Topar's build

[topar]

Its the operator  I suck.  Just got the camera for Christmas. 

[MisfitDave]

That is gonna be one mean beast!  Stay with that blue when you paint it, gives it character.   One of a kind!

[topar]

Thanks the frame and exo will be blue, body will be black or white not sure yet.

[topar]

I did not get to work on the truck at all this weekend.  I was hoping to build a cross member and mounts for the rear shocks.  Hopefully this week I will get up there and work on it.  I was thinking of possibly painting the body silver to go with the blue.  Anyone have any ideas for a color to go with that blue?

[toybuilt]

Awesome build

[topar]

Thanks.

[toybuilt]

How well does the 350 fit in the first gen, I have a 4.3 V6 in mine and its a little tight long ways. I almost went with a dana 300 as well but I wanted to have FWD also so I went with the beefier np205

[topar]

It is tight very tight.  I have a body lift and did some ahh firewall modifications (big hammer).  Using the aluminum radiator with a push electric fan.

[Fongs]

nice framecolor

[topar]

Thanks I picked up more paint for the frame and for the body it is going to be a silver/gray, also got some pipe for the exo and bumpers.

[topar]

A pic of the man running this build.  My son Cole 9 Months.

[topar]

I found a extended cab truck that I can get with the right front finder mangled and the windshield busted up I can get it for $50 He will also throw in a good windshield out of a 2 wheel drive truck.  So this weekend I will be going to look at them and might be putting this cab on my frame being 6'4" I would like to have the extra room.

[boggerunner]

are u keeping the stock axles, or upgrading them for the power that v8 is pumping out?

[topar]

I put 30 spline cromoly axles and birfs in front (Bobby L.) and still need to order Cromoly axles for the rear.

[boggerunner]

are u also gonna run the chromo hub gears? and arp hub studs?

[topar]

I have the hub gears, but have not changed out the studs.  Will have to see about the studs.  This is my first real build and am learning about Toyota's as I go.  So if anyone has any advice I am happy to here about it.  Thanks.

[Fearofrunner]

looks like some nice welds there, pics kinda blurry but still looks like a good build up.

[topar]

Thanks.  I am actually starting to think it is the camera.  I take photos with my wifes camera and they are fine but every pic I take with mine look blurry. 

[rednk1980]

on some new cameras they have a two or three stage automatic focus and if you press the button all the way before it has focused your pic will come out blury everytime. Mine make a ding when it is focused. 

[topar]

Yeah my wifes has that two stage button.  I don't think mine does but I am going to play with it one of these nights if I ever get any time off of work and see if it is the camera or the dummy using the camera. 

[topar]

Got a lot of work done this weekend.  My computer at work is going very slow today.  I will try and get some photos up we will see.

[topar]

Motor mounts finished and in place.

[topar]

Finished the crossmember.

[topar]

Another crossmember shot.

[topar]

Last crossmember shot.

[topar]

Made a axle truss for the rear axle.

[topar]

Another shot of the rear axle.

[topar]

Shortened the frame and welded up a new end.

[topar]

Made new upper shock mounts.

[topar]

Started working on the front end.