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Little Red
[date: 1999 .. now]
Little Red
I have a '94 Toyota extended cab pickup. She's not a show queen, but well loved. She's been in the
family since new, and became mine around 1999.
My and my truck on Oquirrh Mountains, overlooking Utah valley, 2004
Current specs:
- 94 Toyota Pickup 4x4 DLX 3VZE
- All Pro solid axle swap (SAS) with 85 axle
- 30 spline Longfields in front
- 4.88 gears front and rear (open) set up by Zuk
- Turned front and rear axles
- Longer rear springs
- Marlin Crawler 4.70 RF1A TCase
- 35x12.5 BFG T/A KO
- 1.5" body lift
- Downey headers
- Black Magic electric fan
- AllPro front bumper
- Marlin Crawler back bumper
2018
Plotting a 5VZ-FE swap...
2017
- Moab run: Poison Spider arch & overlook
2016
- Test run to Little Moab after the rebuild
[](20161127-015-little-moab.jpg)
- [Clearanced front driveshaft](front-shaft-clearance)
2015
[](20150816-005-.jpg)
- Life happens. [Rebuilds are still slow.](2014-suspension)
2014
[](20140823-008-little-red-suspension-rework.jpg)
- [Suspension rework](2014-suspension)
- Regeared to 4.88.
2012
- Bolt-on front wheel spacers (stupid Utah laws)
2011
- Engine tune-up, including rebuilding the power steering pump in the kitchen (and some days my wife
still talks to me)
2009
- Polyurethane body mounts
- Marlin Crawler rear bumper (anniversary present! Hell yeah!)
2008
[](20080802-001-.jpg)
- My minions washed it. It was a slow year.
2006
2005
[](20051106-010-.jpg)
- [Cut and rotated front axle](angle), for better driveshaft angle
2004
[](20040501-011-Our-wedding.jpg)
- Got married and went on a honeymoon in the truck. Guess that counts for something in the truck's
history!
- FJ-80 high pinion front diff, with electric locker
- [4.70 transfer case](tcase)
- Rock lights: A set of 6 rock lights. Front, middle, and back controlled independently
2003
[](20031030-001-Rebuliding-truck's-engine.jpg)
- The bog-standard [blown head gasket](engine). 3ZVE drools-not-rules.
- [Solid front-axle swap](axle)
[](20030710-001-axle-underneath.jpg)
- Turned rear axle mounts
- Downey headers
[](20030525-004-Little-Red-on-top-of-The-Widomaker.jpg)
- Trimmed body lift, 4" springs, 1.5" longer shackles
- Black steel rims
2000
[](20030525-009-Us-on-overlook-on-Metal-Masher-trail.jpg)
- Started getting the Moab bug
- Torqued ([and broke](tortion)) tortion bars
- [Flex-a-lite Black Magic Fan](fan)
- [<s>K&N Air Filter</s>](kn-air-filter)
- Bushwacker fender flares
- Front tube bumper
1997
[](199711xx-001-little-red.jpg)
Lifted and chromed by some dumbass shop in Indiana. How sad..
- 3" body lift (but they didn't bother to [lower the radiator](blunders))
- 35 x 12.5" BFG All-Terrain TA-KO
1995
[](199708xx-011-box-canyon-toyota.jpg)
- "Totaled" in a front-end collision. Thanks sis, ha-ha. Rebuilt in AZ.
1994
- Bought new in AZ (actual VIN build date is Sept 1993)
Tips and tricks
- [Replacing a Birfield](birfield): Some tips on replacing a Birfield. Hopefully easy enough to do
on the trail if need be.
- [Engine rebuild notes](engine)
Trips
Blunders
blunders
References
Ken aka Zuk is who I'd trust for the 3rd rebuilds (although I did the latest myself, so it's not completely black magic)
ToyoDIY is part number lookup, and more. Great site!
jp-carparts.com
clipsandfasteners.com
