Topic: Been lurking for a while

[seebrookmeyer]

Been lurking in the background for a lot of years now. sold my original 85 prior to heading to college at Cal Poly. Got in with the Poly Goats down there. Finally pull the trigger and got another rig about a year ago. 1986 extra cab, 22re, dual case, 4.88's, ARB lockers, interior cage and some pink interior lights that glow like a Tijuana strip club.

[Slabzilla]

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[Rocksurfer]

  it's ok come to the light!

[SqWADoosh]

 

[NonThrash]

 
Got any pics of that rig you describe? Sounds awesome 

[toe]

 

[OTO Phil]

 


lol jk... Can't wait to see this beast!

[crawlinflorida]

 

[seebrookmeyer [OP]]

Been working on this instead of my build thread in preparation for KOH. I will try to get some updates in here before I head to the lakebed.

[seebrookmeyer [OP]]

So here are some more details of the car as it was when I purchased it...

1986 Extra Cab
rebuilt 22re (about 1,000 miles on the motor since rebuild)
Bomb Proof motor mounts
Big ol' stinger up front with a 9000b warn winch
rock sliders and tube rear bumper

Marlin crawl box
4.70 in the rear case
Bomb Proof t case mount
4.88's with ARB air lockers front and rear
Chromo Shafts front and rear
10 bolt front axle, disc brakes
Toyota rear, with drums
37" Old style MTR's
Steel wheels

interior cage
Master craft seats with harnesses
rock lights
beat for bumping Party in the USA
CB radio

[seebrookmeyer [OP]]

Since purchasing I have been able to wheel this thing a handful of times. Maiden voyage was rubicon for Memorial Weekend with the Poly Goats. Truck worked well, was mostly just getting a feel for it, in particular wheeling with dual cases. Lots of lever to pull, but I'm getting a lot more comfortable with it and enjoying it a lot more. 

improvements since buying
-14" 2.0 smooth bodies up front
-spare tire carrier with 12" 2.5 smooth bodies mounted off the back of this, with hi-lift mount and soon to be a baja basket on top
-15" TR beadlocks (snapped a few wheel studs off in the process of removing the old wheels, which led to the discovery of completely blown out seals)
-freshly serviced rear end, new seals, brake pads and wheel studs
-some sweet pink interior lights that look like a Tijuana strip club
 
on the list still
-not a 10 bolt front end, not sure what it will get replaced or the timeline for this but I would like to get rid of it sooner rather than later. Either back to toyota axle or possibly a 60 or something similar with the goal to keep it close to toyota width
-transmission needs some loving, countershaft bearing is pretty much shot and getting louder each trip, hoping to make it out of KOH this coming weekend and have it be a problem before summer wheeling starts
-new tranny/transfer case crossmember, current one hangs pretty low so I would like to get something up a little higher and build some skids off of it
-clean up electrical, engine bay and interior
-this list is pretty much endless and will continue to grow with every trip. 



and now that I am actually able to post some photos......

[seebrookmeyer [OP]]

[Congill77]

Man you weren't kidding about that strip club glow


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