New member... Hello there VI. Bit of an intro....

[slowandsteady BJ]

Well I got a bit of time to work on the front axle. Welded the bumpstops on and the ball gussetts.

Built a housing guard as well.

Ill try to get it assembled tomorow if time permits.

Man I cant wait to turn the corner and start assembling this thing!!

Cheers,
Cam

 

[crustyBJ60]

look'n good, mr. woo. you are making more progress than i am

cheers
crusty

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

look'n good, mr. woo. you are making more progress than i am

cheers
crusty

Thanks K-Man!!

We are about due for a chat there mate. how ya going??

Cam

 

[Rigpig]

Damn, that housing is looking sexy! I'm diggin' that front diff cover too!

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

****, that housing is looking sexy! I'm diggin' that front diff cover too!

Must admit I got some inspiration from your 4-skinner project. (sounds so dirty... and kinda gay)

Seriously I was going to copy yours but thought I'd do do something a little different... and my way was probably easier, especially as I cant read a tape measure. I prefer cutting and grinding for hours on end. Lol

Thanks for the comments.

Cam

-Oh yeah... got nothing done today. I guess I could tell myself I'm following the manufacturer's instructions for paint dry time. Yeah that sounds better. Today I cured the paint properly!

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

Well.. got some time in on the truck last couple of days.

Got the Front axle together. Installed new bearings, marlin axle shaft seals, knuckle seals etc...

Believe it or not I have lost my key! ****!!!! Guess thats what happens when you don"t use it for the better part of a year. I had to disconnect the tie rod to straighten the knuckles enough to get the birf"s in. Brought my key code to toyota later on and had a few cut. Kinda funny now, but at the time I was raging, looking for keys is so frustrating.

Painted it all up and assembled. Threw on some 4runner calipers and new rotors as the old ones were as round as an egg. I had some braided brake lines made up a while ago and it was nice to finally install them. I ditched the stupid hard line to flex line then back to hard line toyota cluster **** system and went the simple route.

Welded some shock towers in and installed the shocks.

Ill get the bump stops sorted out later once my tires arrive and I can cycle the suspension.

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

Front drive shaft will need some attention for sure. I will need to lengthen it eventually as there isn't much spline overlap at the moment at full droop. I installed a double cardan end but have addmitedly botched the flange at the transfer case end of the shaft to work. I BFH'd the crossmember to clear and it does but just. Sleeving the shaft will increase its diameter so I'm reluctant to go that route. One day ill look into a long spline custom shaft with a smaller diameter tube.....one day.

Or Ill re-work the crossmember properly to clear what I have. Haven't decided what route to go. Hmmmm

Ideas?

 

[seapotato]

Mini truck shafts have longer slip joints than regular cruiser but share the same splines.

Normally you can stick an end on there and get another couple inches....

hard to tell but looks like you might already have the longer spline there, in which case....




I grabbed a minitruck shaft from the wrecker when I was messing with this sorta thing. Long as hell and had buggered u-joints so it was cheap,(cheaper than buying the right sized tube), took it to western drivetrain and had the guy combine parts from 3 different drive shafts...he looked at me funny, but got it right...

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

Mini truck shafts have longer slip joints than regular cruiser but share the same splines.

Normally you can stick an end on there and get another couple inches....

hard to tell but looks like you might already have the longer spline there, in which case....




I grabbed a minitruck shaft from the wrecker when I was messing with this sorta thing. Long as **** and had buggered u-joints so it was cheap,(cheaper than buying the right sized tube), took it to western drivetrain and had the guy combine parts from 3 different drive shafts...he looked at me funny, but got it right...

The long bit of the shaft is from an 85 mini (good eye ryan) The short end is cruiser. I would love to just swap the mini flange in the long end for a my cruiser flange but after putting a caliper in the UJ's diameter is different. So that's not an option. What was the cost to build your 3 piece hybrid shaft??

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

Oh yeah... why dont the UJ's line up right?? With all the grease nipples in a row it is .5 of a spline off center??

 

[FLYINGLOW]

Oh yeah... why dont the UJ's line up right?? With all the grease nipples in a row it is .5 of a spline off center??

Turn it 180 degrees then.

As far as shafts go, they are interchangable through the years. Also I'd go see John Baron or get in touch with Too Tall (Abel) to have a look at what they have laying around. You could likely find one a bit longer. You have a 4spd or 5 spd? Post up a pic of your shaft with a measuring tape and see what guys have laying around. It might be harder to find though considering you want to run that DC...

