Topic: Rexy Re-Do: SUPER SLEEPER 1ST GEN!

[Gnarly4X]

I've seen some back yard before, but that is some serious gagster . I know You got to have some chain around there someplace.

Nope... that is what MacGyver would use!!!!   

Gnarls. 

[H8PVMNT [OP]]

Well, if I remember correctly I put those into service last winter when all my stuff was buried under about a foot of snow.  I had the engine hoist but no chain handy.  I had tore down a bunch of 20Rs and that was all in the shed so when I was trying to figure out what the heck to use at 4:00AM and zero degrees there were the old timing chains in the bottom of a greasy box. 

As it turns out they keep things level, centered and kind of more rigid than regular linked chain.  They work so good that I have just kept on using them.     

[H8PVMNT [OP]]

I have always been happy with stock clutches as long as I have good gearing for my tire size, but I bought this one gently used from 05sport4x4 on here for cheaper than I could have got a stock style replacement. Apparently he used it on a 22re just a few runs before an engine swap. The disk, Japan throwout bearing and pressure plate all looked nearly new so I was happy.

Pedal pressure seems no more than stock and it hooks up smooth and positive.  Better than my janky oil soaked old one for sure .

[H8PVMNT [OP]]

Mounted an old compressor on the inner fender well.  This was one of those half way decent ones that come in a bag and hook to the battery with alligator clips.  They get beat to crap over time and quit working because the wires get yanked out, the air hose gets busted etc.  I refurbished this one and just decided to bolt it in and hook it to my extra fuse block.

[Gnarly4X]

Mounted an old compressor on the inner fender well.  This was one of those half way decent ones that come in a bag and hook to the battery with alligator clips.  They get beat to crap over time and quit working because the wires get yanked out, the air hose gets busted etc.  I refurbished this one and just decided to bolt it in and hook it to my extra fuse block.

Hi H...

If you could mount a little compressed air tank to that, would you have a little more cfm?

Gnarls.

[emsvitil]

Hi H...

If you could mount a little compressed air tank to that, would you have a little more cfm?

Gnarls.

Just box and seal the frame, then it can double as an air tank




 

[H8PVMNT [OP]]

Hi H...

If you could mount a little compressed air tank to that, would you have a little more cfm?

Gnarls.

Sure but space is a premium .  It's just for airing up tires and an occasional reseating of a bead.

[Gnarly4X]

Just box and seal the frame, then it can double as an air tank

 

Yeah... that is a cool trick and was done by a number of guys in the 4-wheel drive club here.  The only negative is moisture.  After a number of years ??, rust is corroding the inside of your frame rail! 

Gnarls.

[Gnarly4X]

Sure but space is a premium . ...

When is space NOT a premium on our trucks? 

Gnarls. 

[H8PVMNT [OP]]

This morning I got my big herkin' tie rod off and put new FJ-80 ends on it.  I got this tie rod off somebody here with an old school cross-over arm.  This thing is either 2 layers of tube or maybe just really thick.  It weighs a ton and doesn't bend when you dunce a rock or stump.  It's like a slider with rod ends on it.

I found these super-cheapo FJ-80 ends on rock auto for something like $10 each.  We will see how long they last.

OK so a while back I put new tires on the truck and discovered my super cheapy Ultra Power FJ80 ends had a fair bit of slop in them.  About what I expected.  I am not disappointed in them for the price.  I should add they were used while I was farming and my daily commute and duties were pretty much as severe use as you can get.  These went on at about 81K on my odometer so we can keep track of mileage on this set...

I was still kind of low budget when I ordered fresh ones from rockauto.  I decided to try the Beck Arnley brand this time which were around $17.  To my delight and surprise inside the Beck/Arnley boxes were genuine made in Japan Three Fives FJ80 ends! They were without the jam nuts but I have plenty of those.

[Prismo]

I have been using Moog Problem Solvers on mine, seem to last longer than the others for me.

[Gnarly4X]

....  I decided to try the Beck Arnley brand this time which were around $17.  To my delight and surprise inside the Beck/Arnley boxes were genuine made in Japan Three Fives FJ80 ends! They were without the jam nuts but I have plenty of those.

I've had very good luck with BA and the quality and pricing.  All the Beck Arnley parts I've ordered from RockAuto have been very high quality and very competitively priced.

Gnarls.

[H8PVMNT [OP]]

Got to do some wheeling on actual slickrock this year.  Just in Montana and it was one notch but still fun and the truck worked great.  Did a little body work, like the weld on the bed where I put the front 9 inches of my old bed on the front of the short bed, beat out a couple of the bigger dents and very little else.  I did graft a better drives door together out of my window frame and a non-rusty door that had a mashed frame.  Last thing you want is a perfectly restored first gen.  Always liked having it rough enough to not care about a ding or scuff.  Painted it one shade of tan with a roller.  Turned out looking good. I basically wanted something on it so it wouldn't rot away under me, but easy and cheap to reproduce when I find nicer body panels every now and then or mess something up on a deer or a rock.

I really want to make this into some kind of desert camo job, but if I do my wife won't ride with me  .

I used Behr Marque house paint.  I saw a guy use it on a deuce as an alternative to military paint. Dried hard and worked great for $50. Even seems to take a little gasoline spill without melting off.  I started out looking at "perfect tan" but found it was too much like an elementary school desk, then I looked for a bit more yellow to blend in with cut wheat fields, and found this "flax straw" color.

Oh and my wife bought me a fresh windshield for Christmas.  First time I haven't had to look through a crack for 10 years!

Here is a cheesy shot in the driveway.  A least our driveway has a water crossing and some logs I guess.

[H8PVMNT [OP]]

   And because I still run a spool in the rear...

[emsvitil]

Translate Please.......

[H8PVMNT [OP]]

This is Fujiwara Tofu Delivery.  It's a reference to Initial-D, an anime series about a kid who drives a Corolla sideways all the time and spanks everybody around racing down the mountain.  I'm not into anime but I do drive sideways all the time and my boys and I suffered the entire series in Japanese with subtitles.

[Lewis Hein]

If you can drive sideways your engine must have more torque than mine I tried to drift around a sharp corner covered in packed snow on my driveway and couldn't break the rear tires loose

[H8PVMNT [OP]]

Haha well it's still a Toyota but it really wakes up around 3,200 rpm .  Most of my drifting is on dirt mind you, not dry asphalt.