1984 stepside 4x4

[warrpath4x4]

*copied from another forum*

picked this up last week, traded my 96 4runner for it.

1984 short box stepside, 4" lift (with blocks for now till I order a shackle flip), 35" tires, crappy rattle can camo paint job (will fix this), theres 4,000 miles on the TH400/NP205 and 383 stroker, 1800 stall converter, 3/4 ton axles with 4.10 gears(SF rear).

Plans

the paint is flaking and thin in spots so im thinking if I run it into the steam bay at work I can get most of it off. then I will decide from there on how good it comes out.

build new bumpers front and rear and mount my winch and LED light bar.

shackle flip

when I get my tax returns im going to drop in a 5.3L and sell the stroker.

here she is in all her glory






the paint has to go, so I took it into the steam bay at work and it was working, but it was working too well lol, took it down to bare metal in a couple spots so I stopped, I will just sand it down a bit and paint it all one color.



over last weekend I brought it into the shop. it had quite a few leaks going on, the P.O bought new polished aluminum valve covers for it but never put them on, so I put those on.

pulled the oil pan off, cleaned, painted, and reinstalled with a one piece oil pan gasket.

rear diff was leaking so I pulled the cover, lots of shavings on the magnet in there and pitting on the spider gears, here's hoping she holds out till I can get a set of tons put in.



one of the PO's frenched the original lights into the fenders.