Author Topic: Crawlerdans 85 xtra cab truggy (Read 7165 times)

crawlerdan · « **on:** May 02, 2009, 12:30:25 PM »

well, ive been asked by half a dozen people in the last few months to post pics and specs of my first crawler

it was an 1985 toyota xtra cab 1 ton 2wd
i put in a LC engineering stroker (2.6 litre)
r151f
triple 23 spline cases with a 4.0 marlin gear in the last, and twin sticks, it had a crawl ratio of 442.1 with 538s in the axles

the front axle was a big hub 44, alloy usa axles, ctms, arb, 5.38s, flat top high steer, 6 lug hubs and brakes
rear axle was a corporate 12 bolt / dana 60 hybrid,dana 60 axles and hubs, with redrilled alloy usa chromo axles

in the pics its rolling 38,5 boggers on allied beadlocks

full exo cage, i made it when i was 17, so i know it looks iffy, i admit i was a backyard builder-but it survived, and i did, at least 20 rollovers, maybe half where flops, but a few pretty serious ones including going over backward in the hammers

this truck did wrecking ball, sledge, and other hammer trails, and the rubicon well over 100 times in the 5 years i owned it. would do fordyce creek trails in 2wd all day

i sold it to a questionable soul in nor cal and the last time i heard it had been siezed in a drug raid and placer county owned it, not sure where it went from there.

anyway-here are a few pics

NorCalToy · « **Reply #1 on:** May 02, 2009, 03:34:03 PM »

i see what you meant by state of CA owns it...

well nice rig anyways. any pics of spot where you flipped backwards at the hammers?

crawlerdan · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2009, 04:12:35 PM »

Quote from: NorCalToy on May 02, 2009, 03:34:03 PM

i see what you meant by state of CA owns it...

well nice rig anyways. any pics of spot where you flipped backwards at the hammers?

no, i wasnt in pic mode then

Sluice Box Hero · « **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2009, 06:02:40 PM »

pretty sure alloy usa has only been around since around 2005. . . . .

crawlerdan · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2009, 06:05:49 PM »

Quote from: Sluice Box Hero on May 02, 2009, 06:02:40 PM

pretty sure alloy usa has only been around since around 2005. . . . .

well, here is from there site.

Three words that say what Alloy USA is all about. DRIVETRAIN performance is our business and we take pride in ENGINEERING solutions and then testing them until they are PERFECTED for you.

For over 20 years we have ate, slept and breathed the mechanics of getting power to the ground and moving vehicles forward. reliably. No corporate managers, bean counters or stuffed shirts. Just folks that have developed, tested, raced and trail ridden products that ultimately deserve to go under your vehicle.

im not 100% sure they where alloy usa, but i think they where. they where alloy somethin or other, purchased at whatever vendor foothill off road in auburn uses

Doof · « **Reply #5 on:** May 02, 2009, 06:57:06 PM »

how many times did you hit squeeze in 2wd?

i want to see video of this or any other trial you did in 2wd, or at least pics of you rocking foryce

how did it handle in the box? which line would you usually take?

crawlerdan · « **Reply #6 on:** May 02, 2009, 07:21:47 PM »

i will admit that all bypasses where taken when in 2wd, but we would bet money to see how far i could get in 2wd, made it through a few times completely.

in the box i would go all the way left untill about the middle, and tehn roll on the drivers side while mashing the gas, typical

lilbuddy · « **Reply #7 on:** May 02, 2009, 07:40:36 PM »

Quote from: crawlerdan on May 02, 2009, 07:21:47 PM

made it through a few times completely.

I would LOVE to see this. You should really find this truck again and prove to us that it can do that.

I Highly doubt you could on 38.5 boggers. HIGHLY doubt it.

Thanks for the laugh though, I needed it.

crawlerdan · « **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2009, 07:50:01 PM »

oh no guys, lilbuddy caught me-my plan to make you all give a crap about my life has been foiled.

anyway-on that note, alot of these trails have alot of terrain that can be done in 2wd, hell i did most of mcr5 in 2wd in my 87.(coming down cadillac) it becomes alot easier when you are there literally every week, and take your time to pick the right lines.

i too would like to know what happened to it, the last i saw it in the possesion of the kid i initially sold it to, he had destroyed the front axle, and the drivers side of the frame, kinda disappointing, but i guess it was none of my concern.

