Official LandBruiser build thread!! - Page 2

ontherox · 06-16-08, 05:44 PM

Not much progress lately as i am still waiting on a bunch of parts.The last thing i ordered were the 4x4 labs arms which are made to order and came from the other side of the country yet i got those first??.Anyway the aussie locker,steering arms and motor mounts came but these are useless to me until the axle parts come.I'll post up some pics of the arms,if youve never seen their steering parts let me tell you they are like overkill beefy.Hopefully the rest of my stuff comes in tomorrow.

4x4 Station Wagon · 06-16-08, 10:52 PM

Nice!! I am right behind you i am sitting bare frame and only one front hanger cut off due to running out of &$#^ing oxygen. I was hoping you could tell me why you or someone else could tell me why you and a lot of others go with the front hanger about on inch forward of the end of the frame...??? The reason i ask is .. do you have to?? I was hoping i could go flush loosing an inch of wheelbase and then flipping my springs around and gaining all plus more back. Everyone seems to do it your way and i just wondered why?? I am collecting pics to start a thread but now i am like @%& you are going to be hard to keep up with!!!!!! I spent my money on a stroker...............

rsbcruiser · 06-16-08, 11:06 PM

Actually, I like the Subaru! You have got to be kidding me! You have to say you have done this before, studied 10 years at a Buddist retreat or something. because you have the best pictures I've EVER seen in a thread.

ontherox · 06-17-08, 06:06 AM

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Nice!! I am right behind you i am sitting bare frame and only one front hanger cut off due to running out of &$#^ing oxygen. I was hoping you could tell me why you or someone else could tell me why you and a lot of others go with the front hanger about on inch forward of the end of the frame...??? The reason i ask is .. do you have to?? I was hoping i could go flush loosing an inch of wheelbase and then flipping my springs around and gaining all plus more back. Everyone seems to do it your way and i just wondered why?? I am collecting pics to start a thread but now i am like @%& you are going to be hard to keep up with!!!!!! I spent my money on a stroker...............

Basically part following others lead and part slight wheel base extension without flipping springs.I also have my springs set on the forward hole of the perches.I dont see any reason why you cant go flush myself,but people who have done it more than me do it the other way

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Actually, I like the Subaru! You have got to be kidding me! You have to say you have done this before, studied 10 years at a Buddist retreat or something. because you have the best pictures I've EVER seen in a thread.

thanks and more pics to come soon i hope!

rabid · 06-17-08, 06:16 AM

as nice as the 40 is coming along....your subaru rocks.

seriously. That is fantastic.

I have seen those older ones DEEP in the woods up here. Nothing funnier than wheeling all day, thinking your truck is pretty tough, and having three yahoos with kids in the car putting by you in beat, jacked up subarus.

ontherox · 06-20-08, 08:37 PM

Ok getting pretty pissed off

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Waited like 3 weeks now and apparently according to ups my package has "experienced an exception" due to Adverse weather conditions.It has been in ups possession for like 2 weeks now and has not moved from current location in like 3 days should have been here like monday at the latest!.Wondering if my box full of goodies is now floating down the mississippi river?? or not so much floating since its like $900 worth of sweet metal parts.

Worst part is i have a non movable cruiser sitting on my lift and i have customers wanting to get work done on their cars,luckily i do carpentry as well but still this is pissing me off.And to boot ups doesnt speed up a shipment due to crap like this so nothing will happen this weekend even if they are able to....hey UPS

jacoby fj40 · 06-21-08, 06:50 PM

like the rig so far... what part of maine are you from

ontherox · 06-21-08, 06:55 PM

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like the rig so far... what part of maine are you from

Damnit how do you know im in maine??

Anyway i am just about 10 minutes south of Damariscotta. Skow-vegas isnt too far...well about 2 hours or so.

jacoby fj40 · 06-28-08, 06:48 PM

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Damnit how do you know im in maine??

u had maine plates on ur rig

ontherox · 06-28-08, 07:26 PM

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u had maine plates on ur rig

bsmith123 · 06-28-08, 08:14 PM

good work, seems you're going like gangbusters on it.

