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Yu-no whene I'm sending them to the basement rather than raising them up, I'd use a round trailer fender for the filler, real cheep @ hendersons availble in different sizes(radius) and are about 16-14 Ga. steel

Thanks, It's my design I just used a peice of 2"x4" tube and some scap from the k-member for the bottom pads and a chunk of tube to extend the filler.

The k member was cut then formed from a sheet of 3/8's plate and painted a perty black The axle housing was trussed and padded for close contact.\

With the front end working properly it was time to address the rear. After loading the rear with all the weight it would be carrying, I chose a 4" lift spring (TG) and started to shave all the rear spring hangers as well as the bed mounts. The bed mounts were replaced with tubing directly over...

During testing I realized that the drag link was coming into contact with the tie rod under full left compression. Like I said I'm not real good with insrtuctions, apparently when they say to leave the front hanger flush with the frame there is some reason!!(I moved mine 1/4 forward) Thats OK...

Once all the tube was bent, It was time to finish weld it all. Just about the end of May '08 , