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rednk1980

January 20, 2009, 11:11:42 AM
My dad bought a 1982 Short box truck a couple years ago. He picked it up for 500$ at a repo yard right next to his work. Probably has one of the cleanest bodies i've ever seen or close to it. So last winter he spent most of the time rebuilding the wiring harness for the truck seeing as the PO chopped it all to hell trying to do a V6 swap. He also started restoring the interior. As for the interior he has about 95% of the parts to make the truck completely stock inside. But now comes my turn to do what i do best. My plans for the running gear of the truck are pretty simple. Hes just going to use the truck for hunting so nothing really complicated. Just a 3" TG long travel lift kit would use marlin but they dont make a 3" kit. :( Lockers front and rear 4.88 gears, winch, bobby longs, hysteer, rock sliders, smitty built front and rear bumpers. (he wants to keep the old school theme) along with a few other odds and ends. Heres how the progress goes so far.


then i took the front axle out tore it down to a bare housing removed all the bearings and seals rebuilt the lock outs and hubs added some armor (more to be added) and a new coat of paint.



thats pretty much up to date im waiting on parts before i can go any farther into putting the axle back together.
HOLD ON TIGHT! :driving: :hammerhead:
1983 Toyota SR5 long box bobbed 17" doved 14" bed cage, 22re, w56 tranny, working on dual cases 23 spline 4.70 twin sticks driveline disco. Dana 44 front, Dana 60 rear disk brakes and ff.

95toyrunner

#1
January 20, 2009, 06:14:18 PM
wow! that is awesome for $500! me likey :)
1995 toyota 4runner, sr5, 5" sas, ome 863 coils, extended links, 37" MT/r's, 4.88's
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=51430.0 SOLD

1996 Toyota Tacoma ex-2wd, 2rz, 3link 14"FOAs, dual ultimate cases, chevy rear, 37" MT/r's, 4.88's
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=91724.0 SOLD

2001 Taco Dcab, king coilovers, 4.56 gears, detroit, 33's, SOLD

1999 Taco extracab, 3.4 5 speed, sas'd on one tons, 37" km2's, spooled front, detroit rear, bobbed, tirecarrier, hydro asist, high steer. SOLD

2005 4runner, sway-a-way coilovers, all pro rear 3.5 springs, 285 ko2's on method NVs SOLD

2016 4unner Trail, Icon stage 6, 285/75 Toyo's, full armor

88 4runner SAS, 37's, duals, etc

whokrz

#2
January 20, 2009, 06:20:07 PM
Nice looking truck
1990 4runner, 22re, R151, 4.7, 5.29s, E-locker front, Lock-Rite rear, 37" MTRs, 51" rears all around
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kneedownnate

#3
January 20, 2009, 06:38:42 PM
That's a great deal for $500 :yikes:  Do I see venison hanging in the background  :gap:  Just a thought, but if it's only a hunting rig, why swap out for about the same amount of lift?  Will he really need the long travel springs?  Why not pull a leaf from the marlin 4" springs?
RIP KYOTA

You can go through life being scared of the possible, or you can have a little fun and tease the inevitable.

Give a man venison, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to hunt Blacktail, he'll be frustrated for life!

rednk1980

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January 20, 2009, 08:48:14 PM
Quote from: kneedownnate on January 20, 2009, 06:38:42 PM
That's a great deal for $500 :yikes:  Do I see venison hanging in the background  :gap:  Just a thought, but if it's only a hunting rig, why swap out for about the same amount of lift?  Will he really need the long travel springs?  Why not pull a leaf from the marlin 4" springs?

Well i have a trail gear dealer right down the road so its just easier as well.
HOLD ON TIGHT! :driving: :hammerhead:
1983 Toyota SR5 long box bobbed 17" doved 14" bed cage, 22re, w56 tranny, working on dual cases 23 spline 4.70 twin sticks driveline disco. Dana 44 front, Dana 60 rear disk brakes and ff.

Jud

#5
January 22, 2009, 12:49:44 AM
Thats a sweet truck!
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#6
January 22, 2009, 04:40:05 AM
nice truck
MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT I HAVE NOTHING USEFUL TO OFFER THIS FORUM  :moon:
except BACON

gmack192

#7
January 22, 2009, 05:42:39 AM
sharp truck

punchyyoter85

#8
January 22, 2009, 01:11:13 PM
thats a nice truck! :thumbs:

rednk1980

#9
January 22, 2009, 01:20:58 PM
Okay a little change of plans on this truck. I've got the axle rebuilt with everything but he hysteer gears and locker, just waiting on a wheel bearing then it will roll again. I bought a 1st gen truck a month or so back for the cab it had a straight no rust frame with good fuel tank and like i said no rust. The frame my dads truck is sitting on is so goobered up from the PO trying to do a V6 swap that it isn't worth the time to try and fix. Now were going to get the truck rolling and roll it out of the shop. Bring in the new frame cut off all un necessary brackes weld on a few new ones and set everything out of the truck onto a new clean frame. Prob going to take a while so dont get to impatient on updates.
HOLD ON TIGHT! :driving: :hammerhead:
1983 Toyota SR5 long box bobbed 17" doved 14" bed cage, 22re, w56 tranny, working on dual cases 23 spline 4.70 twin sticks driveline disco. Dana 44 front, Dana 60 rear disk brakes and ff.

rednk1980

#10
January 22, 2009, 01:24:57 PM
Heres a pic of the front end under the truck.
HOLD ON TIGHT! :driving: :hammerhead:
1983 Toyota SR5 long box bobbed 17" doved 14" bed cage, 22re, w56 tranny, working on dual cases 23 spline 4.70 twin sticks driveline disco. Dana 44 front, Dana 60 rear disk brakes and ff.

punchyyoter85

#11
January 23, 2009, 01:18:42 PM
what are you doing with the old frame?

rednk1980

#12
January 23, 2009, 04:43:40 PM
Quote from: suicidejunky86toy on January 23, 2009, 01:18:42 PM
what are you doing with the old frame?
scrap its not worth any thing
HOLD ON TIGHT! :driving: :hammerhead:
1983 Toyota SR5 long box bobbed 17" doved 14" bed cage, 22re, w56 tranny, working on dual cases 23 spline 4.70 twin sticks driveline disco. Dana 44 front, Dana 60 rear disk brakes and ff.

Mtn. Toy

#13
January 23, 2009, 09:55:18 PM
Thats to bad all the work for the swap is needed  :tantrum:

It will be worth it.

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