whistlin dixie, 85 stretched, d60 14bolt, turbo diesel

[yotacrawler1]

Well, figured i would give you some background/history of the truck while i get the pics and everything in order. because im about halfway through the build already. My grandpa Brent bought the truck brand new off the showroom floor in 1985.  . and he worked the piss out of. was firewood truck and property truck drove it all over. well anywho to cut to the chase. for my 16th birthday i got it. with no motor.. no tranny. no shackles in rear. and a bunch of other random stuff missing.  but i was happiest kid on earth    then i bought a 1986 rte parts truck for $300 with a blown head gasket. took the motor, tranny, bench seat, some cool turbo emblems, and a bunch of other stuff of it and sold it for $350  . okay now i beleive im caught up to about where i have pictures.  il get to postin

[83 Crawler]

[yotacrawler1]

had to use lame jack and a block of wood, to get the back axle out. have high lift now


front axle out of truck. using up my knuckle rebuild kit. god what a mess

[yotacrawler1]

front axle all done up brackets cut off. high steer arms on and painted a purdy flat black.

[yotacrawler1]

front axle put back under truck with RUFs moved axle forward.

[yotacrawler1]

new shackles on too

[yotacrawler1]

new seats put in

[yotacrawler1]

ew  who can ispy what it needs next

[yotacrawler1]

flip kits on and torqued

[yotacrawler1]

box is on

[yotacrawler1]

need some rod ends

[yotacrawler1]

cleaned everything up with some more flat black 

[yotacrawler1]

il get caught up later but for now off to dinner wooo! 

[toyotanner]

what are those seats out of?

[83 Crawler]

what are those seats out of?

way to big for a first gen IMO

[yotacrawler1]

its a second gen. and no idea. just some randomers until i can get what i want.

[yotacrawler1]

way to big for a first gen IMO

and yeah your right they are in the big side. hahah.

[dropzone]

bumpstops

[yotacrawler1]

some more goodies

[yotacrawler1]

left old spring and shackle hangers on, for a good reference point for measuring for new ones. now i get to cut them off       

[Mudfanatic92]

Its comin along!! Keep at it!

[yotacrawler1]

thanks! im trying to, ha hard between school and work but i make time. cutting of the old shock mounts

[yotacrawler1]

errrm problem. shock hoops dont fit, even smashed the fenders in a little bit and still cant get them to sit flat on frame?

[THK Matt]

cut reliefs for them? sweet build so far.

[yotacrawler1]

like cut an inch or so out of them? or cut at bend so they lay flat?

[Peterbuilt84]

Are those tall shock hoops? I cut a 3"x3" hole (maybe bigger, it's been awhile lol) in the top of my inner fender for the upper shock mount. You can kind of see it in this pic

[yotacrawler1]

they dont seem tall there TG hoops. 13" from bottum mounts to where shock mounts about 15" to top of hoop

[toyotathomas]

I said screw it and cut a big section out of the inner fender on mine.  You could also grind the tube where you weld them on at an angle so the hoop sits out and away from the inner fender.

[yotacrawler1]

yeah i think i might do that. butttt i do have a new die grinder ive been itching to try out haha. might have to put it to work

[nisota]

Look for the picture below in the link about 1/2 way down you cut out the fender just like this. 
I cant upload the fullsize pic thats why i am sending you the link but they gotta pop through exactly like this & make sure to plate your frame before you weld the hoops to it.
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=88733.msg1009755#msg1009755