A rare look at a 1977 custom Toyota
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010Specs and Performance:
Truck weighs 2,200lbs. Custom fabricated frame and suspension was built in 2006. From the raised cab floors to the fabricated drag bars….everything was built from scratch.
Full Air Ride suspension. The truck lays on the ground. Doors, bumpers, everything on the ground!
Chrome air tank and compressor located behind cab. Once tank is full goes up and down fast!
Individual switches for the front and one switch for the rear.
Powertrain:
355ci Chevy small block very mild 9 to 1 compression pump gas street motor estimated 300hp.
block cast # 14010207 makes it a 80-84 yr. with 1.94/1.50 76cc steel heads
Mild street cam pulls hard to 5,700 rpms and has a really nice lope to it.
Aluminum intake with new race 650cfm Holley that will be included with Buy It Now. If not original 650ci carb will be included. Runs great and more responsive just not as pretty.
Full wet nitrous system adjustable up to 150hp. Turn on toggle on dash and is throttle activated.
Shorty hedders with full 2.5inch exhaust. Flowmasters with turndowns.
Aluminum Radiator with electric fan.
15 gallon fuel cell with Holley blue pump and filter. Braided line up to the regulator mounted on firewall.
Battery is mounted in the rear with a batter cut off switch.
Power glide ATI tranny with ATI guts B&M hole shot converter 2800-3000 stall
Narrowed 10 bolt Buick/Pontiac rear end with 31 spline Mosier Axles and C-clip eliminators
4.11 gear rated with a 28inch tall tire with a nice posi unit.
Wildwood Brake master cylinder
Disc brakes in the front and no brakes in the rear.
Smoothie wheels all the way around painted blue with chrome center caps and beauty rings. The rear are 15×10 and have brand new 26×10 Mickey Thompson slicks.
Toyota silver paint base coat clear coat. Painted Nov. 2009. The truck was solid. I have before and after pictures to show you how straight the body was. Deleted rear bumper valance, smoothed and welded shut tailgate.
Custom pin on front hood with riveted, epoxied, then smoothed, 6 in. Hardwood Camaro hood cowl.
Frenched antennas on passenger side.
