MUCHADO's 85 (in progress)

[muchado]

Alright, well I've had this project toyota pickup for a year and a half now..... and I'm still not done. It'll get there eventually. Below I'll show kindof the progression we've made with the truck. Most of the things that have been done so far were "cheap" mods where all it took was time and materials...

couple pics of then I bought the truck. old-school rancho 3inch lift springs, shackles, 3inch bodylift, chevy 350, th350 tranny, stock 4.10 gears, open diffs, 32 inch generic mud terrains and a buncha accesories from the 80's...



paint, bumpers, flares, bedline rockers


oops what happened!


ah a little better





painted my house... (not really mine)


dovetail'd it


bed floor


made a rear bumper/stinger/tire holder deal...




from the front.. eh i guess somewhere in there we made rock sliders but I forget when....


started EXO







wheel'd it once...

bad line...

oops..





been sitting in parent's storage lot for past 8 months due to need to finance a business venture... Hopefully this spring/summer I'll make more progress on the truck.
Plans include:
Longfield chromos
dual cases (one being a 4.7:1)
4-link rear using stock TJ coils
swap out my all-pro 5 inch front springs for a hybrid toyota rear pack
weld the rear
techtafab disc brake conversion and 1 ton master cylinder
lock-rite front
add more to the EXO like an X behind the cab
work on carb problems or convert to propane
low profile crossmember
eventually beadlocks and different tires, I'm not too impressed with the TSL radials I've got now
eventually the FROR rear full floater kit

all it takes is a little money! 

huge thanks to Big Jim @ RockstarFab in Great Bend, KS for all his labor/guidance/encouragement.... and letting my rig sit there while we worked on big projects.

[KWP]

 Looks damn good man I like that color, nice and bright

[olemisstoy88]

i like the bedfloor mod. my bed floor is almost detached from rust i was think about doing that. how much was the metal latice stuff?

[muchado]

olemisstoy88-
that expanded metal for my floor was pretty cheap..... I forget how much it was though.. I bought it almost a year ago

[yotamckimboy4x4]

muchado dude your rig looks bad ass.. im just startin my trcuk and i also wanted to paint my truck that color.(if u dont mind) wat color of green is that actully??

[muchado]

muchado dude your rig looks bad ass.. im just startin my trcuk and i also wanted to paint my truck that color.(if u dont mind) wat color of green is that actully??

Thanks for the compliments. It comes in a Duplicolor Rattle can........ Called "GRABBER GREEN" - truly a kickass color, I am all about the green

[yotamckimboy4x4]

you rattle caned that thing?? wow looks great

[gotrocks]

very clean keep us posted on the progress

[Othr_Brother]

Clean and capable...can't ask for much more.

[locktup]

You taking it to the Hammers next year 

[AlphaRedRooster]

Rig looks greate and that rear stinger is a nice touch!   

[muchado]

You taking it to the Hammers next year 

I'd love to! It all depends on how my funds look.

Here's some pics from Disney, Oklahoma a few weeks back.

[muchado]

Rig looks greate and that rear stinger is a nice touch!   

Thanks, that rear stinger was actually a piece from our scrap pile(small jeep stinger I think)... I held it up jokingly and then was like whoa that might work! 

[muchado]

ROCKSTARFAB and Busted Customs worked on my doors last week a bit

I really like the way they came out

[Hyena]

they look pretty good.  what did you guys use for the top plate?

[88toyta35s]

sry to butt in but hyena ive been tryin to get a hold of you whats your leaf spring set up on yours in your flex pic

[88toyta35s]

nvm got ur pm

[muchado]

they look pretty good.  what did you guys use for the top plate?

16 gauge steel...

BTW, still haven't had time to snag screenshots from hammers, but I chopp'd some video down so get me your address and I'll send you a copy. Send the addy to [email protected] I'm rarely on the boards as of late.

[Hyena]

that should work pretty good.  they turned out a lot cleaner then mine did.  i thought about using the stock door handle on mine but coundn't think of a good way to make it work.

no problem about the clips, i know you are a busy guy.

[muchado]

no problem about the clips, i know you are a busy guy.

40+ hr workweek, 6 hrs summer college classes + video business....... Thanks for being understanding. I feel like a prick not being able to get stuff done. Final outcome will be worth it..


leak on release date **rumor has it the All My Dirty Friends 2 DVD will be out late OCT or early NOV**

[Hyena]

Awesome, i can't wait.  my truck may finally be in a DVD, for more then 4 seconds this time! 

[Hyena]

He finally flopped it too!

[muchado]

There's teh pic Brad

[DTB]

  wtf did u roll that on?

[Hyena]

He told me and i couldn't stop laughing.    i will not let it out.

[muchado]

He told me and i couldn't stop laughing.    i will not let it out.

my dickhead friends pulled me off of a car too hard 

[rednk1980]

hey were thinkin about doing a dovetail on a second gen shortbox like yours do you have any pictures of how you did it? thanks for any input you can give us

[Hottrod81]

You should have left those Bushwacker Fender Flares on, they were some bling.

[Elliot]

What kind of tires are you running on your rig??