oregon 3rd gen build ****FOR SALE****

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

thanks man ya I am doing the job on the ranger

[89sastoyo]

sweet looks good for sure. Have you ever linked a truck before? I want to link my just so i can lower its some and push my axle further up but I have no idea how to go about it.

[84xcab]

Your build is awesome. Im glad I finally looked it over.

I got those same seats to, damn comfy if i do say so myself.

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

sweet looks good for sure. Have you ever linked a truck before? I want to link my just so i can lower its some and push my axle further up but I have no idea how to go about it.

thanks man that means alot! this is my first 4x4 link set-up I have linked mini trucks and helped my buddy link his hot rod so I had the knowledge to do it... the biggest thing I can say is just really do your research and use the pirate 4x4 link calculator... and also you can never mock it up enough and just be sure to cycle the suspension before welding everything up.... its almost done now pretty much just down to geting the toyota steering box mounted to the fame, build the drag link, hook up the powersteering and take her for a test drive...

Your build is awesome. Im glad I finally looked it over.

I got those same seats to, damn comfy if i do say so myself.

thanks man... ya I love the seats too they are sooooo much better than the stockers that I had from a second gen!

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

some more of the ranger

[Halladay]

thanks man ya I am doing the job on the ranger

ranger looks good

[toyotanner]

rangers looking good.... i'm no pro or anything but when you put coilover or airshock mounts dont you want the hoop going through the frame and not butt welded to the frame cause it makes it stronger....

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

rangers looking good.... i'm no pro or anything but when you put coilover or airshock mounts dont you want the hoop going through the frame and not butt welded to the frame cause it makes it stronger....

that would be an idea as I have never seen it done that way... the hoops will be gusseted to high hell with an over-engine bar as well... I am not too worried about anything on this rig coming off its all way more beef than the customer needs it to be.... this is his DD and very mild wheeler but i insisted on using the beefy !

[toyotanner]

okay i just thought i would throw it out there.... must be nice having coilovers on a mild wheeler/DD haha...

i haven't even thought to much about putting them on my truck yet

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

okay i just thought i would throw it out there.... must be nice having coilovers on a mild wheeler/DD haha...

i haven't even thought to much about putting them on my truck yet

ya I know it would be nice! I wish I had them on my wheeler.... my truck will be going on links and coil-overs soon I am just waiting to get my brackets in production so I can use them and all my parts on the re-build... my truck will also at the same time be getting a 3.4l and a few other goodies!

[luvyota]

the ranger looks nice good job man

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

the ranger looks nice good job man

thanks man

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

couple more of the ranger! its holding up its own weight now, it would be sitting on tires but we realized at 11 last night we have no lug nuts for the dana 44 so we had to fake it! all there is left to do is fab an engine crossmember, build a drag link, tighten steering down, hook up power-steering lines, install brake lines and a couple other little things and its ready to test drive... its a big mo fo!!

@ ride height sitting on a tire (cory is 6'2 to give ya an idea how tall it is)

@ full droop

and sitting at ride height

[89sastoyo]

that thing is huuuge lol.

What are you doing with the 2rz?

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

that thing is huuuge lol.

What are you doing with the 2rz?

ya its pretty big... I will prolly just sell it... I got a few people who want ti when it comes out so I will sell it unless i find something else to stick it in..

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

and my bend tech pro just showed up here so now its time to start laying out the new cage and bumpers 

[toyotanner]

i'm surprised your bro doesn't want the 2rz

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

i'm surprised your bro doesn't want the 2rz

he is one of the people who are wanting it

[toyotanner]

he gets the bro discount haha.

[TheCookieMonster]

if he ever gets a 3.4 then i might want it.. im just to lazy to do a motor swap for myself, even though ive helped everyone and their mom do a motor swap in their rigs  this winter hopefully 

[toyotanner]

motor swaps are for rich people hahaha i just want propane and i'll be happy

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

he gets the bro discount haha.

flopp that

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

well ranger is pretty much done and at the exhaust shop getting new exhaust.... I am pretty happy with how it came out... I wish the owner would have had a little bigger budget to do some things differently but oh well he is happy and thinks its all good so thats what matters i guess...

on its way out of my shop to the exhaust shop 

[89sastoyo]

that thing is bad ass tell him to flex it out i bet it does super good rangers do good non solid axled without a link set up lol

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

that thing is bad ass tell him to flex it out i bet it does super good rangers do good non solid axled without a link set up lol

oh ya it will flex good! I think he will be driving it today so I am sure he will shoot me over some flex pics! now that I have a few days with no rigs in my shop I am going to get mine in there and install the longs and a few other much needed goodies.... I need some new marlin HD seals though...

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

ok so I got the truck back in the shop for some much needed repairs and upgrades before the wheelin trip coming up.... this time around the list is pretty short

-install longfields
-new 2x6" transfer case crossmember and 1/4" skidplate
-guesset a couple things up
-install stock tacoma muffler andd maybe a cat and o2 sensors (love the way they sound stock)
-a couple other things that I cant remember

PICS

finally fired it up and moved it (doesnt wanna turn with a broken axle)

tore  the front end apart again to install the longs and ta dah

bling bling

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

ok finally got my longs installed and started working on my transfer case crossmember/skidplate I am building.... I am tired of the tubing one under my truck flexing so I went super beef with this one...

longs in the front end (its back together now this is the only pic I have)

crossmember material (the rusty 2"x6" .250 wall)

the brackets I built to hold the crossmember under the truck



Hopefully this evening I can get all the old crossmember cut off the frame and start making the new one fit up in there and get it finished up...  I am also building a 1/4" skidplate to cover the exposed parts of the case under the truck... I have already hit the case on rocks a couple times and been lucky enough not to damage it.... figure its time for a skid

[THK Matt]

freakin bomb Tim.


Looks like you've been hella busy!
and doing some sick work.



Keep it up bro!

[Wermz84]

So what shade is that orange you have?  code #?

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

its sikkens signal orange single stage