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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisCo" data-source="post: 1559114" data-attributes="member: 18105"><p>There's plenty of room to pull it out of there, but you have to get up in the bed to do it. Here's the best pic I can find of how much room there is:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20101128/TireCarrier4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I am considering changing the whole setup, though. The more I see it, the less comfortable I am with how low it hangs. I'm thinking the spare may end up laying flat on the bed, and the area where the tire is at now will become storage. We'll see.</p><p></p><p>After playing mechanic on the wife and kid's rides, I had enough time today to cut out the mounting tabs for the rear shocks...but that's about it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Got the rear shocks mounted this evening...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130309/IMG_0200.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Well, I got a couple of things done on the Cow today... I cut out the "cradle" I'd previously had the tire sitting in, and added a hoop to the front of the bed:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130324/IMG_0203.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130324/IMG_0206.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Yes, the left side <em>is</em> a little crooked, but the pictures make it look worse than it really is... Doesn't matter, either way, though... it'll be covered lol</p><p></p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Well, it wasn't much, but I did manage to squeeze in a little bit of time for the Cow this yesterday (after I got sick of cleaning up the shop, garage, and yard)... I fabbed up new rear shackles and (finally!) replaced the slightly-undersized grade 5 hardware I was using on the rear springs with some nice new, greasable, and correctly-fitting shackle bolts from Marlin.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and drilling a bunch of 3/4" holes through 3/8" material is a royal PITA without a good sharp bit :redneck:</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Ugh... 1 step forward, 2 steps back (literally)...</p><p></p><p>I finally got around to installing the new brake shoes that'd been sitting in a box in the Cow for 6 months (the step forward). I managed to hork up one of the wheel cylinders in the process (I'm still not sure how the hell I did that). I found that while moving the Cow out of the shop so I could pull the 300 in to the shop to replace a couple of the stock paper 6x9s...When I went to move the Cow back in to the shop, the damn fuel pump decided to stop working.</p><p></p><p>Ugh.</p><p></p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Well, crap.I ordered a set of wheel cylinders from RockAuto...they ended up being the wrong ones <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> s'ok, though... I found the problem with and fixed the one that was leaking... Bled the brakes and all is well again. No more leaky cylinders, and brakes work great again.</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Got the new fuel pump installed yesterday. *Much* quieter than the POS I got a Schmucks last year (or the year before -- I forget now).</p><p></p><p>The Cow runs a LOT smoother when the temps are in the 80s lol</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Got bored this evening and decided to lower the rig a little bit... I took the bottom leaf out of each spring. Seems to have lowered it about 1.5-2". I forgot to measure the belly height afterwards. I'll have to do that tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Got a little progress made on the bed. Put on the floor, then herculined it...and painted the tube:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130728/BedFloor1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130728/BedFloor2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Welp... Got the bovine loaded on the trailer to bring over to its new stall last Sunday. This is pic worthy, since it's the first time that the Dodge, the Cow, and the trailer have all been put together in the way they've been intended to be for 5 freakin' years...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130906/CowLoadedOnTrailer.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Unfortunately (?? or not), I wasn't about to go sit in Hwy 2 holiday traffic on Monday (and I needed to make room for it at the new place anyway)...so, it's been sitting out in front of the old place all week on the trailer. Hopefully it's all still there tomorrow when I go to bring it to the new place :wacko:</p><p></p><p>Is most of Tahuya still doable in 2wd?</p><p></p><p>----</p><p>Sept 7, 2013:</p><p></p><p>Welp... I've spent the past hour or so going through the posts in this thread. Somehow I'd forgotten just how much work I've put into this thing.