Build Orange's Neverending Scrap 80 Build (the s is silent)
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- #262
You can come next time. We eat good, I promise you thatI heard it was prayers and winch lines, you guys coulda just said, yeah, its a real hill killer.
I'm on O, food is not a priority, sucks cause I love my food but this crap just kills your appetite. Drops the lb's like crazy but you have to focus on protien intake to sustain muscle mass, kinda a tricky dietary plan to make this stuff work.
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- #264
So are we doing ribeyes or no? I can trim yours up nice and good. At Rubithon we can practice. If I finish this stupid rig and the other one, that is
I obviously don’t check I. Here often enough I didn’t realize you were putting tons under your 80 I don’t think! Stoked to see what comes out of the new Tacoma.
I think we are going to have to have a work party . I am smashing the panic button for Patrick .
Let me know man I’ll help gotta get it ready!
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- #269
So I’ve had a couple weeks of some actual progress. Dana 60 is done, unit bearing are in the knuckles with drive slugs. Shafts are in. It’s in pieces because it’s too heavy to get off the table in one piece
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- #270
Then I tore into the transfer case for the Tacoma. Converted it to top shift instead of forward shift, swapped in a 23 spline shaft, got the Tacoma adapter plate on and ready and installed the bomb proof mount. This will be perfect for that rig
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- #271
Yesterday it became time to start in on the Tacoma itself. Got all the ifs stuff out, front frame reinforcement burned in, and all the brackets cut off. Really glad o got a plasma cutter when I was linking the 80. I can’t imagine doing this all with a cutoff wheel. Next to start grinding it all flat and getting the frame plated
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- #272
Back on the 80 front axle, got it all assembled and in. Wasn’t too bad except for how heavy this thing is all trussed up and assembled. Parts are on the way for the Sterling rear now…
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- #273
Also got the steering box for the Tacoma drilled and tapped for hydro assist. Frame plates, panhard mount and coil towers burned into place as well. Now that the 80 axle is out I can work on getting it in the Taco
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- #274
With days flying by, it’s time to get this thing done. For the front suspension and steering done. Got the gear driven tcase in and custom cross member built and a front driveshaft shaft made
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- #275
Also sent a bunch of parts out for the Sterling going in the 80 and had them come back ready to rock. Need to rip the 80 axle out and move brackets around to get this in now. Just waiting on caliper brackets so I can mount them up top
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- #276
Then got some work done on the Tacoma again. Skinned some Trail Gear half doors and painted them. My wife sticker bombed them with stickers she’s been collecting just for her doors. Ripped the e-locker axle out and all suspension. Got the WFO 63” springs hangers and perches burned in and springs hung. Also got the exhaust trimmed back a bit and redid a couple hangers to keep it off the tcase. Managed to injure my right eye, so work stopped there for the weekend
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- #278
It's a few builds worth of stickers to be sure lol. Now they're out of my hair and into a home
Let me know if you need anything for Crunchy Taco.
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- #280
Rear axle is going in this weekend. Bobbing the bed and isntalling sliders next week. Working on front bumper fab this week in the evenings. I think this thing is gonna be a ton of fun at Rubithon. Then I can dial more in for November