Let's Fix My Toyota Mini Truck using Titanium!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Episode 252 of Mike Finnegan's Garage is here and this time I'm not only working on my 1985 Toyota pickup but I've also partnered with Bling Sauce to give you a shot at meeting up with me in Las Vegas for the SEMA Show? What is the SEMA Show? It's that automotive aftermarket parts manufacturers, retailers and distributors annual trade show. It's massive and full of the latest and greatest gadgets for your vehicle.
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-A SuperCar driving experience at Speed Vegas for both of you
-Private Dinner with me and the Bling Sauce Executive Team
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-3 day, 2 night experience!
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-Finnegan
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This is so much better than watching you open mail!😁😁
100%
👍🏼
Agreed. I went away for a while because of that. I'm back now
I enjoy watching him open mail!😂
Thank you
17's were huge in the early 90's..the new wheels look great 👍!!
You should add a air fitting to the new battery panel and tie it to the onboard air tanks. You can air up the truck without needing the on board air compressors or pre-fill them so the compressor doesn't need to work at start up.
Or put a switch on the compressors and turn them on after you start the truck, that way you have the trucks charging system helping with the draw from the compressors.
@@kevinklein959 He did that didn't he? My thinking is that with them filled you are ready to drive. Since the truck runs rough at idle and parked long stretches it could spare a few extra cranking amps. Needed? No, just another backup idea. =)
@@That_Ryan_Guy Yeah I hadn't watched the video that far yet. He did a good job.
@@kevinklein959 As always! But he needs to finish one project. 🤣
Was about to say the same thing,! An outside air would be and an easy way to take stress off the systems
Wheels are MUCH better! My 90’s nostalgia is sufficiently stimulated!
Dude, it looks soooo much better, with the 17's!! Great job!!
No joke I've been seeing more mini trucks from the late 90s and 2000s rolln around this last month and I'm here for it. Even saw a Forbidden Fantasy truck club in AZ I haven't seen around since then.
Mike I want to personally stop and take the time to just say thank you brother. This brings back so so many oldschool memories it's actually making me pretty emotional to be honest but all good vibes from awesome memories but hey man here to many more! Thank you man
One more idea I've had, since working in a semi shop with full airbrake/suspension systems, you could add a shop air fitting to the remote connections so you can manually fill the air tank from the outside, even with a little pancake compressor on an inverter you could get enough emergency air to lift the bags from the outside
I added a Schrader valve so can be filled up by any air pump or at a gas station in case the air pump was to fail
use it all the time to air up the truck now when at home with a lock on chuck. works great!
That ending is literally me everytime I detail my car.
*thunderstorms and wind*😂
LOL!!! Same
I love that truck. I'm so pleased to see you doing something with it. I'm 49 and currently putting an S10 together. 90s mini truck style.
I love how enthusiastic Mike is about his Mini truck. I absolutely love it, and the wheels were definitely a better choice.
When I was in The Marines, our vehicles had ‘slave cables’. Jumper cable clams on 1 end, heavy duty plug on the other that plugs into the vehicle. I think the 17’s are WAY BETTER ! Good job !
Man, I was looking forward to another Caddy build vid but then you go and hit me right in the soft spot with some mini-truck content. Well played
Mike, I Absolutely love the mini truck and even more the Old School Tribal Paint!!!! That’s for doing something us older mini trucking guys can relate to and enjoy!!!! Keep up the Great content!! Love your attitude and out look on life!!
Keep up the laughing and smiling, it is refreshing!!!!
Box would have been perfect with a valve connected to the air tank for emergency fills, great content
Yea such a good idea! And welding sockets, and matching cables. You twist in
R.I.P. MINITRUCKIN!! Hearing the names involved with this truck, seeing it layout and the paint. Waiting on my subscription was life until taking sawzaw to vehicles became a thing. So happy to remember those times. Thank you.
Dremel with a little death wheel, or even a little metal saw wheel attachment is a must have tool for cutting plastics, you can sculpt in anything you want, use a lighter to clean the edges. I have mine on a flexible extension, which has been amazing for reaching difficult spots. I even threw a carbide bit in it and was able to clearance an engine block casting, with the engine in the car.
