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Thanks for all the support! Im looking forward to see what comes of this myself. Also I forgot to mention this is bad boy has 6 cylinder 300 cubic inch engine....apparently $900 doesnt get you a V8 haha However apparently this engine is one of those indestructible and easy to work on engines...

Also I found this truck that is the inspiration for my build. Hoping to get a truck bed similar to this one at some point and shorten the total length of the truck (not the wheel base though). The only thing I don't want is my truck to be raised this much and probably not painted.

Thanks! Really appreciate it!

Also as this is a Budget Build I want to be transparent about costs. Before I share that though my goal for this truck. I will keep the drivetrain original. No engine swaps or new transmission or differential. I will be doing this with a drivetrain that can be purchased for $900. That being...

Update - TRIP TO PISMO - TROUBLE IN PARADISE After getting it running...goodish my buddies and I planned a trip to Pismo which is only about a 3 hour drive. Also the day before I left for Pismo I welded up a crappy rack and bought a Roof Top Tent! After work i left for Pismo and I got there...

Ah and I forgot...to wire up the lights I needed some switches. There are a lot of switch panels options out there but to save some money I made one myself out of aluminum and got some jet fighter style switches off amazon. Plus this is all about learning so I'm going to try to fab as much as I...

Update 2 Lights are cool...this is a well known fact amongst overlanders. So I got some cheap fog lights and ditch lights from Amazon (Light bar hopefully coming soon). They surprisingly work better than expected for the price I paid. That being said one of them does get condensation in it...

Update 1 - Got the truck home and immediately replaced the exhaust / intake gasket to fix the deafening exhaust leak. I also painted the bumpers, added some D-shackles, and of course a much needed bottle opener on the bumper!

Time and time again I see amazing builds of brand new Tacomas or dodge trucks built with a pretty decent budget. I love them! However, seeing these so often makes it a little intimidating to get into the hobby. This is what I hope to be a very open thread about the slow build of my classic...

Yeah! Ill try to start one this weekend. Ill be honest though working on it has been slow going. I have my high school car (67 Mustang) that is less of a budget build that is in need of some loving. All this to say updates will be fairly slow but Ill post the link here once I get one going...

Just looked up the SPOD units and they are pretty sweet! For switches though I went with something a little more...custom haha My little aluminum 4 switch panel.

a Awesome shots! what kinda camera set up do you have?

That sounds like a pretty great set up! It'll take me a while to get my cheap truck to that point but goalz for sure

S Sweet! thanks for sharing that

Nice! yeah i just got something from them to help with accessory wires too. but may look into a fuse box too. 12V outlets would be pretty nice to have too. you running two batteries?

Great idea! Thanks!

Not a great photo I admit but an incredible experience none the less. A massive Bull Elk photo taken right from my Roof Top Tent when i woke up!

Did a shoot of my buddies TRD Offroad while we were camping out in Tahoe National Forest.

A wild fire broke out in the night while we were camping on a beach. It was pretty freaky . The fire trapped us on the beach along with other overlanders. Fortunately in the morning we befriended a fire fighter who told us how to get out the next morning. Everyone else was stuck on the beach...

2 Massive Bull Elk right next to our camp!