The Gremlin - Toyota beater truggy build

TBItoy · Nov 19, 2013

Rokcrler said:
How'd the tires do? Rig looks good on dem shoes!

We still got to ride quite a bit and it climbed some stuff, even though it would only pull 1st gear double low molaugh

I picked up intake gaskets, an oil change, and antifreeze. Should have the spare motor swapped in by this weekend booyang

TBItoy · Nov 20, 2013

Oh yeah, I need a 22RE idle screw (the flat head plug looking one on top of the throttle body)

mine fell out this weekend.

Anyone got an extra one laying around?

ridered3 · Nov 21, 2013

Steering wheel looks flashemifyougotem

TBItoy · Nov 21, 2013

ridered3 said:
Steering wheel looks

Gots dat purple laughing1

I have a blue one on the way to match the links, seat trim, and fairlead

Mongo44 · Nov 22, 2013

TBItoy said:
I have a blue one on the way to match the links, seat trim, and fairlead

ridered3 · Nov 22, 2013

TBItoy said:
Gots dat purple laughing1

I have a blue one on the way to match the links, seat trim, and fairlead

I just thought you were trying to be like John G with the purple theme...

ridered3 · Feb 4, 2014

Got the Gremlin firing on all cylinders again?

Mongo44 · Feb 5, 2014

ridered3 said:
Got the Gremlin firing on all cylinders again?

Last I talked to him, he wasn't motivated to work on a rig in single digit temps. Gremlin is still down...

The Luke · Feb 5, 2014

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Mongo44 said:
Last I talked to him, he wasn't motivated to work on a rig in single digit temps. Gremlin is still down...

I can't blame him. Its been too dang cold any chance I get to work on anything.

Neal3000 · Feb 5, 2014

Well hell its not like he's working on it out in the yard, fire up the heater in your shop and do work

dmtfabrication · Feb 5, 2014

I really like the double shear Toyota knuckles. Pre-heat and post-heat? Or just burn 'em in?

TBItoy · Feb 5, 2014

dmtfabrication said:
I really like the double shear Toyota knuckles. Pre-heat and post-heat? Or just burn 'em in?

Pre heat, nickel rods 3-4 passes

Neal3000 said:
Well hell its not like he's working on it out in the yard, fire up the heater in your shop and do work

I did clean the shop, re-organize a bunch of stuff, move the buggy chassis around, where I can still work on it, and the Gremlin, and give the wife a parking spot inside.

midnight_f150 · Mar 23, 2014

Any updates!!

TBItoy · Mar 23, 2014

midnight_f150 said:
Any updates!!

Today is my first full day off in 6 weeks,

Gotta take the block and head to the machine shop this week hopefully

I did get a TG header/exhaust since they had em on sale this month, really nice piece.

TBItoy · May 13, 2014

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One day, eventually, I'll get the motor back and put back together...

Gotta have it ready by June 21....

TBItoy · Sep 8, 2014

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Well June 21 has past, and the motor is still sitting in front of the truck.
I traded off the high dollar wheels and tires also. I didn't care much for that setup,

I welded some used rim stiffeners to the steel wheels I originally bought for this, and I'm gonna run some 39.5 Iroks that I picked up for cheap. This puts my total investment into the rig back to the level I was going for. It's supposed to be a cheap beater truggy built with a bunch of cheap ass and junkyard parts.

TBItoy · Sep 9, 2014

Rokcrler · Sep 9, 2014

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That's some bling weepow! Hurry the hell up! gotta wheel man

TBItoy · Sep 9, 2014

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Rokcrler said:
That's some bling weepow! Hurry the hell up! gotta wheel man

I'd like to say something to the effect of "all good things take time"...

but there ain't nothing good about the Gremlin laughing1 it's all rusty pipe and zip ties

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