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

[toyotanner]

cut out the inner fender  a little

[83 Crawler]

x2

[yotacrawler1]

well got a little bored with front of my truck so decided. to work on the back of it. lol prepping the bed for a good bob(cleaning it) and getting all junk out of it. and had a question need  do you take off the inner bed umm cant think of name of them. or what to call them. but those panels that run alongside inside of bed. should i take those off before i start cutting to bob the bed and cut them down later? or leave them on

[THK Matt]

take em out.

[yotacrawler1]

there out. should got bed all drawn on and prepped to cut. should be cutting it today at same time i do my fenders

[Mudfanatic92]

Take alot of pics!! Will be bobbing my bed soon so I'll see how you do yours. How many inches ya thinking bout taking out??

[yotacrawler1]

this my first time ever doing it. so might not turn out that well. and i will for sure. and idk i cant take out too much sense im running 63s. and have shackle hanger scooted back about 4 inches. but im still probably going to take about 8-11"s out

[Mudfanatic92]

this my first time ever doing it. so might not turn out that well. and i will for sure. and idk i cant take out too much sense im running 63s. and have shackle hanger scooted back about 4 inches. but im still probably going to take about 8-11"s out

Thats exactly what i was thinking... maybe 12'' since my truck is a long bed

[yotacrawler1]

yeah my frame might end up being a little bit longer then my bed even after i cut frame off right behind my shackle hangers.  finally moved this into garage so i would stop killing battery in my truck lol. 
   

[yotacrawler1]

i put in new cd deck too while was waiting on my die grinder to show up

[yotacrawler1]

spring hangers and shackle hangers are welded on.

[yotacrawler1]

ride height about now. need some tires for her

[yotacrawler1]

where my tires sit in wheel well. might have to move axle to the back pin and get new driveline.

[yotacrawler1]

decided to take out 11"s

[yotacrawler1]

friend came over to say what up. so put him to work. that sheet metal stays sharp too after you cut it haha

[yotacrawler1]

im no good at welding so just blew boogers to tac it on there with my arc welder. till my bro can come up and lay down some jewelry      


oh, and sorry for the fish eye. not a good pic. all i could find was gopro to take stills with

[Peterbuilt84]

I want to see how this bob comes out. Thinking about taking the same amount off of my bed when the time comes.

[yotacrawler1]

i love the look of bobbed bed. makes them look stout like a pitbull or bulldog hah. and the amount of space u lose isnt that much.  il post pics of it finished

[yotacrawler1]

the new back view. 

[84ToyCrawler]

Nice your doing great for your first build.....

[Mudfanatic92]

Did ya box the frame since you got that part of the bed off anyways?

[yotacrawler1]

gahh. no i didnt. i shouldve. hahah well i will down the road. for sure. now i need to go get a TRE so i can take it on q quick maden voyage around the block

[yotacrawler1]

well some kind of bad news... checking all fluids before i did a hot lap maiden voyage. and my tranny and tcase. were dry. ad from underneath looks like there leaking. it all out.


i think this broken off bolt is the culprit. but idk what to do from here? pull the tranny? and get that bolt out and replace gaskets? or what? not sure. its r151f so all 23 spline. which i heard is good. but idk also more expensive if i want to go duals. so give me your opinions on what to do.

[toyotanner]

looks like the oil is moving from the front of the tranny back...

[santa cruz crawler]

X2 looks like rear main seal or tranny seal in the bell !
Jb weld the bolt hole , or try to easy out it!!

[THK Matt]

its r151f so all 23 spline. which i heard is good. but idk also more expensive if i want to go duals. so give me your opinions on what to do.

Same price.. plus having an R151F... most desirable 5speed for a 4x4 toyota and its beef.

[yotacrawler1]

took this weekend off and went jetskiing. pulling the tranny next weekend and going through it. and just guna buy 4:70 low ranger gear set. sense im already getting drivelines in order.

[santa cruz crawler]

Lookin good , sorry to here about the trans .
The go pro pic is sick 

[yotacrawler1]

hahah everything looks cooler through a fisheye lense. i just made a sick jet ski edit with it.  But anyways im feeling all sick right now     hoping its just a lame little sickness and doesnt put me down for too long.

[hansi530]

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

sounds like u need a bigger hammer