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Hi folks. My partners owns a 1978 Pickup with a 20R engine that was her parents when growing up. She's attached to the car, and despite how little we know, we'd rather "fix it up" than get a new car right now.
We don't have a garage, just a small strip of driveway, and since we don't know a lot, we're hoping to tackle some of it ourselves, and pay to have the rest done. It runs fine (still!) but we hope to make it more useful by upgrading some parts and taking care of the body, etc. My question really is...with so much needing to be done, where do we start?
PRIMARY GOALS:
More power
Smoother ride
Interior/Exterior Rehab
1) Any tips on triaging rust? We want to get it painted eventually...but its not doing great in the Northeast (yes, we know we should have washed it regularly...but didnt)
2) What's a full paint job run? Ballpark range?
3) Engine has 230k+ on it...should we have it rebuilt? If so, should we do that in the beginning?
4) Are there any good books out there that would be helpful? Anything on tuning 20Rs or toyotas that old or really just anything helpful at all?
5) What's a good order in which to approach different parts of the overall project?
Of course I have tons of questions, but this is long enough for a first post
Thanks in advance!
We don't have a garage, just a small strip of driveway, and since we don't know a lot, we're hoping to tackle some of it ourselves, and pay to have the rest done. It runs fine (still!) but we hope to make it more useful by upgrading some parts and taking care of the body, etc. My question really is...with so much needing to be done, where do we start?
PRIMARY GOALS:
More power
Smoother ride
Interior/Exterior Rehab
1) Any tips on triaging rust? We want to get it painted eventually...but its not doing great in the Northeast (yes, we know we should have washed it regularly...but didnt)
2) What's a full paint job run? Ballpark range?
3) Engine has 230k+ on it...should we have it rebuilt? If so, should we do that in the beginning?
4) Are there any good books out there that would be helpful? Anything on tuning 20Rs or toyotas that old or really just anything helpful at all?
5) What's a good order in which to approach different parts of the overall project?
Of course I have tons of questions, but this is long enough for a first post
Thanks in advance!