Challenge: To build a truck different than most other Pro-Street Trucks.

             This truck was started in 1991 as a mechanical challenge.  Having watched Tim Allen too many times in comedy & Home Improvement I believed that anything could fit in something. (Even have the Pa-REWIRED tag to prove it). The chassis was a 1979 Toyota stake body truck with dual wheels.

            The nice thing about Toyota Trucks is the boxed frame, also the front geometry is almost like Mustang IIs.  It has coil over shocks with standard steering, factory 4 piston disc brakes, (Power Assisted for those close-ups into the windshield), I’ll explain later. The body was stripped down to bare sheet metal.   The chassis was stripped down also and blasted, primed with etching primer and painted with black chassis enamel, 3 coats. Rear springs were reworked for a more usable reaction other than hauling weight. Mopar  B body shocks fit perfectly in the rear.  Also, a set of torque bars handle the rear twist-load.

            Now for the rear; A nice old Chrysler New Yorker donated the 8 ¾  that resides underneath. Shortened about 2 inches with a nice healthy set of 4.30 to 1 ratio Richmond gears, held onto a sure grip posi unit and driving Moser axels give the tires something to do on that quiet Saturday Night.  Speaking of tires, I forgot the Mickey Thompson 21 ½  X 15’s giving that extra wide footprint. So as not to leave the planet we have Rear Training Wheels, Yes some of us still are kids at heart.

            Power management further up the line is directed by a GM Turbo Hydro 375 transmission to the rear through a steel lightweight driveshaft spinning inside its own loop. Now, from the front view we have under the hood a vintage 1978 400 cube GM power plant with all the goodies.  Block is .020 with forged pistons, standard connecting rods, and crank. The main caps had a stud kit installed and were align honed. Block was squared and honed with a stress plate. Head stud kit installed, Edelbrock performer 202 heads were matched, steam holes drilled, marine composite gaskets were used with the monel sealing wire inside.

            Valve train moves with Harland/Sharpe rockers.  Valve lash caps give a nice stable area for roller motion.  Aluminum valve covers, Offenhauser intake fed by a vintage Holley 780 CFM Double pumper dual-feed carb with a Cagle pressure regulator.

            The alternator I designed from a Nippondeso. Its hard to believe that little thing pumps out 65 Amps.  Cam used  is a Crane compucam @ 320 Duration & .518 lift, breathes nice!!!!  Ignition is also my own design.  A Chevy distributor with Mopar electronic guts. Flawless and powerful!! I’ve been zapped.  Headers are hand made and Jet-Hot coated.  Exhaust flows through 2 ½” stainless steel pipe tig-welded together for perfect flow to the International Harvester school bus muffler; 2- 2 ½ " inlets and 1-3 ½" outlet.  This muffler produces a fantastic tone under power, very unique.  Wheels supporting the TOY-LET are Weld Racing.  I designed the body with a unique appearance in mind.  The look of a heavy truck, but lightweight in function.  The body was hand crafted from the oak panels and stainless steel rails all the way to the brushed stainless steel stakes that are bolted in for high-speed cruising.  The rear bumper is also a little different.  It holds 8 gallons of water which can be fed to a set of distribution rails above the rear tires to wet them down before some line-loc fun.  The interior is a mixture of different themes.  Basic dash was modified for Cyberdyne digital gages, a Blaupunct radio , six speakers, glove box and electric mirror controls.  The steering column was from a 1983 Toyota Corolla, (tilt wheel ), seat was a 1989 Toyota truck.  Also, I fabricated a roll bar which blends in behind the seat. Oh, there’s also a sunroof  that can be removed.

            What else can be said for a large Go-Kart for big kids?  Any further questions will be answered promptly.

                                             Contact can be made through e-mail. Whall3@comcast.net