1993 Toyota T100 - Steering Box - Photo 8518449

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Saginaw steering boxes have made their way out of America's wrecking yards onto many a dirt machine. They're easy to come by and incredibly rugged. The short sector shaft is very stout. Custom hoses were assembled to let the Saginaw box work with the Toyota power steering pump.

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0509or 02z+1993 Toyota T100+Front Driver Side Airborne

0509or 03z+1993 Toyota T100+Front Driver Side Landing

0509or 04z+1993 Toyota T100+Full Front Suspension Travel

How's this for ground clearance?

Off-Road Warehouse limit straps protect the coilovers and bypass shocks from harsh top-out as the TT-100 becomes airborne. The upper and lower Newhan control arms join at a custom spindle. Wilwood rotors and calipers sit at attention, ready to do their job of converting kinetic energy into thermal energy.

0509or 09z+1993 Toyota T100+Hoses

Custom coilovers, bypass shocks, and bumpstops tackle the damping chores at each corner of the TT-100.

Here's where Mark Newhan sliced the stock framerails at the firewall and began putting tubing in their place. Newhan's '73 Chevy shortbed prerunner sports many of the same building tricks as were incorporated into the TT-100. Newhan's machines can be seen in motion in the Dezert People parts one and two.

0509or 06z+1993 Toyota T100+Aluminum Intake

There's a reason Ford 9-inch rearends appear under Chevys, Toyotas, and most other high-performance off-road trucks: They're rugged, lightweight, and easy to get performance parts for. This housing and full-floating 35-spline axles are from Speedway Engineering. A 5.29 ring-and-pinion bolts to a spool for simple, lightweight traction. We also like the Pro Werks alloy fill cap.

0509or 12z+1993 Toyota T100+Rear Suspension Body Panels Removed

A Speedway Engineering antisway bar snakes its way between the dampers and 'cage tubing. Eibach coils surround the dual-rate coilover hardware. Mark Newhan also designed the rear suspension, but Curtis was the man to take the concept and turn it into metallic reality. The rearend cycles at 25 inches.

Massive boxed lower trailing arms were TIG-welded by Johnson Bicycles of Antioch, California.

Eighty and forty-four. Those are the number of quarts the ice chest and the number of gallons the fuel cell hold, respectively. Extended desert adventures mandate starting out with both containers properly topped off.

0509or 17z+1993 Toyota T100+Gas Tank

Thirty-five-inch Goodyear M/TRs mount to American Racing bead-lock-equipped wheels for rugged traction with a touch of red-anodized class.

Wilwood calipers and rotors are squeezed into duty on the truck's rear flanks, too.

The 3.4L V-6 was offered from the factory beginning with model year '95. Much better than the 3.0L it replaced, the 3.4L can be pumped to higher output levels by bolting up a TRD-supercharged dose of steroids. The 'charger needed a bit of tuning to work with the '95 motor, so an Underdog Racing Development kit was called on to coordinate the 'charger with the motor.

The owner plans to use a smaller pulley for even more boost in the near future. As it is, the motor does a respectable job of moving the TT-100, and does so with the light weight and compact size of a V-6. A Beko radiator in a custom core support dissipates the heat.

Saginaw steering boxes have made their way out of America's wrecking yards onto many a dirt machine. They're easy to come by and incredibly rugged. The short sector shaft is very stout. Custom hoses were assembled to let the Saginaw box work with the Toyota power steering pump.

Subtle, trick touches include the dual stacked-plate power steering coolers, and front bumper that attaches with Camburg tube clamps.

Four Hella lights are great for lighting up the night and for creating extra wind drag during daylight. This mount flips down when not needed and pivots into position with the pull of a pin. Gas-charged lift struts keep the Hellas positioned while in service.

0509or 24z+1993 Toyota T100+Passenger Side Fenders Removed

Many full-race trucks are left with a bare-metal finish so that cracks are more easily detected. That's fine if you don't mind constantly tending to rust with a Scotchbrite pad.

Gray paint looks classy and is easy to touch up when needed.

0509or 29z+1993 Toyota T100+Front View

0509or 30z+1993 Toyota T100+Front Passenger Side In Motion

0509or 31z+1993 Toyota T100+Front Driver Side In Motion

0509or 32z+1993 Toyota T100+Front Passenger Side

0509or 33z+1993 Toyota T100+Front Passenger Side

0509or 34z+1993 Toyota T100+Driver Side View

The dash is stock for now, but Curtis added a Grant quick-release steering wheel and a Lowrance GPS unit for vehicle control and proper navigation. Beard Ultra seats cradle the occupants, who are strapped in place using Crow restraints.

0509or 25z+1993 Toyota T100+Interior Seats