96 cruise vessel build

[gotrocks]

http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new/detaproduct.php?id=118

They do both V6 and 4cyl
the 4cyl cost 10$ more.

They didn't used to.  When I did my SAS on my tacoma I called them and tried to orded the kit.  They told me they didn't sell them because not many people need them which is BS.  So I just orded the parts directly from Toyota and paid less anyways.

[Ramrod]

ya toyota is about $50 cheaper

[Ramrod]

finally got an urge to work on this thing, got my lower links going today and a good game plan for the frame side link mounts.  going to put in a good day on it tomorrow and might actually tear it apart hopefully billy brings over the plasma

[Sluice Box Hero]

oh . . . .

[Ramrod]

ya even if i dont buy the coils and this goes knowhwere I might as well have links and be sitting on some bumps then just sitting on Leafs since it doesnt get drivin anyways

[gotrocks]

Sweet.  Looking forward to this phase of your build.  I'll be waiting for updates tomorrow.

[kiyul4130]

great, just another reason for captain go fast to be even hard to keep up with and not get the spare parts i need when im broke cause hes to far ahead.........

[Ramrod]

i just wish I could afford some bling air bumps, shaffers quoted me $320 for a pair of radflos and cans on a myspace sale

[kiyul4130]

why not get some FOAs
http://f-o-a.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14&zenid=ea6f164edb78bb71448447d5ef7ff94c

[Ramrod]

i cant afford either so it doesnt matter, busted out my pass. frame side lower link mount and a good amount of the drivers side upper/lower link frame mount today and also got the lowers all together.

got some huge inspiration to get this thing going after I saw a sas'd double cab yesterday and then a sas'd 2nd gen runner today both in my tiny little town. I dont know who either and its kinda pissing me off

[Hyena]

is this one of them?

http://www.mtvmusic.com/video/?id=55086

[Sluice Box Hero]

lets see the pics already.  coilovers ride sick in the snow

[Ramrod]

no pics, only pics i have on the cam right now are of me and hyena apparently spooning on NYE

[Hyena]

o damn. we weren't spooing, there was room between us.

[Sluice Box Hero]

o damn. we weren't spooing, there was room between us.

sure there was. .

[slabcs]

Bromance.

[twistedtoy92]

Bromance.

HAHA!!!!  

[Ramrod]

got quite a bit done today but ran out of oxygen so i had to end the day a little short but still got all the old suspension torn out and axle out, driveshaft out, evap box out, fuse box moved and some more work on the drivers side frame mounts which is a huge puzzle of metal chunks.  also built up a battery mount to move the battery under the bed in front of the passenger rear tire which should spread the weight out nice and make room for the coilover up front. tomorrow im going to get the tanks refilled and clean up the axle before jacking it up to full bump where ill build all the axle link mounts

[pumkin toy]

Bromance.

god thats a horrible word!  the guys on our local radio morning show were talking about words like that this morning

[Ramrod]

blocking the way

[kiyul4130]

theres so much in that shop haha. your fender looks like petes. clean taco...... :0

[Ramrod]

we actually cleaned the out of the shop last night and filled a 30yrd dumpster with from the shop a few weeks ago

[kiyul4130]

you doing a 3 link in the front?

[Ramrod]

three link with panhard, upper link on drivers side.  these coilovers are huge, I could see them getting in the way of things

[Sluice Box Hero]

they will, the hood rests on my hoops, the drivers side touched the rad at the front and the master cylinder in the rear, on the pass side it touched the cast intake and barely clears the intake tube, had to mash the air filter to fit it on there.

[rockwalker]

yeah driver side gets a little squeezed.   full steering is a lot going on.  lets cut the hood up on the  CRUISE MISSILE

[Sluice Box Hero]

the 01 hood might give you a lil more room?

[Ramrod]

ya not much for options here, pretty much that is where the shock is gonna go. If it has to be through the hood whatever

[Ramrod]

all the frame end link mounts got pretty much finalized last night but we ran out of wire when we were gonna weld them too the frame which sucks richard.  link angles are looking nice, plenty of room for a straight panhard, billy hooked my up with some super nice bumpstops of a unimog, upper link mount on the axle is next then on to the panhard

[locktup]

Good you will love the front 3 link. What kind of steering? I may have missed it but what C/O are you going to run. I have 2 FOA 4" bumpstops that arent getting used if your interest 127.00 each.

Jason