Wildman · 06-30-08, 05:15 PM

LOL you also have Maine tags on the wall

How do you like the got trikes bender? I havent finished mine yet... after 1.5 years LOL

ontherox · 06-30-08, 09:24 PM

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How do you like the got trikes bender? I havent finished mine yet... after 1.5 years LOL

i have had mine finished for that long and havnt tried it yet

Just need a few parts and a couple dies,sweet design though!

Hey how'd you know i have a bender??

Aaronb · 06-30-08, 09:32 PM

looking good, it motivates me to get mine done.

ontherox · 07-03-08, 09:53 PM

Well after all this time (i know ,not really that long) i have my rig back to a rolling state again

. Ring and pinions are done as well as all associated bearings.Had a hang up for a bit but was just my own ignorance.Got the aussi locker installed in the rear and all new seals and bearings in the rear axle as well.Other than that just rebuilt the front...bearings,knuckle seals,ect.

Just need to get another rear pinion seal as i frigged up the first one, and get some new rotors for the front.I think my next needed step is to get my rod ends and make my drag link and tie rod,then shocks,then rear disks,then start the fuel injection project

Here is a few update pics:

Boxes of fun....for hours!

4x4 labs steering arms:

Rear:

Tearing apart precision stuff

Current state:

And nothing more.

jimhendrixx · 07-03-08, 10:08 PM

Dude, very nice truck!

ontherox · 07-09-08, 06:41 PM

Ok progress time

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Got the new pinion seal in and filled the diffs with oil.Then spent the day getting the motor back in (Bitch!!!).Was a PITA because the damn frame is so high now and my engine lift sucks balls.Anyway i got that done and started doing some cleaning,can you say caked with shit?I swear there was stuff that i thought was parts on my trans that was actually just 35 year old crap lol. Well here is how it sits with the big heavy on there (about 1/2" lower than before)

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Thats right,my frame clears a full size trash can LOL!!

Homemade outer seal plate (whatever its called)

Homemade turn stops and shock mounts:crappy pic!

thats what i got for today.

jacoby fj40 · 07-09-08, 06:59 PM

looking good... when can u finish mine for me

ontherox · 07-09-08, 07:06 PM

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looking good... when can u finish mine for me

Bring her down i'll do it up!! pics of yours?? there local brother

4alarm · 07-09-08, 07:41 PM

Very nice project.

I built my Got Trics Bender back in '03 and still haven't used it. I still need to buy some dies. I did pick up a air/hydro 8 ton ram to operate it about a month ago. I just put it in my engine hoist to play with it. Check your local Checker/Kragens auto stores (if you have them out there). They have the air/hydro jack replacements on clearance for ~$17.

I'm not sure about your Saginaw box plate.

Lot's of forces from that box. I'm in the process of removing the factory frame horn boxing and re-boxing it with new steel. I ordered the mounting bracket from Downey Off-Road, cause I don't feel like making my own. I think I'd flush mount the main plate to the frame horn then space off of that. Though wiith the position of your front spring hangers you may not have the clearance. I have a full width Chevy axle on the front and the extra tall high steer arms and my tie-rod and drag link just barely clear. Flatter pitman arm was my friend.

Moe R · 07-09-08, 09:19 PM

Got the new pinion seal in and filled the diffs with oil.Then spent the day getting the motor back in (Bitch!!!).Was a PITA because the damn frame is so high now and my engine lift sucks balls

Excellent thread!! I know this is a little late but may help someone else. Deflate the tires. But really, awsome so far!!

ontherox · 07-09-08, 10:08 PM

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Deflate the tires.

Thought of that but to lazy...you know how much air those tires hold

I'd rather a 1000 lb block of iron dangling above my face with the hoist creaking as chinese welds give way to deathdom

julstirn · 07-11-08, 09:43 PM

just saying hi, it is coming along wonderfully, currently in WA but im coming from pittsfield and my wife is out of skowhegan

JJS · 08-18-08, 08:56 PM

My buddy owns land in Exeter and I'm up there a few times a year. I'm just a Masshole, though...

ontherox · 08-18-08, 09:37 PM

Haha,stupid Massholes! J/K mass is ok.Its like a miniature Maine but with an economy.

I do know of exeter though,but i dont go there

4x4 Station Wagon · 08-18-08, 10:49 PM

What in the heck happened to your avatar! That one is way freakier than your last....... LOL

apbb2 · 08-19-08, 07:16 AM

Now I am officially subscribed to this thread.

