Snow White- 85xtracab Build

rocktoy83 · August 20, 2006, 09:21:09 AM

They look sweet

79coyotefrg · August 20, 2006, 09:57:03 AM

didnt you drive it to school?

Matty · August 20, 2006, 09:49:54 PM

couldnt drive it to school, well i guess i couldve but that wouldve been crazy. i wouldnt trust it, and first year here across the country i need to adjust to everything for now. next summer i will have an 03 4runner and my white truck out there. but yea $Beer Chug\'n$

Matty · September 06, 2006, 03:55:52 PM

well ive finally settled into school. i joined the 4wheeling club and i got to go on a trip to Lefthand, and Carnage. it was a blast im lovin the colorado wheelin so far. anyways i have been looking at trucks out here. i am looking to buy an 86-88 xtracab, and SAS it and the works yada yada. there are so many rust free clean ones here i cant pass up. i am going to part my 85 out after wheelin it next summer and use its parts to build the new truck. the 85 has to many frame patches and rust that i just dont want to deal with anymore. which leads me to my next question.

i am going to wheel the 85 hard next summer, and i had a lot of close callls this past summer so i definitely want at least an in cab cage. i have been looking at marlins, and all pros, and EOR off pirates. my question is, as they are can they take major rolls? or are they made to just take flops? also do people usually get them and add more braces like around the windshield and behind the seats? just trying to get an idea about the cages. thanks for any info $Beer Chug\'n$

KDC · September 06, 2006, 07:45:03 PM

Nice dude! Welcome to CO!

If you don't already know, www.colorado4x4.org has a lot of good trail info. The Trip Reports section usually has some pretty good pictures.

Matty · September 06, 2006, 08:18:09 PM

Quote from: KDC on September 06, 2006, 07:45:03 PM
Nice dude! Welcome to CO!

If you don't already know, www.colorado4x4.org has a lot of good trail info. The Trip Reports section usually has some pretty good pictures.

thanks. im lovin Colorado so far. i just joined colorado4x4.org as well, and i posted up in the wanted section about an 86-88 stock xtracab if you happen to see any.

Matty · September 15, 2006, 02:12:12 PM

Quote from: 85xtracab on September 06, 2006, 03:55:52 PM
i am going to wheel the 85 hard next summer, and i had a lot of close callls this past summer so i definitely want at least an in cab cage. i have been looking at marlins, and all pros, and EOR off pirates. my question is, as they are can they take major rolls? or are they made to just take flops? also do people usually get them and add more braces like around the windshield and behind the seats? just trying to get an idea about the cages. thanks for any info $Beer Chug\'n$

anything on cages?

Matty · September 27, 2006, 07:25:46 PM

well i didnt think much would happen with the truck for a while, but ive been steadily getting parts so that when i get home and i can just started working on it. I just bought a 1990 housing from a friend back home with, the all pro chromoly axle shafts, all new bearings, detriot soft locker (which i think is a full carrier replacement

), 5.29s, and it came out of a V6 so i got the beefy 3rd. so im very very excited to get that in, get 5.29s for the front and put my aussie up there.

birfs

Yota87Truck · October 01, 2006, 09:33:16 AM

Welcome to CO, Sweet rig!!! keep up the good work and keep us posted with new pics!!

Matty · November 19, 2006, 12:14:02 PM

got some new parts. $Beer Chug\'n$

6.72:1 · November 19, 2006, 01:27:55 PM

I love new parts!

Matty · November 19, 2006, 04:11:34 PM

hell yea me too.

i also picked up my new rear axle today, from a 1990 V6 4Runner, it has a detroit, 5.29s, all pro chromoly axle shafts. major

doesnt look like much now just gotta clean it up. also scored a set of 33s with black wheels for FREEE so im gonna daily drive them and wheel my 36s

6.72:1 · November 19, 2006, 08:42:52 PM

The accumulation of parts...such a grand feeling!

Matty · November 23, 2006, 01:10:02 PM

well i dont have a camera again. so back to a couple cellphone pics. nothing cool just a little update played on the rocks in my woods. slid into a tree, truck isnt running to well think it may be a choke or accelerator pump issue.

but it was oh so fun to play with it again. $Beer Chug\'n$

4.3s10 · November 23, 2006, 03:40:04 PM

the truck looks badass.... i will make sure to bring my camera to get some real pictures with the 36s $Beer Chug\'n$ $Beer Chug\'n$

Matty · November 27, 2006, 07:01:38 PM

well a minor update and a couple poser shots. 4.3s10 has taken my new diff from the axle i just bought because when we pulled it there were some chips (very minor) on the coast side of the teeth so he is setting it up again (not sure who did originally supposedly a good shop) so that doesnt happen anymore. we pulled my other diff with my aussie locker the night before i left and he took that along with the new 5.29s and install i ordered. he will be setting that up within the next couple weeks

then couple poser shots since it wasnt running right this week didnt really get to wheel it

Rainer · November 27, 2006, 07:43:21 PM

Looks good.

Mark

86turboyota · November 29, 2006, 10:42:49 PM

i like it

Matty · November 30, 2006, 07:04:13 PM

4.3s10 has been working on setting up by diffs the past couple days. he has been working on redoing the rear 5.29 and detriot, and he just started on my front carrier with my aussie and 5.29s. pretty sweet that he can set gears up now.

6.72:1 · December 01, 2006, 02:02:28 PM

I know I love a good 5.29!

Matty · January 13, 2007, 11:10:23 PM

been wheelin it all week. lovin the 5.29s and lockers. only got a couple shots from messin around in my backyard

Volcom · January 14, 2007, 08:25:23 AM

I can wait until you get that thing out here to CO! How's Boulder? I miss that place, everyday.

Matty · January 14, 2007, 08:39:59 AM

Quote from: Volcom on January 14, 2007, 08:25:23 AM
I can wait until you get that thing out here to CO! How's Boulder? I miss that place, everyday.

i cant wait either. ive been lookin at trailers the past couple weeks so when i come home this summer i can buy one. I was suppose to fly back to boulder today from break but theres ice storms and such here on the ice coast so it got cancelled. probably get in monday or tuesday. boulder is a great place though so much fun. i hear its quite snowy right now im dying to get back to that.