Billy Goat Build Up

Yotaman80 · September 28, 2008, 11:47:10 AM

I bought this truck in 06 to turn it into a wheeler and keep it street legal. Its a 1980 SR5 Pickup standard cab short bed. It had A/C, P/S, a tach in the dash. It has a 20r motor with a L43 tranny.

Heres how it looked when i bought it.

I then threw some tires on it and when wheelin.

Then I listened to the guy I was wheelin with and he told me if i get stuck he`ll pull me out.

The tow strap snaped then he went off for an hour to find someone to winch me out.

I relized then that i needed upgrade my truck and thats when i became hooked.

First I went off to school at WyoTech and when i was there i decided to take the Chassis Fab class and in that class my project was my truck. A quick call to All Pro and I ordered my extreme lift kit (6"). Spring, 5150 Bilsteins, Mounts, hy-steer and all the other little things. They wouldn`t let me take any pictures when i was working on it so i only have after pictures.

I found out that all pro takes forever on there shipping so i went ahead and built an interior roll cage. no bolt in one, a real one welded to outriggers then to the frame. It was built out of 1 1/2 .120 wall DOM tubing. I had to remove the stock seat belts so i went with some 5 points.

Here are some pics of what it looks like today. still need to put my 5.29 yukons in but im still looking for the locker i want. then the 35 MTRs can go on. after that i can deal with the M8000 Warn winch bought a year ago. then on to the bumpers sliders the bucket seats and most likely more upgrades in the furture

NorCalToy · September 28, 2008, 11:54:34 AM

real nice lookin truck dude. what size tires you plannin on runnin that your gonna need the 6" lift?

Yotaman80 · September 28, 2008, 04:25:19 PM

I went a little overboard with the lift but it does clear 40s. i think im going to stick to 35s or 37s

71 Redwood · September 28, 2008, 06:34:26 PM

nice rig

NorCalToy · September 28, 2008, 10:48:20 PM

Quote from: Yotaman80 on September 28, 2008, 04:25:19 PM
I went a little overboard with the lift but it does clear 40s. i think im going to stick to 35s or 37s

haha have you bolted 40s up?

71 Redwood · September 29, 2008, 03:29:48 AM

not yet

montanatoy · September 29, 2008, 09:45:21 AM

looking good

Yotaman80 · September 29, 2008, 08:01:13 PM

Yes i was seeing how big of tires i could fit but i forgot to take pictures. dam, it looked pretty funny actually with the 40s

Yotaman80 · October 06, 2008, 09:31:13 PM

Just ordered the locker i wanted I went with an Aussie. I cant wait for it to get here so it can go in.

joey0712 · October 06, 2008, 10:19:28 PM

Nice rig.. Ur gonna be stoked on the Aussie. I love mine and its spinnin 38s with no problems yet. Lookin good keep it up.

Yotaman80 · October 16, 2008, 09:07:08 PM

Got the aussie in, time to install it and still have to work on the front pinion angle. dam i should have went with the 4" springs. I also got a welder and 60 gal. air compressor last week and now im fixing the cancer thats eating my roof. time to test out my body working skills, no bondo here, only a hammer and a welder. ill get some new pics soon.

GJToyotabug · October 28, 2008, 03:15:01 PM

you need to bring the top of the shocks in or else your gonna be using them as bump stops might also want to consider getting a front spring hanger to move it forward about an inch or so and will help your pinon angle. just my

but might consider getting some axle shims about 4 degrees should do. also witch wyotech did you go to? im wanting to go after i finish school im wanting to go into chassis fab hot rod and high performance power train lol looks like its gonna be bunches for mine

Yotaman80 · October 29, 2008, 09:48:14 PM

moving the shocks in is on the list of things to do. i sold the front spring hanger that came with the kit i bought. dam who thought it would be that important. im going to do the high pinon diff and duals to push it back a little for better angle. i went to the wyo in west sac. i regret it now. i think it was a waste of money. i took auto, chassis fab and high po engines. its a big crock of

i think. but its all up to u. with the way the economy is all the techs around where i live are bearly pullin 40 hours a weeks and that lucky too. and with all that schooling im a diesel tech now go figure something i didnt have to go to school for. thats my

.

GJToyotabug · October 29, 2008, 10:10:23 PM

thanks my plan is to go to school and then come back and work for Tripnozzi Muscle Cars again and build the cars instead of drooling and sweeping around them

ajordan1975 · October 30, 2008, 05:50:54 AM

nice truck!

you will love the locker!

CrazyYota · October 30, 2008, 01:13:41 PM

did you have help building the cage? looks good

Yotaman80 · November 02, 2008, 02:50:28 PM

the cage was all built with hand tube bender. i built it went i was going to school at wyotech. i had a little help that

get tiring after a while.

montanatoy · November 02, 2008, 05:03:50 PM

nice

CrazyYota · November 02, 2008, 06:58:33 PM

Quote from: Yotaman80 on November 02, 2008, 02:50:28 PM
the cage was all built with hand tube bender. i built it went i was going to school at wyotech. i had a little help that get tiring after a while.

does the name Felipe Tejeda sound familiar?

Yotaman80 · November 03, 2008, 07:58:14 PM

yep Felipe Tejeda aka Tader was there. he help pull on the bending machine the manual tube benders suck. How do you know him?

CrazyYota · November 06, 2008, 04:26:46 PM

Quote from: Yotaman80 on November 03, 2008, 07:58:14 PM
yep Felipe Tejeda aka Tader was there. he help pull on the bending machine the manual tube benders suck. How do you know him?

Hes my cousin

Yotaman80 · November 16, 2008, 11:34:56 AM

Got some cancer on the roof im going to fix today. Take a look its pretty bad in some spots and when it rains theres always water on the floor. Just fixed the welder last night so its time to go burn some wire.

Heres a picture of the cage painted and the four points mounted up. also the new tach I install cause the factory one was off by like 300 rpms I found out when I tried to get it smogged.

boggerunner · December 21, 2008, 10:12:33 PM

any updates on this?

I.D.G.A.F · December 22, 2008, 06:59:11 AM

Bad

first gen

Yotaman80 · December 22, 2008, 05:30:05 PM

ill get some more info up when i can get some daylight pictures. i go to work when its dark and come home and its dark. it sucks. hopefully soon like over christmas.

Quote from: I.D.G.A.F on December 22, 2008, 06:59:11 AM
Bad first gen

Thanks for the props

Yotaman80 · January 11, 2009, 08:04:01 PM

Finally an update on my truck

Painted up the rust spots on the roof.

In the cab ive made a few updates to the stereo and the parking brake. I installed a eclipse head unit and some 4 1/2" speakers. Also I put in a Jamar linelock.