wanderlost

My dad has a 2008 Ford Ranger and it has loads of power but gets terrible gas milage. Its about the same as our 2011 F 150.

I completely cleaned out my rig yesterday and found that with the seat all the way back it is still cramped for me (im 6'2") I have the frame from a 1984 Nissan King Cab 4x4. The body was rusted out so I tore it off but the frame is rust free. Does anyone think it would be a bad idea to put the sunrader shell on this frame and bolt the toyota transmission to the Nissan transfer case, fabricate some mounts for the 20r, and find a cab that fits? Edit: The wheel base of the Nissan and the Sunrader are both 112". From the back of the cab to the center of the axle on the Sunrader is 42" From the center of the axle to the end of the shell of the sunrader is 54" If I put a single cab on the Nissan frame the distance from the center of the axle to the back of the cab would be 42" From the center of the axle to the end of the frame on the Nissan is 54"

What shape is it in?

Found a tag on the side. It is a 1978. The cab is pretty rusty and the frame has allot of serious surface rust. The cover for one of the roof vents is completely dry rotted. Im uploading a video to YouTube of the rust. It looks like its gonna be to much trouble to fix. Does anybody have any idea of what would be involved to swap the shell over to another truck?

Here are a few pictures I took this morning. I think it might be older than an 84' does anybody know how I can find out for sure?

Hi im new to the forums here and I just bought a 1984 Toyota Sunrader for 300 bucks. Its a little rough around the edges but I plan on restoring it. It is a rear entry model. I saw that the whole back panel opens like a hatch back, does anyone know how to open this? Also is there anything I need to look out for? How do I tell what model it is? And where should I start with my restoration? I can take some pictures tomorrow.