Going to move the build-up over here since the direction it is going fits better in this forum.
Plans for the truck have changed drastically from where it started. Two things I want for this truck are to be able to drive on the road at (or close to) freeway speeds, and be able to give the keys to my fiancé and not worry about her or the truck. Oh & obviously I want the truck to wheel very well...
I have spent quite a bit of time around desert racing (also this isn't my first rock crawler) and would like a rig that can be wheeled hard, yet still drive down the road decently. That being said the truck will be linked front and rear, however the travel will be controlled and the suspension geometry will well thought out.
Wanted to keep this truck all Yota so instead of running a LS engine I am going to run a 5vze & keep it slow. Another goal for the build is to keep the rig sub 5,000 lbs. & keep the feel of the rig still a little 40'ish...
Shooting for roughly 106" (+/-) wheelbase, full width axles with LC 9.5" thirds, relatively low height, and 37-40” tires. Obviously a Redline cage & tube fenders, there even might be some parts built on this rig that will be put into normal Redline production.
Once the rig is complete we will post a thread for naming it.
The hardware is listed below....
Starting with a 77 FJ-40....
Found a 2004 5vze with 20k miles, swapped in a 2002 manual wire harness & ECU.
Redline built a trans that measures only 22 15/16" long.
Its a mutt trans R150 bell housing, R151 nose cone, R151 gear set, R151 center plate, AX-15 output shaft, and AX-15 tail housing. Which will bolt directly to an Atlas. (can also be made to bolt to a v8, by changing the input shaft and bellhousing)
Plans for the truck have changed drastically from where it started. Two things I want for this truck are to be able to drive on the road at (or close to) freeway speeds, and be able to give the keys to my fiancé and not worry about her or the truck. Oh & obviously I want the truck to wheel very well...
I have spent quite a bit of time around desert racing (also this isn't my first rock crawler) and would like a rig that can be wheeled hard, yet still drive down the road decently. That being said the truck will be linked front and rear, however the travel will be controlled and the suspension geometry will well thought out.
Wanted to keep this truck all Yota so instead of running a LS engine I am going to run a 5vze & keep it slow. Another goal for the build is to keep the rig sub 5,000 lbs. & keep the feel of the rig still a little 40'ish...
Shooting for roughly 106" (+/-) wheelbase, full width axles with LC 9.5" thirds, relatively low height, and 37-40” tires. Obviously a Redline cage & tube fenders, there even might be some parts built on this rig that will be put into normal Redline production.
Once the rig is complete we will post a thread for naming it.
The hardware is listed below....
Starting with a 77 FJ-40....
Found a 2004 5vze with 20k miles, swapped in a 2002 manual wire harness & ECU.
Redline built a trans that measures only 22 15/16" long.
Its a mutt trans R150 bell housing, R151 nose cone, R151 gear set, R151 center plate, AX-15 output shaft, and AX-15 tail housing. Which will bolt directly to an Atlas. (can also be made to bolt to a v8, by changing the input shaft and bellhousing)
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