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rednk1980 · « **Reply #300 on:** May 15, 2007, 08:15:29 PM »

Funny rocks are in little naches, up chinook pass, im not going to the rock crawls at all. And im staying with a buddy up there so i cant really invite anyone, maybe next time if i have a little more notice you can come. most of the trails we run are locker required, or a winch required.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #301 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:29:25 PM »

Just doing a little venting on how i absolutly hate my truck at this moment! I cant for some reason get the ifs box to mount up right. i orders TG's mounting plates they didn't have the angle i wanted so i redrilled them and screwed them up so i took there layout and cut some new one and then screwed those up so i decided i would just go with the tab on top of the frame (i know not a good idea because it can rip the frame in half) and got that all together and then had to do some more cutting on the core support to get the box to fit and now my holes in the frame don't line up, i dont know if i should just redrill the frame holes or plate the entire frame with some tube steel and start all over from scratch and try and figure out the best way. Im so pissed right now i cant even think straight, why cant i just do something right without screwing it up, why does everything on this damn truck have to be so complicated and always go wrong? Oh boy maybe ill get some sleep and rethink this in the morning. Night.

AaronB · « **Reply #302 on:** May 16, 2007, 01:47:20 AM »

lookin good

yotamckimboy4x4 · « **Reply #303 on:** May 16, 2007, 09:26:57 AM »

Quote from: Aaronb on May 16, 2007, 01:47:20 AM

lookin good

Quote from: rednk1980 on May 15, 2007, 04:55:28 PM

So a little update as the dooms days gets closer, i got the tranny crossmember built and mounted due to a little warpage we had to make it fit, hopefully i can save up enough money to get either a FROR style one or a budbuilt one, I've pretty much got the frame plates for the steering box done i just need to weld them on.

Oh yeah some of my "pop" drinking buddies came over and they actually helped out Ill post up pics later of the progress. Later
$Beer Chug\'n$

why yes drew me and john did some work!!!!!!!!!!

rednk1980 · « **Reply #304 on:** May 16, 2007, 10:10:59 PM »

Justin AKA Yotamckimboy4x4 came over today and helped put on a set of sliders i got, and i got all the hysteer mounted except the box still figuring out the best way to do it. But the sliders do look cool! I got a question, how bad is it to run without front shocks? I won't have front shocks by next weekend so i wasn't planning on running them i know its not a good idea but what can you do eh?

yotamckimboy4x4 · « **Reply #305 on:** May 17, 2007, 09:15:40 AM »

hey i probably wont be over tonite to help out cus of the mother and all but get those gussets cut today and we need to figure out that steering.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #306 on:** May 17, 2007, 11:52:48 PM »

I've been doing some reading on a tacoma headlight/grill conversion on my truck, i've seen a couple truck with the tacoma grill with round headlight but i want it to look like the grill is supposed to be there. Has anybody done this before, Could i get the tacoma headlight buckets to mount up to my 1st gen as well as the grill? Any ideas?

yotadork83 · « **Reply #307 on:** May 18, 2007, 08:50:53 AM »

anything can be done with a little welding. i have a set of tacoma fenders if you are interested.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #308 on:** May 18, 2007, 09:15:49 AM »

I might im going to do a little more research on how to do the conversion.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #309 on:** May 19, 2007, 11:06:42 PM »

Well i've got some done since i last updated this. got my sliders painted and tacked on, got the tranny crossmember painted, hysteer on just waiting till monday to finish mounting the ifs box (long story) Gusseted the front hanger, and i started getting stuff ready for this weekend. I also got my front shocks ordered since i didn't put hoops on i went with the es3000 procomp shocks there not the best but will do until i put hoops and bilsteins on. Ill post pics when i take nothing real exciting to take pics about.

rednk1980 · « **Reply #310 on:** May 20, 2007, 07:18:28 PM »

Here are some pics.

yotamckimboy4x4 · « **Reply #311 on:** May 20, 2007, 07:26:51 PM »

hey you should oaint the sliders blue man. and dang does them beadlocks look good. when i sat them on your tire they lookd so kick ass!!!! are you just keepin the tranny crossmember grey??