Doof · « **Reply #9 on:** May 02, 2009, 08:07:02 PM »

so uhh..... where are these pics?

crawlerdan · « **Reply #10 on:** May 02, 2009, 08:08:25 PM »

Quote from: Dirty Doof on May 02, 2009, 08:07:02 PM

so uhh..... where are these pics?

pics of what? you realize i sold this half a decade ago, i have a lot but what are you looking for?

crawlerdan · « **Reply #11 on:** May 02, 2009, 08:08:59 PM »

oh, fordyce, hold on

KYOTA · « **Reply #12 on:** May 02, 2009, 08:46:15 PM »

chico/sac boys are having a run on fordyce end of may you down?

crawlerdan · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2009, 08:48:51 PM »

Quote from: KYOTA on May 02, 2009, 08:46:15 PM

chico/sac boys are having a run on fordyce end of may you down?

nope, ive already put in for vacation in september for my sisters wedding/mcr.
and my runner is still in a million peices
you goin down?

KYOTA · « **Reply #14 on:** May 02, 2009, 08:50:42 PM »

more than likely, my truck is working tits gotta get my wheel on as much as possible this summer

crawlerdan · « **Reply #15 on:** May 02, 2009, 08:58:10 PM »

Quote from: KYOTA on May 02, 2009, 08:50:42 PM

more than likely, my truck is working tits gotta get my wheel on as much as possible this summer

good for you man, id like to see it, is it still half way street legal?

KYOTA · « **Reply #16 on:** May 02, 2009, 09:51:27 PM »

probably , its got lights / tail lights but I dont drive it on the road.

Doof · « **Reply #17 on:** May 03, 2009, 09:49:31 AM »

Quote from: crawlerdan on May 02, 2009, 08:48:51 PM

nope, ive already put in for vacation in september for my sisters wedding/mcr.
and my runner is still in a million peices
you goin down?

shoot, i guess we will have to wheel at the roundup then. with your experience you should be able to take anything anywhere. just link us your photo bucket so we can check out all your pics... with a decade of wheeling you have to have a

ton of pics

crawlerdan · « **Reply #18 on:** May 03, 2009, 12:31:24 PM »

Quote from: Dirty Doof on May 03, 2009, 09:49:31 AM

shoot, i guess we will have to wheel at the roundup then. with your experience you should be able to take anything anywhere. just link us your photo bucket so we can check out all your pics... with a decade of wheeling you have to have a ton of pics

ya, im hoping to be there in the family wheeler-its not competition buggy, but will be able to do the con ect.

46&2 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 03, 2009, 12:48:14 PM »

Quote from: LILBUDDY on May 02, 2009, 07:40:36 PM

I would LOVE to see this. You should really find this truck again and prove to us that it can do that.

I Highly doubt you could on 38.5 boggers. HIGHLY doubt it.

Thanks for the laugh though, I needed it.

Don't be gay $That\'s Gay$

lilbuddy · « **Reply #20 on:** May 03, 2009, 01:15:44 PM »

Quote from: fortysixandtwo on May 03, 2009, 12:48:14 PM

Don't be gay $That\'s Gay$

Yeah ok.

46&2 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 03, 2009, 01:17:27 PM »

Quote from: LILBUDDY on May 03, 2009, 01:15:44 PM

Yeah ok.

Now that that is settled

Doof · « **Reply #22 on:** May 03, 2009, 02:00:59 PM »

Quote from: fortysixandtwo on May 03, 2009, 12:48:14 PM

Don't be gay $That\'s Gay$

read a little bit and say that one again

46&2 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 03, 2009, 04:12:48 PM »

Quote from: Dirty Doof on May 03, 2009, 02:00:59 PM

read a little bit and say that one again

I don't need to. I don't invest my time in any internet drama or he says/she says crap.

Anyway its done and settled lets get on with the topic at hand, more pics Dan.

Doof · « **Reply #24 on:** May 04, 2009, 07:30:19 PM »

Quote from: fortysixandtwo on May 03, 2009, 04:12:48 PM

more pics Dan

thats what we want more of, but there are none

Cheesemaker · « **Reply #25 on:** May 04, 2009, 08:56:55 PM »

I've seen many guys go farther than they thought they could do in 2wd. It's all in the driver and knowing his rig. Most everybody is willing to toss it in 4wd as soon as they hit the gravel.

thegoofster21 · « **Reply #26 on:** May 13, 2009, 08:41:17 PM »

damn you guys are acting like little girls. you guy all wheel together. play nice.

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