He had a mill in the background
Thank you for bringing back the Most Amazing Memories of Post High school Memories I could have ever had.
I'm so pumped about this video, I'm building a 1992 mazda b2200. Would love a video going over the truck , showing how some things are done .
Thanks
From Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Puddin’s Fab shop on YT has 2 yrs of mini truck vids
I hope these style trucks bring a come back, those paint jobs were the coolest and nobody does that stuff anymore
Top tip: You can usually charge a battery via the terminal on the back of the alternator. This is how I do it on my 68 Elco where the battery has been relocated to under the bed.
Charge it yes but not jump start it, the wiring isn't heavy enough.
@@Nick-sv3yf wiring on the startermotor is heavy enough
@@Nick-sv3yf I have started my 6.0L LS off the alternator lug many times without a problem
and that's with completely dead battery's
@@NightshiftCustomyou're lucky you havent burned up a fuse link.
@@16vSciroccoboi They don't seem to have them on stock LS wiring
haven't seen them since the 90's tbh lol
I absolutely loooove this truck! I had an 84 in high school. I miss that truck…long live the 90’s!!!!!
Mike says mini truckers don't narrow their axels , Dirt Head Dave says hold my beer. I was a kid into VWs when mini trucks were a thing . Glad you guys are doing this content its soooo fun!
Great show as always . Easy foolproof solution for your air compressors. Install momentary switch and a latching relay for your pump power. Nothing happens when you power on the key, but hit the momentary switch and the relay powers itself to stay on and power your compressors. When you key off the relay will shut off. Foolproof 👍👍
Small trick on welding those boxes, tack the corners near the flange and run the welds down hill, the weld will flatten out and have minimal penetration on the inside, love the content
Sweet ride Finn. Reminds me of my friend's and their 13B powered Mazda 2200, and another guy's Izusu Pup back around 1990. I got a tip for you and your viewers. Almost everyone installs amps in their vehicles these days. Use a larger cable size than you really need. Install a ground block and a power distribution block. And providing you haven't shave the door locks and handles, you can hook you battery charger or jumper cables directly to those blocks on your amp rack. Of course a 2 gauge Anderson plug, behind the grill so you can access it without opening the hood, does wonders too. Keep on trucking Bro, you got this.
This Truck is my absolute favorite in your fleet! I love the paint and those new wheels are perfect for the truck and the theme. what's next for it, fuel injection?
My first mini truck was an 86 Mazda B2000, static lowered, with the always dear to my heart 15x10 KMC Hammers
Sunday morning coffee, Finnegan's & mini trucks. Thanks!
You’re cracking me up Mr Finnegan! I don’t have to tools to do it but there’s a perfectly good Bridgeport right behind you!!!
Came here to say, those wheels are awesome and not small. The white ones were WAY too big for that truck.
Genuinely impressed with the self cutting zip tie!
What a beautiful paint job. Love it.
Can’t wait to see the tune up video getting those carbs sorted out.
Man i was thinking of selling my mini truck but i just fall in love with it every time i drive it .
Those new rims are lush. Works so well with the paintwork.
The one *_TRUE_* way to make a genuine 90s retro truck in 2023 - start in the 1990s
Every car guy, every maker, knows the feel
Noooooo…… those 20’s are sick!! They look rad on that truck!
Wait a second, your getting a SEMA truck ready to go with a realistic deadline? Not down to the wire, we gonna lose the shop if we don't finish. SEMA isn't for a few months yet isn't it?
Well sir. I'm glad I'm not the only person that detailed my truck in order for it to then end a drought. It never fails. But it looks good wet.
Dang man, I thought it was 1992 again! Reminds me of cruisin' around in my bros Nissan 720 minitruck bumpin' the Lanzar subwoofers.
Mike is going to be so surprised when he discovers there is a Bridgeport behind him and all the things he can use it for, like cutting slots in plastic trim.
