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CHOP SHOP · Dec 4, 2008

I have been driving a virgin 85 toy standard cab around for quite awile now. Its a nice truck. It was headed for the scrapper. I fixed the engine and some other work underneath and have been driving it ever since. My old beater extracab is feeling neglected since I fell in love with the new truck.

I have resisted modifiying it at all. Well winters here and my buggy is close but not going to be done untill spring so I started molesting the daily driver.:redneck:

CHOP SHOP · Dec 4, 2008

heres the list.........:corn:

5.29 gears F&R...
welded rear/locked front...
dual cases...
winch...
front/rear bumpers...
rock sliders...
hysteer/crossover...
maybe a cage???
63" chevy rears...
46" chevy front 4"ers...
33/35 boggers/beadlocks...

The truck will see mostly snow, sand, moderate trails. I want to run evans more and explore reiter a bit before the buggys done. It has been a dream to have a rig I could drive to and wheel the rubicon and moab and drive home in too.
I dont mind runnin it, just would like to keep it clean looking. I always liked how marlin has kept that 1st gen red wheeler hes had 4ever nice.:beer:

CHOP SHOP · Dec 4, 2008

got the bumper/winch started

sum pics:beer:

CHOP SHOP · Dec 4, 2008

rest of front bumper

CHOP SHOP · Dec 4, 2008

Started on the front axle today. My old fornt is kinda tired, so I figured Id just put a complete front together and just swap it out.

Setup the 5.29s with a solid pinion spacer and a locker for the front. front housing has new kingpin bearings and a sweet truss.

CHOP SHOP · Dec 4, 2008

picked up the dual case adapter today, Thanks Odie! also picked up the hyteer today, Thanks Odie!

Im going to try to get the gears in the rear tomorow and finnish assembling the front axle now that I have some steering.:corn:

dove'd85 · Dec 4, 2008

cool build i am a big fan of DD/WW:awesomework:

the bearings you referd to as kingpen bearings are known as trunion bearings:beer:

CHOP SHOP · Dec 4, 2008

dove'd85 said:
cool build i am a big fan of DD/WW:awesomework:

the bearings you referd to as kingpen bearings are known as trunion bearings:beer:

the bearings you refered to as kingpen bearings are kingpIn bearings:beer:

megatoy66 · Dec 4, 2008

Make sure you spend the time and do the the 5th stud upgrade, I don't wanna be the guy dragging you back to camp at the hammers next spring. :beer:

Gibby1 · Dec 4, 2008

megatoy66 said:
Make sure you spend the time and do the the 5th stud upgrade, I don't wanna be the guy dragging you back to camp at the hammers next spring. :beer:

I busted that right front steering arm off about 5 times before I finally gave up. The 5th stud upgrade is a MUST with lockers and big tires.

PS, you do realize that your bumper is not street legal. Be prepared to get dinged for that. It looks great, but it doesn't meet the 4.5" frontal surface that's required.

Brian H · Dec 4, 2008

Gibby said:
I busted that right front steering arm off about 5 times before I finally gave up. The 5th stud upgrade is a MUST with lockers and big tires.

PS, you do realize that your bumper is not street legal. Be prepared to get dinged for that. It looks great, but it doesn't meet the 4.5" frontal surface that's required.

Evans will be the only problem. Any where else he will be ok. The enumclaw area is the worst for getting tickets for modified street vehicles. Looks good Brad......keep up the good work.

CHOP SHOP · Dec 5, 2008

Brian H said:
Evans will be the only problem. Any where else he will be ok. The enumclaw area is the worst for getting tickets for modified street vehicles. Looks good Brad......keep up the good work.

Ill just tow to evans and take my chances, officer Dan is a friend so Im OK. I dont enjoy driving a 4cyl the last 6-7 miles past hucklechuck to the trails.:beer:

CHOP SHOP · Dec 5, 2008

Got the front end in today.

I put a beam in front to move the front foward a couple inches. I put some rear chev bushings in the springs and with no sleve it fits a toyota spring bolt perfect. A ubolt flip compliments things nicely. The chevy springs moved the front axle foward 2 inches, perfect.

It sits about 2-3 inches taller in the front than the rear. it was stock, no lift when I pulled it in today. It should sit perfect with the 63s in the rear.:beer:

dirtygoat · Dec 5, 2008

Subscribed...:corn:

What did you pull the front springs out of???

I like the front bumper...:awesomework:

CHOP SHOP · Dec 5, 2008

dirtygoat said:
Subscribed...:corn:

What did you pull the front springs out of???

I like the front bumper...:awesomework:

PullaPart in tacoma, $11.50 each came off of a blazer, they had some god awful tweaker yellow paint on them. got a flow master off of the same rig for $6!:awesomework:

Thanks, I was gonna do the bumper a little differently this time, but everybody can ID a truck I did by the bumper. Didnt want to dissapoint.:awesomework:

I got the sliders and rear bumper done, but were real dirty when shooting pics this afternoon, so after I get it back out and rinse off the gravel road grit from them, Ill postem up.

dirtygoat · Dec 5, 2008

Nice...

Can't wait to see more...

Money Mark · Dec 5, 2008

Toyotas are :rb:

:ToyBug

dirtygoat · Dec 5, 2008

Aren't the front springs from a K5 48" long???

CHOP SHOP · Dec 5, 2008

dirtygoat said:
Aren't the front springs from a K5 48" long???

they measure 45.5 eye to eye with no weight on them. I had two sets of springs, one pair from a 67-72, and these for a 73 up. I did alot of measuring the other day!:eeek:
Its going to ride firm, not flex much. I didnt want it to flex much up front, I just didnt want to buy long shocks, deal with tierod overlap, front slipyoke falling out, bumpsteer, etc. So many problems pop up when big travel is the goal.

With it being locked up at both ends it will go eveywhere I need it to go and it will still handle GREAT when my girl is pimping it around town! It will mostly see snow, sand, mud, moderate trails. Its a purpose built machine, being EXTREME is not its purpose:cheer: plus the rear will flex pretty good with no real downfall other than the cab following the front axle.