Featured 100: Slee Off-Road - 1998 UZJ105 - Solid Axle 100 Series

[highonpottery]

Awesome project, and great to see the steps involved! Just a quick question though, regarding the headlight units in this photo:
http://www.sleeoffroad.com/project_vehicles/100SAS/p7ssm_img_1/fullsize/SAS100_120.jpg

Where were they sourced from ? what type of bulbs do they use ?
thanks
/Pete

You can find those headlights on eBay sometimes. IIRC, even though they have the sweet look to them, there were a lot of negatives regarding them due to not having the same build quality as OEM parts. Plus, they're plastic and will fade. Aftermarket headlights

 

[1loudLX]

And poor output

 

[jgray]

And poor output

And poor Chineese construction. Unbelievably poor quality. I tried a pair for a couple months and took them off. They starting filling up with moisture and water from rain due to poor seals and cheap housings. Terrible light output. I think I threw them in the trash because I didn't want anyone else to end up with them. If by chance they are still in the garage or attic I will mail them to anyone that wants to pay for shipping on them.

Glad to see this thread bumped again. What a awesome build. Still one of my all time favorite 100's.

Is Blueberry still around or did it get parted out?

 

[thatcabledude]

Believe they sold it.... I remember oogling it on their ''vehicles for sale'' page.

 

[2000UZJ]

I asked Christo a while back, sold it to a guy in CO who is not on MUD.

 

[FlammableFishie]

not on MUD.

Unfortunate. Gotta say this is still my favorite build to date.

 

[Delancy]

Tundra 10.5 rear diff in custom housing with Dana 60 outers

10.5 Tundra diff over a Tru-Hi9?

For clarification's sake...

 

[Delancy]

@sleeoffroad

Curiosity.

How'd you accomplish the rear 5.29d 100 third?

100 third for front better than 80?

I think it would be a really nice hard wheeling truck. This one is pretty big.

How big? Big because of 39s?

Or are you saying big, as in begging to be chopped?

The power is much bettern than a 1FZFE and it will cruise at 75/80 mph.

You willing to swear on that?

We set the pinion angle to be perfect for a double cardan shaft

Any concerns oiling the front LP in full time?

Tundra 10.5 rear diff in custom housing with Dana 60 outers

Hmmmmm.....

Believe me, I should have taken a perfectly good one and not one that was in a fender bender. Would have been much easier and cheaper in the long run.

In a "curb appeal" perspective, or was there frame damage?

Why do it?

Is 2UZ-FE a logical enough reason?

Versus swapping a 2UZ to the smaller 80?

The rear axle is moved about 1", the rear wheelwells were cut open about 2.5" and I think we run 4" bump stops.

> 1. What width is the rear axle on the truck?

Stock 100 series width. If I recall it was +-69" WMS to WMS

>2. How wide does the front axle need to be?

The front was made to match the rear.

 

[sleeoffroad]

> How'd you accomplish the rear 5.29d 100 third?
> 100 third for front better than 80?

Hybrid diff built from 80 and 100 parts.

> How big? Big because of 39s?

Total tires and total lift.

> Or are you saying big, as in begging to be chopped?

Big as in tall.

> You willing to swear on that?

Yes,

> Any concerns oiling the front LP in full time?
NO, but all the ones after this we did True-hi9's and that would be the prefered diff we now use.

>In a "curb appeal" perspective, or was there frame damage?

Lot of work to have a truck that is not that nice when done. We can't do body work in house, so you spend money on something that is just cosmetic.

>Is 2UZ-FE a logical enough reason?
> Versus swapping a 2UZ to the smaller 80?

They end to be two different trucks. 100 is nicer inside and a little larger. I think I would go for the 100 with SAS.

 

[Delancy]

Hybrid 80/100 diffs defined as using the 80 with the 32 spline side gears?

 

[NOE]

hello could you give me the code color of this car?

 

[highonpottery]

3-sec of google: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/slee-blueberry-color.641629/

 

[brosama]

this car?

What car?

 

[lt1fire]

Always find it strange the new owner never made it on mud with it being such a unique rig.

Also strange that no one has ever seemed to spot it out in CO. Guess it is garage kept now or something.

 

[jblatl]

You know, in a few years we will be able to import 105's!!!!

 

[lt1fire]

You know, in a few years we will be able to import 105's!!!!

Yeah that seems to be my plan for now