If he can remember which direction the handles go and not screw it up. 😂
That ending almost brought a tear to my eye
Pop the hood find a good ground then hook to the positive cable on the battery side of the starter relay. That will feed power to the battery through a cable that should be large enough to handle it and you should be able to to air the truck up and possibly start it. I’m not super familiar with Toyotas so I’m not sure how accessible that wire is but we use that method on a lot of stuff that you can’t get to the battery very easily.
Makes much more sense, what doesn't make any sense is the isolation switch on the negative 🤔
38:53 man. What a connection I didn’t realize we shared. I started as a wholesale automotive electronics tech. People now a days have no idea what it was like. Cars came with no ac, no cruise control not radios or speakers. And we did it on the dealers lot and we had to make due with what we had. Which bothered my ocd but I’ll tell you being forced to be creative like that really opens your eyes to how everything works. I swear it get a cavalier for a head unit and 4 plus antenna. My boss would hand me a head unit a piece of and plastic a handful of radio back straps but not all for the radio lol. He would use any size speaker we had in stock. So just because your door could fit a 5 1/4 wi stuffed in 4” two way speakers.
In dealer lots I honestly cut roofs and installed sunroofs and reupholstered headliners. We installed afermartkket ac and cruise controls as well as full body kits it wa the 90z plus spoilers running boards remote starters window tint even full leather upholstery upgrade like katskins out of either my old car or a company mini truck we had tacomas. They were hooked up nice. But working like that either makes you a bad hack or it makes you the best installer snd troubleshooter! I went from cars to commercial cctv, security and fire alarm. It was so closely related to car stuff. Except for the running wires and mounting and cutting on walls. That elevate you to a legit master tech. I went from like 28k per year doing wholesale car audio dealt work to I stalling insane systems in biotech factories airports hospitals etc making at the time like 2007-2015 I made upwards of $125k per year all from car electronics. Unfortunately I was injured and forced to retired 😢. Im glad to watch all you do because it reminds me I can do anything. Except use my right arm as intended.
I would suggest evening out your bumper box installation by putting in an extra air chuck connector for your air bag compressor, on the opposite side of the bed from the battery terminals. It would give you the option of having remote air for pumping tires, OR to externally pump up your reserve tank when your battery dies, so that you can move the car around when you don't want to (or can't) start the engine.
Mike,
I know you say the 17s are small. When I lowered my 83 Toyota, I ran 14s with 185/60s. No airbags. Lowered and re-indexed the torsion bars and had 3 inch blocks in the back with the middle leaf removed.
I feel you on the mini trucking on a budget.
Cool ass Yota.
Keep the videos coming!
Ohhhh looking forward to watching this one , things have become a little slow in the finnegan realm me thinks , but I suppose you have had a lot on so you are allowed , onwards and upwards to the levels you have made us accustomed too 😊
those wheels look so good and time era correct vs the 20's.. I remember back then 17's and Centerline's, Boyd's and few others like Nichie bella's were a few of the popular brands that was the new BIG RIMS to have at that time then came the 18's for awhile
Thanks for the video!!! Brings back the memories of me and my roommate in 87. I had a full size and he had a mini. We tllt bedded the mini in the garage, 4cyl with two dellortos.
Can't wait for the next episode of the yota. I've been into to mini trucks since the late 70's, early 80's. It still makes me feel warm and fuzzy seeing old school buids. I would love if mini trucks would come back mainstream again
Mike thank you for the stickers! I got them today! Your truck is awesome! Can't wait for WING ATTACK I saw in background!
Nice job, looks great... love the bit of fabrication and rewiring.
Your Webers have a plugged idle jet.
The 17's make the truck, love it!
Been dying to see this old girl be revived and enjoyed again
Rain yes, but look how nice it beads up!
I'll see you at dinner when I win that contest. Love the truck. God bless the 90's.
Usually when I build a custom, I will will make certain things easy access, no. 1 the battery, fuses, alternator, starter, & wheels (LOL). I will never be as good as you, I will never have the budget, unless I hit the lottery, which I don't play, so I would have to find a winning ticket. You are one of my favorites to watch, and all your projects are the best.
