.
Ancient Astronaught wrote:Thanks! It's the pickguard that makes it so snazzy IMO, its unusually long and obtuse but it works just right as well.
Agreed - there is something very appealing about the pickguard. One just like yours but stock with the emgs and shit just popped up on Craigslist here, and it's ugly as shit.
AxAxSxS wrote:Nice ones on the guitars and the Tacoma!
I've recently become a bigger fan of japanese engineering. Got a broken down 77 280z for a song and have already ripped it apart and its about 75% back together. I like old cars and have had a few and I can say that, without question, this has been the easiest, most pleasant one to deal with. Everything makes sense and bolts are almost always 10mm. Left on the to do list is brakes, wiring, and interior. Allready got it running with the help of a good friend. That was the big question as failure to get it running is why it was for sale. (it was a vacuum leak)
Tell me moar about this Z project. What sort of motor you gonna run? HOW BIG IS THE FUCKING TURBO GONNA BE? I always got annoyed working on the Camaro because it was a random mix of 10mm and 3/8th bolts because they are made in Canada - that's right, the most badass Murican muscle car (this is fact, not opinion) is Canadian.
