Topic: 85 Ext Cab Red Truck Build

[SqWADoosh]

Sick build 

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

Thanks man. Yours is looking good too.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

I've been out of town since getting back from K2. It is truly an awesome park to wheel and is definitely hard on your rig. I think once the tire break in they will be awesome. Issues that I found: I need to clearance both front fenders, cut off about 2 inches of slider in the front and rework my winch situation. My tires eat into the sliders and fenders when stuffed and my approach angle is horrible.
On to the pics..

King of the Hill

https://youtu.be/7Z_p4CR1XMQ




My tires hit the leaves a little.



Daniel losing his idler and steering pump pulleys on Smoking butthole.



Alex on Crazy Wabbit



Ron doing his thing on Dolphin



Guy named Rob with a sweet fj55 buggy and a hot 5.0 under the hood



Ryan's Twisted Customs buggy on Kiss My Grits



Ron on Hanibal Lecter







Exit on King of the Hill



Weather was perfect!

[Dwill817]

Definitely looks like you gained some turning radius!!

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

Yep. I realized after I got back that my steering stops were adjusted all the way in. My high backspaced wheels don't help the situation either

[Dwill817]

A Toyota axle won't turn like that second picture you posted!

[redneckcustoms13]

That 60 doesnt like turning like that either lol. That's an outer axle killing good time. Seen it many times. Once you set the stops out a bit it helps a ton.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

I attended Lonestar Jambo 11 in May. The truck did well and I had a great time.


We found some mud on Thursday night


Todd getting Tippy


Brandon on Dewoody


Nathan at the top of Old Town Trio



Todd coming down Shake Rattle and Roll



tire problems for me again



Kevin and Alex





Randy ramping up on the Squirrel


F*** Mud


A little nosedive by me


Ol Red and his buddy the Dirt Squirrel



I had another wheeling trip  at Superlift ORV in Hot Springs Arkansas.

This park is awesome! There was some rain and it was slick.

Video of Horsepower Hill wrapped out at 5500 rpm!!



Video of Alex took a harder line and was a little more impressive than mine



Daniel warming up his tires



Got 2 tires off of the ground on Schaffers



Hills galore



Our group for most of the weekend


Alex on Pinion Hill



Red doing work







RTI still had a little to go





headed home





I have been putting in a bit of work lately.

I cut the outer rail and Kickouts off of my sliders. They stuck out way too far and were more of a hindrance than a blessing on my past few trips. I will refit the Kickouts to reweld to the rear of the sliders. I also trimmed another 2 inches off of the front of each slider. The 40's kept digging into them at full stuff and on hard turns.

I stripped down the interior of the truck in preparation for the Auto Swap.

I have pulled the Duals and am in the process of pulling the transmission. I have them sold and should have enough to drop on an Atlas II 4.3. I removed the clutch peddle, slave cylinder reservoir, hard line and starter.

I found an A340F at a local yard for a decent deal of $300. I ordered  the Advanced Adapter 50-5710 adapter to fit the A340 to the Atlas. I also replaced the 3 solenoids in the transmission pan and need to install the Transgo 340 HD2 shift kit after the new valve body gaskets come in.

I also ordered some miscellaneous brackets and tabs to make the transmission cross member. Dave @ Brave Motorsports is going to Fab up one of his tail housing supports for the Atlas.

Since my truck was a manual and will be keeping the stock wiring harness, I went with the RADesigns Baja Shifter to manually control the transmission and the Rock shifter for the trans gear selection. I will have to fab a mount for the 2 shifters and adjust my transmission tunnel cover accordingly.

I will be adding an external TransCooler (Derale 13950) and ordered all of the -6 fittings and hose to plumb it in.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

A340 with the R series bellhousing


Swapped out the solenoids



Trimmed down the sliders





Cab cleaned out



Down to 2 peddles jamminzz half way there



Ready to drop the transmission.



Almost have my winch mount wrapped up





It's tucked in a lot better than before.



