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McWilly · « **on:** Sep 17, 2005, 09:10:55 PM »

Newb here, doing the mandatory check in thing.

Name's Kyle, living in Victoria, BC. Taking a mechanical engineering technology program.

Got a project on the go. Started as a relativly stock 82 Long Box. Did the EFI swap, smashed the truck up, did the cab swap, and I've been working (slowly) on the drivetrain and suspension since (while DD'ing the truck):
-84 2wd Toyota Xcab on 82 Long Box 4x4 frame
-22RE from an 84 Celica pushing a bagged L50 and single case. W56 and doubler going in asap
-Toy rears up front, F250 towers, 5012's, crossover steering, IFS hub swap with FJ40 rotors and extended SS brake lines, etc
-Ford Bronco rear leafs going in this week (hopefully) with IFS widetrack axle equiped with full Detroit and disk brake conversion
-EZ Locker going into the front as soon as it comes out of the rear
-bla, bla, bla...

Makman · « **Reply #1 on:** Sep 17, 2005, 10:26:21 PM »

Wow, impressive. How about posting some pictures?

I was just curious what you used on your rear disc brake conversion. Which brackets and calipers did you use? If you went the E-brake route, how well does it work?

Oh yeah,

to the board.

McWilly · « **Reply #2 on:** Sep 17, 2005, 11:01:01 PM »

I designed and made my own brackets to use Monte Carlo front calipers (no e-brake yet). Might go with a driveline e-brake a little later on, but for now the priority is getting the axle in.

Here's a shot of flex testing after the 5012's/Ford towers went in. Pay no attention to the 29" street tires, guitar string tight brake lines, or complete lack of front diff. The 35" Krawlers are in my storage locker, I have longer pieces of SS line to swap in, and the current rear diff will go into the front as soon as I'm done the rear axle swap (plus no point in putting the diff in when my d/s won't reach and I'm not down with making a shaft for the current setup when I'll just need a new one as soon as the new tranny and duals go in).

Oh, and the "bumper" is just there to hold my signals till I get a real bumper built.

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #3 on:** Sep 17, 2005, 11:56:30 PM »

to the board, nice looking rig

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #4 on:** Sep 25, 2005, 09:00:28 AM »

looks good so far, but you really should remove those diving boards

Duffil · « **Reply #5 on:** Sep 25, 2005, 08:33:49 PM »

welcome to the board!

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	Author Topic: Newb (Read 1428 times) 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. McWilly Dusty Trails Turtle Points: -25 Posts: 6 Member since Sep '05 Crawling with Marlin Newb « on: Sep 17, 2005, 09:10:55 PM » Newb here, doing the mandatory check in thing. Name's Kyle, living in Victoria, BC. Taking a mechanical engineering technology program. Got a project on the go. Started as a relativly stock 82 Long Box. Did the EFI swap, smashed the truck up, did the cab swap, and I've been working (slowly) on the drivetrain and suspension since (while DD'ing the truck): -84 2wd Toyota Xcab on 82 Long Box 4x4 frame -22RE from an 84 Celica pushing a bagged L50 and single case. W56 and doubler going in asap -Toy rears up front, F250 towers, 5012's, crossover steering, IFS hub swap with FJ40 rotors and extended SS brake lines, etc -Ford Bronco rear leafs going in this week (hopefully) with IFS widetrack axle equiped with full Detroit and disk brake conversion -EZ Locker going into the front as soon as it comes out of the rear -bla, bla, bla... Logged Makman Rock Crawl'n Turtle Points: 0 Posts: 98 Member since Apr '05 Crawling with Marlin Re: Newb « Reply #1 on: Sep 17, 2005, 10:26:21 PM » Wow, impressive. How about posting some pictures? I was just curious what you used on your rear disc brake conversion. Which brackets and calipers did you use? If you went the E-brake route, how well does it work? Oh yeah, to the board. Logged If it never breaks, people can only speculate how much it was overbuilt. McWilly [OP] Dusty Trails Turtle Points: -25 Posts: 6 Member since Sep '05 Crawling with Marlin Re: Newb « Reply #2 on: Sep 17, 2005, 11:01:01 PM » I designed and made my own brackets to use Monte Carlo front calipers (no e-brake yet). Might go with a driveline e-brake a little later on, but for now the priority is getting the axle in. Here's a shot of flex testing after the 5012's/Ford towers went in. Pay no attention to the 29" street tires, guitar string tight brake lines, or complete lack of front diff. The 35" Krawlers are in my storage locker, I have longer pieces of SS line to swap in, and the current rear diff will go into the front as soon as I'm done the rear axle swap (plus no point in putting the diff in when my d/s won't reach and I'm not down with making a shaft for the current setup when I'll just need a new one as soon as the new tranny and duals go in). Oh, and the "bumper" is just there to hold my signals till I get a real bumper built. Logged Rocksurfer Momentum Man Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 730 Posts: 13,860 Member since Jul '04 Lego Enforcement Re: Newb « Reply #3 on: Sep 17, 2005, 11:56:30 PM » to the board, nice looking rig Logged The Ghost-Rider/Ghost Runner No matter how far you fall, the ground will always catch you 79coyotefrg Rock Ninja Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 1452 Posts: 22,633 Member since May '02 Solid axle Toys Rule ! ! ! Re: Newb « Reply #4 on: Sep 25, 2005, 09:00:28 AM » looks good so far, but you really should remove those diving boards Logged AR-TTORA founder 22R bored.060,LCE stage II race cam http://pure-gas.org/ 32/36weber, Marlin 1200 NON ceramic clutch, L52SHD+dualcase #2919, cable-locker, Yukon 5.29 gears, 35's, Allpro ebrake, front springs, and high steer, F150rears RIP Nitro 9-29-07 I sure miss him $I\'m Down$ MarlinCrawlerInc IS NOT affiliated with TrailGear in any way Duffil lurker Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 138 Posts: 4,844 Member since Nov '04 Re: Newb « Reply #5 on: Sep 25, 2005, 08:33:49 PM » welcome to the board! Logged