Enthusiast III
1991 Toyota Pickup DLX (carpet, roll windows, sliding rear glass)
22re 4cyl (estimated 110 HP with mods)
w56 transmission
IFS, 5 speed, manual hubs
Yakima 48” round bars/q-towers/wind fairing
LC high-flow thermostat
LC headers
LC 2.5 exhaust with cat delete
LC CAI
Optima Red Top
Plugs/Wires/Timing adjustment
Rear main seal
LUK clutch/throwout bearing
New starter (napa)
New alternator (napa)
New OEM master cylinder
New belts (PS & Alternator/fan) (no AC)
Napa 1515 oil filter (larger capacity filter for tacoma’s, but will work on the 22re)
Block heater
Trail gear F/R tube bumpers
Trail gear LED blinkers F, LED rear brake, turn and reverse lights
Vision X headlamp housings w/ HID factory 6000k LED bulbs
Low Range Offroad LED dome light
Bosch windshield wipers
Wilson 4’ CB ant./ Cobra CB (nothing special)
Upgraded sound w/hands free & bluetooth (kenwood deck, focal door speakers/tweeters & powered sub.. wanted to keep all the cab room I could, but still love me some bluegrass for the open road)
Bilstien shocks all four corners
Rocky Ridge locking hubs
New rear wheel bearings
Lucas in front/rear diffs, transmission/transfer case
Tuff Country AAL in rear w/ new leaf spring bushings
1/4” wheel spacers in front only
x5 Cooper STT Pro 30x9.5x15 on x5 OEM Toyota aluminum SR5 rims that were professionally powder-coated
All 4 balljoints
Front sway bar bushings
New front calipers and pads
New rear drums w/ parking brake adjustment
Replaced old shot bench seat with bucket seats out of an SR5 model. After pressure washing the filth off and drying, covered with NorthCore camo seat covers off of Amazon (from UK)
Ammo can center console
Hard mounted fire extinguisher inside cab between seats
TG mountain shift knob/ TG 2WD-4WD shift knob
Custom built insulated canopy sourced locally, wood framed, insulated and wrapped in some high density fiber sheeting. Topped with a wooden rack that is easily on and off that has a yakima basket hard mounted and room for the canoe on one side.
Rear camping boxes - two full length drawers, with two cubbies on one side of the bed, and open along the other side.
To be installed :
R151 transmission from 22RTE
Yukon grizzly locker (installed)
Trail Gear 10K winch with 100ft synthetic line & TG aluminum fairlead (installed)
Rear tire swinging gate
Battery tender/Oil pan heater tied in with the block heater then onto a 3 way shorty extension for sweet starts during the cold months here. (installed)
History - bought the truck with 179,xxx on it out of SLC when I was living in Pocatello, ID. The guy had a hard time walking away from it, as I probably would have now. However then, it was pretty ratty, besides a decent wax job. It was sitting on 17” FJ cruiser black steelies with bald BFG M/T's that came out to about 32’s. It had its fair share of body dents (some small, a few large), as well as real rusty rear bumper, blown shocks, dirty engine bay ETC. It ran decent, as it always has, but there was things that needed addressed before it was going to make the road trip to Seattle to be barged up back to AK the following spring. Pretty much everything preventative was done in ID, with the real build beginning once it found its way back home.
Sometime in the winter when the wax wore off I noticed that the entire front clip, and tailgate are painted a different red (with a crappier paint job) than the rest of the body. I surmise that at one point there was an accident, but the title was clean and clear when I purchased it. Not sure if it has affected drivability, and I was able to get a clean AK title (not that I would ever sell), so it never really bothered me. Gives me a good reason to break out the carnauba once in the while. Ive considered a full body restoration, but its not likely anytime soon. Maybe for her 300k birthday.
The truck just broke 200,000, and with no real maintenance history, I have already filled a 1” binder half full with receipts. It runs great, all 22re’s love getting dipped into the torque band, but this 22re out of the prior 5 I have owned is by far the fastest.
