my 1st gen...1980 longbed

[TheCookieMonster]

went wheelin yesterday at Shotgun creek. my springs work great  .. just need to get some metal for a square front driveline and invest in some beadlocks. i had a great time 



































Iroks doin their work





here is where i got stuck





after stacking some rocks i made it out under my own power 





then i got happy with the skinny petal and hit a big wall going up this nasty mud hill





swapped that out for the spare, then kept going until my driveline fell out again. it was dark by then so i had my buddy pull me out the rest of the trail. time to go get some metal for a square shaft 

[I.D.G.A.F]

The new leafs looked sweet! killer rig

[Joey88RUNR]

Whats the red strap for?

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

Whats the red strap for?

limiting strap so the driveshaft doesnt fall out! didnt work out!

[TheCookieMonster]

The new leafs looked sweet! killer rig

Thanks man

Whats the red strap for?

that is my ghetto limiting strap so the driveline wouldn't fall out.. it worked on the rocks but when i jumped over a log it fell out 

[TheCookieMonster]

A few more pics 

Unloading





My buddies son rippin it up on the 50

grilling some food 








Tires working great

Me getting ready to stack some rocks 

[pumkin toy]

looks like a fun trip! i like your truck, simple but very affective lol

[twistedtoy92]

looks like fun!!! i take it you like the way those iroks work?

[wakkjobb]

 
Love your truck, my girl has a 79 but she'd kill me if I did that to hers; it'd be fun though!
Any timeframe for the exo?
Your wheeling pics make me want to move to Oregon.     

Almost...
Dan

[TheCookieMonster]

looks like a fun trip! i like your truck, simple but very affective lol

Thanks man.. it does the job quite well for what its got

looks like fun!!! i take it you like the way those iroks work?

the Iroks worked great, those rocks were slick as hell and it was snowing. they work awesome on the rocks and in the mud 

Love your truck, my girl has a 79 but she'd kill me if I did that to hers; it'd be fun though!
Any timeframe for the exo?
Your wheeling pics make me want to move to Oregon.     

Almost...
Dan

  thanks, i dont know what im going to do for a cage yet. still havent made up my mind what i want. i want to get the front and rear bumpers made before any cage work so i can tie it all together somehow 

[TheCookieMonster]

just ordered some 14" Bilsteins for the front 

[TheCookieMonster]

got my Asian carb adapter today from LC  ...finially i can get rid of the gas gussler weber and might be able to run on an incline a little better 

[TheCookieMonster]

also got my front square shaft built today... no more driveline pop outs on the trail 

[twistedtoy92]

hell yeah!! lookin good! 

[Restrick]

damn man, I've been reading this thread the last couple days.lots of hard work and fun packed into this rig! i have an 82 i bought last summer.mine has pretty much zero flex. i might have to take some notes here..

good work man.

[rednk1980]

hell ya man looking good.

[TheCookieMonster]

thanks guys i appriciate it  ..i do have quite a bit of work into this thing, but its all worth it still lots more to do

i planning on getting the shocks put on the front of my truck this weekend. maybe some bumpstops too 

ive been working on my buddys powerstroke all day today  put a new knuckle on the front end and got the front links put on. just needs the lower links put on and the coilovers. its pretty sick

[TheCookieMonster]

got the shocks all done 

plated the frame



all welded up





painted with the shocks on finially... first time ive ever had shocks up front 

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

im pretty sure those will be falling off first trip 

[pumkin toy]

shocks and hoops look great!  i need to order some of those shocks too!  they are the pressurized ones right?  are they really hard to compress by hand?

[TheCookieMonster]

im pretty sure those will be falling off first trip 

your 

shocks and hoops look great!  i need to order some of those shocks too!  they are the pressurized ones right?  are they really hard to compress by hand?

thanks dude...ya i had to put pretty much all my weight on them to make them move, made the truck a lot more stable. i like em

[pumkin toy]

your 

thanks dude...ya i had to put pretty much all my weight on them to make them move, made the truck a lot more stable. i like em

good deal!  i just rebuilt the rear frame of my truck. i dovetailed the frame six inches and moved the springs in three inches on the axle on each side.  its not done yet and it flexes really well even without any weight in the back.  i will really be needing the stability of some gas shocks now!  i have a link to my build in my sig if you wanna check it out.

[GJToyotabug]

thanks dude...ya i had to put pretty much all my weight on them to make them move, made the truck a lot more stable. i like em

your supposed to mount the tops first while the strap is still on then have all your bolts ready to go then cut it and work it into place and put the bolt in fast. kevin grove from AOR told me that little trick im guessing all the guys that install at marlin do the same thing too

[TheCookieMonster]

your supposed to mount the tops first while the strap is still on then have all your bolts ready to go then cut it and work it into place and put the bolt in fast. kevin grove from AOR told me that little trick im guessing all the guys that install at marlin do the same thing too

i did that too..i just put the bottom in first and then the top as the can went up. but i had to pull one back off cause i forgot to put the little sleeves in the bushings that come with the shocks. i didnt even cut the straps cause i wanted to save them so if i have to take them back off for some reason in the future ill have em to do that again 

[Restrick]

man im sooo jealous . your truck is soo clean! i have to fight with this thing called RUST!

i might have to mod my hoops for a single shock... mine has two on each side  a little over kill

[toyotanner]

did you still need those pics of intake/carb or did you get it all figured out?

[TheCookieMonster]

did you still need those pics of intake/carb or did you get it all figured out?

ya i still kind of need them if you have some.. i got the carb on there and it runs decent with the choke on when its cold. but once it warms up it starts crappen out and not running good at all. im still not sure what the deal is, maybe the air/fuel mixture. once the motor warms up if you cup your hands around the top of the carb it runs alright so it must need less air more fuel ?? .. it might need rebuilt too cause i can only get the first barrel to open

[toyotanner]

when my truck is off when i throttle both barrels open.
here are some close pics of the intake/carb if you need more let me know

[TheCookieMonster]

thanks for the pics Tanner  ... i played around with the carb some more today but still having no luck. i definitely have a problem cause if i hold the throttle wide open the second barrel doesn't open at all. it runs now with the choke off , but its running like dog ass. damn carbs 

[toyotanner]

i have always had good luck with mine... once you get it figured out you'll love it