Really nice buildup.

Any updates and when can you do mine?

jacoby fj40 · 09-06-08, 07:29 PM

hey man hows the rig coming.. i am working on some pics of mine for ya. you must be about done by know?

06-28-08, 08:14 PM	#41
bsmith123 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: panhandle florida Posts: 813	Nice Work good work, seems you're going like gangbusters on it. __________________ B Smith123 Chaos, panic, & disorder - my work here is done. The easy way ain't cheap and the cheap way ain't easy!!! 71 FJ frame off build "UGLY BETTY" 33 in BFGs, 4 inch HFS lift, Durabak lined tub, and a soft top on the way!

06-30-08, 05:15 PM	#42
Wildman IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Eastham, Cape Cod Posts: 508	LOL you also have Maine tags on the wall How do you like the got trikes bender? I havent finished mine yet... after 1.5 years LOL __________________ My life is like trying to swallow a pine cone its tough when you live fast just to die slow. ~Shinoda Build thread: updated 2/23 http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=169539

07-03-08, 09:53 PM	#45
ontherox Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In bed humping Posts: 175	Well after all this time (i know ,not really that long) i have my rig back to a rolling state again. Ring and pinions are done as well as all associated bearings.Had a hang up for a bit but was just my own ignorance.Got the aussi locker installed in the rear and all new seals and bearings in the rear axle as well.Other than that just rebuilt the front...bearings,knuckle seals,ect. Just need to get another rear pinion seal as i frigged up the first one, and get some new rotors for the front.I think my next needed step is to get my rod ends and make my drag link and tie rod,then shocks,then rear disks,then start the fuel injection project Here is a few update pics: Boxes of fun....for hours! 4x4 labs steering arms: Rear: Tearing apart precision stuff Current state: And nothing more.

07-03-08, 10:08 PM	#46
jimhendrixx IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kenmore, WA TLCA# 3137 Posts: 259	Dude, very nice truck! __________________ These "roll" with me: 1973 FJ55 Toyota Landcruiser Restoration Project 2001 Toyota Tundra 2007 FJ Cruiser

07-09-08, 06:41 PM	#47
ontherox Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In bed humping Posts: 175	Ok progress time . Got the new pinion seal in and filled the diffs with oil.Then spent the day getting the motor back in (Bitch!!!).Was a PITA because the damn frame is so high now and my engine lift sucks balls.Anyway i got that done and started doing some cleaning,can you say caked with shit?I swear there was stuff that i thought was parts on my trans that was actually just 35 year old crap lol. Well here is how it sits with the big heavy on there (about 1/2" lower than before). Thats right,my frame clears a full size trash can LOL!! Homemade outer seal plate (whatever its called) Homemade turn stops and shock mounts:crappy pic! thats what i got for today.

06-16-08, 05:44 PM	#31
ontherox Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In bed humping Posts: 175	Not much progress lately as i am still waiting on a bunch of parts.The last thing i ordered were the 4x4 labs arms which are made to order and came from the other side of the country yet i got those first??.Anyway the aussie locker,steering arms and motor mounts came but these are useless to me until the axle parts come.I'll post up some pics of the arms,if youve never seen their steering parts let me tell you they are like overkill beefy.Hopefully the rest of my stuff comes in tomorrow.

06-16-08, 10:52 PM	#32
4x4 Station Wagon IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 234	Nice!! I am right behind you i am sitting bare frame and only one front hanger cut off due to running out of &$#^ing oxygen. I was hoping you could tell me why you or someone else could tell me why you and a lot of others go with the front hanger about on inch forward of the end of the frame...??? The reason i ask is .. do you have to?? I was hoping i could go flush loosing an inch of wheelbase and then flipping my springs around and gaining all plus more back. Everyone seems to do it your way and i just wondered why?? I am collecting pics to start a thread but now i am like @%& you are going to be hard to keep up with!!!!!! I spent my money on a stroker...............

06-16-08, 11:06 PM	#33
rsbcruiser IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,087	Actually, I like the Subaru! You have got to be kidding me! You have to say you have done this before, studied 10 years at a Buddist retreat or something. because you have the best pictures I've EVER seen in a thread.

