My Yoda

Yet another toy. My Toy-Yoda. 1985 Toyota pickup. about the only thing factory toyota left is the cab, hood, and grill. Here are some quick pix:

Hi-lights include:

Go

• Cheverolet 350 V8 with edelbrock(weber casting) 4V carb
• K&N air filter
• turbo 350 automatic transmission
• NP205 transfer case with PTO installed
• aluminum radiator and electric fan bed mounted
• external transcooler and oil filter
• 20 gallon fuel cell
• bed mounted batteries(two positions, can run one or two batteries)

Stop

• GM 4 wheel disk brakes
• Ford F350 master cylinder
• Toyota vacuum booster
• stainless braided brake hoses(mostly)

Up, Down, and Side to Side

• GM truck frame
• GM Coporate 12 bolt rear axle
• Dana 44 front axle
• Limited slip front and rear
• 3 link rear suspension
• Ford trailing arm front suspension
• adjustable coil springs on all corners
• dual Rancho 5000 shocks per wheel
• adjustable anti-sway bar on rear axle
• multilink heim jointed steering, 2.5 turns lock-to-lock
• single steering stabilizer
• GM power steering
• 6 lug wheels
• 35 X 12.5- 15" B.F. Goodrich Mud Terrains

Extras

• Ramsey 8,000 lb. PTO winch at the rear
• Ramsey REP8000 electric winch up front
• extended fiberglass fenders
• VDO guages
• hi-lift jack
• push button start

Boy, enough stuff? I haven't done much with it, its been used hard so it needs alot of work. It was a good price and it is such a unique vehicle I just couldn't pass it up. If worst comes to worst, I can sell it and brag about once owning it. If nothing else, it does turn more heads than a screwdriver, and believe it or not, its street legal, or at least closer than alot of other vehicles. You can read a little about it when I met the owner/builder on the pipeline.

Some things I've done include adding a few tie in electrical grounds. I replaced some brake bolts and some lines. I dropped in a temporary 40 amp alternator as the owner kept the 200 amp alternator it had. I bought a new cable for the electric winch and I am currently repairing the pto winch. Door handles and locks were rusted up, but I got them going with some patience and chemicals.

Last Modified 10/18/02