Even the steering wheel is in good shape. Has original 14 inch rims and hubcaps with good matching tires, interior is as pictured, I did remove the headliner as it was sagging down. The resulting mix of raw finishes and immaculate detailing is strangely compelling. Find replacement parts and upgrades for your 1978 Toyota Pickup. Not to be presented as orig miles.
At this point, the door panel pockets have sagged but none of the plastics, aside from the cracks in the dash top, have broken or come apart. These things are small - like almost microscopic - compared to what we've grown accustomed to as normal. Signed on the glove box by Carroll Shelby himself, this classic collector vehicle boasts the thoroughly impressive 289 cid engine with 271 horsepower and 312 foot-pounds of torque, giving it the ability to hit 139 mph and go 0-60 in 5. This Toyota pickup is now being offered at no reserve with receipts from recent service and a clear Washington title. Please ask all questions before bidding as I am trying to describe this to the best of my knowledge and will answer all questions, I think it is a good lil runner but before driving it across the state I would definitely do some maintenance to be safe.
Thou Shalt Not post as anonymous unless you are posting from mobile and have technical issues. I managed to restart it and get it over the hill where I coasted into a 7-11 parking lot. I could not be happier with the product or the service. I spent most of my early youth driving beater cars so as a result, I longed to feel clean and respectable behind the wheel of something with a bit of prestige. Unfortunately, none of the bolts I bought would fit. Any additional stowaways will need to hide themselves in the bed, as three is most certainly a crowd in this Lilliputian cab.
Out front where I parked the truck, someone walked on to the property, smashed the rear glass, and stole the Sony boombox I left under a towel on the front passenger seat. If author and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau was alive today, engaging in the civil disobedience and frugality he spoke of in Walden, this is exactly what he would drive to and from his cabin on Walden Pond. Toyota released three major wheelbases on their original Land Cruisers, the J40, the J43, and the J45 — the latter of which proved exceedingly popular with farmers due to its load carrying capacity and its bulletproof drive-train. Shortly after, you will receive price quotes directly from the sellers that stock the part. It's too bad that car makers aren't building them anymore. Nevertheless this particular truck is remarkably well preserved inside, with only a few dash cracks to show for its 34 years of use. I'd buy this in a minute if I wasn't nine thousand miles away.
Doors roll up on either side makingit easy to load and un load. Last used the compressor was working. The heat reportedly works, though the dash vents are not fully functioning, and the radio is currently inoperable. As a result, I often find myself behind the wheel of this old bruiser. Get your Pickup upgraded or back in pristine shape by shopping Advance Auto Parts. A few years ago I was in the back yard swimming in the pool and enjoying some cold beers.
Power comes from a 2. It has a clean California title on non op no back fees I will assist in shipping but it is at the new owners expense. Because it only weighs 2500 lbs, cornering ability is more than adequate. The bed shows to have been repainted at some point in the past, and an uncoated repair is noticeable on the passenger side of the cabin just below the rear window. By the time we were done using it, its body was ready to fall apart, but the drivetrain could continue indefinitely.
The dipstick was disturbingly dry so I went inside to buy a couple quarts. Jimmy looked underneath and noticed a hole in the oil pan with nothing in it but some kind of rubber gasket. If you fell on it, pinched your fingers in a moving part, or dropped it on your toes it would genuinely hurt, enough sometimes to draw a bit of blood, especially if you slammed your knee into a sharp metal corner. Pictured above is the new master cylinder installed. My best friend in high school had one like this, also a '78 but it was orange. If you´re in love, have your.
Sir Edmund Hillary Clint Eastwood. Features bucket seats and center console. Tyler loaned me his and we got a tow truck out within 30 minutes. The selling dealer describes the truck as a survivor with a partially refinished orange exterior, aftermarket wheels, and a Weber carburetor. I even saw myself grinning in the side mirrors pictured above.
Inside the passenger cabin the original spartan interior was removed and replaced with a far more livable arrangement including full-grain natural saddle leather seats, door trims, and dash upper and lower , and bespoke black carpeting throughout. Thou Shalt Not commit spam. My advance did not have the other gasket in stock for the rear that fel-pro produces and the walker gaskets are not the correct size for the 1. Used 1978 Toyota Pickup Parts For Sale Access online used parts and accessories for 1978 Toyota Pickup vehicles. These guys really stepped up their game for this immaculate build, besides all the hours put in mechanical work, they finished it in a sublime color scheme, we love the way the marine blue paint.
We learned a bit about bondo by patching it up the summer we finished school, threw some gear in the back, and drove it to Seattle, down to L. It should be able to handle a decent load. Both doors roll up and down freely. For a better tomorrow buy recycled parts -- Buy used 1978 Toyota Pickup parts! He discovered that the master cylinder was low on fluid and there was either a master or slave cylinder leak. About our 1978 Toyota Pickup locating service: We can help you find the 1978 Toyota Pickup Partsfast and cheap. American trucks are just piece of junk. There used to be a radio but it was long gone by the time my dad bought the truck.