toyota update

AJTowers said:

Mostly tube then ,huh ? You gonna use skins over the top ?

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ya, skins on top and sides and hood.. it isn't going to be too different from most f-toys that use a Hendrix chassis. i am just not going to buy a chassis i am going to have or make this one the way i want it vs buy a chassis and change it to what i want..

stripped the doaner 90 4runner of what i needed and parted out what some people wanted... i will be using the v6 rear axle front rotors and calipers, brake booster and master, clutch master, and i pulled the steering box for a spare..

That tractor looks like it could load some serious rock...

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we crushed the 82 cab, opened the 4runner like a taco stuffed the cab in the cab then stacked the 82 bed on top, loaded on the trailer and off to the scrap yard... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for parts

boardbysled said:

That tractor looks like it could load some serious rock...

:stirpot:

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the tractor can be used whenever we need it :awesomework:

trxguy said:

the tractor can be used whenever we need it :awesomework:

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My guess is that it doesn't fit on a normal car trailer?

boardbysled said:

My guess is that it doesn't fit on a normal car trailer?

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you know i don't think we even tought about trying it ... good thinking

trxguy said:

you know i don't think we even tought about trying it ... good thinking

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Smartass.:fawkdancesmiley:

boardbysled said:

My guess is that it doesn't fit on a normal car trailer?

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I'm sure someone has a trailer capable of hauling that...:awesomework:

the dual cases are done, man was that simple....alot easier then i thought it was going to be... i am getting new engine mounts next week then we will be moving the engine back 8 inches....then i can make the crossmember and start laying floor brace...
here are some updates

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i guess i forgot to mention the first case had to be torn apart to do a forward shift to top shift conversion... then added the twin stick. then turned the second case into the crawl box.. had to weld a piece on the stock shift fork so the shifter doesn't pop out due to only one shift rail being used in the crawl box... but hey you all knew that already

:scratchhead: i always end up with extra parts :haha:

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what made you decide to change the front shift fork from forward to top? from the looks of the pics your have a g series tranz with a spot for a forward shift shifter?

no the seat will not be that high.....new seats just came in, i am awaiting matching rear bench.... i guess by looking at the seats you already know what colors the rest of this rig will be when it is done

dove'd85 said:

what made you decide to change the front shift fork from forward to top? from the looks of the pics your have a g series tranz with a spot for a forward shift shifter?

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it was a forward shift i had in there... when i went online to trail-gear their twin stick was $149 just for it but there top shift conversion with the twin stick was also $149 so **** the more i can buy for the same price the better....also when i bought the second case to do my duals i was told some metal shavings from the grinder (from the previous owner) may have gotten into the case and it would be a good idea to take case apart clean it out and put it together... i figured i would just take one case about (that one) and make a crawl box out of it and take the case that was already on my truck which i knew was good and throw it in the rear.....with all that said you can't shift a forward case into the crawlbox so a top shift would have to be done... little did i know at the time inorder to do the forward to top the whole case had to come apart.... i was just expecting to knock out the push pin and slide the shift rail out .... but once i got all the parts and saw what i had to do i said hell with it and just did it all anyway..... it was fun quick and easy... only took 3 hours to do everything...(2 cases completly disassembled 1 put back together and the crawl box made and mated)... i can live with that.... also i reversed my crawl box shifter because it was interfering with the twin stick (levers too long) so by having both top shift and a reversed shifter up front there is plenty of clearance for all levers now :awesomework:

trxguy said:

:scratchhead: i always end up with extra parts :haha:

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That can often be a problem .
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i guess in your case is doesn't really matter as you don't have a cab on your rig at the moment,

but just an fyi you can use forward shifting rails in the crawl box.

anyways not bustin your balls or anything just wondering what your reasoning behind the conversion.... so is this rig getting a cage or a cab?



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dove'd85 said:

i guess in your case is doesn't really matter as you don't have a cab on your rig at the moment,

but just an fyi you can use forward shifting rails in the crawl box.

anyways not bustin your balls or anything just wondering what your reasoning behind the conversion.... so is this rig getting a cage or a cab?



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i know you can have a forward shift crawlbox... :awesomework: i didn't know the conditions of the other case i know my case was good so i wanted to keep it together and take the other case apart and make a crawl box out of it..... i didn't want to make a crawl box out of my tcase and bolt the other one up in the back and find out it was "f"-ed up......

no body on this rig.................. F-toy.......................all cage

upcoming:

changing suspension around alittle.
moving engine back 8 inches
custom crossmember
floor braces and floor
seats installed
cage will be disigned and installed
dash work
steering
dog house for trans and t-case
cutting brakes added
rear driveline disconnect has to be fit in somewhere
line lock
12volt guy panel
driveshafts
propane


and more