82 Toy Build - SNYDERBUILT

charliesnyder · Jun 23, 2008

Alrighty... Where to start. Just a warning this is going to be an extremely slow build. Budget is depleted and just got back from Iraq so spending time with the family.

Base Truck:
1982 Toyota Pickup 4x4 Shortbed

I guess we can start off with the plans for the truck.

Own:
4" All Pro springs
36x13.5x17 Iroks Bias
17x9 Cragar soft 8's with 2" BS
Trail Gear Histeer Kit
TG Dual Case Kit
5.29's
ARB for the front
Spool for the rear
ARB Compressor Kit
Full Gussets for the front
Diff Armor
New Spring Hangars all the way around
Rock Sliders
All Pro Internal Cage Kit
etc....

This was my first truck that I owned

This is what happens when someone wants it more than you do!

Here is what I started with in Oct of 2006

Messing around in my buddies yard!

While on leave I decided that I would throw my suspension on. Seemed like a good idea at the time but proved to be a pain in the ass and had to enlist the help of my brothers to finish the job.

This is after completing the rear lift. No pics of that process.. Nothing spectacular anyways

Well now that I'm home the build has progressed immensly! Just seems like my motivation has tripled since I dragged this beast back up to my house. Decided that I needed to get my wheels and tires mounted and throw them on the truck to see how it will be sitting. Glad I got my hands on a set of 2 inch lift blocks to level it out untill the front end settles a little bit.

Here I am standing next to it to kind of give it a little bit if size. I'm 510"

I mocked up a half door from a set of spare doors I had.

charliesnyder · Jun 23, 2008

This weekend was pretty eventful. After mocking everything up and checking tire clearance. I TORE THE WHOLE FRONT END APART! Figured now was as good of a time as any to rip into the front and get to working on it.

Here is the grimey axle I started with. Typical of a 26 year old rig.

After a couple hours of disassembly and cleaning we started cutting all of the excess brackets off

Ended the day on a good note with this as the final product.

Day 2 of the front end build involve welding on my truss, creaper gussets and diff guard. The last project of the day was shaving off the drain plug on the axle.

Shaving the drain plug was pretty easy. All we did was grind the weld surrounding the plug and take a hammer and chisel to the remaining lip. After a few hits the plug fell off.

This is the plug as it came off.

Final product of day two!

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London Gentleman · Jun 23, 2008

Cool build man. So thats about 6" of lift then? I like the progress. The 17"s look good man!

charliesnyder · Jun 23, 2008

London Gentleman said:
Cool build man. So thats about 6" of lift then? I like the progress. The 17"s look good man!

thanks.

i think while i still had my 31's on it was a little over 7. i havent measured with my 36s though
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dessertrunner735 · Jun 24, 2008

KEEP ON BUILDIN , ITS LOOKING GOOD SOO FAR ! I TOO AM A VET OF THE GULF -DESERT STORM DESERT SHIELD - THANKS FOR SERVING -RESPECT TO ALL WHO SERVE! THANKS ! GET BACK IN ONE PIECE TO ENJOY YOUR FAMILYS THE ONE YOUR MARRIED TO AND YOUR WHEELING FAMILY.:awesomework: :awesomework:

London Gentleman · Jun 25, 2008

Bob it but not too much. Too much looks kinda ghey.

84Toyota4x4 · Jun 25, 2008

Glad you made it back safe. Which branch of service? Im Army stationed on Ft Lewis.

Build looks good man, keep it up. I feel the hassle for the suspension, I just did mine last weekend too. Still have some stuff to finish up with it.

~T.J.

charliesnyder · Jun 25, 2008

84Toyota4x4 said:
Glad you made it back safe. Which branch of service? Im Army stationed on Ft Lewis.

Build looks good man, keep it up. I feel the hassle for the suspension, I just did mine last weekend too. Still have some stuff to finish up with it.

~T.J.

army lewis too.. 4th brigade
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charliesnyder · Jul 7, 2008

Update

Little bit of a change of stance.. got another inch or so out of the front

Have my front cross member mocked up, got some filling to do...

shot of some of my gussetts

Im kind of wondering if my 2 inch blocks are going to be enough to bring my front and rear level.

I did have a couple hundred pounds of steel and parts in the back of my truck but i dont think its making that big off a difference.. Here is my rear without blocks in

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charliesnyder · Jul 7, 2008

Came together fairly well today except for one thing... my brake calipers did not want to bolt back on. i did the trail gear backing plate delete kit.

ANY IDEAS
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Jay W · Jul 8, 2008

Why not put shorter shackles in the front instead of lifting the back more? The whole truck looks too high to me. :stirpot:

charliesnyder · Jul 8, 2008

Jay W said:
Why not put shorter shackles in the front instead of lifting the back more? The whole truck looks too high to me. :stirpot:

i like how tall the front sits.. id rather bring the back up to the front right now. the front will eventually settle and then ill pull my blocks and start hacking away at the fenders
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86sasRunner · Jul 8, 2008

looking good, bob it a little they like good likr that.

sr587wheeler · Jul 8, 2008

As for the backing plate. you can make your own by cutting the dust shield so you just have the holes left, it looks just like the backing plate eliminator but is free. I've always done that with mine.

charliesnyder · Jul 8, 2008

haha.. didnt think about that..

guess i got a little purchase happy...

Got everything with the brakes figured out.. i had the backing plate in the wrong spot and it pushed my spindle out too far for the brake calipers to clear the rotors... Lesson learned
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charliesnyder · Jul 29, 2008

havent gotten to work on the truck for the last few weeks.. wife had surgery

did get some progress on my steering

what do you guys think about this? think i might be cutting to close?
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WHITE TRASH1 · Jul 29, 2008

This is the first time I looked at this thread... That sucks to see that grey yota got stolen.. I had to do a double and then tripple take on it.. I set the timing and adjusted the valves on that for yoru brother when you were gone a couple years ago... Thats too bad, what did you do with the remains of the grey truck?

I'd move the box a bit farther forward and as high as you can get it... Ya never know what you'll end up doing in the future so why not have it ready for later. :;

charliesnyder · Jul 29, 2008

I remember that! wow small world. the only problem with moving it forward is that i dont really have the resources to cut anything thats in my engine bad.. the body mount or anything like that.. i used my grinder to cut the inner fender

ill see what i can do without cutting too much... maybe my BFH will get to work
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