Build Fujiwara's 3 linked super daily

[Squeegee]

After all that work to the 80, you got bit by the need to build a Tacoma also I see. Glad it's not just me. Nice work

I want something that I’m not as scared to dent!

 

[MissahPapaJ]

After a year of wheeling around montana a friend sent me a supercharged 96 with all of the fixins. It had arbs, rcvs in the front, 4.88s, 3.1:1 in the tcase, and a blower. It was an older build, had 2x6s as the sliders, and the most dry rotted toyos I've ever seen but it had good bones. I was somehow a good price so we drove an hour or two to pick it up. View attachment 3389017

The first thing was 315/75/16 general grabbers, I ran these for a couple years and I was really happy with them. They're by no means an aggressive tire but I never had a flat and these tires..... they went through it.

I bought the 80 with J springs and it was somewhere between 4-5" of lift. I think it came with slee plates too, I don't really remember. It was tall and drove super bad, like choppy, super over sprung, not enough caster kinda bad. It didn't flex well so I got a set of first gen dobinsons 2" tapered coils. Dahlia approved.View attachment 3389018

At some point in time I moved the expedition rack ( theres a picture of it somewhere), arb bumper, lights, and the drawer system from the last 80 into the white one. I also moved the electric seats over too but I never found the harness for the passenger seat in the white one, does anybody know whats up with that?

Anyway, the dobinsons springs were kinda stupid, they gave me like 4" of lift, were still over sprung, and sagged a ton, dobinsons warrantied one side but not the other. Whatever, they flexed as much as the 4' shocks would let it.
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Oh I also cut the rear side wing things off of the body and made the bumper live ontop of the frame. I really dont like the look/ fuctionality of normal recovery points soooo I sandwitched the frame with 1/4" plate and put a 3" piece of DOM through the whole thing. Kinda cool and I think it looks nice and clean with a little frame chop. View attachment 3389021

My rears are a little rotted out and I want to chop them like this, how or what did you do to plug the holes after chopping?

 

[Squeegee]

My rears are a little rotted out and I want to chop them like this, how or what did you do to plug the holes after chopping?

I made a little patch panel and welded it in. It feels scary but it’s a really straight forward process

 

[MissahPapaJ]

I made a little patch panel and welded it in. It feels scary but it’s a really straight forward process

Light gauge welding isn’t really my thing ( could be with more time ) I’d might make the cuts and have a reputable body shop fab in plugs and weld them in. And rattle can the finished work. Cause when it’s behind a bumper who really cares how good it looks.

 

[MissahPapaJ]

I made a little patch panel and welded it in. It feels scary but it’s a really straight forward process

What gauge metal did you use and what wire dia. I really need to get some light gauge welding experience but as a full time mechanic I’m stretched thin. Too many projects too little time.

 

[Broski]

What gauge metal did you use and what wire dia. I really need to get some light gauge welding experience but as a full time mechanic I’m stretched thin. Too many projects too little time.

You want 18 gauge sheet metal & 0.24 wire

 

[baldilocks]

You want 18 gauge sheet metal & 0.24 wire

I know someone who did it with 16 gauge steel and .030 wire.

 

[Broski]

I know someone who did it with 16 gauge steel and .030 wire.

That don't make it right or easy

 

[Squeegee]

I know someone who did it with 16 gauge steel and .030 wire.

That’s what I used! I don’t recommend it. My welds did not turn out well

 

[baldilocks]

That’s what I used! I don’t recommend it. My welds did not turn out well

They should have only been spot welds every inch or so then sealed with seam sealer.

 

[Squeegee]

They should have only been spot welds every inch or so then sealed with seam sealer.

Why didn’t you tell me this 3 years ago!!!

 

[baldilocks]

Why didn’t you tell me this 3 years ago!!!

I also didn’t tell a lot of things there whipper snapper. Just to put a furrow in the mud fabricator’s forehead, I’ll use quarter inch plate on my current mess, I mean build. Looking forward to seeing the outcome of your efforts gained in building your very own taco truck.

 

[Squeegee]

Little update! I’ve been struggling with the 80 lately. I’ve had this persistent wobble in the steering wheel for like a year and I’ve been throwing parts at it for like the last 3 months. So for we’ve done new bushings in all the front links, tightened up the EMF tie rod ends, put heims back in the panhard, taken the steering box apart to get the adjuster screw unstuck an tightened. The frame has a little crack but I figured out that it’s not the problem… it’s A problem but not THE PROBLEM. I finally got down to it and figured that I’d check out the trunions. They’re the bigger 25mm do dads and I though that surely they’re not the problem. I shoved in some shims that came with the high steer knuckles and turns out…. It’s better now. I’m an idiot.

I also learned that loose battery cables and make you think that your alternator is dying due to sporadic voltage readings, make you think your starter is going out, and totally kill the car while topping out your winch🫪

I have been humbled. So here’s some pics from camping

 

[Squeegee]

Went through Yellowstone, saw some porches, saw a busted knuckle bouncer all while my loose battery cables confused me and my dying trunion bearings shook at 60mph

 

[Squeegee]

And my little crawler project is going well.

 

[Bigtoepfer]

I like my 80. But my 92 SR5 pickup with 3RZ and 85 front axle was more fun. Mostly because it was manual with twin cases. Likely if the 80 was manual I'd enjoy it the same. It's definitely more comfortable.

Awesome pictures. I bet a classic Porsche is a hell of a way to see the country.

 

[thetoyotaman]

I feel the same way about my minis versus the 80. The minis have a fun factor and the 80 is nicer getting to the trail. I like how the 80 has it's own suspension feel too. @Squeegee it was good seeing you out on the trail the other day. I often see your rigged parked next to a certain discount tire.

 

[Squeegee]

I feel the same way about my minis versus the 80. The minis have a fun factor and the 80 is nicer getting to the trail. I like how the 80 has it's own suspension feel too. @Squeegee it was good seeing you out on the trail the other day. I often see your rigged parked next to a certain discount tire.

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