Project: Reed's Ride '81 longbed~3RZ swap~

[HogCanyonHopper]

hey joe will the tacoma brakes clear 15s?

i have the ifs hubs with skys hub kit, ive been thinking about the tacoma brake conversion for awhile now.

yes

[HogCanyonHopper]

Worked on the steering today. Got the drag link and tie rod done.

crappy pic, but you get the idea:

[megaphoneman]

Damn you should have rosseted those tubes.. But you should be ok


Blaaaahhhhhhhh

[HogCanyonHopper]

Damn you should have rosseted those tubes.. But you should be ok


Blaaaahhhhhhhh

whats that? I'm not worried about doing this like a pro fab guy. those welds are fine, plenty strong. I'm just an amateur. But this truck should be solid when I am done.

[ryantowry_81]

yeah there are a million ways to skin a cat but i think your cat is skinned. i welded the bungs in my last project the same way with one tons and 42's and hydro assist and never had a problem.

[HogCanyonHopper]

Thanks Ryan. I just want o move this project along and definitely didn't want to spend too much time over-welding those threaded bungs. I decided to t to finish weldin one of them in w/o the heim threaded in. Bad idea. It got really tight on the threads when I went to put it back in. Its all coming together though.

[ryantowry_81]

hate to say it but,

I told you so....hahaha

what threads are the ones you have that is tight? if it is not the left hand one i have taps up to 1" fine and course so might be able to run a tap through it to clean it up.

[HogCanyonHopper]

it was a left and I was thinking about what you told me when I was doing it. Thats why I threaded them in all the way with lots of grease on them. The one that got tight is fine. No losses  I am grateful for that tip Ryan, if I hadn't thought about it I probably would have effed all  them up 

[ryantowry_81]

no prob man. wise man once said it is alot less painful to learn from others mistakes than your own...haha

i remember when i buggered mine up i was furious.

[megaphoneman]

Rosset is drilling a hole in the tubbing about .5-.75in back from the end...

[HogCanyonHopper]

[megaphoneman]

Nice!!!


Blaaaaaahhhhhhhhpppppppp

[HogCanyonHopper]

Nice!!!


Blaaaaaahhhhhhhhpppppppp

Thanks Marshall!!!

[HogCanyonHopper]

Some more pics:

Motor installed with Reed's help:





Chilkat motor mounts:





Installed the Tacoma gas tank. plug and play 



Drilled holes through horse collar x member and bolted it in:



  Temporary tie down strap okey it in there for now and call it good kind of set-up:

[LittleSteve]

coming along nicely, lookin real smart dude!

[HogCanyonHopper]

Thanks Steve      and now for the fun

Got the duals built today. Yeah thats a Trail Gear adapter  OMG OMG   













Never did clean up the rear case    I'll get it done after its installed 

[Crunchy Taco]

I have two trail gear adapters its ok dude they work good but we all kno what the best brand is.

[Crunchy Taco]

Before I made a full blown cradle formy taco gas tank I got some thin flat bar and was guna make a nice strap for the back part of the tank and welds cross bar above it to suck I tight against it would actually be a good permanent way to build a mount. It's pretty much how they have the mounted from the factory.

[HogCanyonHopper]

I have two trail gear adapters its ok dude they work good but we all kno what the best brand is.

I know its ok, thats why I put the smilies for all the people that cringe at the thought of using TG products. Trust me, I would have loved to bought an adapter from Marlin, but they seem to have a real hard time keeping certain products in stock, like adapters and high steer arms. Theres no way I am going to put a project on pause when I am on a roll and looking forward to finishing the project so I can go wheel with my son.

[HogCanyonHopper]

Got the duals bolted up this morning    Now off to work

[1985CRAWLER]

bad arse!

nice work joe!

where is the body of this beast at? u gonna paint it?rattle can it? leave it?

[Rockcrawlintoy]

needs at least a macco paint job. unless you have a compressor and spray it yourself

[ryantowry_81]

Man I rattle canned my last wheeler and with good prep it turned out pretty good and durable too. I used a satin finish though cause I did not want it shiny for hunting.

[HogCanyonHopper]

Haven't put much thought into the cab yet as far as paint goes. I'll see what Reed says. Lots to do still. Need to figure out a x member, exhaust, brake lines, etc.  Theres a pic of the cab a few posts up and you can see the whole truck on the first page.

[HogCanyonHopper]

needs at least a macco paint job. unless you have a compressor and spray it yourself

why does it need a macco paint job? I dont even know what that is. Come over and paint it for me Drew, I'll make you lunch  

[Shamb]

looking good my friend.

you worried about that tie rod hitting?  looks close... good thing the front swings back eh? 

[HogCanyonHopper]

looking good my friend.

you worried about that tie rod hitting?  looks close... good thing the front swings back eh? 

yeah I have been looking at that. the front will swing back a bit when it flexes but I still only have the front hanger tacked on so i can move it back if I need to and get a little more clearance there.

[megaphoneman]

Nice work Joe!


Blaaaahhhhhhhh

[cbeers]

why does it need a macco paint job? I dont even know what that is. Come over and paint it for me Drew, I'll make you lunch  

Budget Friendly auto painting company
You seem pretty capable, auto paint is not hard.  As Ryan said above, prep is key.  Rattle cans can look pretty good if proper prep work is done.  True automotive paint/guns look that much better though in my opinion   

Looks great Joe, your son is very lucky indeed.

CB

[HogCanyonHopper]

Thanks CB!