1980 Pickup - First Trail Carnage!

[REG535]

sweet. i want to do that to my shocks tell me how it performs that way.

[birfection]

I think I got enough grease on this one

[toyotaraskmt]

haha. greasin the knuckles sure is messy. i'm gonna get to do it again here pretty soon.
i'm likin the truck. 

[birfection]

Is that POR15?

It's a similar product called "Chassis Saver". It was $95 for a gallon. I've used about a half a gallon so far to paint the frame, axles, gas tank, skidplate, bumper, driveshafts, oil pan, leafs, and u-bolt hardware

[birfection]

Installed the front brakes today and ordered the material for my flatbed. Also picked up a Thrush Glasspack for $19.99-couldn't pass that up! I also cleaned the floor in my cab so i can paint it and then piece in some metal where the holes are. Going to get A LOT done this upcoming weekend.(Two of my friends and i will be fixing the cab and putting together the flatbed) I'll post some pics when we're done. I picked up some sweet(and comfy) 94 4Runner bucket seats for $75 at the junkyard. Welding the diff this weekend too, LOTS GOIN ON!!

[birfection]

Been super busy lately trying to work and get this truck done enough for the hillclimb April 3 and 4. Here's some pics of the many different stages thus far.

Cutting the rear bumper at the shop where my buddy works

[birfection]

This bumper is 6 x 4 in steel(.25 wall thickness). Beefy stuff! Hoping to make it into an onboard air tank in the future. Check out this clean plasma cut for the receiver

[birfection]

Picked up the deckplate flatbed from the steel company. They cut the plate and broke the 90 degree angles that make the fenders. Here's a pic of it mocked up with the bumper too:

[birfection]

without the bumper:

[birfection]

We capped and ground the ends of this 1.5 inch square tubing for cross braces:

[birfection]

Time for a true Lincoln Locker!

[birfection]

Picked up some 1/8 inch 888 Rod designed for welding hardened metal. Used this to tack the spiders in place:

[birfection]

Finished of the locker with some 3/8 inch plate welded in place. The axle shafts are gonna snap before this ever breaks!

[axled89]

    yep!.

[CrazyYota]

I think I got enough grease on this one

the grease will come out the felts when you drive it. Ask me how i know.  Truck looks good.

[79coyotefrg]

the grease will come out the felts when you drive it. Ask me how i know.  Truck looks good.

not if the knuckle is set up correctly,  grease rarely comes out the felts, but when the inner seals leak   then a mixture of grease and gear oil makes a nasty mess

[CrazyYota]

What do you mean by set up correctly?  when i rebuilt the front axle I installed the HD MC axle seals. About a month ago i tore it apart to install a hi pinion diff the grease was still clean? maybe is the type of grease i used? comes out the felts clean.

[birfection]

The bed nearly done before sending off for sandblast and black powdercoat

[birfection]

Hi-lift mount up close:

[birfection]

picked the flatbed up recently. Sandblasted and powdercoated for only $150!! And it looks great. I've been REALLY busy doing motor work lately(discovered a timing cover leak yesterday and had to fix it for the Hillclimb this Sunday). Tires go on tomorrow, I'll post updated pics soon

[4x4yota]

looks good I like the design and the high lift mounts

[birfection]

Here's a shot all done with the new meats

[birfection]

The light housing is stainless

[P-DiseToy24]

Looks cool.

Wheres the high lift... 

[birfection]

Took it out and played in the mud some

[REG535]

nice and muddy

[zippo]

F'en Mud

[birfection]

Every time my rims get black from the mud, it makes me want to paint em black. I'm gonna do it this summer!

[birfection]

When these cleaned out on the road it was hailing mud!

[birfection]

Here's a pic of the most colorful 1st Gen door interior