Sad news Everyone......Rust Never Sleeps.

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
10/14/2018 at 19:14 • Filed to: None

One of the last of her kind, 33 years in the family, customised out of necessity, driven in half. Never had a chassis noise until last night. did not pass stress test. Runs like a top. Deserves a viking funeral. I rode to school in the box of this very truck, let my own kids shift the gears, and we’ve had many adventures. Since I was seven, This is the car I’ve always wanted. I got a decade of joyous ripping around out of it, it might be time to let a loved one go.

DISCUSSION (30)

Maxima Speed > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 19:34

Aw man, that sucks. That’s actually pretty sad. One Toyota owner to another, I feel you.

dogisbadob > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 19:38

Ouch! That rust sux! Sorry to hear the car is done :(

But for future reference, is there a Krown location near you? It’s too late for this truck, but not for whatever you replace it with.

And those r ed dog dish wheels are cool too

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 19:41

Can you find a frame?

WilliamsSW > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 19:57

RIP. And better for that to happen in the garage then on the road.

Spridget > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 20:06

We can rebuild it, we have the technology.

In all seriousness, you can’t replace the memories gained in the truck. Even if you don’t want to rebuild it now, putting it in storage until you are is honestly better than scrapping it.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > WilliamsSW
10/14/2018 at 20:09

oh no, it died doin what it loved, blasting through puddles and doing powerslides!

Longtime Lurker > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 20:28

A sad day indeed. P erhaps you can find a parts truck with a good frame to swap over.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 20:45

But really, frames are replaceable. After 33 years, they’re basic ally wear items.

fhrblig > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 21:01

That’s what happened to my uncle's Toyota. He had that thing so long, but Michigan winters got the best of it. There was so little sheet metal left on the bed.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > fhrblig
10/14/2018 at 21:12

the bed rotted off this one a decade ago. that’s how it became a stepside. It’s waaaay rustier than it looks so it was not a surprise.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
10/14/2018 at 21:13

I’ve been hunting for a frame for a few years, sadly this one was the last of it’s kind in these parts.

Nothing > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 21:21

Oof, that’s a shame. Granted, when/where I grew up, a decade was about all you could expect before anything rusted to the ground.

Die-Trying > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 21:32

yikes, thats rough...... but dont bail on it yet........

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Die-Trying
10/14/2018 at 21:37

I know, Dr Zoidberg will be dissapointed in me if I let it go.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 21:43

Damn man, that sucks....little chance you could find a better frame too... :(

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 21:53

If you make another trip down to NM, those trucks are still around down here, and probably without any rust anywhere.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
10/14/2018 at 21:55

had my eye on one, that strategy turned into the corvair adventure.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
10/14/2018 at 22:00

and the corvair was cheaper.

Die-Trying > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 22:03

i mulled it over with my truck, after the accident...... i decided that i could always buy/build another one LIKE it, similar...... but it would never be THE truck that i had. i decided that i would rather resurrect, than replace.....

Kinja'd!!!

decided that the flaws gave it just as much value, and that i would rather have THE truck that i had been everywhere in.........

another frame ought turn up, or you might look for another small truck that has been cut into a trailer, and do some splicing. you might start looking at measurements on s10 and ranger frame widths . see if anything is close.......

Tohru > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 22:25

straighten the frame and then plate it with thicker steel. my dad did that to my Nissan D21 and it was still perfectly fine when I sold it two years later.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Tohru
10/14/2018 at 22:30

this needs a little more than that, I’d have to go well under the cab before there is any metal to weld to. And I suspect that the box floor has been holding the rear frame together for some time. I’ll have to take the box off and see, but it might never go back on.

Tristan > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 23:15

Custom tube chassis? Custom tube chassis!

shop-teacher > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/14/2018 at 23:50

I feel like I'm seeing 20 years into the future of my truck.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > shop-teacher
10/15/2018 at 00:20

time marches on

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
10/15/2018 at 01:21

there’s always a chance, but 99% of these 2wd shorties are now chain link fences.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/15/2018 at 01:25

Look out here in the West, lots of yards and no rust! Then Por 15 the shit out of it!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/15/2018 at 06:01

stupid suggestion, find the part number thru toyo diy or Toyota-epc

then look on alibaba, you might be surprised

shop-teacher > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/15/2018 at 07:18

Indeed it does.

Tohru > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/15/2018 at 08:25

that’s basically what we had to do. When the previous owner bent the frame (way overloaded a rusty truck) it ripped the mounts off the bottom of the bed. Dad plated about 4 feet of the frame and put an Arizona-sourced bed on it. it wasn’t perfect but the wheel alignment was in spec and it drove fine.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/15/2018 at 10:17

[pours one out]