Couple corrections: One, these trucks are newer than what raced in 1983. Those original trucks had their carburetor intakes sticking up from the hood. Second, Tom Morris was a mechanic and oversaw the building of many trucks, he was not a driver.
i've been very curious about this too, and from what i've found after researching it (including finding that forum post linked above where someone owns one of these old race trucks), i believe it was pretty much a racing-specific Toyota 4 cylinder engine that was loosely based on an old production engine from the R family, which is the series of engines that later included the 22RE. the race engine is called the 152E, and it was a 2.0 or 2.1 liter carb'd engine developed from the 18RG, which was one of the engines that came in the Japanese market Celicas in the 70's and early 80's. Although the USA did get the 22RE engines, none of them came close to what even the 18RG was, since the 22RE is single cam 2 valve per cylinder compared to the 18RG which is twin cam 4 valve per cylinder. So technically the engine in these awesome 80's Toyota stadium trucks aren't completely unrelated to what the trucks Toyota was selling at the dealerships came equipped with, being that they're both "R" family engines, but in reality it's pretty much not related at all haha. And I think the rules for these stadium trucks changed around '89 or later, allowing V6 engines, so Toyota switched up to some V6 then, but I'm not sure what that engine was.
cbh148 The 18RG was a twin cam 8 valve motor. There is also a16 valve version but it has a different number that I'm not remembering at the moment. Externally they look the same and you need take the valve cover off to tell the difference. Yamaha designed the head and they have the 3 tuning forks in a circle cast on to the head. The old Yamaha logo from the 1970's. SCORE said no to PPI running that engine in Class 7 mini trucks so they put it in Class 1 unlimited. Those extra cab trucks are desert trucks and that's why you see 101 and 102 on them
Couple corrections: One, these trucks are newer than what raced in 1983. Those original trucks had their carburetor intakes sticking up from the hood. Second, Tom Morris was a mechanic and oversaw the building of many trucks, he was not a driver.
Jaja aún de muelles que buena troca
Toyota is the best !!! I love my 3vz
Not 83' this was 86'
No terrain intimadates the Ironman !
Golden cheese, I'm still trying to sell my catamaran so I can buy a Hilux. Can't wait always wanted one.
what motor was he using because im positive it wasn't a 22rte, 22re, 3vz or 2l
+cody N Not sure.
i've been very curious about this too, and from what i've found after researching it (including finding that forum post linked above where someone owns one of these old race trucks), i believe it was pretty much a racing-specific Toyota 4 cylinder engine that was loosely based on an old production engine from the R family, which is the series of engines that later included the 22RE. the race engine is called the 152E, and it was a 2.0 or 2.1 liter carb'd engine developed from the 18RG, which was one of the engines that came in the Japanese market Celicas in the 70's and early 80's. Although the USA did get the 22RE engines, none of them came close to what even the 18RG was, since the 22RE is single cam 2 valve per cylinder compared to the 18RG which is twin cam 4 valve per cylinder. So technically the engine in these awesome 80's Toyota stadium trucks aren't completely unrelated to what the trucks Toyota was selling at the dealerships came equipped with, being that they're both "R" family engines, but in reality it's pretty much not related at all haha. And I think the rules for these stadium trucks changed around '89 or later, allowing V6 engines, so Toyota switched up to some V6 then, but I'm not sure what that engine was.
cbh148 The 18RG was a twin cam 8 valve motor. There is also a16 valve version but it has a different number that I'm not remembering at the moment. Externally they look the same and you need take the valve cover off to tell the difference. Yamaha designed the head and they have the 3 tuning forks in a circle cast on to the head. The old Yamaha logo from the 1970's. SCORE said no to PPI running that engine in Class 7 mini trucks so they put it in Class 1 unlimited. Those extra cab trucks are desert trucks and that's why you see 101 and 102 on them