Project fresh start sas yota

[Magilla]

Current Project Specs:

Chevy 350 700r4

1985 Toyota front axle
-rebuilt locking hubs, wheel hubs and steering knuckles
-welded on 3/8 diff. armor
-1.5" wheel spacers
-FJ rotors
-V6 calipers with new pads
-braided SS brake lines
-4 cylinder front 3rd member with 4.10's
-stock inners martacked with old school Marfields

-keeping rear axle stock with factory 4.10's

Front Suspension
-FRORF spring hanger kit
-Marlin 4" USA spring
-Marlin shock hoops w/12" Bilstein 5125's
-Marlin shock tabs and u-bolt flip kit

Marlin Hysteer with billet arms

Rear suspension
-Chevy 2wd 63" springs
-Owner fabbed spring hangers, shackle hangers, shackles, u-bolt plates
-14" Bilstein 5125's






we got the motor/tranny/tcase removed from the truck.

We ended up chopping the radiator supports due to the fact that our engine hoist decided not to go up as far as it needed to.

We also got the interior stripped and ready for some work. Plans include a custom toolbox and enlosure to house speakers, a sub, and amps behind the seats, RhinoLining the tub once the new drivetrain is in, and maybe fabbing a new transmission tunnel.

Also, a massive pile of new/old parts is growing in the garage.





Mike torched the IFS w/oxy-acetalene in 2 hours and did an outstanding job. He got really close to the frame, with no overheating or burn through anywhere. I ground down all the welds (what a bitch) and prepped the frame to receive the SAS next Saturday.

We also assembled the new front axle with the donor 4.10 third member from the 85 4runner.

Picked up my new motor from the freight terminal and got it sitting in the garage.

Parts keep coming in every day. I'll try to get some pics before next weekend, when the new solid front axle goes in.



The 85 front axle was fully rebuilt from hub to hub. It looks great and everything went together quite smoothly.



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I pulled the bed to work on the rear spring mounts and decided to strip the frame and repain it. The tubular crossmember that holds the gas tank and upper shock mounts has serious rust holes since they used those wonderful rubber plugs in the ends that like to capture water. I need to cut it out and weld in a new piece of tubing....





I rebuilt the rear axle with new innner and outer seals and new wheel bearings. I also took care of the brakes...I had the drums turned and I installed new shoes and all the spings. Then we made a guestimate as to the pinion angle and tacked the new perches in place.


time to move to another shop


Welded in the new hangers, and now I have a rolling chassis again!!!



Then we got the motor mounts into place, taking our time to check all the relevant clearances for the distributor and fan/radiator assembly.

[justtorchit]

huh... this whole time i thought you only talked about building things...

[Magilla]

huh... this whole time i thought you only talked about building things...

when you have to work on others first yours comes last. mine was done until i killed it or else i would of bought your arms, which even now wants fyi. this is not my truck im building it for danksters a new member here. this is helping fund mine

[justtorchit]

ahhhhhh... i seeeeee

[Even]

nice, but lets see some pics that aren't from 2007

[Magilla]

There will be more Pics I got some on the phone but this is were the build was left off

[Danksters]

There will be more Pics I got some on the phone but this is were the build was left off

Hey dumbass post up some pics from ur camera with the sheet metal on, all the ones here are w/the hood, fenders, doors, and bed off.

[Magilla]

Started doing work after getting this shit loaded on a trailer with no winch. It was an experience doing it with 2 ratchet straps. Matts parents threw a party for it finally leaving their driveway.


Started tacking in the shock hoops and tabs


How it sits as of right now all olive drabbed.


also rewelded the spring plates, smashed some shit and cut some shit

[HeavyMetal]

is that rotor what i think it is?

[Magilla]

is that rotor what i think it is?

yes

[Magilla]

Damn that shit's going to look badass when YOU'RE done.

fixed

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

Sexy Kinda

[grundlepunch]

doing a crawl box or just doing stock axle/t-case gears?

[Danksters]

The axles are stock 4.10's an open, and the drivetrain is going to be a carbed chevy small block, 700R4, and probably an NP205 transfer case. The goal is to assemble a good used drivetrain as cheap as possible and build it up nice once everything works. I would like to do a 203/205 ORD Doubler, but that's down the road.

[Magilla]

Immediate Items to Do:

1. Mount up shock hoops and tabs and burn in with heavy tacks only

2. Bob bed 12 inches

3. Fabricate mounts for gas tank mounted under bed from steel angle iron with nuts welded on

4. Finish grinding down old brackets from rear of framerails

5. Fabricate a rear bumper out of 1/4" box steel (maybe 2" x4"...still deciding)

#1s done homo

#2 12 inches is too much looked today

#3 easy

#4 easy

#5 build one like my old xj bumper i did