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

[HogCanyonHopper]

Nope. I still am using a Hobart140 and my welding helmet sucks. What I would like to do is have a shop that i know of weld everything up for me because my welding skills are amateur at best. I can tack everything in place good enough, but really dont want to do all the final welds. I need a new helmet though for sure.

[Shamb]

keeping my eye on this one, looking good!

glad to see you didnt chop alot off the springs for the RUF, that helps alot so you dont end up with a ton of leafs

[HogCanyonHopper]

I untacked the front hanger yesterday and am going to move it forward a little bit per the advice above. It will end up sitting about 3/4-7/8" forward from the stock hanger.

Shamb-the top 3 are from my 80 rear set that has been laying around, a random Tacoma leaf in the middle and then finished the top 3 from the rears off this truck. I am happy with how they turned out. I just followed some of the info on the Pirate RUF faq's. We'll see how they do. I am looking for some springs for the rear now. If anybody knows of some, let me know 

[Shamb]

not sure how much lift your looking for but i've got a set of marlin 4" springs that are new never been mounted... been sitting in my garage for a couple years and they dont make 4" springs anymore!

[HogCanyonHopper]

not sure how much lift your looking for but i've got a set of marlin 4" springs that are new never been mounted... been sitting in my garage for a couple years and they dont make 4" springs anymore!

Thats what I had in mind is about 4" for this truck. Do you want to sell them? pm me if you do, we could meet up

[HogCanyonHopper]

I moved the front hanger forward a bit. Its at just over 3/4" and that is where it will stay for now. If I have to move it again for some reason  , I will.





Reed helped me clean up the frame a little bit 



I think its time for some better stands to support this project 

[greg_k113]

I want to watch this one!

[Nation]

This is gonna be nice!

[HogCanyonHopper]

This is gonna be nice!

I sure hope so!! We are putting alot of time and effort into this project. Thanks for the enthusiasm!!

Couldn't pass up a good sale going on at RuffStuff so I picked up a rear axle kit. Nice kit loaded with pure beef Also, thanks to Shamb, I got a killer deal on some new Marlin 4" springs . I ordered a front ubolt flip kit and some large bushings for these springs today from Marlin and they are already on their way. Parts are gathering fast, but the weather is going to be wet so I won't get much done till next week some time. I wish I had a nice shop.

[Crunchy Taco]

yea buddy those flip plates are nice lookin i like the different location holes...also i have those same springs on my taco and they are the

[HogCanyonHopper]

Made a little bit of progress by getting the IFS box mount installed. I moved the box forward a good bit so I just cut the stock bumper mount off. I will trim the box mount a little, burn it in some more and make a cap for top maybe since I dont know what happened to the one that came with the kit.








Also, picked up a W56 w/tcase. Thats the 3rz bellhousing on it. I am probably going to put a dual ultimate set-up behind it. Might as well do it right the first time.



steering box

[lostbuckaroo]

Lookin good! A little break in the rain finally. But need lots more!

[HogCanyonHopper]

Picked up a complete rear e locker axle today. I was going to buy just the diff but the guy mad me what I felt was a good deal on the whole package. Came with the harness/switch/gasket new from Low Range. The locker is in xlnt condition. 



This has me worried though. Some sort of anti-lock brake thing? Whats going on here I hope this doesn't mean I cant use this housing or have to cut the ends off    Must be for some kind of sensor. I have never seen this before.

[OVRAROK]

get a freeze plug that diameter and stick in there

[HogCanyonHopper]

now thats not a bad idea. I like that. Its an ABS speed sensor that goes there  . I am definitely going to have to do something about that.

[helipilot77]

I am Loving the list of parts going on this thing. Doing it right the first time!

[Crunchy Taco]

My elocker came with the same abs crap on the housing. I'm using my wide track housing but if I used the taco housing I would just leave the sensors in or make some other kind of block off plate. Sweet score. I love elockers

[Crunchy Taco]

Get yourself a factory elocker ecu off eBay and you'll be set for the factory elocker button. Most of the wires off the ecu that have to do with the speed sensor get grounded just hook up the necessary power, grounds, lock and unlock and indicator lamp wire. Look up the gray wire mod. That will learn you a little but about the factory elocker ecu.

[Crunchy Taco]

Or just hook it up with some relays. Inchworm has a pretty good diagram for easy wire up.

[HogCanyonHopper]

probably going to get the wiring from 12VoltGuy

http://www.12voltguy.com/TOYOTA-E-LOCKER-SINGLE-PANEL.html

from diff to dash

[Crunchy Taco]

Cool.

[HogCanyonHopper]

get a freeze plug that diameter and stick in there

Thanks for the suggestion!! 1" freeze plug worked perfect







Got all the brackets cut off this housing, welds ground off and some flap disc love to clean it up.

[tgmaul88]

bow down.    things looking great, getting $ so ill get that stuff out

[lostbuckaroo]

Lookin good man!

[Crunchy Taco]

Wurd ya get those plugs I wana do the same thing, and can you grind all the brackets of my housing too ill send it to ya!

[helipilot77]

Lookin' real good. I'm happy to hear that the freeze plug worked. Your moving along nicely.

[Rockcrawlintoy]

Wurd ya get those plugs I wana do the same thing, and can you grind all the brackets of my housing too ill send it to ya!

Napa should have them

[Crunchy Taco]

Sweet thanx

[HogCanyonHopper]

Wurd ya get those plugs I wana do the same thing, and can you grind all the brackets of my housing too ill send it to ya!

I picked those up at Riebes in Nevada City, but any parts store worth a crap will have a good selection. And, NO!!!  , I don't want to grind on another housing ever ever again!! 

[Crunchy Taco]

props for the grinding that axle its lookin good...i was gettin some taco parts from a guy the other day and he had an elocker tacoma housing sittin there without all the 4 link stuff just had spring perches, i wanted to buy it? prob should buy it...