yotadorks ninja turtle build!!! (back from the dead 11/05/07)

[yotadork83]

Allright maybee nobody likes my build but oh well. So here the modified plan for the build
FINISH REAR SUSPENTION
PAINT THE CHASSIE
DOVETAIL THE BED
INSTALL GEARS AND SPOOLS
REBUILD REAR AXLE
TRUSS AXLES
INSTALL BODY
INSTALL SLIDERS
TUB FRONT FENDER WELLS
BUILD MOTOR
BUY DRIVE SHAFTS
START BUILDING EXO
FINISH PAINTING
DRIVE AND ENJOY

Stuff thats allready done
bed bobded
marlin front suspention with hysteer
Rotated front axle housing
Dual cases installed
installed 90 coil sprung 4runner axle housing with buggy spring setup

[Chad_Romine]

Are you exoing around the bed? ditching it for a flatbed? Tube the rest and leave the bed alone?

[yotadork83]

probley just the cab and around the tail lights with a home made canvis topper and a roof rack made by me and my dad that we sell on ebay

[yotadork83]

new picks of my rear set up with the 4runner axle still need to make spring clamps and removable pins for daily driving

[yotadork83]

hers some pics of the 91 donor cressida that my parents bought for 300 bucks with a blown tranny so the could repair another cressida that ran underneath a trucks bumper that the picked up for 100 bucks. the donor with a blown tranny was used as a newspaper delivery carits hole life so motor should bee fairly good. i have been wanting to do this swap for a while but dint have the money for a w series tranny. some how a Buddie of mine rolled his truck bought a v6 4runner blow up the tcase and traded me the tranny to do the v6 to 4 cylinder tcase swap. and just so happens that another friend bought a 89 supra for the body panels and said that i can have what i want for free. so how could falling into a free 7mge swap be a bad idea, I'm sure i will spend some money to do general tune up stuff but i needed to do that on my truck anyways.

anyone intrested in selling me a running wiring set up. or some that is close by to show me why I'm a retard by not doing it myself. have every thing to do it with, i live in flagstaff AZ, is there anyone nearby that could lend a healping hand

[yotadork83]

just tore apart two cases to get ready for dual case plate. going to degrease the housings and sand blast them, not sure if i can get them anodized through my work if not just going to paint them i love the way shiny parts look. probably not worth it but it look good for a while.

[Ramrod]

your shackle angle is all messed up back there man otherwise this thing should be sick

[jimbo74]

your shackle angle is all messed up back there man otherwise this thing should be sick

i agree, should look more like this

[DTB]

 

[yotadork83]

i know this was just a test fit still need to drill new holes in the frame, i just used the hole under the bump stops. but thanks for the drawing

[jimbo74]

you are using jsut the centerpin of the buggy leaf to secure it to the frame? thats all bad, you should be using some square u bolts or the like to prevent them from getting out of alignment

[yotadork83]

yeah diffently going to make it all sorts of strong. something like allpros spring bolt kit with two plates and four bolts.

[yotadork83]

got some progress done today. its been awhile so heres whats been happening got my early birthday present a dual case adaptor. sand blasted all of the housings and reassembled both cases with the plate. cut every thing off the frame that didn't need to be there any more. installed the other shock mount and bump stops. started to cut out a x-member got pretty far before i realised that i was cuttin it for the wrong housing that sucks. cut off the sides of my old bumper in hopes off dovetailing the bed, did a search on bed dove tailed beds got good info on how to but dint find good pics of the finished bed from the inside view. anybody got some

[yotadork83]

got the last houseing blasted today at work going to make a new x-member that fits the wright housing this time going to be simular to the pic but with out the parking brake. that will be later got to be able to move it before i can stop it.

[yotadork83]

found my new favorite movie not that it matters to the build but maybe it will bring some attention to my build

[yotadork83]

new x-member plate that is cut out for the wright housing this time around.

not sure where to put the center of the output shaft center looks right just not sure if it should be more to one side or not. need help

[yotadork83]

more pics one of me cuttin steel

one of the finished cross member

and one of the way i mounted it to the frame

still got to cut the top off so i can in stall it easier

[whiteman]

found my new favorite movie not that it matters to the build but maybe it will bring some attention to my build

Now that would be a movie to see, two hot Females in love with each other    I like the way you think 

Your build looks good, I want to build a 1st gen. after my 2nd gen. is completed.  Keep up the good work 

[yotadork83]

just figured out how to get pic off of my phone.

the first two is the first test of my marlin front susspention still with stock rear, plenty left in the front scared that might roll

and the second set is the last run at broken arrow in a crack that i slid into while driving up the middle

[6.72:1]

Excellent.

[yotadork83]

actually got something done today that was worth a damn.

first pic of the one side of the rear suspension all finished up the shackles will straighten out as soon as it gets some weight on it. notice the wedgees use to have them on the front and they worked awesome but got marlins now.

second is the quick release pin that i am going to incorporate  removable mud flaps when i get busted.

third is of how i mounted the buggy springs and the new cross bar in the rear because i removed the old shock bar. going to make a rear hoop tomorrow

and the last is my u-bolt plates that i had to slot because of the of set spring perches

[yotadork83]

ok got one more screw up for the few that are reading this tread
so i have been finishing up my rear suspention and just tryed to test it out turns out i didn't measure at all rear spring is to short soi guess i am goin to have the local spring shop buind me one to fit my set up. the spring is 47 in center to center the one i need is 51 center to center. just goint to run it till i have money to get the new ones

[yotadork83]

ok after i gotover being pissed that me setup was wrong i set out to fix it today by talking to WHITEMAN and finding out what f-150 springs to get. called the local yard and they were all up tight and wanted to charge 130 plus tax.  :hammerhead:ouch! so went to the local spring shop to ask about building some, they wanted 350 per side to build a brand a new pack up to 5 leaves each to what ever i wanted. And luckaly i a huge stack of used springs in the corner, picked through and found a set for thirty five bucks and on the way out found a lightley used set of 6" lift shackels. so scored for 55 bucks not to bad for a small town. put them in to day looks like i am going to have make a new spring hangers farther up. i will be sure and test them with only the main leafs be for i weld them. will get pics tomarrow

[yotadork83]

the first pic is the springs that i used to make my final pack
on the top is the 52" mail leafs that i picked up yesterday
in the middle is the wedges that used for the rest of the pack
on the bottom is my final pack, probley going to add one more spring

second pic how the shackle sits, after i add one more leaf and make the proper length shackle it will sit perfect

third is what the pack looks like as is

[yotadork83]

ok got motivated today and did some work on the project.
first is the new shackels that i built and how the springs hang
second is the best weld of the day
third is a compression test
forth is my new baby. mills rule got a good deal on it.

[6.72:1]

That is quite possibly the best WELD EVER!

Keep going!

Schnell!

[DTB]

That is quite possibly the best WELD EVER!

Keep going!

Schnell!

sorry to be but someone should really start a prettiest weld thread. just my

[6.72:1]

Dirtboy, the welds just seem to get better!

[yotadork83]

ANY BODY GOT A CHALLANGING WELD THAT THEY WANT TO SEE. I AM BOARED AND DONT LIKE WORKING ON MY RIDE AFTER WORK BUT I LIKE WLEDING JUST FOR FUN. BEING A MACHINIST HAS ITS DRAW BACKS. WHEN I GET OFF WORK I NEVER WANT TO MEASURE ANYTHING.

[dov'd85]

you should flip those plates you have holding your buggies on, put the plated on the top of the frame i did the same thing with my buggy leaf i just flipped it now i don't rub it as bad wheelin