Chevota Build

[bobbed_84_toy]

I'm going to post up a bunch of pics that shows the build from when I first got the truck to how it sits now. Then I'll post update pics as a go along.

 

[Roccrawler]

Fabulous..............

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

 

[War-Jeeper]

looks like you got quite a nice shop to work in there too

 

[smalltowncowboy]

looks nice but i hope you reinforced your front spring perches

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

looks nice but i hope you reinforced your front spring perches

I will reinforce them after I get the steering box mounted. They'll be reinforced front-to-back and side-to-side. I'm just waiting to get all the essential stuff on there so I can run the braces around everything

 

[zig80toy]

Awsome!!!!

 

[heep70]

Nice build so far.

 

[Roccrawler]

I love toyotas with V8's there way cool

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

Here's how the headers are slowly but surely coming along. I still have to run them parallel under the floor then finish weld everything and stick the collector on it. Then start on the other side:corn:
From there i'm going to run 2.5 inch exhaust into delta force 40 mufflers(the race mufflers off the el camino I sold to my old man) which are nice and loud so everyone within a 5 block radious knows i'm running a V8:flipoff: :clappy:

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

Well the shop is finally dirty again which means i've actually been working on my junk. Pulled the front axle out so I could finish and paint the hangers, shackles, springs and whatnot. Built some sliders for it too. I'm trussing the heck out of the front axle while it's out also so we can air it out in the oregon dunes:clappy: . It's nice to actually be starting to finish some of this stuff instead of having the whole thing tacked together half finished lol. I should be able to finish her up with this next paycheck and a little bit of time:corn:

Next project is fitting 42s on the forklift:redneck: :redneck: :stirpot:

 

[zig80toy]

Damn man, the attention to detail is amazing...ray: :clappy:

Please provide us with some more pics when you get those 42s on the forklift...:redneck: :redneck:

 

[War-Jeeper]

Please provide us with some more pics when you get those 42s on the forklift...:redneck: :redneck:

X2.....:clappy:

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

No major updates but a couple more pics. Got part of the front truss done. It's 1/4 inch wall 1" tube boxed in with 1/4" plate. Going to do the same to the knuckles once I get the steering arm off the driver side. Those conical washers are a :rb: . Going to box in the rear truss tomorrow and start building the shock hoops.

Took some of the bling off my old el camino's 327 to put on the yota too :cheer: :flipoff:

Shiny parts make it wheel better right?

 

[zig80toy]

Looking good man. One question: It looks pretty close in the engine compartment where your steering shaft has to clear the exhaust headers. You going to have enough room?? Moving the steering box??...

 

[Roccrawler]

Looking good man. One question: It looks pretty close in the engine compartment where your steering shaft has to clear the exhaust headers. You going to have enough room?? Moving the steering box??...

full hydro would do the trick

 

[lilyota]

nice. lookin good. did you get the front of that monster truck fixed yet

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

Looking good man. One question: It looks pretty close in the engine compartment where your steering shaft has to clear the exhaust headers. You going to have enough room?? Moving the steering box??...

Actually I tucked the headers close to the engine for a reason

I'm going to be using a steering box out of a fullsize 2wd chevy that mounts on the outside of the framerail. The input on the steering box is about 4 inches from the outside of the frame which will allow the steering shaft to clear the headers by about two inches but I do need to cut a little of the inner fenderwell.

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

nice. lookin good. did you get the front of that monster truck fixed yet

Nope. I stuck the rotor back on and enough of the hub on to keep it together so I could still drive it. If I end up buying this other yota the ford will get stuck on the backburner till I get around to painting it and selling it:corn: