Dobi's '85 yota buildup

[Dobi]

Day 1:
(Bone Stock May 2004)


A week later.. 3" Body Lift & 33x10.50 Thornbirds


I think this was put in around Oct/Nov of 2004:


Sometime just after X-mas these were installed (front and rear):


Then a front bumper:


Sometime in January (I think before a grayrock trip in feb) fabbed up some cheap but surprisingly reliable rocksliders.

The bed had an unhealthy diet of tree's and I got tired of replacing tail lights so:


Here's everything up to that point stuck big time:


Wanted to add support to Havoc since the stickers were taking eons to get here:


Then along came boat:


I decided the stock 22r wasn't strong enough:


So instead of gears like any normal person. I decide on this:

('93 4.3 Vortec V6; TH350 auto tranny; NP203 transfer)

All put in and the real fun begins:


Since its down why not spending a boat load more $$ and install all the extra stuff I have lieing around:

(4" YJ rears up front; pwr steering; Marlin Crawler Crossover/highsteer)


(63" chevy rear springs for about another 4" of lift)


Marlin Crawler Shock Hoops


All mounted up are Rancho RS5000 Shocks for now. And Allpro Off road rear perch kit on the springs.


Gauges and B&M Ratchet Shifter

Also installed but not shown:
Marlin Crawler Braided brake lines.


Coming soon:
Longfield 30 spline 4340 chromoly birfield replacements:

Rear disc breaks
Finish flatbed
Ubolt Flip kit: (in but need installing)


Funny thing about digging ito all this. It just lets you know about more that you have to do. Like now I realize how bad my axles need rebuilding. Also now that the lift is on, it dwarfs what used to be my nice fitting tires. New tires is going to be new wheels.

Some more pics:

[Glenshadow]

NICE ! Yer just ahead of me.... though you just said the other day that yer ready to have it on the road after PS pump and lines... so maybe yer A LOT ahead of me !

Good job man !

[Dobi]

all pro spring perch mounts for the rear came in today and marlin crawler u-bolt flip kit came in. got the marlin crawler front right shock hoop installed yesterday. man that thing rides ALOT better with just one shock compared to none. gonna finish it up tomorow and saturday hopefully.

[Dobi]

edited so everthing is in the main post now.

[BIG DAWG NC]

Nice progress looking good. Keep us posted

[Glenshadow]

You'll prolly finish before me !

hahhaha....

Think Motor is in right place now... (THINK KEY WORD).. but now I am back to header issues. Gonna order the Advance Adapters ones back in and see if they fit now with the body lift and repositioning.

[Dobi]

I'm driving it now.

I have some major slop in the gears in the front. just waiting to shatter the ring or pinion. lol

[Glenshadow]

O SURE !!!!!

RUB IT IN !!

[Dobi]

lol i'm not rubbing it in at all. I'm leaking so much fluids that everything from the back window to the back bumper is covered in oil and tranny fluid. Looks like I armor-all'd everything. lol......

I'm working close to 60 hours this week though so hopefully can get into that this coming weekend.

[Dobi]

Quote:On 2005-10-24 14:03, Glenshadow wrote:
O SURE !!!!!

RUB IT IN !!

back in the shop. did a little wheeling today and broke the fu ing bellhousing the the tranny today.



I knew wheeling was a today, I shoulda went fishing. everyones at me now. I feel like someone ... the wife is at me as I type. Hopefully this will justify buying the fullsize now so she doesn't have to take me to work at 7am and pick me up at 6pm every day now. Oh well, I guess I'll stop my