this may take a wile (build up)

[yotaboy79]

ha i sead "ill have pics up tomarrow" lol that was almost 2 months ago i know im a slacker but heres some pics 
first pics are of nuckles and hydro assist and arms and crap like that then theres the pivoting shackle hangers i made and then the traction bar i still need to get pictures of it installed i wound up getting crasy and tig welded every thing on the traction bar the bottom mounts and the top shackel mount use uhmw bushing and and the bottom shackle mount uses a rubicon expess joint

ill have more updates soon its back under the knife again for some more changes it had a ruff weekend at browns camp, broke both motor mounts both front shocks lost power to my fuel pump and my carb is all screwed up so im making new motor and tranny mounts w/flatbelly, getting propane, rewiring most of the truck to clean up the previous owners hack job and cleaning up the interior with a custom aluminum dash and trans tunnel and 12volt guy panel

[yotaboy79]

its up date time im 95% done with the wireing, ive started the alum dash i got the new panel from 12volt guy all wired up ive got my propane kit and 10gal alum tank, a new radio and some speakers to go in the dash i got lazy and im running out of time so i got some lc motor mounts instead of making my own, i also got the center plate for my t-case crossmember and the bushings and i found a new e-brake lever at the local pick a part.
the first picture is of all the unneeded and or burnt wires from the previuse owners hack job the rest are of the goods









































and the almost done wireing nightmear i know it looks like a rats nest but it will come out tits when its done

[DTB]

DAMN!! 

[gtoyonrocks]

Gotta love the propane, nice build. I can't wait to see what that dash looks like.

[rednk1980]

Damn dude that dash and the panel is trick! Gotta love the BLING! Get this thing back together so i can come down and wheel.

[yotaboy79]

Gotta love the propane, nice build. I can't wait to see what that dash looks like.

thanks

Damn dude that dash and the panel is trick! Gotta love the BLING! Get this thing back together so i can come down and wheel.

soon my friend soon its been down way to long i havent hit the trail in about 2 months and im used to going up at least once a week im going crazy

[rednk1980]

Ya dude i know where your coming from mine was down for just under two months becuse of a blown tranny.

[yotaboy79]

heres some updates the wireing is pritty much done except for hooking up power and securing it in a few spots and i also got the guage pod made and the holes put in it all i have to do on that is weld that onto the main dash. my new steering wheel and disconect came in too

[yotaboy79]

t-case crossmember is done and installed its made out of 3/8plate and 1 3/4x.188 DOM tubing and fully tig welded the dash is done and should be installed tomarrow night and the propane is all hooked up and its running and the exaust is done minus the hangers

[Shamb]

looking good, very nice welds btw. 

I am very envious of the custom dash, I've wanted to do that for some time but i'm affraid of getting in over my head   

[yotadork83]

did you keep your hand throtle with the propane if so do you have a pic of linkage setup.

[olivedrab85]

Hurry up! We need to go run TSF before the con to make sure Jake's new ride can hang. BTW Does pepsi hook you up for the product placement!

[yotaboy79]

looking good, very nice welds btw. 

I am very envious of the custom dash, I've wanted to do that for some time but i'm affraid of getting in over my head   

its not that hard the hardest part is to keep the stock heater configuration

its come a long way playah, congrats on the lpg. one thing tho, you made that awesome new dash why not mount the gauges in the dash instead of ontop? looks good either way 

i didnt realy have much visible room left in the dash after the speakers, radio, and the switch panel went in, if i knew i was going to swap out to the w56 ahead of time i would of continued the dash down into the trans tunnel and mounted the guages there but i couldent because the shifter was to far forward with the l52hd and now ive already welded the pod onto the dash so im stuck, later down the road i might try and sell this dash and make a new one?

did you keep your hand throtle with the propane if so do you have a pic of linkage setup.

i never actualy got around to hooking up the hand throttle lol the lever just sat on the shifter and i never got around to hooking it up once i get it figured out ill post a picture for ya

Hurry up! We need to go run TSF before the con to make sure Jake's new ride can hang. BTW Does pepsi hook you up for the product placement!

your telling me i want to take this thing out and test it before i go too
and yes pepsi does hook me up lol

[rednk1980]

tick! tock! tick! tock! Git 'er Done!

[yotaboy79]

tick! tock! tick! tock! Git 'er Done!

im working on it, are you still going to the round up?




dash is done and in the truck, heres a couple pics

[yotaboy79]

my twinstick came in and also my crow harnesses came in too and i got the floor pan all tacked in and the passenger side burned in, just gotta burn in the drivers side and cut holes for the shifters

[toyo487]

looks like fun, looks like there's not too much left to do before it is back on the trails.

[yotaboy79]

just alot of little stuff lol the only big project left is to build the new rear housing

[yotaboy79]

 got the door bars done and the housing is done just needs to be installed tomarrow heres some pics

[kentuckyken]

HEY! Thought I'd come check ya out since I hadn't been here for a while. I see you've built a dash ... what can I say but where's the Pepsi holder   
I like the layout but like you said, if you'd known which trans you were going to end up with , but that would have put the gauges down out of sight. I like'em up where they can be seen 
You've got me thinkin about a new dash now .... man the ol lady aint gonna like you for that 

Hey you need to hook up that hand throttle. I like the one I made, it sure is easyier on the clutch not having to ride it pulling out or holding on an incline.

[fatt_matt]

are you going to paint dash black so reflection dont blind ya?

[yotaboy79]

are you going to paint dash black so reflection dont blind ya?

actualy ive wheeled twice with the new dash sofar and with a dull brushed finnish it hasnt given me any problems

[6.72:1]

Love the dash!

[Yoat Goat]

Im liking it man!

[yotaboy79]

thanks ive still got to get the fineshed pictures up here and some of the testing runs every thing has worked flawlessly except one wiring bug that im working on tracking down

ive had enouph people ask about the dash so i think im going to start pumping out a few blanks to sell ive all ready got two sold i just gotta make them up ive got a slight design change i want to try on the next one

[Yota4life]

Nice dash that looks great. Did the LC motor mounts still bolt up fine with the flatbelly? I bought some already just havent installed them yet.

[yotaboy79]

thanks, if your interested im going to start pumping out some blank dashes for second gens in the next couple months with a slightly new design if your interested i can update you when i get the prototype done
the lc mounts worked fine but i had to cut the little dowel pin off so the motor could rotate forward

[Yota4life]

thanks, if your interested im going to start pumping out some blank dashes for second gens in the next couple months with a slightly new design if your interested i can update you when i get the prototype done
the lc mounts worked fine but i had to cut the little dowel pin off so the motor could rotate forward

Ahh sweet. ya i figured id have to cut that off.

[skipnrocks]

Dude thats some sweet stuff your building there!!!  How much clearance did you gain from shavin?   

[yotaboy79]

thanks and if your talking about the axle housing i gained about 3/4 of an inch? my main reason for shaving diffs is so it is smother and will slide over objects easier with out getting hung up