Russell_G's 87 longbed build up. The door panels and interior wrap up.

[BUDDERS]

Yeah, it looks real nice! 

What offset/ rim size are you running?  Are you running any wheel spacers?

[Russell_G]

Beautiful Truck Russell!

Thanks man..Im taking it on its first trail run tomorrow so we will see if it does as well as i would like it to.

[Russell_G]

Yeah, it looks real nice! 

What offset/ rim size are you running?  Are you running any wheel spacers?

Wheels are 3.75 bs and 15/8. I have 1.5 inch spacers out back and im putting the IFS hubs on it with the same spacer once i move...right now it has huge spacers :x

[THK Matt]

Thanks man..Im taking it on its first trail run tomorrow so we will see if it does as well as i would like it to.

Definately get some pictures!
I am itching to see how your hardwork pays off.

[hilux-1983]

This is just FYI. I never thought of it till someone mentioned it to me. Taking the wiring from the bumper turn signal lights and wiring it to the amber marker light next to the headlight hense, getting rid of the bumper lights. Either way works I guess. I haven't done it just cuz I already mounted my light close to the same way you have.  . Gorgeous babe by the way, Mm, Mm, Mm........ Dont gettr too dirty, make sure you get plenty of action pics.

[Russell_G]

I thought of doing that but i didnt want the fast blinker and i didnt see enough room to mount the 1156 bulb in the corner light. If i do it i will go with LED's in the tails and the corners and get the special flasher. For now this should be fine. No more scary fast blinker!!!

Everythings tight and fluids are topped off....Pics and review coming tomorrow night.

[Russell_G]

ok So i got it on the trail! The truck did great....once i got my air pressure right(its been a while and didnt go that low) I got stuck once being stupid but everyone did. We broke trail on both trails and some drifts were up to the doors.

pics




let the girlfriend drive



My girl has more of my truck on her camera

[peacesells]

NICE!!! Your truck is cleaner than the snow!

[Russell_G]

LOL when we started the run it was. By the end the snow was melting and mud was flying.

[Volcom]

Nice pics!  Glad the hard work paid off in finally getting it off-road 

[Russell_G]

Thanks man, Im glad i got to try it out...Were going to build a zuk next for my GF to wheel and for us to do harder body damage required type trails. I Plan on going low and wide with another 3rz swap and duals.

[THK Matt]

Thanks man, Im glad i got to try it out...Were going to build a zuk next for my GF to wheel and for us to do harder body damage required type trails. I Plan on going low and wide with another 3rz swap and duals.

build up for it when you start!

[Russell_G]

build up for it when you start!

I will have one for sure!!!

[Russell_G]

Went snow bashing again last weekend. In some places the drifts were up to the stinger....Pics of the carnage coming soon.

[Quick Draw]

Carnage you say?

Sorry I couldn't make it out... I was buried in homework this weekend.  And crap, I just realized that I forgot to call you back...

[Russell_G]

Yeah....its not all that bad.

Its cool we will get out after some trails open...pics in a sec

[Russell_G]

Turnsignal was broken and bumper tweaked down a bit.

[pumkin toy]

did you hit your buddy with your stinger?!

[4runner17]

wow, you have patients for sure, and good attention to detail. very nice man!!

[Russell_G]

did you hit your buddy with your stinger?!

Yeah some jerk off jumped out in front of the guy leading the pack cause they were winching out a jeep about 50ft down the trail...The first guy stopped on flat ground 2nd guy almost hit him cause the stuck drunk jeep tards made it an ice skating rink....I was still on the hill and in low with the 4.7 case and slowed down thinking they would keep moving and about 3 feet back pushed the clutch in and hit the brake but it was too slick and the truck sped up from a crawl to a sliding crawl and right up on to the back of erics truck...F'n drunk guys... They had taken off and baja'ed cause i wanted to talk to them.

[wakkjobb]

I think you used the wrong smiley on that last sentence...



would be more accurate.





>>Dan

[Russell_G]

Im a bit more low key then that.

[pumkin toy]

ah man that sucks!  looks like you can just replace the tailgate and it will be fixed though

[wakkjobb]

I'm a bit more low key than that.

Aw, I was just funnin'... that would have been me years ago; always getting in a tizzy about everything.

[BUDDERS]

Hey Russell, why didn't you paint the tailgate on your truck?  I'm sure you have a reason, but I'm just curious.

[dh1]

  super clean!

[Russell_G]

Hey Russell, why didn't you paint the tailgate on your truck?  I'm sure you have a reason, but I'm just curious.

I had to get another one cause this one has a huge dent and i didnt want to mud it. I will get on that this week

[Russell_G]

new tires in the mix

[Volcom]

new tires in the mix

What are you looking at running?

[Russell_G]

My buddy has some old style 37/12.5/15 mtr's I want something with a little better road manners...plus my TSL's have seen better days and that whole interco fail thing made it so i cant get new ones.