my 1st gen...1980 longbed

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

ohh I see I was confused

[TheCookieMonster]

some more pics of whats been happenin

this is the tube i used to put my driveline back together. there is about a 3 inch piece of it inside the driveline where welded it back together. i did this so there is more metal to weld to and to keep the d-line straight while welding. my step dad machined it for me so it slid right inside and was snug.



this is the sheet metal i picked up for 10 smackers



so i had to cut a little more out of the front of the tunnel because it was still hitting the top of my trans.




got some primer on it



did some more trimming to get the floor straight



got one of the sides of the tunnel tacked in




other side still needs a little trimming before it goes in




thats what got done last night hopefully some more tonite

[ajordan1975]

looking good.    can't wait to do mine 

[TheCookieMonster]

looking good.    can't wait to do mine 

thanks ...its definetly worth the time and effort. i cant wait til its all buttoned up

[I.D.G.A.F]

did you loosen the motor/mounts when you jacked the d line up in the tunnel?

[TheCookieMonster]

did you loosen the motor/mounts when you jacked the d line up in the tunnel?

i loosened the bolts that go into the block on the motor mounts. the rubber pieces on the mounts bearly moved at all when i jacked it up in there. retightened them when everything was in place. should work fine

[toyotanner]

got a pic of that bed for you... no dents just little outies.

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

got a pic of that bed for you... no dents just little outies.

2wd bed??

[TheCookieMonster]

more tunnel progress 








need to get this covered still



ill try and tackle this back section tomorrow



i want to make a removeable top for this for eazy access to shifters etc...so thats why there is nothin on top yet

[toyotanner]

2wd bed??

the only difference is the flares and he has those

[toyotanner]

Tunnel is looking good man 

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

the only difference is the flares and he has those

ya I know man I was just asking cause I thought it looked 2wd....looks pretty good though....

[TheCookieMonster]

Tunnel is looking good man 

thanks ...it takes a lot of time. i want to be done with it already

[TheCookieMonster]

some more

[toyotanner]

looking good. your making the top removable right? any ideas on how your gonna do that yet?

i'd probably put a little rubber liner across that top ridge so that the removable top of it doesnt rattle

[TheCookieMonster]

looking good. your making the top removable right? any ideas on how your gonna do that yet?

i'd probably put a little rubber liner across that top ridge so that the removable top of it doesnt rattle

ya thats what i was thinking. like weather stripping or somethin along those lines. ill probably weld some flatbar to the inside of the tunnel then screw the top to that. i want it to be simple .

[ajordan1975]

  looking really good man!

[TheCookieMonster]

thanks guys ..got it all finished up last night besides the top (i need more metal). i really like how it turned out. ill tell ya welding to a rusty floor is not to fun and the rubber coating on the undercarrage likes to catch on fire a lot ..ill post pics in a few

[TheCookieMonster]

all welded up






fixed passenger side seat mount



all primered




seam sealed





im gonna paint it tonite and get the heater and stuff back in there. still need to figure out a temp fix for the exhaust too

[TheCookieMonster]

 




started on an aluminum dash panel



fixed my floppy battery tray. gave it some fresh paint too

[toyotanner]

nice job man turned out nice and clean.

[TheCookieMonster]

thanks ..i still got a few more things to do before she is ready to wheel. need to get some shifter boots, reciever tubing for front driveline, fix steering box mount , im sure there is more...im getting close

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

turd!

[TheCookieMonster]

turd!

[TheCookieMonster]

dash panel before:



after:

[TheCookieMonster]

got a full exhaust put on my junk today by the local exhaust shop ....ill get some pics later on

[TheCookieMonster]

here is the driveline i picked up at pick-a-part for $25....it measures 26 1/2" flange to flange collapsed right now. my truck is about 31" from flange to flange for the front d-line. i may just extend this one a couple inches or cut the ends off and make a square one. havent decided yet ...not sure what this driveline came out of...maybe an IFS truck

[TheCookieMonster]

got 2" exhaust ran








FLATNESS


it came out great...everything is above the framerails so im satisfied.

my new manual fuel pump. ive went through 2 electric pumps already so im done with those pieces of



my electric fan also took a crap on me  . so im gonna go back to the clutch fan for reliability

[Blingn]

looks great man

[TheCookieMonster]

looks great man

thanks..got the manual fuel pump on. for some reason its runnin a lot better now. i guess thats a good thing
..just workin on little things now. changing tranny fluid, change u joints in rear d-line, extend front d-line