The music is fantastic dubbed over fab work ….. well done !
My first job was installing car stereos in the 90s just like yours, for a UK auto parts store called Halfords. No training, 16 years old, they just let me loose on customers' cars. They didn't provide us with tools wither so we would take them off the store shelves, then try to put them back in the packaging and back on display when we were finished. Pro tip.
90's mini truck with 90's paint job needed those 17's. Era correct stuff for the win.
please keep the mini truck show coming I love it I am a mini trucker from the store 80i have and 86 Mazda B2000 need to have the truck redone but please kept coming
Love this truck...wish mini trucks would come back
They never left , still really big in lots of areas with a huge following
Yesss! Finally. Loved it! Minitruckin . Wheels look great! Paint looks killer
Had the same issue with my bagged mazda pickup Added a second battery with a split charge,no more issues :)
The episode I’ve been waiting for perfect wheels for that truck !! Now when your done with semi come to a day to remember that Saturday
What a beautiful truck. Box came out great only thing I would’ve added is a air fill valve. May not need it at the moment but if the air compressor ever goes out you can fill the system from that air valve. New subscriber here.
My favorite truck that you have, please get it running right! That truck bring so many memories back. ❤❤❤
The rain clouds were laughing at you the whole time...🌧️🌨️😅
Those new "old school" wheels look great... Now you'll fix your stuff, make her happy and running well...
Every time i see that mini truck paint scheme it reminds me of my middle school Trapper Keeper design😁
My brother had a taco same body type. Light yellow color I had a T100 I miss that truck. This video brought me back just hearing that door 🚨
Rims look awesome!
That box looked excellent. I would've added an air fitting to prefill the tanks with shop air in an emergency situation.
Man does this make me miss mine! I had a 93’ on bags and 18’s in high school. Single cab, 5-speed, and a bulletproof 22RE!
The wheels are just right👌 i'm born 1985 and that look is right..... 😊
Looks like the Daytona got a lot of work done can't wait to see it.
Love,love,love the graphics, and that your working on a mini truck. I need to go dust mine off in the garage
Gosh darn that is the coolest paint/mini truck ever
You could have ran a wire from the battery cable at the starter up to a bracket with those same remote posts and kept it all under the hood. Ground jumper to the engine block. Just a thought. Love the truck though. Keep minitruckin' alive!
I had 16" wheels on my 77 built side Datsun.... those wheels are perfect
That paint job is so sick!
Those wheels rock with that paint job.
Fantastic use of the 123 blocks
Its so perfect Mike. That truck is turning out killer
Ahhhh. You worked at Circuit City? Man, I worked at the main Richmond, VA shop from 98-02. That offered some good memories, but watching this mini truck episode had me wanting another bagged mini. Keep up the great work man.
The nostalgia is real watching this
I don't know who you get to help you film, but the one filming you while driving nailed it. Haha after writing that I just had a thought that it's probably a damn go pro, Haha. Love the videos!
This is 100% my favorite vehicle of yours, bar none.
Brings back alot of memories
When I was in the Army, we called that, field expediant! Using what you got to get it done NOW! LoL 😂🤣🤪😎
The BAD wheels look great. You need to bring this to Mini Truckin Nats in April. 30th Anniversary.
Should have added an air line quick disconnect to that battery post box! Nice work though looks great!
Bet your dad was laughing at the rain part. Love never dies, Mike.
Was thinking it would have been super clean to Rivet the box in. Fun content, keep it up!
Man i miss those days...i think i had 4 different bagged mini trucks back in the 90s and my favorite one was my 86 Toyota
That's a legit Trapper Keeper paintjob!
The easiest way to cut switches into plastic is to trim down a razor blade to fit in a soldering iron. Or hold a blade with vice grips and heat with a touch and cut through.
Awesome video! More mini truck! Sorry it rained on the mini truck!
I’ve been waiting to see you do something with the mini truck. It’s so damn cool. Those period wheels are perfect!
Great video! Love the graphics on the truck very nice.