The tube is 1.75 DOM .188 WT. I used a piece of 4" channel iron for the winch base instead of the 2" square tubing like i originally planned. I had to use 4 socket head grade 8 bolts instead of the regular ones due to space constraints. I capped off the Skys Offroad Lettering with a peice of 3/16 x 1.5" flat bar. Never Liked that on there anyways. I also trimmed the front grille to fit around the winch. I still need to fab up a mount for my steering cooler and run the wiring for the winch but other than that it's done.







I also finish welded the kickouts on my sliders, capped off the front where I trimmed them back and finally got my transmission pulled.

The Front 3 Link parts have started rolling in as well as some PSC goodies for a Full Hydro steering setup.
 
I'm not sure how soon I will get to start on that though.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

I have been slacking on updates.

Finished up my slider modification with the trimmed down kick-outs on my sliders and capped off the front.



I finally got the R151 dropped and cleaned up. I did a quick tear down and inspection of my duals and got them sealed back up. They have a new home now 

I have been working on stripping down the front end in preparation for the 3 link. The D60 is sitting on jack stands waiting for the old brackets to be cut off. The Plasma list is pretty long...



The transmission is ready to install. The RAD Designs bracket, lever and shift cable are installed. The Flexplate and dust cover are installed and torqued down. I still need to get some Dex 3 or 6 fluid. Transmission cross member is mocked up and needs to be cut, fit and welded up.

3 Link parts are piling up around the garage.

a TG 7.3 orbital and mount
a PSC XR 2.5 DE ram, clamps and clevis kit
Barnes 4wd and Artec lower link brackets/tie rod links
Artec adjustable upper axle link
Rockwell Offroad 1.25 heims, misalignment spacers and tube adapters
RuffStuff Panhard brackets, 7/8 heims and 4 ft of 1.5 .25 DOM
24' of 2" .25 WT DOM for the links

I also finally got a set of beadlocks to hopefully cure my tire woes.

They are fairly new on the market and are a joint venture between TrailReady and American Eagle Alloys.

TR Hardrock - Series 025 - TRUE BEAD-LOCK (Single Wheel)

1 down 3 to go..



This wheel and tire combo is growing on me. I hope they work as well as they look.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

I got the second tire mounted up on Wednesday substantially faster than the first one. I brought the other 2 to Discount Tire to get dismounted today. I had the chance to use my Thermal Dynamics plasma last night. Besides being an older model, this unit blasts through steel with ease. I trimmed the front leaf spring hanger, driver side body mount, ifs steering box mount and some inner frame brackets. I also cut the front fenders a little higher, deleted the parking/turn signal lights and reinstalled the fender molding. Plan for this evening and weekend is to burn off the D60 leaf perch, hydro steering  bracket and shock mounts. I also mocked up my orbital steering valve and made a nice place for it to mount where the IFS steering box was located.



Mounted the tires on the 14b. I had to order some small diameter lugs which should be here on Tuesday.



Since the Interior was torn down I built a subframe for my Corbeau seats. I never liked how little headroom I had with my cage. When I tore down the interior my front seat mount was shot and I needed to replace some of the floor pan so out it came.



I cleaned out the floor pan some more and put another couple of coats of Bedliner in a can.

Cleaned up the frame and body mount. I'm running the upper link frame mount here.



Orbital mount finished up.



AtlasII 4.3 mocked up on the A340F.



Initially fit into place. This will make my seat mount a little difficult.



Big hole in the floor. I have to relocate the fuel return lines here. I also need to figure out some sort of skid plate for the transmission pan. A little too exposed for my liking.



Frame mount upper link bracket with panhard mount tied in.



Rad Designs Shifters mocked up for manual control of the Transmission.
I cut a new plate for my transmission tunnel cover and got my shifters mocked up.



Since my radio fried at Hot Springs during the monsoon, I decided to make the radio area a spot for some switches. They will control various lights, the trans cooler and some other things. The trans temp gauge may go in there as well since I have the room.  I need a few more rocker switches to finish it up. The plate is a piece of stainless sheet metal that I had laying around and I have about 10 bucks in switches invested.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

A little more progress...

Blue Torch Fab full hydro mount and PSC XR 2.5x8 DE Ram



Mocked up





PVC mock up links in place on the Driver side. Ended up with a 32 in upper and 39" lower.