06-17-08, 06:16 AM	#35
rabid IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bristol, VT Posts: 852	as nice as the 40 is coming along....your subaru rocks. seriously. That is fantastic. I have seen those older ones DEEP in the woods up here. Nothing funnier than wheeling all day, thinking your truck is pretty tough, and having three yahoos with kids in the car putting by you in beat, jacked up subarus.

06-20-08, 08:37 PM	#36
ontherox Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In bed humping Posts: 175	Ok getting pretty pissed off . Waited like 3 weeks now and apparently according to ups my package has "experienced an exception" due to Adverse weather conditions.It has been in ups possession for like 2 weeks now and has not moved from current location in like 3 days should have been here like monday at the latest!.Wondering if my box full of goodies is now floating down the mississippi river?? or not so much floating since its like $900 worth of sweet metal parts. Worst part is i have a non movable cruiser sitting on my lift and i have customers wanting to get work done on their cars,luckily i do carpentry as well but still this is pissing me off.And to boot ups doesnt speed up a shipment due to crap like this so nothing will happen this weekend even if they are able to....hey UPS

06-21-08, 06:50 PM	#37
jacoby fj40 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Skowhegan, Maine Posts: 23	like the rig so far... what part of maine are you from

06-30-08, 09:32 PM	#44
Aaronb IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tehachapi Posts: 34	looking good, it motivates me to get mine done.

07-09-08, 06:59 PM	#48
jacoby fj40 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Skowhegan, Maine Posts: 23	looking good... when can u finish mine for me

07-09-08, 07:41 PM	#50
4alarm IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sierra Vista AZ Posts: 235	Very nice project. I built my Got Trics Bender back in '03 and still haven't used it. I still need to buy some dies. I did pick up a air/hydro 8 ton ram to operate it about a month ago. I just put it in my engine hoist to play with it. Check your local Checker/Kragens auto stores (if you have them out there). They have the air/hydro jack replacements on clearance for ~$17. I'm not sure about your Saginaw box plate. Lot's of forces from that box. I'm in the process of removing the factory frame horn boxing and re-boxing it with new steel. I ordered the mounting bracket from Downey Off-Road, cause I don't feel like making my own. I think I'd flush mount the main plate to the frame horn then space off of that. Though wiith the position of your front spring hangers you may not have the clearance. I have a full width Chevy axle on the front and the extra tall high steer arms and my tie-rod and drag link just barely clear. Flatter pitman arm was my friend. __________________ -Josh '70 FJ40 (work in progress) '85 FJ60 '02 Sequoia '08 G35 Sedan (Wifey's) TLCA Member #14566 My Build Up My Pictures

07-09-08, 09:19 PM	#51
Moe R IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CT Posts: 313	Got the new pinion seal in and filled the diffs with oil.Then spent the day getting the motor back in (Bitch!!!).Was a PITA because the damn frame is so high now and my engine lift sucks balls Excellent thread!! I know this is a little late but may help someone else. Deflate the tires. But really, awsome so far!! __________________ In an insane society, the sane must appear insane. 84 BJ42 Turboglide Kit

07-11-08, 09:43 PM	#53
julstirn IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 20	just saying hi, it is coming along wonderfully, currently in WA but im coming from pittsfield and my wife is out of skowhegan

08-18-08, 08:56 PM	#54
JJS Let's Go! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,932	My buddy owns land in Exeter and I'm up there a few times a year. I'm just a Masshole, though... __________________ Toyota still builds real Cruisers. They sell them overseas.

08-18-08, 09:37 PM	#55
ontherox Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In bed humping Posts: 175	Haha,stupid Massholes! J/K mass is ok.Its like a miniature Maine but with an economy. I do know of exeter though,but i dont go there

08-18-08, 10:49 PM	#56
4x4 Station Wagon IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 234	What in the heck happened to your avatar! That one is way freakier than your last....... LOL

08-19-08, 07:16 AM	#57
apbb2 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7	Now I am officially subscribed to this thread. Really nice buildup. Any updates and when can you do mine?

09-06-08, 07:29 PM	#58
jacoby fj40 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Skowhegan, Maine Posts: 23	hey man hows the rig coming.. i am working on some pics of mine for ya. you must be about done by know?

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