Hirunner

[Bazzi]

and the left side


It is werry importand to weld aeverything together so that you don´t loose to much streanght

[Bazzi]

the ones above are 3,5 mm bud this is the same as the body

[Jared]

man bazzi, your doing one hell of a job with that thing.  the english is gettin better too. 

[Bazzi]

You can see that the 36" fits under the truck without a boddy lift. It is in full steering to the right.

Is this simular to how you do it in the U.S?

[WHITE_TRASH]

Yep your doing it like we do here.  That looks good I was thinking about cepeks for the winter around here.  But I was thinking of going a lot BIGGER.  44's look nice

[Bazzi]

I am thinking of gooing to 39,5 trexxus this was just a test fit, Good luck with that 44" Wt 38" mudders are plenty enough, for most condisiuns I doubt that You guys get the same condisiuns as we get here in Iceland.

[SWAMPER]

What size tire are you running now?




P.S  Its conditions 

[Bazzi]

I am running 38" mudders on 14x15" rims

[SWAMPER]

I am running 382 mudders

[Bazzi]

it was supposet to be 38" mudders

[GrimReaper]

i also must say that, that double cab is way coller than the 4runner. wish we had those out here. (this is 86runner-sas)

Budbuilt has/had the back half and rear doors one fore sale in the Carolinas. You will have to graft it onto a US cab to keep the vin right.   

[Bazzi]

what about the rpm tacho meter.
I whant to use the tacho from the v6 runner with the diesel engine.
I am thinking about a getting a pulse generator for the crankshaft. Does any one know where I can get a pulse generator for the diesel engine that will work with the v6 tacho??

[GrimReaper]

Cool build up but you need some welding tips.


#1 DON'T TRY TO WELD THROUGH PAINT. Grind the paint off and get back to steel and you will get stonger and better looking welds. That includes where you put the ground cable. If you don't do that your welds will be cold, contaiminated and you body will start cracking once it gets under some stress.

#2 HEAT WARPS PANELS. If you going to try to make this look super clean then you need to change your welding technique. You make a spot weld skip an inch (width of your thumb) make another spot the whole lenght of the joint your welding. Then go back and spot next to the first skip and inch and so on and so on till it's a continuous weld. That will keep the heat down on the pannel and it won't be prone to warp. That means less filler on the back end. less filler means less chance the filler will fail and pop out. Hoseestly if your real carecarfull with the welding and grinding there should be no more then 1mm of filler.

#3 On thicker metal especialy with that small welder you have bevel the edges and fill with a ZZZZZZZZmotion.


Are you welding flux core or true mig? The welds look likt your feed speed is a little fast. If it's too fast then there is a lack of heat and a lack of penetration. It's a weak weld.

Practice on scrap. Get some metal the same gage you working with and if you doubt any of my tricks then try it the way your doing it through the paint. Then grind some clean and try it the way I describe and compare your results and try to break it appart.   Listen to the difference in noise the welder and make. It shoudl be a even monotone sound. If it's a lot of popping somethings wrong.

[BR]

Hi Bazzi. Your Hilux is the same model as mine , nice. Where did you get those fenders from?, is it fiberglass, and how wide are they. I was looking for something like that. Dont understand the switch in bodystyle thou , i like the pickup style better. What type diesel engine is that? 2.4, 2.8 or 3.0?

[Bazzi]

I know about the weldings after I looked at those pics in the computer I noticed it I thing I got a litle carried a way... the thing is that I weld to much without breaks, I head the entier area to much and then I start burning trhough the steel  resulting me to turn up the vier feed... with the latest pic this was suppossed to be a test fit when I realished what I dit I stopped and went home....  (I was getting a litle to frustrated.)  and I only took those pics cause this will be the last time I have the camera for a while.

Thanks for the tips all tips regarding my buildup and how I do things are more than welcome.

with regards Bazzi

[GrimReaper]

I know about the weldings after I looked at those pics in the computer I noticed it I thing I got a litle carried a way... the thing is that I weld to much without breaks, I head the entier area to much and then I start burning trhough the steel  resulting me to turn up the vier feed... with the latest pic this was suppossed to be a test fit when I realished what I dit I stopped and went home....  (I was getting a litle to frustrated.)  and I only took those pics cause this will be the last time I have the camera for a while.

Thanks for the tips all tips regarding my buildup and how I do things are more than welcome.

with regards Bazzi

Your burning through because to much heat in a small area. If you do the tack trick then your not as likly to burn through. They actaully sell a timer that when you hit the trigger it only allows a burst. Its for using when doing this type of work.

You also are having to run it higher power to burn through the paint. Once the paint is buring off then bam too much heat again.

Honest, grab some scrap and do a little practice the way I describe and see how much nicer the end result will be.

Here read this. It shows the technique and explains it as well.
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/project_bobbed/

[Bazzi]

Hi Bazzi. Your Hilux is the same model as mine , nice. Where did you get those fenders from?, is it fiberglass, and how wide are they. I was looking for something like that. Dont understand the switch in bodystyle thou , i like the pickup style better. What type diesel engine is that? 2.4, 2.8 or 3.0?

Those fenders have a fiberglass widening bolted on them... It is custom made here in Iceland bud I think  Arctictrucks have a shop in Norway. You could probably get them over there. Or I can help you find some used ones here in Iceland... Mine will be free after a few weeks, If you are interested.

My engine Is original 2,4 bud I changed it to 2,8 using a 3l strip block.  it still has the original head, bud the 2,8 block and cylenders.  about the body stile I am dooing this cause I have spent so much allready on the engine and drive train. And this winter I drove off a cliff (landet on kinda one site of the truck in a powder snow) so the body is looking like it´s leaning to the right.  And after I dit a litle reshearch I found out the cheapest body would be a v64runner. So here I am

So the fenders are custom made here in Iceland I could probably find some pics of them and post it for ya....
I am allso running a dual T-cases that are custom made here aswell. Bud asembled by me....
If you have any questions about spare-parts or something ellse just post them here I will answer it

[Bazzi]

Thanks grimreaper now I understand what you where saying

[GrimReaper]

Thanks grimreaper now I understand what you where saying

It's all in the prep. Look foward to see the finished truck.

P.S.  Are 4Runners there actually 4Runners or are they Surfs? I want to find some "Surf" badging.

[Bazzi]

they are 4runners

[BR]

Hi Bazzi. How much will they cost. I might be interrested. I`m looking for a 80 series front and then I will need some wider fenders to cover the tires to be streetlegal. I`m still running the 2L but searching for a 1kz te from a 90 series, have thought of a 3L thou. they are easier to find here. Looking forward to see your truck finised. keep us posted 8)l

[UNBREAKABLE]

You can sell me that double cab .

[Bazzi]

you can have it for free. If you pick it up.

Anyways about the runner he is comming along nicely but I don´t have a digital camera anymore so I can´t post up  the updates, I have been taking picctures on a normal camera tho, but I am gonna finish that film and have them put it on a cd for me and then I will post up the updates   

[UNBREAKABLE]

Where are you located?

[Bazzi]

Iceland

[UNBREAKABLE]

So I guess it would be a pain in the ass to trailer home

[Bazzi]

hmm you could send me a bunch of balloons and I could fill them with helium and tie them to the double cab. and hope the wind will blow it your direction. 

[UNBREAKABLE]

I was thinking about putting a set of drive axles and driveshaft on my trailer and a couple of 55 gallon drums under the Cummins, Maybe some paddle tires and hit the water. Wish me luck. 

[SWAMPER]

Iceland

hahahaha!!

[Mike D]

good luck rockwelled  just don't go over the speed limit