I had to throw a tire on to see what it is going to look like. Itis 5 inches off the ground in the picture.



I started on my transmission X-member and skid plate. Its has been a challenge to say the least. I have to work round the exhaust and driveshaft and a few other things. I almost have a complete flat belly right now. The Atlas is hanging down about 1.5-2 inches below the frame. It will be mounted with 6 bushings to the frame rail. 

Then, I need to drop the trans and TC to get them bolted together completely and install the Torque Converter and reinstall.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

I finally got the A340 and Atlas together and sealed up. I burned in the crossmember mounts and skinned the transmission/ transfer case skid with a piece of AR500 plate.









I will be adding another crossmember for a tail support for the Atlas.

I ordered some more parts from Barnes4WD to finish up some small things and will be fabbing up a cover for that gaping hole in the floor.

I should be ordering up my Fox 14"coilovers from Ryan at Accutune after KOH.

Then I need to cut out my old shock hoops and fit my 4WheelUnderground shock towers on the frame rail.

There is still a lot to do.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

I fabbed up a cover for my floor pan. Front cover will be removable to access the front driveshaft.







I got my Derale trans cooler mounted.





I got my transmission flexplate and TC bolted up and my starter re-installed.
I need to reinstall my header and muffler, fill the trans and Atlas, plumb the cooler lines to the transmission and proceed with a test fire on the engine.

[Peterbuilt84]

Badass! Coming along great

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

Transfer case cover finished with the integrated seat mounts.

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I found a set of the liquid sounds shallow mount speaker pods with a set of Kicker 6.5" coax speakers.

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Most importantly I started mocking up my Fox 14" coilovers. I had to cut off the shock hoops, move them forward about 2.5" and kick them back about 10 degrees. The lower shock mounts are from Artec and integrate to the lower link mounts. The upper shock hoop mounts are from Wide Open Design.

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[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

I had a chance to work in the truck for a solid 3 days. I got the front welded out and painted. Both coilover mounts are done. The full hydro is mounted and the lines are plumbed. I finally finished mounting my last tire and torqued it to spec.
I mounted the front grille and welded in the driver side seat mount.











I should have a roller by the end of the week when I get my coilovers back from Brave Motorsports. I'm pretty excited. It has been a long time coming.

[Willard]

Just an observation here. Are you planning on building a plate to protect the ram? If so good...if not you may want to consider.


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[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

Yes, I have some plate cut to go on the bottom side of the ram mount. I am looking at making it removable right now. If not I will just weld it in.

[Wainiha]

I like those rims!

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

We have a roller. Links are 98%, steering is plumbed in and bled,  the engine fired up after 8 months on the first crank and the auto seems to be working correctly. I'm pretty happy.

[blackdiamond]

You're tires are mounted opposite right to left so the asymectric tread is all going the same way.  Is this on purpose?

Truck looks good.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

They are asymmetric treads on the tires mounted directionally. You won't see too many of these out there. They may not be in there for long. I'm eyeing a new set of Sticky Treps.

[Gnarly4X]

Holy Crapity boomtacoma01,

I don't know why, but I think you are short a couple of pairs of PLIERS!!! 


Gnarls. 

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

Ha ha. Those at tin snips. I had to trim a bit of inner fender out for some added clearance.

[Willard]

Looking great!!


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[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

Knocking out the little things.

Vision X Optimus pods



Bed lined out with a Pelican case for tools and and my ARB recovery gear


Interior wiring and shifters completed


Everything is good to go for some hot laps around the neighborhood tomorrow.

[Gnarly4X]

hey boomtacoma01,

It's look'n mighty "trail ready"! 

I would move the CB antenna.

It would be my luck to lean on a rock and rip it off!   

Is that antenna a top loaded Firestik?

Gnarls.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

It's not in the best position. But it has survived so far.

[boomtacoma01 [OP]]

Well the test drive went well on Friday. I didn't push it too hard and put about 5 miles on it. The full manual control of the auto is pretty sweet. I even threw the plates on ha ha.






Just a few little things to wrap up over the next few weeks.