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11-20-08, 10:56 PM
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Try #2. 1986 Extra Cab 4x4
Try #1: http://forum.ih8mud.com/79-95-toyota...oorrunner.html
Try #2:
22re- stock with a new fan clutch, and 3 core radiator. LC engineering motor mounts, 5 speed trans, inchworm dual case adapter, all pro 4.7 gears, toy4crawlin tripple shifter, 4x innovations trans mount, budbuilt x-member, all pro long travel front driveshaft, rear .250 wall shaft, 5.29 elockers front and rear, front 62" wide diamond axle housing, longfield shafts, 6 shooter knuckles, Fj rotors, bigger v6 toyota calipers, ARP knuckle and hub studs, custom brake lines, rear 1.5" spacers, national front springs, deaver rear springs, f-250 shock mounts, bilstein or BBCS shocks, FROR highsteer, New 35" mickey thompson MTZ's on weld on beadlock wheels, ramsey re12000 winch, tuffy console, 12 volt guy switch panel, driven industries tube works interrior cage, ARB fridge
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11-20-08, 11:08 PM
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Its Begins.
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11-20-08, 11:09 PM
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Parts.
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11-20-08, 11:17 PM
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Hiding Away.
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11-21-08, 01:59 AM
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Now thats what I'm after excellent choice of truck
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11-21-08, 04:41 AM
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Ya gotta love those elockers....I don't think I would go any other way.
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11-24-08, 03:15 PM
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Mockup
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11-25-08, 02:43 AM
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Permission to be jealous 
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11-26-08, 06:31 PM
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Bad news Garrett.... No one likes you!!! 
That looks to be the makings of a very fine truck!!! Planning on leaving the sweet decals?
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11-26-08, 06:37 PM
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Bad news Garrett.... No one likes you!!!
That looks to be the makings of a very fine truck!!! Planning on leaving the sweet decals? |
Of course no one likes me. That never stopped me before
I want to leave the decals pretty bad. Problem is they are 22 years old. Last trip to the pay and spray started to take one of them up (lost about .25" square). I also need to clay bar and wax the truck in a bad kind of way, and am not sure how to do it with the graphics. Any ideas?
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11-26-08, 08:06 PM
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My only advice is carefully.... Hehehe If they are starting to go I doubt much is going to stop it short of clear coat over it all.... and that's not ideal...
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11-29-08, 02:39 PM
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Have somebody air brush them on. I know....it has to be horribly exspensive.
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01-09-09, 10:27 PM
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Diamond Showed up Today. Also grabbed a Downey Aux fuel tank.
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01-10-09, 12:17 PM
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Quote:
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Of course no one likes me. That never stopped me before
I want to leave the decals pretty bad. Problem is they are 22 years old. Last trip to the pay and spray started to take one of them up (lost about .25" square). I also need to clay bar and wax the truck in a bad kind of way, and am not sure how to do it with the graphics. Any ideas? |
Nice rig! My vote is to replace the decals with new.
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01-10-09, 02:07 PM
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Pics of the SAS work is required by law in 13 states.
Really.
What are you using for the SAS? Kit or making your own?
I so wish I had graphics like that on mine....
Dan
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01-10-09, 04:40 PM
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Nice "anti-janky" solution. 
As for the stripes Dan...here ya go, order up whatever year/style you like: Toyota Stripes and Decals - Discontinued factory stripe kits, logos, graphics and decals.
James is in Arizona, you're New mexico, so you might consider visiting him and trying out different kits, see what fits, if any cut/modding to the decals is needed and have at it.
Me, I'm liking the old school kits myself. Nice catch Matt! Keep up with the progress and pics!
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01-10-09, 05:48 PM
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nice, great job. nice write up also.
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01-11-09, 02:56 PM
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Quote:
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Pics of the SAS work is required by law in 13 states.
Really.
What are you using for the SAS? Kit or making your own?
I so wish I had graphics like that on mine....
Dan
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Front end is a Marlin Front Hanger, Datin Shackle tubes and shackles, Grease-able bolts, National 10 Leaf long travel 46" long springs, F-250 shock mounts, 14" Bilstein 5100's
Rear is Ruff Stuff Specialties Frenched Hangers for 63" Chevy Springs, 62" F55 Deaver Long Travel Springs, Datin Rear Spring Hanger, mounted above the frame, 11" Long Shackles, greasable bolts, F-250 mounts recessed into the outside of the frame, 15" travel BBCS shocks.
I had custom brake lines made to go straight to the caliper. Rear will get a 2nd brake line to lengthen it. Waiting on a Adjustable purporting valve kit from Custom Cruisers. All Pro TRE's and Pitman Arm. Front Range Off-road Fab tie rod and drag link. Front Range U bolt flip kit, Trail Gear Bumpstops, Monroe Steering Stablizer with a Datin Mount.
A kit would have been FAR cheaper. But I had half the parts in the garage, and I am anal about engineering every part I put on my truck, and thus, no off the shelf kit matched my specifications.
I have seen those stripes, but I can buy alot more useful parts for $350. If they were $100, or 150, I would go for it. But for that price, they just aren't worth it.
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02-13-09, 12:16 AM
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been working on it the last 5 days. Bed is off, IFS is torched out. Diamond Axle is hung. Rear springs are hung. Extended the frame 4". Added one more x-member.
Spending ALOT of time on little detail work.
Should be another 3-5 days before its driving again.
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02-13-09, 04:20 AM
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lookin good!
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02-13-09, 08:47 AM
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Nice shackle! Is that about a foot long? Hehehe
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02-13-09, 11:37 AM
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Nice shackle! Is that about a foot long? Hehehe |
11". You need them with deavers. Those springs have 18" of vertical travel. So put some weight on the truck, and they will sit at 45°.
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02-16-09, 11:44 PM
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Snapped a couple more pics tonight. It looks tall because its at full droop, but according to my measurements, I'm at about 3.5-4.5" taller than stock.
Whats left before Im driving it again:
Rebuild transfer cases
Make driveshafts
Make rocksliders
mount shocks
mount aux fuel tank
Mount Purporting valve
bleed brakes
Mount last 35" on the beadlock
Its almost there
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02-19-09, 08:42 AM
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you're going to need bigger mud flaps.
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03-03-09, 11:44 AM
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Rolled the truck out of the shop thursday night.
Friday I was on the highway, and put almost 1,000 miles on it by Monday.
Overall im pretty happy, but I have a few problems:
Pitman arm is too short, and the box needs to be moved. It won't turn lock to lock, pitman arm hits the spring, and the drag link end hits the tie rod.
Rear springs are too soft (stopped by deaver, and Jeff is going to rebuild them for me, needs 2-3 more leafs per side to make a 14 leaf pack).
4wd shifter lever snapped off.
Only getting 13.5 mpg at 75, and 17 mpg at 55. I got 16-18 at 75 with 4.10's and 31's.
Need softer bumpstops (thinking timbrens in the rear, and S-10 blaster bumps in the front).
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03-04-09, 03:31 PM
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Funny how 35's make those decals look badass!
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