</p><p></p><p>I'm a little short on space at the new place, and parking my 4 vehicles (*MY* 4 vehicles, not including the wife and kid's rides...or the trailer) is a bit of a challenge. I also don't have 220v to run the big compressor, welder, and plasma here at the new place. I've been flip-flopping on whether or not I want to sell this thing to make some room (and some extra $$$). After going through this thread, it's hard to imagine letting it go at this point.</p><p></p><p>I need to get this thing operating in 4wd again (the first time since 2008!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> ) and hit some trails.</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Got the pig...er, Cow moved over to the new place today. Weighed it along the way -- 2820lbs. Heaver than I'd expected, in a way...</p><p></p><p>Now I've got to figure out how the hell to make some room to work on it. I haven't even got the air compressor, engine hoist, or press in the garage yet <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>So... The new place has a big hill out front, so I've been concerned about putting the Cow out front with no e-brake...so, I since I had a little $ to spend this payday, I ordered up an All Pro T-Case Brake setup last night. I've heard good and bad things about 'em. I guess I'll find out (if it ever ships).</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>I installed some TG-style (read: knock off) diff breathers this evening <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>I'm hoping to pick up a W56 tomorrow. Unfortunately, I'm still in the midst of getting the new place setup for me to work on anything at all right now, let alone install a new transmission or fab up anything yet.</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Well, I was roaming around Snohomish today, and thought I'd stop by Olympic 4x4. These guys were standing out front of their shop, and as I pulled in to the driveway they jumped in to the back of my truck (and refused to leave!!). I had no choice but to pay for 'em <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130921/w56_1.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>W56 and transfer case from an '86 4-runner (two different donor rigs). Yes, I ended up paying a bit of a premium at Olympic, but I'd rather pay a little extra and be able to take it back if it's horked up than get took by some schmuck on CL who says the trans and t-case is perfect, only to find out that one of them is trash. </p><p></p><p>When I got 'em home, I drained the remaining oil out of 'em. Neither of the drain plugs had any unusual chunks or anything that'd concern me... The oil in the transmission looked almost new. All of the gears feel right (as do the shifters), and from what I could see if the t-case gears, there's no chipped or missing teeth.</p><p></p><p>Now I need to get a few more parts before I can install it -- namely a shift fork, throw out bearing. I'm thinking I may just get a new clutch and clutch slave while I'm at it. I also need to get my fabbin' stuff up and running at the new place.</p><p></p><p>I'll be ordering one of these soon, too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.marlincrawler.com/transfer-case/line-ups/pickup-4runner-kits" target="_blank">Pickup & 4Runner Kits (1979-1995) | Marlin Crawler, Inc.</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChrisCo, post: 1559114, member: 18105"] There's plenty of room to pull it out of there, but you have to get up in the bed to do it. Here's the best pic I can find of how much room there is: [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20101128/TireCarrier4.jpg[/img] I am considering changing the whole setup, though. The more I see it, the less comfortable I am with how low it hangs. I'm thinking the spare may end up laying flat on the bed, and the area where the tire is at now will become storage. We'll see. After playing mechanic on the wife and kid's rides, I had enough time today to cut out the mounting tabs for the rear shocks...but that's about it. ---- Got the rear shocks mounted this evening... [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130309/IMG_0200.JPG[/img] ---- Well, I got a couple of things done on the Cow today... I cut out the "cradle" I'd previously had the tire sitting in, and added a hoop to the front of the bed: [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130324/IMG_0203.JPG[/img] [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130324/IMG_0206.JPG[/img] Yes, the left side [i]is[/i] a little crooked, but the pictures make it look worse than it really is... Doesn't matter, either way, though... it'll be covered lol ---- Well, it wasn't much, but I did manage to squeeze in a little bit of time for the Cow this yesterday (after I got sick of cleaning up the shop, garage, and yard)... I fabbed up new rear shackles and (finally!) replaced the slightly-undersized grade 5 hardware I was using on the rear springs with some nice new, greasable, and correctly-fitting shackle bolts from Marlin. Oh, and drilling a bunch of 3/4" holes through 3/8" material is a royal PITA without a good sharp bit :redneck: ---- Ugh... 1 step forward, 2 steps back (literally)... I finally got around to installing the new brake shoes that'd been sitting in a box in the