Based on the build sheet, you can kind of see the direction it is going. I would love to SAS someday, and surely will, but the platform of the truck is made for longevity if not overly modded out. I haven't even touched the torsion bars. The truck has been built to DD, and run mild trails locally, as well as strike out on the long empty stretches of highway here in Alaska. I wanted a multipurpose rig, and have always had a soft spot for SCSB Toyota’s. “Ruby” affectionately named has filled that gap for me, and she gets a lot of compliments on how clean the body is for the age and generation.
With everyone running high end rigs these days, i’ll bring up the rear in classic style, slow and steady!
Will start posting older pictures first, then take some new pictures this week. Any questions? Fire away!
Thanks for reading.
the day I bought it.
the following spring with some new tread on the 17's (general grabber, good tread) and a canopy I picked up to keep things dry.
little road trip action in UT
Grand Tetons, WY. In this shot you can see the major body damage, the ding behind the cab and as well as the fold on the runner where someone put it on a rock somewhere, maybe in the same incident.
back in AK with the new topper
fresh detail on the engine bay
I ran this set-up for about 1000 miles and decided it was much too slow. Between the roof box, the heavy steels, and the heavy firestone M/T 31's, what was gutless was even worse. Don't get me wrong, I loved the stance, but this was kind of the moment when I decided I needed to be a little less bro about things, and get real with what I wanted the truck to do. And I wanted to use 5th gear. All of fifth gear. The only thing the same with the racks is the basket is still mounted in the same place. The box, and side ladder are gone.
TG front bumper, and the first shot of the 30" STT Pros on the 15" SR5 rims
#swaybar #noflex but a decent shot of how the tire and rim set up turned out.
the rear TG bumper, gotta love that fender protection.
the rear boxes, will talk more about those later.
thats the end of the all the old pictures, up to fairly recently. Ill get the camera out and take some fresh ones this week to get everyone up to speed on the build! Then onto the rest of the story! Thanks for checking out the post, ya'll. Have a great day.
22re 4cyl (estimated 110 HP with mods)
w56 transmission
IFS, 5 speed, manual hubs
Yakima 48” round bars/q-towers/wind fairing
LC high-flow thermostat
LC headers
LC 2.5 exhaust with cat delete
LC CAI
Optima Red Top
Plugs/Wires/Timing adjustment
Rear main seal
LUK clutch/throwout bearing
New starter (napa)
New alternator (napa)
New OEM master cylinder
New belts (PS & Alternator/fan) (no AC)
Napa 1515 oil filter (larger capacity filter for tacoma’s, but will work on the 22re)
Block heater
Trail gear F/R tube bumpers
Trail gear LED blinkers F, LED rear brake, turn and reverse lights
Vision X headlamp housings w/ HID factory 6000k LED bulbs
Low Range Offroad LED dome light
Bosch windshield wipers
Wilson 4’ CB ant./ Cobra CB (nothing special)
Upgraded sound w/hands free & bluetooth (kenwood deck, focal door speakers/tweeters & powered sub.. wanted to keep all the cab room I could, but still love me some bluegrass for the open road)
Bilstien shocks all four corners
Rocky Ridge locking hubs
New rear wheel bearings
Lucas in front/rear diffs, transmission/transfer case
Tuff Country AAL in rear w/ new leaf spring bushings
1/4” wheel spacers in front only
x5 Cooper STT Pro 30x9.5x15 on x5 OEM Toyota aluminum SR5 rims that were professionally powder-coated
All 4 balljoints
Front sway bar bushings
New front calipers and pads
New rear drums w/ parking brake adjustment
Replaced old shot bench seat with bucket seats out of an SR5 model. After pressure washing the filth off and drying, covered with NorthCore camo seat covers off of Amazon (from UK)
Ammo can center console
Hard mounted fire extinguisher inside cab between seats
TG mountain shift knob/ TG 2WD-4WD shift knob
Custom built insulated canopy sourced locally, wood framed, insulated and wrapped in some high density fiber sheeting. Topped with a wooden rack that is easily on and off that has a yakima basket hard mounted and room for the canoe on one side.
