81 toyota project

dobber · Apr 1, 2008

didnt get too much done this weekend, just a little dash work and some tranny lines...

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oldbeercans · Apr 1, 2008

this thing is savage. awesome work. makes me want to throw mine away and start over. cant wait to see this thing wheel.

dobber · May 6, 2008

Well almost everything is pretty much done, took it out on a little test run everyting went great accept for my winch. the bolt holding the line on stripped and came out so the line just spun on the drum. a few pics now...

Heres the new interior

Loading on trailer...looks a little bit better with the 39.5s than the 27s that have been on it

playing on a little ledge

dobber · May 13, 2008

loaded it up and went to weigh it yesterday. More than I was hoping for and I still have to add some stuff. The total was 3520, front axle was 2220 rear axle was at 1300...

Brian H · May 13, 2008

Looking good man. :awesomework:

dobber · May 13, 2008

Brian H said:
Looking good man. :awesomework:

thanks man, I just hope I make it out to the trails more than 2 times this year. its almost ready just need a skitplate on the bottom and I've had some new 5.29s sitting here a while that need to be in.

Brian H · May 13, 2008

dobber said:
thanks man, I just hope I make it out to the trails more than 2 times this year. its almost ready just need a skitplate on the bottom and I've had some new 5.29s sitting here a while that need to be in.

Sounds like it could use a little bit more gearing from the video.

dobber · Nov 14, 2008

A few little updates...

-Now has a flowmaster 44, way better they the :rb: glasspack that was on it.
-rollover breather shutoffs in cab for engine, tranny and tcase
-Got a CB now for trail comunication
-5.29s now installed
-new skid on the bottom gaining an inch or so belly clearance
-thew on some sidding

engine breather shutoff

tranny and tcase shutoffs

CB

belly

Sides

YJMatt · Nov 14, 2008

sick build, need to check your rig out some time.:awesomework:

dobber · Jan 11, 2009

Did a couple little things that needed to be done.

--Getting rid of air bumps up front

--Reworking the front steering to get rid of the tierod twist and binding

--installed some grab handles for the passenger off my old bmx

--installed shifter knob i had from when I bought my axles

old steering setup

bumpstops coming out

Mounts off and all cleaned up

New ram placement, just need to build a guard off the axle

Passenger handlebars and shifter knob

Grommit327 · Jan 11, 2009

Why did you pull the air bumps off?

dobber · Jan 12, 2009

First off... I installed them because my steering ram was smashing my oil pan jumping in tuff truck races (no more of that, to expensive) and just hard front suspension hits on the trail. Once i installed them the bumpstop had to be riding on the axle so it was low enough to stop steering ram to oil pan hits. out on the trail it was super annoying cause every bump the bumpstops would go... cluck..clunk..clunk..clunk..clunk..

Now with my steeing ram moved down lower and engine moved back my axle house more travel up and the mounts would have to redone. I think i will just put regular bumpstops back on with shock and put the air bumps on the shelf till I get the front 4link going some day:awesomework:

Grommit327 · Jan 12, 2009

dobber said:
First off... I installed them because my steering ram was smashing my oil pan jumping in tuff truck races (no more of that, to expensive) and just hard front suspension hits on the trail. Once i installed them the bumpstop had to be riding on the axle so it was low enough to stop steering ram to oil pan hits. out on the trail it was super annoying cause every bump the bumpstops would go... cluck..clunk..clunk..clunk..clunk..

Now with my steeing ram moved down lower and engine moved back my axle house more travel up and the mounts would have to redone. I think i will just put regular bumpstops back on with shock and put the air bumps on the shelf till I get the front 4link going some day:awesomework:

Good to know...the front of my truck bottoms out easy (kinda heavy) so I was thinking about running these to help. I was going to destroke them to 2" though so the truck wasn't riding on them constantly

dobber · Jan 13, 2009

They worked great and served there purpose but they were annoying. Mine were the 4in stroke ones, I probaly should have got the 2in stroke and it would not have been quite as bad.

Made the guard for my steering ram today...

bigiron · Jan 13, 2009

Pm me if you want to sell the bumps.......Nice looking rig changed a bit since I run up on it in shelton:awesomework:

dobber · Jan 13, 2009

Thanks, yeah its been through a few different changes since then. Keeping the bumps for now, i figure its a good item to have on my shelf when I need them again some day

dobber · Apr 4, 2009

Well for a while now my toyota pump has been squeeling and then it stoped and so did my power steering, so, I decided to try out trail-gears pump kit.
All I had to do was make my own bracket to mount the pump where I had the toyota pump mounted. Tried it out in the driveway and worked good there. maybe ill make it to the trails soon to test it out there.