Ya ya, I know what I said lol. You know how it is, sitting there staring at the damn thing while drinking a beer can change ones mind pretty quick... plus I'm thinking that this rig is more than likely going to be relieved from dd duties for the long run. Just too expensive compared to the Tacoma to maintain.
Here are a few pics from the last couple of days, front and rear mounts are made so the body is now supported by the frame 100% which is awesome! Motor is in place, still fabbing up some mounts, which should be done today!
Done with "phase 2" of the build aka the heavy lifting. Now it's time to get back to Lubbock and finish this monster in my little 1.5 car garage...
He already knows that I am really grateful, but I have to give a shout out to my dad @CenTXFJ60 for letting me use the lift, make a mess of the tools, and in his eyes make the shop look like a tornado blew through lol. All in the name of getting s**t done!!
I have to say, the 12ht was meant to be between these frame rails, fit is perfect, and I still have enough room in the back for my black box doubler. Steering shaft lined up perfectly (needs to be extended). I moved the whole drivetrain foreword about an 1.5" compared to stock for the doubler clearance and so that my oil drain plug wasn't on top of the front sway bar which would have proved to be a pain in the ass during oil changes..
Very pleased with how it's all panning out, updates will be slower with school taking priority, but it'll be ready for summer adventures!
Been knocking out a few odds and ends while I get my "shop" organized.
First was replacing the 60 brake booster with the 80 series unit. @Mr Tibbs could you post a shot like this? You can just do it here so you don't clog up your thread.
Then I went ahead and fitted the 80 series e-brake handle, and I still need to file one of the holes to make it fit. The rubber handle is a lot better than the cheesy plastic one on the 60 series.
My buddy Josh let me borrow his 315 spare to do some test fitting, I know now that 35s will fit good with a 75mm lift kit if I decide to move down..
The plan this weekend is to finish up the rest of the body mounts, that way I can start working on getting the bumpers and sliders mounted back on.
Worked the majority of the day making storage for my garage and adding some personal touches since it's basically going to be where I spend 99% of my free time. Painted my clutch booster though, so semi productive
@cruisermatt gave me a great idea today that I want to share. So I was planning on re-gearing to 4.56 gears from the stock 4.11 gears which would have been roughly $1100-$1200 after getting the necessary tools, install kit, gears, etc. And he suggested that I get the Advanced Adapters 4:1 Split Case gears since they feature a 10% under drive which will make it feel like I have 4.56 gears in the axles. Plus, I will have the T-case apart anyways to install the black-box
So with that being said my low range will be awesome, calculated it out to 216:1 which is over 4x what it was before all of this mayhem started.
Haha thanks Ryan. Goes both ways, I respect the stock look, just not my cup of tea Are you getting those 31s in preparation for the Summit this summer?
Haha thanks Ryan. Goes both ways, I respect the stock look, just not my cup of tea Are you getting those 31s in preparation for the Summit this summer?
