1989 Toyota Pickup 2WD Xtracab Deluxe

Updated 2/4/22 

oil/oil filter changed on 1/29/22 @ 240,000 by Sonny at Econo Auto Repair in Hawthorne, CA.

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New front disc pads recently installed.

New rear brake shoes recently installed.

New brake power assist device installed.

Recently installed master replaced with a new master cylinder.

Brake work completed by Neil’s Automotive Express in Alhambra, Ca. 

I bought this “endangered species list truck” for my son so he’d have a vehicle to drive to work in. Shortly, thereafter, he quits. 

I don’t really need it. 

The Good

Minimally tinted cab windows

22RE motor runs amazingly cool. 

The truck’s engine oil has been changed every 3000 miles since I purchased it. 

No timing belt- it has a timing chain.

This truck features a shell.

Non smoker vehicle 

Headliner and seats are in pretty good shape. 

Headlights upgraded to GE LED’s 

Both entire rear light housings have been replaced, and they each have new lenses. 

Backup bulbs have been replaced with LEDS.

License plate bulb housings have been replaced. 

License plate bulbs have been replaced with LEDS.

Electrically, almost everything works. All lights interior and exterior, all the gauges, as well as, the speedometer- are ok.(There may be a bulb or two out behind the speedo.)

The truck was painted by Earl Scheib in Glendale. (See my Yelp review) 

I have cared for the paint- it almost looks like it did when it was just painted. 

If you do the math,  240,000 33 years…This vehicle has only been driven about 7272 miles a year.  

Right after I purchased the truck from South-Lyn Auto Sales, in South Gate, I put a new Interstate battery in it at the Interstate Battery Store in San Gabriel. 

The truck ran fine, until the alternator failed, My “go-to” mechanic, Sonny, at Econo Auto Center at 13332 Prarie Ave, Hawthorne, Ca. replaced it with a new alternator. 

That new alternator also failed,  and again, Sonny replaced it, under warranty, at no charge. 

The trucks transmission failed, and Sonny was able to find a good used transmission. 

The vehicle has run fine otherwise. 

I have had the transmission fluid removed and replaced.

I had the radiator, and engine block’s coolant flushed in late 2020.

The tailpipe and muffler have been replaced.

I had a brake issue, a few months ago, and Neil’s Express Auto at 708 S Garfield Ave., Alhambra, Ca., found a defective brake system master cylinder, they removed and replaced it, as well as, all the brake systems fluid from the master cylinder to each wheel cylinder.

Neil’s also removed and replaced a main drive belt pulley, as well as, the main drive belt. 

I had the trucks wheels powder coated matte black in Valencia at California Chrome Wheel/CalChrome Custom Wheels and Tires 24750 Ave Rockefeller Valencia, Ca. 91355, they did the lug nuts and the caps too. (See my Yelp review.)

Aftermarket BOSS 56BRGB AM/FM Bluetooth CD player. 

Aftermarket 4.9” carbon fiber antenna

Aftermarket 180W 4” Pyle PLA2BL in-dash speakers 

Bed located removable Speaker box/1000W BOSS CXX12 12” woofer, BOSS CPBK 2  farad capacitor, 1000W BOSS PT1000 amplifier.

I replaced the larger non vented speaker enclosure on 1/22/22 with a smaller vented speaker enclosure. 

I also mounted a pair of 3 way BOSS AVA6200 box  speaker system on the top of the enclosure.

4 new Uniroyal Tiger Paw filled with nitrogen, mounted and balanced by California Chrome . The whitewalls are facing outward…(see above for address) 

New tie rod ends , and Four wheel alignment,  by EZ Tire Shop 502 S Garfield Ave. Alhambra, Ca. 91801

Brand new front bumper

Brand new front bumper lenses (amber) 

Brand new rear bumper. 

The Bad

NO air conditioning! Only two old fashioned wing windows, two window crank controlled door windows, and two pop-outs to keep cab occupants cool. 

This truck has a somewhat heavy fiberglass shell, with two locking handles.

The blower fan doesn’t blow at the two lowest settings- the two highest settings work fine. It might just be the switch, or not. 

A small piece of rubber has broken off above the lift gate on the shell’s hatchback.

The truck was painted at Earl Scheib in Glendale- (see my Yelp review.)

The Ugly

The matte black powder coat on the wheel lugs is beginning to wear due to the pneumatic wrenches used by mechanics.

The carpet is in surprisingly decent shape considering it’s 32 years old, but it is worn.

There is a section of the tailgate which, inadvertently, was not painted. (See my Yelp review of Earl Scheib’s in Glendale.)

Small scratch on windshield caused by wiper blade. 

Minor oil leak.