Rear camping boxes - two full length drawers, with two cubbies on one side of the bed, and open along the other side.
To be installed :
R151 transmission from 22RTE
Yukon grizzly locker (installed)
Trail Gear 10K winch with 100ft synthetic line & TG aluminum fairlead (installed)
Rear tire swinging gate
Battery tender/Oil pan heater tied in with the block heater then onto a 3 way shorty extension for sweet starts during the cold months here. (installed)
History - bought the truck with 179,xxx on it out of SLC when I was living in Pocatello, ID. The guy had a hard time walking away from it, as I probably would have now. However then, it was pretty ratty, besides a decent wax job. It was sitting on 17” FJ cruiser black steelies with bald BFG M/T's that came out to about 32’s. It had its fair share of body dents (some small, a few large), as well as real rusty rear bumper, blown shocks, dirty engine bay ETC. It ran decent, as it always has, but there was things that needed addressed before it was going to make the road trip to Seattle to be barged up back to AK the following spring. Pretty much everything preventative was done in ID, with the real build beginning once it found its way back home.
Sometime in the winter when the wax wore off I noticed that the entire front clip, and tailgate are painted a different red (with a crappier paint job) than the rest of the body. I surmise that at one point there was an accident, but the title was clean and clear when I purchased it. Not sure if it has affected drivability, and I was able to get a clean AK title (not that I would ever sell), so it never really bothered me. Gives me a good reason to break out the carnauba once in the while. Ive considered a full body restoration, but its not likely anytime soon. Maybe for her 300k birthday.
The truck just broke 200,000, and with no real maintenance history, I have already filled a 1” binder half full with receipts. It runs great, all 22re’s love getting dipped into the torque band, but this 22re out of the prior 5 I have owned is by far the fastest.
Based on the build sheet, you can kind of see the direction it is going. I would love to SAS someday, and surely will, but the platform of the truck is made for longevity if not overly modded out. I haven't even touched the torsion bars. The truck has been built to DD, and run mild trails locally, as well as strike out on the long empty stretches of highway here in Alaska. I wanted a multipurpose rig, and have always had a soft spot for SCSB Toyota’s. “Ruby” affectionately named has filled that gap for me, and she gets a lot of compliments on how clean the body is for the age and generation.
With everyone running high end rigs these days, i’ll bring up the rear in classic style, slow and steady!
Will start posting older pictures first, then take some new pictures this week. Any questions? Fire away!
Thanks for reading.
the day I bought it.
the following spring with some new tread on the 17's (general grabber, good tread) and a canopy I picked up to keep things dry.
little road trip action in UT
Grand Tetons, WY. In this shot you can see the major body damage, the ding behind the cab and as well as the fold on the runner where someone put it on a rock somewhere, maybe in the same incident.
back in AK with the new topper
fresh detail on the engine bay
I ran this set-up for about 1000 miles and decided it was much too slow. Between the roof box, the heavy steels, and the heavy firestone M/T 31's, what was gutless was even worse. Don't get me wrong, I loved the stance, but this was kind of the moment when I decided I needed to be a little less bro about things, and get real with what I wanted the truck to do. And I wanted to use 5th gear. All of fifth gear. The only thing the same with the racks is the basket is still mounted in the same place. The box, and side ladder are gone.
TG front bumper, and the first shot of the 30" STT Pros on the 15" SR5 rims
#swaybar #noflex but a decent shot of how the tire and rim set up turned out.
the rear TG bumper, gotta love that fender protection.
the rear boxes, will talk more about those later.
thats the end of the all the old pictures, up to fairly recently. Ill get the camera out and take some fresh ones this week to get everyone up to speed on the build! Then onto the rest of the story! Thanks for checking out the post, ya'll. Have a great day.
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