Cow for 6 months (the step forward). I managed to hork up one of the wheel cylinders in the process (I'm still not sure how the hell I did that). I found that while moving the Cow out of the shop so I could pull the 300 in to the shop to replace a couple of the stock paper 6x9s...When I went to move the Cow back in to the shop, the damn fuel pump decided to stop working. Ugh. ---- Well, crap.I ordered a set of wheel cylinders from RockAuto...they ended up being the wrong ones :( s'ok, though... I found the problem with and fixed the one that was leaking... Bled the brakes and all is well again. No more leaky cylinders, and brakes work great again. ---- Got the new fuel pump installed yesterday. *Much* quieter than the POS I got a Schmucks last year (or the year before -- I forget now). The Cow runs a LOT smoother when the temps are in the 80s lol ---- Got bored this evening and decided to lower the rig a little bit... I took the bottom leaf out of each spring. Seems to have lowered it about 1.5-2". I forgot to measure the belly height afterwards. I'll have to do that tomorrow. ---- Got a little progress made on the bed. Put on the floor, then herculined it...and painted the tube: [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130728/BedFloor1.jpg[/img] [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130728/BedFloor2.jpg[/img] ---- Welp... Got the bovine loaded on the trailer to bring over to its new stall last Sunday. This is pic worthy, since it's the first time that the Dodge, the Cow, and the trailer have all been put together in the way they've been intended to be for 5 freakin' years... [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130906/CowLoadedOnTrailer.jpg[/img] Unfortunately (?? or not), I wasn't about to go sit in Hwy 2 holiday traffic on Monday (and I needed to make room for it at the new place anyway)...so, it's been sitting out in front of the old place all week on the trailer. Hopefully it's all still there tomorrow when I go to bring it to the new place :wacko: Is most of Tahuya still doable in 2wd? ---- Sept 7, 2013: Welp... I've spent the past hour or so going through the posts in this thread. Somehow I'd forgotten just how much work I've put into this thing. I'm a little short on space at the new place, and parking my 4 vehicles (*MY* 4 vehicles, not including the wife and kid's rides...or the trailer) is a bit of a challenge. I also don't have 220v to run the big compressor, welder, and plasma here at the new place. I've been flip-flopping on whether or not I want to sell this thing to make some room (and some extra $$$). After going through this thread, it's hard to imagine letting it go at this point. I need to get this thing operating in 4wd again (the first time since 2008!!! :( ) and hit some trails. ---- Got the pig...er, Cow moved over to the new place today. Weighed it along the way -- 2820lbs. Heaver than I'd expected, in a way... Now I've got to figure out how the hell to make some room to work on it. I haven't even got the air compressor, engine hoist, or press in the garage yet :( ---- So... The new place has a big hill out front, so I've been concerned about putting the Cow out front with no e-brake...so, I since I had a little $ to spend this payday, I ordered up an All Pro T-Case Brake setup last night. I've heard good and bad things about 'em. I guess I'll find out (if it ever ships). ---- I installed some TG-style (read: knock off) diff breathers this evening :D I'm hoping to pick up a W56 tomorrow. Unfortunately, I'm still in the midst of getting the new place setup for me to work on anything at all right now, let alone install a new transmission or fab up anything yet. ---- Well, I was roaming around Snohomish today, and thought I'd stop by Olympic 4x4. These guys were standing out front of their shop, and as I pulled in to the driveway they jumped in to the back of my truck (and refused to leave!!). I had no choice but to pay for 'em :P [img]http://chrisco.texas-222.com/20130921/w56_1.JPG[/img] W56 and transfer case from an '86 4-runner (two different donor rigs). Yes, I ended up paying a bit of a premium at Olympic, but I'd rather pay a little extra and be able to take it back if it's horked up than get took by some schmuck on CL who says the trans and t-case is perfect, only to find out that one of them is trash. When I got 'em home, I drained the remaining oil out of 'em. Neither of the drain plugs had any unusual chunks or anything that'd concern me... The oil in the transmission looked almost new. All of the gears feel right (as do the shifters), and from what I could see if the t-case gears, there's no chipped or missing teeth. Now I need to get a few more parts before I can install it -- namely a shift fork, throw out bearing. I'm thinking I may just get a new clutch and clutch slave while I'm at it. I also need to get my fabbin' stuff up and running at the new place. I'll be ordering one of these soon, too :D [url=http://www.marlincrawler.com/transfer-case/line-ups/pickup-4runner-kits]Pickup & 4Runner Kits (1979-1995) | Marlin Crawler, Inc.[/url] [/QUOTE]
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