Built toyota tough Reply #1 – January 29, 2006, 06:16:20 AM Wow.... hell I wonder how an old American car would hold up to one of those tests. Plus it helps that it was a diesel though. Still amazing. Quote Selected
Built toyota tough Reply #2 – January 29, 2006, 11:56:28 AM I love older toyota trucks. Quote Selected
Built toyota tough Reply #3 – January 29, 2006, 12:35:16 PM They should of connected it to the crane, swung it around in circles and thrown it. Now that would have been a test. it was an awsome test though Quote Selected
Built toyota tough Reply #4 – January 29, 2006, 01:41:16 PM Not really all that impressed if they would have let that fire rage to the engine bay that thing would have been screwed right there. secondly They secured it to the top of the building before they demolished it. The body had to be made of pop can aluminum. The first 3 tests impressed me the fire and demolition were outlandish. Oh and that jackass saying that wrecking ball would destroy the empire state building, if they did it at the same speed that they did the truck it would probably only put a hole in the side of the empire state. Quote Selected
Built toyota tough Reply #5 – January 29, 2006, 01:48:30 PM Yeah, I thought the wrecking ball thing was pretty much a farce too. I think I was mostly amazed that the driveline stayed intact. The wheels didn't break off, or the drive shaft didn't bend/snap/fall off, that type of deal. Quote Selected
Built toyota tough Reply #6 – January 29, 2006, 04:41:34 PM Hit your car with a wrecking ball and see what happens. Set your car on fire, and see what happens.Demolish a building under your car and see what happens.A fox body of any sort wouldnt hold up to any of it. Quote Selected
Built toyota tough Reply #7 – January 29, 2006, 05:37:43 PM The reason the wrecking ball didn't do much is that the truck moved when it hit. Park the truck against a wall and THEN whack it with a wrecking ball and see how it holds up :DI had an '82 Toyota 4X4 (gas) that was almost as tough, and when I sold it for parts after the pinion bearing went in the rear end it was almost (but not quite) as bad as the one in that video. At one point the frame was broken so bad the brake lines were the only things holding the front half to the back half, and yet it was repaired and kept on the road. I even had the sitarter literally fall off the engine in a downpour. I stole some bolts from the engine mounts, bolted it back on, and drove home. The hydraulic clutch failed once, so I drove it clutchless for a week until I could get a slave cylinder. The transfer case seized once, at 60 MPH, and stopped the truck in its tracks, but not before twisting the driveshaft like a pretzel. A replacement t-case and drive shaft and all was good. And another time the front wheel bearing seized up, so I shifted into 4WD, locked the hubs, and forced the bugger to turn long enough to get me home. When I took it apart the bearing and hub were disintegrated, so I got a whole assembly from a junk yard. That was one tough, ugly old truck: Quote Selected
Built toyota tough Reply #8 – January 29, 2006, 07:49:53 PM pretty fun to watch! but I agree, the fire was a little wimpy, and the building stunt was... just not that interesting considering they strapped it down. But probably for the better - it gave it a much better chance of being driveable, which was the whole purpose anyway. Not a bad 15 minutes, I'd watch it again. Quote Selected
Built toyota tough Reply #9 – January 30, 2006, 08:14:56 PM that was a cool vid, thanks. The top gear guys are good. Quote Selected
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