rednk1980 · « **Reply #312 on:** May 20, 2007, 07:29:19 PM »

Yeah i hope john and i have enough time left in the school year to cut our locks out, as for the crossmember ill probably paint it blue after this weekend but for now primer it is. Not any real big deal i just don't want to fight putting that thing back in. As for the sliders they looked gay blue on the truck too much blue even for "project blue"

yotamckimboy4x4 · « **Reply #313 on:** May 20, 2007, 07:33:03 PM »

lol well its fits for ur truck GAY just kiddin i love your truck...... how long is it gunna take to cut the locks?

82juguete · « **Reply #314 on:** May 21, 2007, 01:21:45 AM »

Hey I was curious did you have to notch out the bottom of your cab to clear the support bars for the sliders, or did you just weld them at a downward angle or what? Looking at mine, If I want to run them straight out from the frame, which seems like the strongest way, Id have to make little notches in the body. Lookin good... beadlocks are the tits...

rednk1980 · « **Reply #315 on:** May 21, 2007, 08:24:11 AM »

No i didn't notch the body on my sliders, all i did was put them up against the body and tacked them onto the frame there then i put the slider on and set the angle i wanted them at and tacked them together then broke the tacks off of the frame and welded the sliders solid.

82juguete · « **Reply #316 on:** May 21, 2007, 11:27:55 AM »

Sounds like a plan

rednk1980 · « **Reply #317 on:** May 21, 2007, 10:51:14 PM »

Dont have any pics because it was dark but for the first time in like 3 months my truck saw the outside world and let me tell you what it felt awsome to drive her again. Couldn't really do anything except see if my tires rubbed when i turned stop to stop and well they don't, i haven't bled the brakes yet or put the front wheel spacers on or the front shocks but steering is done and now just some little things. Im so excited that i finally accomplished my goal of building a capable rock rig (i hope) im going to test it out this weekend and ill make sure to take plenty of pics for all to see.

yotadork83 · « **Reply #318 on:** May 22, 2007, 12:45:22 PM »

looks so much better than with the small tires post a before and after.

Wermz84 · « **Reply #319 on:** May 22, 2007, 12:47:27 PM »

Revel in the sence of accomplishment.

good job.

CrazyYota · « **Reply #320 on:** May 22, 2007, 04:12:00 PM »

LOOKS sweet!

rednk1980 · « **Reply #321 on:** May 22, 2007, 06:12:59 PM »

Heres a before (prior to 1st build)

After the first build (before the newest improvements)

And how she looks now!

86turboyota · « **Reply #322 on:** May 22, 2007, 06:13:31 PM »

bad ass

rednk1980 · « **Reply #323 on:** May 22, 2007, 09:43:12 PM »

Drove her around a little and flexed it out in the creek. All i have to say is WOW

it flexes alot more than the old springs and is amazingly stable. Ill take some pics tomorrow, i also go the sliders fully welded on and made some kickass steps for them with a little customizing involved.

86turboyota · « **Reply #324 on:** May 22, 2007, 09:47:08 PM »

TurtleTappers91 · « **Reply #325 on:** May 22, 2007, 10:02:02 PM »

looking very sweet!
you made one heck of an improvement there, very stout looking.
nice work.

Wermz84 · « **Reply #326 on:** May 22, 2007, 10:20:14 PM »

I like the plate on the sliders! Sick!

jimbo74 · « **Reply #327 on:** May 22, 2007, 10:28:10 PM »

i think your truck would look better without that sticker above the license plate

also is your license plate lighted?

rednk1980 · « **Reply #328 on:** May 22, 2007, 11:08:08 PM »

well the sticker is stayin i kinda like it, i've got marlin sticker on it as well there just under the truck on the tranny and such, as for the liscense plate its got lights.

Wermz84 · « **Reply #329 on:** May 22, 2007, 11:12:14 PM »

How did you cut out the lettering on the plates??

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