Snow White- 85xtracab Build

[82 HiLux]

what gear were you in? was that double low?

i wish there were spots like that to wheel were i live. 

[unclejpl4x4]

nice looks like fun

I love how u mounted the rear lights

[Matty]

what gear were you in? was that double low?

i wish there were spots like that to wheel were i live. 

yea i was in double low in all of that, going at some of those faces i was in 2nd instead of first to get a little more tire speed.

yea i dont have many spots around, i go there a lot, and only a couple other places.

nice looks like fun

I love how u mounted the rear lights

thanks, with the rear lights there i finally stop smashing them everysingle time i go out.

[synwars]

Nice build.

a video for your enjoyment.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=665525479336811944

12-13 seconds in, this video went very wrong...

[Matty]

Nice build.

12-13 seconds in, this video went very wrong...

no need to bring that up.  i was hoping people would look past it and enjoy the wheelin.   

[synwars]

no need to bring that up.  i was hoping people would look past it and enjoy the wheelin.  

HAHAHAHA. If it was on any other site I wouldn't have said a thing.  

But being that you posted it on the forum, I must uphold Marlin's sovereignty of the 4x4 world.






























Just bugging. Nice pics and vids.

[topar]

Nice video.

[Jud]

Nice truck bro!   

[Matty]

well the whole new rearend is in with marlin 4inch rear springs    about to start on the front once i finish finding springs.


so the last thing that i have to do on the rear is move the shackle mount and it appears even though we measured a ton and even measuring the springs on the truck everything was done right, but i gained a little bit of wheel base in the rear regardless.   anyways it might work out perfect i am thinking about mounting the shackles on the upper edge of the frame and running a crossmember between the rails.  anyways sketched up a little something.  let me know what ya think.  oh yea these springs seem a little tall for my liking as well so mounting them like this will give me a little less lift.  and for the rear to match the front i think that i may run a 5 leaf RUF pack instead of 6 depending on how much lift the new shackles and drop hanger give me.    FYI trying to keep this around 3 in of lift.

(disregard shackle angle i couldnt figure out how to rotate it more in paint.  its more kicked back.)

[dov'd85]

finally you cut the back of your flat bed... looks killer man!

[82 HiLux]

awesome truck.  i love the 2nd gen extra cab trucks.  i dunno if i like those or 1st gens better.
how satisfying is stock dual cases?  im getting a parts truck soon and im gonna double up mine.  if its really that worth it to go with 4.7 gears in the second case then i better start saving now.  if stock duals is slow enough to drive up a rock, thats fine for me.  ANYTHING is better than stock.  ive never driven a truck in double low, so i dont even know what it feels like 

[DieselD]

nice build. I am diggin the iroks too.

[86turboyota]

awesome truck.  i love the 2nd gen extra cab trucks.  i dunno if i like those or 1st gens better.
how satisfying is stock dual cases?  im getting a parts truck soon and im gonna double up mine.  if its really that worth it to go with 4.7 gears in the second case then i better start saving now.  if stock duals is slow enough to drive up a rock, thats fine for me.  ANYTHING is better than stock.  ive never driven a truck in double low, so i dont even know what it feels like 

id say go with the dual ultimate... the 4.7s in the rear case are killer... 1st gear in double low is perfect for crawling..

[82 HiLux]

cha ching! i think ill do that after i put in the dual cases.  i wish i could just pull money out of my

[Matty]

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new fender trim



body lifted bed



new rearend in without shackle mounts moved



frontend all stripped ready to be grinded



housing ready to be ground down



the backyard broken birf!



keenan welding the marlin knuckle ball gussets on



knuckle ball gussets and the AP style armor welded on.  i decided not to use the top truss because it isnt necessary



finished RUF pack



greg (4.3s10) welding some last minute stuff on the axle one night. 



axle hung, front hanger tacked on new front shackles yada yada



side view



30 splines 



axle back together not sure what gregs doing in there.  painted the marlin highsteer turtle green 



tires finally on to see how far the axle was moved



rear crossmember welded in, and new shackle mounts welded in, with the marlin 4in springs



new shackle angle



steering box mount



box mocked up as far forward as possible



pitman arm, draglink, tierod clearances 



steering box through rad support



truck sitting outside yesterday after everything.  after putting the IFS rear in we put the wheel spacers into the front.  the front springs are basically flat at ride height so i ordered bumpstops for them cause they go negative easily.  i like the new stance a lot.  wheelin next week so should have some good posers.

[DTB]

that looks really good..why did you lift the bed so high? is it to clear the rear tires? 

[Matty]

that looks really good..why did you lift the bed so high? is it to clear the rear tires? 

thanks man.  yea i lifted it because if you look through the older pics you can see how close it was.  it was limiting a ton of flex.  i was on some tight time constraints because we were gonna put wheel wells in instead of body lifting it but the pucks were free and it took like 20 min to do.  the bed is at the perfect height for bump stops though.  it stops the springs as they get to full stuff.

[tom w.]

Beauty, eh. This is good motivation for me.

[topar]

  Looks good!

[Matty]

Beauty, eh. This is good motivation for me.

i hope it good motivation cause my truck sat for so long then we finally got it going and tore out both suspensions got it rolling and boom a week later everything was done.

Looks good!

thanks man.  cant wait to wheel it!

[tom w.]

I know how that is. We spent a year on my '82, and then I only drove it for about two months. Now i'm startin' another truck.

[gtoyonrocks]

Nice truck, my truck wasn't anything close to what you have built at 17 years of age, that's awesome.

[79coyotefrg]

WHAT THE    I cant  believe  you 

[Matty]

   my bad

[Matty]

some poser pics flexin out the new suspension.

[Ramrod]

looks like its working great, are you bringing it back to school with you this year?

[Matty]

looks like its working great, are you bringing it back to school with you this year?

nah man not this year.  had some stuff fall through trying to get my tow rig and trailer setup.  i am planning on getting it out there early next summer though.

[Ramrod]

drive it!!!

[Volcom]

Yeah, you've got to get it out to CO 

[KDC]

Yeah, you've got to get it out to CO 

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