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Canadian Low Budget Lolux
turbomini
+1y
Hey there,
I'm a huge Toyota fan in Canada, I've owned a few Toyotas including a 13B powered 1977 Corolla, 1989 4Runner with factory molded door panels, 1983 Tercel with removed emissions equipment and I currently own a low milage 1984 Supra that will be getting collector plates next year.
My most recent Toyota is a 1987 Toyota Pickup that I bought for $150. I've always liked mini trucks. I think the trend of all trucks getting so huge is ridiculous, most people will never have a use for the size of truck they drive. Mini trucks can get most jobs done that the average person will ever need to do I look forward to the day when some manufacturer get the brilliant idea that a small truck will be useful and everybody gets excited about this brilliant new idea. Anyway, the previous owner was a mechanic who got the truck because the timing chain broke. He cheated and replaced the timing chain without removing the head and didn't realize the 22R is in interference engine. So when he put the engine back together it wouldn't run because there was no compression. I pulled the head and replaced the intake valves with some used ones I had around, now it runs like a champ.
I lowered it 3 inches and threw some polished MKIII Supra wheels on that I had sitting here.
I'm planning to keep it as a low budget project that I use as a daily driver so I can haul parts for my Minis and to keep milage off of my Supra. But I'm going to fix the rust and put 4x4 fenders on all round and maybe a 1st gen 4Runner chrome grill and a mid 90's front chrome bumper.
Here are some pics.
When I picked it up.
I don't know why I need to prove that I had the engine apart, but here you go.
Back together.
During lowering and wheel swap.
Posing with my Supra.
Front 3/4 shot.
I'm a huge Toyota fan in Canada, I've owned a few Toyotas including a 13B powered 1977 Corolla, 1989 4Runner with factory molded door panels, 1983 Tercel with removed emissions equipment and I currently own a low milage 1984 Supra that will be getting collector plates next year.
My most recent Toyota is a 1987 Toyota Pickup that I bought for $150. I've always liked mini trucks. I think the trend of all trucks getting so huge is ridiculous, most people will never have a use for the size of truck they drive. Mini trucks can get most jobs done that the average person will ever need to do I look forward to the day when some manufacturer get the brilliant idea that a small truck will be useful and everybody gets excited about this brilliant new idea. Anyway, the previous owner was a mechanic who got the truck because the timing chain broke. He cheated and replaced the timing chain without removing the head and didn't realize the 22R is in interference engine. So when he put the engine back together it wouldn't run because there was no compression. I pulled the head and replaced the intake valves with some used ones I had around, now it runs like a champ.
I lowered it 3 inches and threw some polished MKIII Supra wheels on that I had sitting here.
I'm planning to keep it as a low budget project that I use as a daily driver so I can haul parts for my Minis and to keep milage off of my Supra. But I'm going to fix the rust and put 4x4 fenders on all round and maybe a 1st gen 4Runner chrome grill and a mid 90's front chrome bumper.
Here are some pics.
When I picked it up.
I don't know why I need to prove that I had the engine apart, but here you go.
Back together.
During lowering and wheel swap.
Posing with my Supra.
Front 3/4 shot.
kdcgrohl
+1y
cool. welcome to the site.
vegasyota94
+1y
welcome to the site man... you say u want to use it as a daily, but u will soon start to bag it lol
toyotaman89
+1y
sweet, thats what mine looked like when i started it back in 03! good to have ya here!
smctoy
+1y
welcome to the site
holcombe347
+1y
welcome to the site, just like vegas said you'll bag it up soon. haha.
northerntoy
+1y
welcome it's great to see another canadian coming on the board eh!
2lowtoy
+1y
is that an Austin Mini i see up by the house
turbomini
+1y
Yes, that is my girlfriend's Mini. But I have two of my own, one is a turbo Suzuki powered saloon and the other is a 1967 Mini Traveller (wagon) that I plan to put a Honda VTEC. My Yota is really just to haul parts for my Mini and so I don't have to drive them or my Supra in the winter. I can't drive something stock so I had to do a few things to the truck to make it a little more personalized.
2lowtoy
+1y
I swear when i lived in Naniamo back in the 80's for a year it was like everyone had either a Austin Mini or a Datsun 210,510. seen them everywhere...or a halfpipe in the backyard for a skateboard.lol