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SASing my 100 (3 Viewers)
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Damn.....that looks beautiful.
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Merry Christmas, happy holidays, hope y’all have a chill new years.
I was able to drive the 100 to the wedding and back home, safe and sound.
Funny story: after staying up working on the car until 2am the night before the wedding (technically the 23rd on the wedding morning) I was able to finish most of the car. I woke up early the next day (23rd) to bleed the brakes and take it for a short test drive. I ended up breaking the -3 AN swivel fitting (getting DOT3 in my eyes) and had to resort to some other adaptor lines I had lying around. Fine, it was still 2 hours till the wedding and it was right down the road.
I put on the random lines I had and tightened them down. Bleeding process continues. The new adaptor is leaking so I tighten a little, still leaking, tighten more… snap. There goes my backup plan.
1 hour until the wedding. I racked my brain and realized I had a spare m10 brake line in the back of my cruiser. I attached that to the factory line and it worked. Had to bleed the system on my own, jumped the batteries and drove down the hill to get married. No leaks from the PS, oil cooler system, coolant, or brakes. All systems go.
Taking the car to Stellar Built in Sacramento early January so they can tidy up all my shotty last minute fixes.
Anyways, I’ll fill in the cracks of this build thread soon but the car is running and driving!
I was able to drive the 100 to the wedding and back home, safe and sound.
Funny story: after staying up working on the car until 2am the night before the wedding (technically the 23rd on the wedding morning) I was able to finish most of the car. I woke up early the next day (23rd) to bleed the brakes and take it for a short test drive. I ended up breaking the -3 AN swivel fitting (getting DOT3 in my eyes) and had to resort to some other adaptor lines I had lying around. Fine, it was still 2 hours till the wedding and it was right down the road.
I put on the random lines I had and tightened them down. Bleeding process continues. The new adaptor is leaking so I tighten a little, still leaking, tighten more… snap. There goes my backup plan.
1 hour until the wedding. I racked my brain and realized I had a spare m10 brake line in the back of my cruiser. I attached that to the factory line and it worked. Had to bleed the system on my own, jumped the batteries and drove down the hill to get married. No leaks from the PS, oil cooler system, coolant, or brakes. All systems go.
Taking the car to Stellar Built in Sacramento early January so they can tidy up all my shotty last minute fixes.
Anyways, I’ll fill in the cracks of this build thread soon but the car is running and driving!
Congratulations on all fronts!
Well done! Awesome build! Random question and sorry if I missed what are specs of rims?
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17X8.5 | 5X150 | -10
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Dropped the car off at Stellar built a few days ago.
They are going to reinforce my frame section at the firewall and build a secondary crossmember behind my transfer case crossmember to stabilize and brace the front lower link frame side brackets as @hoser pointed out a possible weak point. I also inquired about a custom front winch bumper as well. And some other tidying up work that I wasn’t able to accomplish in time. And fender cutting, a lot of it.
I noticed I had a slight vibration at 60mph under acceleration during my drive to their shop, and I don’t think it’s my tires because it’s only under accel, doesn’t vibrate while coasting.
I aligned my rear pinion angle to the same degree (within 1/4” degree) of the transfer case output, assuming this would keep the U-joints in phase. I’m using the stock rear drive shaft (single cardan ends). There’s no front drive shaft yet and the front hubs were unlocked. Any other ideas what could be causing this vibration?
They are going to reinforce my frame section at the firewall and build a secondary crossmember behind my transfer case crossmember to stabilize and brace the front lower link frame side brackets as @hoser pointed out a possible weak point. I also inquired about a custom front winch bumper as well. And some other tidying up work that I wasn’t able to accomplish in time. And fender cutting, a lot of it.
I noticed I had a slight vibration at 60mph under acceleration during my drive to their shop, and I don’t think it’s my tires because it’s only under accel, doesn’t vibrate while coasting.
I aligned my rear pinion angle to the same degree (within 1/4” degree) of the transfer case output, assuming this would keep the U-joints in phase. I’m using the stock rear drive shaft (single cardan ends). There’s no front drive shaft yet and the front hubs were unlocked. Any other ideas what could be causing this vibration?
i follow stellar on IG. i figured that was your truck they posted
fl4031003
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Great build, I traded in my 99 poverty pack 100 back in 2003 to Toyota 101 in Redwood City,
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Did you ever keep track of it? I’m interested in another…
fl4031003
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I still have the VIN but have never tried to find it. I know they sold it to someone in the Bay Area
Nice build! Are you in the Sacramento area?
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Redwood City, CA
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I'll have to do some serious digging to find it, but you mind dropping the VIN here so I can keep a lookout?
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Picked it back up from Stellar a couple days ago.
Instead of taking a reasonable approach and doing a local shakedown run, I’m currently on a 2000 mile road trip from the bay to central Oregon then to Colorado, then to Utah (spending a week wheeling in Moab) then back home through central Nevada.
I’ll be in Moab April 1-4th if anyone wants to meet up!
****ing killer job by their fabricator CJ on the front bumper. And the frame reinforcement. And the lower link crossmember bracing. And tiding up all the shoddy work.
I’m beyond impressed with Stellar Built; professional, organized, easy to work with and all around good guys.
If you guys don’t know, they are currently throwing in a Northwest Fab Black box (doubler) into an FZJ80. So stay tuned for a double application for late model FZJs and early model UZJs (a343f, hf2a)
I’ll post more pictures of Moab wheeling soon!
And I’ll give an update on the driving characteristics as well.
Funny thing too, my 100 on 40s is shorter than a long travel IFS 5th gen 4runner on 38s.
Kinda stoked I was able to keep it so low.
Instead of taking a reasonable approach and doing a local shakedown run, I’m currently on a 2000 mile road trip from the bay to central Oregon then to Colorado, then to Utah (spending a week wheeling in Moab) then back home through central Nevada.
I’ll be in Moab April 1-4th if anyone wants to meet up!
****ing killer job by their fabricator CJ on the front bumper. And the frame reinforcement. And the lower link crossmember bracing. And tiding up all the shoddy work.
I’m beyond impressed with Stellar Built; professional, organized, easy to work with and all around good guys.
If you guys don’t know, they are currently throwing in a Northwest Fab Black box (doubler) into an FZJ80. So stay tuned for a double application for late model FZJs and early model UZJs (a343f, hf2a)
I’ll post more pictures of Moab wheeling soon!
And I’ll give an update on the driving characteristics as well.
Funny thing too, my 100 on 40s is shorter than a long travel IFS 5th gen 4runner on 38s.
Kinda stoked I was able to keep it so low.
Such a sick build man. Stellar did great!
You’ll be here in Colorado to early. Not much wheeling in the high country yet.
You’ll be here in Colorado to early. Not much wheeling in the high country yet.
Good grief this is sick!
I live a couple hours from Moab, I should be able to come over for a few days when you're there, that way maybe a couple solid axle 100s can get a little rowdy together
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Cline buttes for a shake down run, my brake master is leaking.
Stopping into the Fit Garage in Bend, OR tomorrow to swap my front diff oil. Had to break in the front gear set so did a couple hundred miles with the center locker engaged and hubs unlocked to get the pinion and ring to shake hands.
40s and some low range feels like cheating so far
Stopping into the Fit Garage in Bend, OR tomorrow to swap my front diff oil. Had to break in the front gear set so did a couple hundred miles with the center locker engaged and hubs unlocked to get the pinion and ring to shake hands.
40s and some low range feels like cheating so far
