Recent content by Builtbybudski

Mostly been dialing things in. I had the realization that the only thing mechanically original to the truck is the front differential and axle housing plus the rear axle. Everything else is either from a newer fj40 or aftermarket, and those axles are about to replace with 79 axles so I can...

Your guess is as good as mine. A lot was done right far as chassis design but suspension on the other hand left me puzzled. Im looking forward to diving down the rabbit hole of suspension design.

If anyone’s interested I’ve started the next build, which is dramatically a different direction but pushing to out do this one. Toyota stout build

20hr turn and burn I have the donor chassis, definitely getting a little too old for a long haul like that. The chassis itself is good, the suspension not so much. The cantilever setup is all wrong and even with 160psi in the bags it can’t lift because it’s pushing down right at the pivot...

I spend a good 2 hours just staring at it. I have 3 pages of notes and still more parts needing to go on but man it feels good to see the vision in my head finally a reality. Got the other bumper from paint and put the fog lights on with the 8374. Also ran it out to a local small town show...

Blame Chip Foose for being impressionable on 13yr old me. He said in his design you treat the engine bay like you’re opening a jewelry box.

I was down to modify the tacoma one with an engineered kit but I’m no where near the skill level to pull something like this off, plus I snagged it for about 1/5th the price to have a custom chassis build to this level.

They’re just white semi trailer lights and brackets I made from aluminum. There’s a rocker switch under the dash to turn them on wired in the ground side so when I add the door door switches all 3 switches can turn on the lights. I do need to figure out a switch that turns off power so the...

It’s what i prefer on the LS swaps, gives you the data you need without the expense and headache of a Dakota digital. Plus it keeps it looking factory as possible wish is the goal of this truck.

It’s basically a custom chassis with a mustang 2 front and a cantilever rear 4 link setup. The mustang 2 front is just a more modern-ish setup, replaces the steering box with a rack and instead of torsion bars you have a more traditional a-arm. Lots of aftermarket options for this setup...

Im a big fan of scan gauges, especially when factory gauges aren’t exact but since I’m always glutting for punishment I had to make a mount so it could be tucked away. Also picked up a 1976 warn 8274 restored that had been sitting in the back of the barn at the farm for 30 years, seem like...

Still chipping away at the boring stuff but wiring is done minus the bed and first test drive around the property was a successful-ish. Hated to make the bay look more cluttered but wanted to keep it functional with the lugs under the hood and circuit breaker for the chassis wiring or what...

Still haven’t started the build just yet as I’m acquiring parts still. I was about to order everything to start modifying the 2001 Tacoma chassis for air but came across a hell of a deal for a 1992 custom chassis that I couldn’t pass on. A bit more show truck than I wanted but the price was...

One thing I have none of are the hub caps. I wonder if early “T” stamped Land Cruiser hubcaps would fit

Thanks! Admittedly I’d make a few changes or gone deeper if I had time but I’ll save those for the next one.