Southern X-Posure - 85 Toyota Truggy

[rswords]

This is my atempt at a '85 Yota Truggy Build, the whole project has been done on a budget with the help of some friends and fueled by cold beer and thinking. Alot of the **** just happened to fall into place, the best advise I got on the whole thing came from SMEWHTGUY the weekend before I started started the back half. While teaching me how to bend and notch tube he simply said. "you can think and plan but sometimes you just gotta through some sticks of tube up, step back and decide if you like it or if it will work." the whole build went that way.

Started out life as a pretty typical 85 on 35's

305 SBC
TH350
NP205
Bed bobbed 14"
Welded rear
detroit in the front
rear springs up front and Chevy leafs in the rear

Played the usual games with stock shafts so some longfields got ordered.

And got the cab gutted to put the cage in. 1.75" DOM going through the dash.
Got the GF to help out with the cleaning...

 

[rswords]

The frame was shot, typical rust between the frame and tank, plus it had started to tear in half.

So it was time for a back half

Pulled it into the shop and knocked it in half.

Also got a 4.3 to replace the weak worn out carbed 305

 

[twizt3dfuc]

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Nice girlfrie... I mean truck

 

[rswords]

After tons of research, advise, and just seeing what would work I got the link mounts on

Built myself a baller on a budget Nitrogen fill set

New 20CF tank off ebay $75
Used regulator off ebay $15
Aircraft tire chuck (no leak) $15
Hydro Hose from napa $35
Tank fill $15

Sub $160 Nitrogen fill setup that works damn good.

Got my Fuel cell mocked up.

Got the 4.3 mocked up using Ruffstuff parts

 

[rswords]

Provience came by to lend a hand and use the bender for his bed cage, we got the 205 rotated and the drivetrain fully mounted.

Pretty flat for not having to cut up the floor

Also got the front half of the rear shaft built and the pillow block bearing installed.

Provience laying down on the job.

Also found this drawn on the underside of my cab. He said he used his **** to measure.... No wonder my T-case mount holes where to close together and his wife is always pissed off.... :flipoff2:

 

[rswords]

Made a shield for the suckdown winch and Got the tranny cooler mounted. I feel its way to tall, have some aluminum stock coming to make some spacers to drop it down.

Also plumbed the engine.

Provience came by and we ran the rear brake lines, bleed, then beat around a bit with it.

Toyotas done.... Never mind the fact that the seats just sit in the floor, it has no front driveshaft, no cooling fan, one flat tire, and no exhaust.... She does burnouts.... That's done in my book....

:flipoff2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjd_NrahEwA

The drivers rear tire had no valve stem so it just flops around, made for an interesting shaped black mark.

 

[rswords]

Built a front pack out of some trail gear 3" HD springs. Removed a leak for a total of 4, finally the front moves. . The springs like to go negative pretty quick so I need to build some bump stops.

Dropped the truck off at S&B Muffler and Brakes here in Gloucester, VA and Steve knocked the exhaust out for me.

Drivers side clearance

Passenger side

Sits up nice and out of the way tight to the floor. Ran a Dynomax Super Turbo Muffler backwards. Has a nice tone, actually pretty deep for a 4.3.

Drops out at the rear of the cab.

 

[ToyotaTom]

Nice, I have been watching your thread on NC4X4. Turned out looking good.

 

[rswords]

Thanks, been a big learning experience!

Overall view.

 

[TheViking]

Nice build

 

[zukimaster]

Dude! Get a tit shot beside the wood paneling door panels, that would be epic!

 

[Jacobmc]

Dude! Get a tit shot beside the wood paneling door panels, that would be epic!

...nice build man I really like seeing more low budget Toyota's

 

[rswords]

Its been a crazy balance between money and time. Something's I could have saved money on by building. Like the link brackets but the time savings was worth it.

 

[rswords]

Provence came by and we knocked some stuff out.

Front shock mounts in

And suckdown winch fully installed and wired. Kinda loosly based it on SMEWHTGUY's setup

 

[Rokcrler]

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Looking good! Can't believe you let Provence work on your rig

 

[STROKERYOTA]

nice work man

 

[rswords]

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Looking good! Can't believe you let Provence work on your rig

He does fin as long as I keep him away from the spraypaint

 

[rswords]

Been moving along a bit. Got some boomerang shackles on... The old shackles sat on the frame at ride height.

The new Sky shackles make it more better. I may shorten them up a bit though.

Also started in my hydro assist. Got the axle side mount mostly done, I want to brace it some more and got the tie rod side mocked up. I need to figure out a fancy bracket to make it work.

 

[jordan7118]

I would mount the end of the cylinder that goes to the tie-rod with the hole vertical instead of horizontal like you have it. It will travel soooooooo much better with the tie-rod and be much stronger than you currently have it.

 

[rswords]

It cycles fine. I can remove the ram at any point if travel without binding. If I set it the other way the mount gets hung up with other crap. The mount will be plenty strong. It won't be what it is. That's just a mock up/make sure it wouldn't bind.