Another option, could you cut the female splines off the upper peice and sleeve it to extend it? It is a front so as long as you get the run-out decent it won't be to vibey...

 

[seapotato]

The long bit of the shaft is from an 85 mini (good eye ryan) The short end is cruiser. I would love to just swap the mini flange in the long end for a my cruiser flange but after putting a caliper in the UJ's diameter is different. So that's not an option. What was the cost to build your 3 piece hybrid shaft??

well if the short bit is still cruiser, the mini truck short bit will be longer....dang that sounds technical ...

you can use the mini truck end and just redrill the pinion flange for the different bolt pattern....nice to have the round flanges sometimes.


edit... cost to assemble all the junk was about 100 bux. they used to be 45 for a cut and weld, and another 45 to balance, but not much need for that on a front. Probably more now, was a few years back...( when I owned v1.0 of the green thing...)

 

[gamaman1]

hey cam if your pinion was fine spline i have 2 already drilled new flanges you can have. that have different bolt patterns on them.

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

hey cam if your pinion was fine spline i have 2 already drilled new flanges you can have. that have different bolt patterns on them.

Nice Jay!

The double cardan mini shaft was exactly the same length as the LC non cardan shaft. (both compressed and extended) The short ends were the same except for the flange hole size and the hole patterns were different.

The pinion flange is good to go as it is orignal cruiser. its the transfer case end that I botched. I wasn't goung to go into too much detail... but I had to build up the flange with weld in order to have enough "meat" to change the hole pattern and re-drill. I doubt that the cast steel the flange steel is made from liked being welded too much. I did use a tig and 309L stainless because the first attempt with S6 would just bubble and spit leaving porosity craters.

What I need is a flange with a cruiser bolt pattern and a minitruck UJ diameter for the transfer case end. If I'm going that far I might as well use the tube from the cruiser shaft (cause its longer) then add the double cardan bit from the mini,,, then find the right flange and all my problems will be solved.

This one will have to do for now but I'd love to look at your flanges there Jayson.

Thanks

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

Finished the exhaust couple days ago. I'm happy with the way it turned out. I an Audi hanger (at the rear) I got a the wreakers because it was nice, cheap and easy to work with. Stainless 3/8 round rod bent in a vice worked for the tube hanger things.

Ill have to adress the downpipe again once I have the turbo on but that will be down the road a bit.

I'm gettin there....

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

Now its time to show the rear axle some love.

On the menu:

-remove useless old spring under perches
-remove **** spring over perches
-install new hand made ass kicking perches 7" long (thanks Adam for the steel)
-new brake line mounts
-new bearings and seals
-new wheel cylnders
-shock mounts

-install pot and axle shafts. (thanks Radd Jay for doing the ARB and gear set up)

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Hey Cam, good chatting with you the other day.

Sounds like you almost had it dialed for a maiden voyage this weekend, did it happen.

Nice work by the way, you guys who weld for a living make us hacks look bad.

Rob

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

Hey Cam, good chatting with you the other day.

Sounds like you almost had it dialed for a maiden voyage this weekend, did it happen.

Nice work by the way, you guys who weld for a living make us hacks look bad.

Rob

I'm afraid not..... had a fire call that took up all of sat. so I am a day behind (and exhausted).

Gonna take it easy today and get pampered. (fathers day)


Thanks for the positive comments and good luck with that manifold flange.

Cam
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[slowandsteady BJ]

Well some more progress. Insatlled the differential and sealed everything up with new gaskets. New bearings and seals. Getting the old bearings out sucked because I didn't have the right puller but made the puller I had work + a slide hammer.


-remove useless old spring under perches.......Check
-remove **** spring over perches................Check
-install new hand made ass kicking perches 7" long...Check
-new brake line mounts........Check
-new bearings and seals.......Check
-new wheel cylnders............Check
-shock mounts....................Check

Also had to move the E brake subframe mount and extend the E brake bracket on the axle housing. Adjusted the rear brakes, shocks aren't as vertical as I had hoped (front to back) but will have to do for now.

Cam

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

Now the good news...... going to throw the wheels on and bleed the fuel system and try to start the old girl up tomorrow. Batteries getting a top up charge...... Wish me luck