96 cruise vessel build

[MiniSimp]

wish i didnt care so much and just built it with a 6" lift instead of trying to keep it so low, would be pretty easy

So how high are YOUR headlights?

[854RUN]

 You two and your LOL, what the legal height out there?

[MiniSimp]

what the legal height out there?

52"

[Jordan7118]

Just read through this buildup, skipped a few pages here and there...

Must say, I really dig the discreet exo.

Looks good! Keep up the progress!! 

[Ramrod]

havent got a set ride height yet but i think they are about 42" with the 37 to the middle of the headlight

[Ramrod]

im gonna have to recheck that one, if minis truck is 37 mine is noway over 40

[Ramrod]

dropped my front axle down and out of the way yesterday so I could jack up the motor to do the new motor mounts tonight and I thought I was gonna be done building trucks for a while then rockwalker showed up with this freebee on his trailor.  Purrs like a kitten, just needs some gas and a battery

its a perfect tintop with 42000 miles or something stupid low, looks brand new underneath.  Plans are up in the air

[Ramrod]

he says he want to dd it, I say cheap low coils all around on the sami axles and 31s though

[Ramrod]

pete says if both are trucks arent out of the shop driving in a month he gets the sami for free

[KYOTA]

went back a ways but didnt see it, what muffler you using? I orderd my header yesterday and muffler shopping now. Mines gonna be way tight under there too. probably gonna have to cut out and weld a piece of 4" pipe into the horsecollar for the exhaust to run through

[Ramrod]

flowmaster super 44, its not small at all, here is a pic of how its mounted

sounded super mean before I put the Cat back on

[KYOTA]

the 44 is what I was looking at just gotta get under there and envision where I need the inlet/outlets. did you go 2.25 or 2.50 ?

[kiyul4130]

callen would be stoked on that sami. you guys should get kevins axles and put them under that thing.

[Ramrod]

I went with 2.25, I got a tiny little stainless magnaflow that has the inlet and outlet on the same side from a roush mustang with side pipes, its about 10" square and 5" thick id slang  it to you if that would work.

Ya we dont know whats going on, we have that other set of toy axles that are going in the white sami most likely since its more beat and a convertable, it already has all the link parts sitting there.  I think kevs axles might be going in another super clean 86 runner on the DL.  Also gonna order up another pile of tube from brad and exo the iguana for jake very soon

[MiniSimp]

Here is a $79.00 spintech 4x6x9"
http://www.spintechmufflers.com/spintech/products.asp?category=18&order=partno&Otype=street

[86turboyota]

hows that flowmaster sound? ive been thinking about one for my tacoma.

[Ramrod]

was really loud and ricey without the cat, havent run it much since i put the cat on since its torn down in a shop but it sounds alot quiter and tamed down. im sure someone could fish up a video for you

[Ramrod]

my coils and everything to finish this up came yesterday, got me pumped to do some other .  ended up cutting out the motor mounts and gettiing a good start on some new ones


now that im a little less buzzed those mounts are kinda ugly but i think they'll look good once I plate off the front and throw gussets to the inside of the frame

[88Rokyoat]

I may have missed it but what spring rates did you go with? and it looks like you got the non-resi shocks? I started with 250/350 on mine...

[Ramrod]

they got resi's, spring rate is 175/300 the 175s arent mine so if there too soft ill buy something stiffer

[kiyul4130]

I may have missed it but what spring rates did you go with? and it looks like you got the non-resi shocks? I started with 250/350 on mine...

thats gunna be a decently stiff ride and might give you more lift then your looking for, but there wont be as much body roll and it sees the road all the time.

[Hyena]

locktup said he was running 225/300 and liked it alot.

[TacoStewie]

hey Pat do you need any fenders, cause i have the stock ones off my green tacoma and i need to get rid of them

[kiyul4130]

take those pat and paint them.

[Ramrod]

hey Pat do you need any fenders, cause i have the stock ones off my green tacoma and i need to get rid of them

ya i need fenders for sure but im straight fully broke

[TacoStewie]

ya i need fenders for sure but im straight fully broke

when is the next time you will be farther south like Modesto, or i might be makin a run up to Sana Rosa here soon

[Ramrod]

dont go to modesto ever but santa rosa all the time

[Hyena]

KOH?

[LilChief87]

i like the way the flowmaster is mounted looks good man

[Ramrod]

Ya I want to do up KoH so maybe then