Author Topic: my 1st gen...1980 longbed (Read 132216 times)

TheCookieMonster · « **Reply #570 on:** Apr 13, 2010, 04:55:35 PM »

there we go

got an update. hopefully the last time i need to put these in

the time has come

stuffed in their holes

and back together again. hopefully the last time for a while

here is what i did to get the tailgate working. the stock mounts in the bed were toast and all the bolts were broke off inside the rusty holes. so i hacked them out and made some little flanges

welded to the frame

painted the gate with some halfway matching color. works for me

thats it for now

twistedtoy92 · « **Reply #571 on:** Apr 13, 2010, 06:19:31 PM »

lookin good! $Beer Chug\'n$

pumkin toy · « **Reply #572 on:** Apr 14, 2010, 09:28:57 PM »

longs are sweet! Is it going to cause any problems with the tailgate mounts welded to the frame instead of the bed? the bed and frame move seperate from each other.

TheCookieMonster · « **Reply #573 on:** Apr 22, 2010, 04:35:49 PM »

Thanks guys

Quote from: pumkin toy on Apr 14, 2010, 09:28:57 PM

longs are sweet! Is it going to cause any problems with the tailgate mounts welded to the frame instead of the bed? the bed and frame move seperate from each other.

i dont think there will be any issues. the hinges themselves have a lot of play in them so that should take up any movement between the two. ive takin it out once since the gate has been mounted and havent noticed anything yet??

pumkin toy · « **Reply #574 on:** Apr 22, 2010, 09:37:15 PM »

thats good ou dont have any problems with it

NITE KRAWLERS · « **Reply #575 on:** Apr 22, 2010, 11:09:55 PM »

Longs man, nice i need a set so bad too! The yota gate looks sick all painted up to. Go buy more of that paint and paint the whole truck dude, would be killer man. Then go scratch it!! HA HA

89sastoyo · « **Reply #576 on:** Apr 25, 2010, 10:26:40 PM »

Hey man when are we gonna go wheelin??

TheCookieMonster · « **Reply #577 on:** Apr 26, 2010, 06:13:09 AM »

Quote from: NITE KRAWLERS on Apr 22, 2010, 11:09:55 PM

Longs man, nice i need a set so bad too! The yota gate looks sick all painted up to. Go buy more of that paint and paint the whole truck dude, would be killer man. Then go scratch it!! HA HA

thanks man, so glad i finally got longs in there. been wanting those for a long time now.

Quote from: 89sastoyo on Apr 25, 2010, 10:26:40 PM

Hey man when are we gonna go wheelin??

im not planning on going again til the end of next month for memorial day weekend. me and a bunch of other guys are going to central oregon to hit swartz canyon and groundhog. get some people together and head over, should be well worth it.

sixstringsteve · « **Reply #578 on:** Jun 20, 2010, 05:39:06 PM »

Your truck is just right! Thanks for posting this thread, it's keeping me motivated to get through my build.

SloCrawler · « **Reply #579 on:** Jun 20, 2010, 07:59:26 PM »

Looking good. Did you have to add shims when you did RUF?

Early · « **Reply #580 on:** Jun 20, 2010, 10:39:25 PM »

Dang, finished your thread, looks sick. Dig the front axle / belly/ dove.

Used but super clean for used.

TheCookieMonster · « **Reply #581 on:** Jun 21, 2010, 01:03:38 PM »

Quote from: sixstringsteve on Jun 20, 2010, 05:39:06 PM

Your truck is just right! Thanks for posting this thread, it's keeping me motivated to get through my build.

Thanks i appreciate it $Beer Chug\'n$

Quote from: Chrstphrtptts on Jun 20, 2010, 07:59:26 PM

Looking good. Did you have to add shims when you did RUF?

i didnt "have to" but i did because i had them already and i figured it wouldnt hurt. the pinion angle is pretty bad without them in there with my flatbelly so that helped a little. i think i could run it without them and not have problems, but i stuck them in anyway

Quote from: Early on Jun 20, 2010, 10:39:25 PM

Dang, finished your thread, looks sick. Dig the front axle / belly/ dove.

Used but super clean for used.

Thanks man.

went to Browns on saturday and had a good time. the truck did good but it was a little wet and my tires are damn near bald, they werent hookin up very good. ran mini rubicon, crushers, firebreak, airplane hill, and tried getting into upper crushers but couldnt make it. only made it about a 1/4 the way up airplane hill also. rocks were really slick, but it was a blast. my buddy has pics on his camera ill try to get on here soon. o ya also a dirtbiker decided to ride on the left side of the road up by crusher and came around a blind corner and collided with my front bumper as we were going down the hill. that was crazy, he fucked up his leg pretty bad and hammered his bike, the bike was wedged under my front axle

. so we had to load his bike and him up in the back of my truck and take him back to his rig at browns. i think he learned a pretty good lesson. other than that ordeal i had a great time

gtoyonrocks · « **Reply #582 on:** Jun 21, 2010, 01:07:33 PM »

I like your truck, that's sweet. I have always liked the way the first gens looked. Someday I'll build me one.

TheCookieMonster · « **Reply #583 on:** Jul 07, 2010, 07:06:24 PM »

Quote from: gtoyonrocks on Jun 21, 2010, 01:07:33 PM

I like your truck, that's sweet. I have always liked the way the first gens looked. Someday I'll build me one.

thanks

here some pics from browns from a couple weeks ago

pumkin toy · « **Reply #584 on:** Jul 07, 2010, 10:02:54 PM »

nice pics man, looks like fun!

NITE KRAWLERS · « **Reply #585 on:** Aug 29, 2010, 10:05:05 PM »

Nice pics for sho, looks fun! Two mini's to i see... NICe ha ha

TheCookieMonster · « **Reply #586 on:** Jan 18, 2011, 11:58:48 AM »

not much new here... did put some lights on my front bumper and got a trailer box for for storage in my bed. finally got all my junk and spare parts out of my cab that were rolling around. its nice to have a little room inside the cab now !!

FatBarry · « **Reply #587 on:** Jul 25, 2011, 08:33:10 PM »

Good looking truck man, any updates?

TheCookieMonster · « **Reply #588 on:** Jul 27, 2011, 12:28:48 PM »

not really any updates, i did get a new windshield put in. other than that ive just been abusing it whenever i get a chance. last trip was over at the dunes a couple months ago ended up ripping one of the fittings out of my front brake line launching it $Beer Chug\'n$ and breaking the bottom caps on both my front shocks... good times. i got a dirtbike now so most my attention has been on it lately

ryantowry_81 · « **Reply #589 on:** Dec 09, 2012, 07:44:35 PM »

good looking truck! i have never been a fan of blue trucks but i think first gens in that light blue are SWEET!

keep up the good work.

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