The Eighty-Sixed Runner

[skipnrocks]

Ill be waitin for you call so I can get those sticks rounded up!!

[DTB]

nice dent!

[Doof]

nice dent!

you can give complements to binojames on here... icy road, i stopped , he forgot to stop and BAM!!! it took me about an hour to get that dent out start to finish... remove pannels, in the back of a cramped space and what not.... it looks pretty good now...

[Doof]

Ill be waitin for you call so I can get those sticks rounded up!!

edit: later on the same day...
so today i finally filled the holes in my fenders!!!  just waiting for the foam to dry and then i can go trim it up and paint it so its will look bling and nobody will know by looking at it

[skipnrocks]

what kinda foam do you use?  is it machinable?

[Doof]

its called "the good stuff" ... got it at home depot for like 5 bucks... its insulation foam

[NorCalToy]

haha that insulation stuff is awesome. ive made so many shcoo projects out of that stuff, model volcanoes, hobbit house. awesome. but sucks to wash of the hands.

[Doof]

yeah my fingers are all black and and shitty looking from when they were sticky and got on them... its retarded to look at...skin disease or something like that

[NorCalToy]

yup. could probly scare the hell out of a few people with it on yopur hand. walk up and wave, then be like OMG!!! whats on my hand!?!?!? IM GONNA DIE!!!

[Doof]

brown santa came five minutes ago and dropped off some goodies for me....

the rear u bolt flip kit, the knuckle ball gusset kit, and a bling shift knob... now its just time to put them all on

[skipnrocks]

You have throught the weekend to get it all on!!  No longer!

[Doof]

lol i dont have the needed supplies to get it done this weekend... hopefully soon though

here is my plan... its  a doozy so hang in there with me for a second...

im going to take the front axle off and just put the put the frame on jack stands. im going to just take it off the shackle mounts so it rolls out with springs and all... when its off im going to then put that on stands, drill new holes in the spring perch 1" back to move the axle forward, and im going to take the hysteer off, paint the arms, and when the knuckle is off im going to put in the knuckle studs lil buddy gave me (ill take a pic so you know what im talking about), paint all that needs to be painted, weld of the knuckle gussets, put it all back together, and go wheel it... so that is 4 birds with one stone at one shot... and im also going to make the rear shackle mounts and mount in the /\ stance, and get the rear flip kit on also.... welp thats about it for now, o and also paint my foam insulation filler that will hopefully do its job and stop water from getting in through my fenders... pics of that to come also, since its done

[skipnrocks]

Good crap i had to stop and eat dinner about half way through that!!   LOL I still dont get why you wont have it done by monday!   Weill be waitin  cause

[Goose]

Sounds good..
I need t drop my front axle and drill the perch to move em foward too..

[Doof]

i might be able to talk to my old boss and go use the shop at my old work for the day... if i get there at seven i can have it done by 230 .... hopefully

[skipnrocks]

Does he have lifs and welding equipment and everything? Sound like a good place to be, just be caurefull he may not let you have your truck back when your done

[Doof]

hahaha yeah there is a lot of welding crap there that i can use. its fun, and he couldnt even get in my runner if he wanted

[ontherocks]

just book markin, gonna read build tomorrow, heard about it from other locals. drunk, gotta go to work in the morning, and goin to sleep!

[Doof]

haha thanks... theres a few pages of BS in here, so just lettin ya know...

[skipnrocks]

a few?        

[Doof]

your fault

[skipnrocks]

if u would work daily and entertain us there wouldt be bs!!!  besides i learned it from u!!

[Doof]

that remindes me to go take pics of my sliders, paint then, take another pics, and then weld them on... ill go do that in a few after i eat...

your 7 years older, i learn from you

BURN!

[skipnrocks]

In that case I suppose I got a few other bad habbits to teach you!!   

[Doof]

so lil brody came over today and we were kicking the tire about , and he convinced me to just do the knuckle work here at home. so today i went and picked up a slag hammer, some more 6013 1/8" electrode, and an auto darkening hood that ive been wanting to get for a while. it was a harbor freight special, the blue flame one. i used the same one at school my snr year and really liked it so i just nutted up and spent the money and picked it up. i made it baller by removing the blue flames  and i put on some  bling... its good to go now

so i figure this weekend im going to clean the shop, get the jeep frame out of there, clean the garage, get the packard out of there and park my runner in there, and get the all that work done in one day. if you dont know all the work im talking about read up a few posts to my last long ass post and it should tell you what my plans are... so no more going to the mill to weld, its all done at home now

[skipnrocks]

That a boy, LB is good for you!!  LOL I thought you were going to stop by and pick up the rod, now you wasted the money!!   


Cool on doin the work at home!  It will be awesome to be able to do it all in house!

[NorCalToy]

hey guess what?

thats what this thread and your rig will be if you can do work at your house from now on.

[Thomas P]

hey sillywilly while you got that front axle out, you should seriously think about the 5th stud kit that bobby long sells, and copy his design, im kicking myself for not doing it when i had my axle apart, it will be well worth it!!   

[skipnrocks]

Whats the fifth stud kit?

[Thomas P]

on top of your knuckle you have 4 studs that hold on your steering arms, these are a weak link in the toyota axle and are commonly sheared off, longfield.com sells a kit which is pretty much a 2" long piece of angle iron and a bolt, for each side, which is substantially harder to shear 5 bolts than 4, compare to the 6 shooter kit from trail gear $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$