What would you do next?

[MiniSimp]

I'm looking for something new.....

What would you do to my truck if it was yours? (besides scrap it for the recycling money)
Please don't hold back, if you don't like something and have an idea on how you would change it, tell me.

Please make sure whatever you suggest you have or have done.


Pic and specs:




1985 & 1987 Frankenstein 22RE
1983 Front Axle
1986 Power Steering Box
1986 Rear Axle
107" Wheelbase
2.28 Crawler Box with stock shifter
2.28 Rear Transfer Case
48" High-Lift Jack With Mounts
All Pro Offroad Interior Roll Cage
Ammo Can 7"x12"x7" box for Poo
Ammo Can 7"x16"x18" box (2X)
Aussie Locked 4.10:1 Front
Aussie Locked 4.10:1 Rear
Bucket Seats (stock)
Chevy Rear Springs (Chevy main leaf, Chevy 3rd leaf, Superstiff 6" 2nd leaf, Chevy 5th leaf, Superstiff 3rd leaf, Chevy overload cut down 8" in front of perches, flush with rear of perches)
Front Range Offroad Steering Frame Brace
Front Range Offroad Transfercase Center Section
Front Range Offroad Twinstick Shifter
Home Built Chevy Spring Hangers
Home Built Driveshafts (front & rear)
Home Built Flat Bed
Home Built Gas Filler Hose Mount
Home Built Rear Pivoting Spring Perches
Home Built Rear Shackle Mount (in frame)
Home Built Rock Sliders
Home Built Shift Knobs
Home Built Shock Towers (front & rear)
Home Built Skid Plate
Home Built Video Camera Mount
Interco Tire Superswamper IROK 36x13.50x15R
Jobox Tool Box
Magellan Meridian Color GPS WAAS Compatibility
Marlin Crawler 1.5" Wheel Spacers (Front & Rear)
Marlin Crawler 26" Brake Line 3 piece kit
Marlin Crawler Drag Link
Marlin Crawler Front Bumper with Stinger
Marlin Crawler Low Profile Drain Plugs
Marlin Crawler MC08-R10 Clocked Adapter
Marlin Crawler Rear Shackles mounted through the frame
Marlin Crawler Rebuilt Knuckles
Marlin Crawler Seal kit (rear axle)
Marlin Crawler Speedometer Extension
Marlin Crawler Spindle Nut Kit (drivers side)
Marlin Crawler Steering Arms
Marlin Crawler Tie Rod
Marlin Crawler Transfer Case Rebuilt
Marlin Crawler Tube Doors
Marlin Crawler U-Bolt Flip Kit (Front)
Mile Marker PE8000 Winch
OTT Industries Flat Pitman Arm
Paint - Hammered Black Spray Can
Procomp ES9000 14" Travel Shocks (rears mounted at 50 degrees [64% effective])
Procomp ES2000 Steering Stabilizer
Sliding Tinted Rear Window with ghey purple tint
Sky Manufacturing UHMW Hawse Fairlead
Thales Navigation Swivel GPS Mount
Toyota 1985 Rear Springs Up Front (4 Leaf)
Unleaded Gas
W56 5 Speed Manual
Wheels 15x8"x2"BS


Failed parts so far:

Engine (damaged at time of purchase)
Battery Clamp (Hull Creek Trails)
1st Design Pivot Blocks (Rubicon Trail)
Stock Rear Driveshaft (Niagara Rim Trail)
Alternator (Robbs Resort)
Fuel Pump (At Home)
Transfer Case Crossmember (Niagara Rim Trail)
DSR Shock (Hollister Hills)
DSR Shock (Niagara Rim Trail)
Drivers Side Birfield (Carnegie Rock Pile)
Drivers Side Long Axle (Carnegie Rock Pile)
Passenger Side Birfield (Hollister Hills)
Passenger Side Steering Arm (Hollister Hills)

[81yota37sred]

inboard the rear springs, propane?

[81yota37sred]

exo cage?

[MiniSimp]

inboard the rear springs

Already have pleanty of flex

propane?

It's EFI

exo cage?

Too late for that, body is damaged.

[Rocksurfer]

This is easy Hydro!

[MiniSimp]

This is easy Hydro!

Not street legal.

[Rocksurfer]

Not full hydro, assist. 

[slabcs]

I'd put a bed and doors on it.

[jrock]

Onboard welder? 85 front axle?
I love the 22RE but maybe an engine swap?

[MiniSimp]

Not full hydro, assist. 

Haven't had any problems steering, not worth the money IMO.

I'd put a bed and doors on it.

They wouldn't last long, they would look like Hyena's truck after the first run.

Onboard welder?

Possibility

85 front axle?

please explain why?

I love the 22RE but maybe an engine swap?

Power really isn't a problem at 1mph

[jrock]

85 stronger. Or you could make a hybrid axle.  Dana ends. Better steering.

[MiniSimp]

85 stronger.

because of the little extra gusset? That is not where the axle bends though, it bends where the knuckle balls join the tube. Maybe a gusset added there would be good.

Or you could make a hybrid axle.  Dana ends. Better steering.

If I did that it would be a Spider 9 with 70* knuckles 40 spline (when I become rich), the toyota axle seems to be strong enough for me, the birfields may be a good thing to change though.

[bigarms23]

swap in a taco motor, d70 front and rear, 39s beadlocks, link the rear and some master craft seats

[slabcs]

They wouldn't last long, they would look like Hyena's truck after the first run.

...So?

Full bodied is cool, even with dents.  You asked, told us not to hold back, I answered.

Also, you could get some 30-splines and never worry about birfs again.

[MiniSimp]

and some master craft seats

I like that

[MiniSimp]

Also, you could get some 30-splines and never worry about birfs again.

Seriously considering that, it would be UM-06's though.

[boggerunner]

do the 7/16 hub upgrade, and a 5th stud knuckle setup.  im in the process of redoing my truck, and im also doig a traction bar for the rear, and inboarding my 63's

[MiniSimp]

do the 7/16 hub upgrade, and a 5th stud knuckle setup. 

Um...my steering arm bent before my studs did, I'm not really worried about them. They get torqued before and after each run (at the springs when doing the con)

[boggerunner]

ohh  and rear disc brakes, im currently doing that mod to my truck too, front 79-85 rotors and calipers with some custom made caliper brackets.

[boggerunner]

no the 7/16 hub upgrade is for the lockout hub.  do u have long hub gears?

[MiniSimp]

no the 7/16 hub upgrade is for the lockout hub.  do u have long hub gears?

Ahh...no I don't.

[NorCalToy]

what do you use the truck for mainly? wheeling only? it sounds like you drive it on the street at least sometimes...

[MiniSimp]

what do you use the truck for mainly? wheeling only? it sounds like you drive it on the street at least sometimes...

99% wheeling but I do take it to the grocery store (that's funny as hell). for wheeling trips it rides the trailer.

[Rocksurfer]

5.29's?

[MiniSimp]

5.29's?

Maybe, but they are not really needed. I would go 4.7's before that.

[snowshoebrue]

wheel it more than once a year 

[MiniSimp]

wheel it more than once a year 

Trying to, finances sometimes prevent that.

[eazy]

does the truck do what you want it to do???
if so then leave it alone it's done if i ever get to the point where i have to ask what else then i would be done sounds like you have a well rounded rigg if it aint broke why fix it??

[Rocksurfer]

Maybe, but they are not really needed. I would go 4.7's before that.

I was thinking 4.7's too.

[RABIDYOTA]

dove the front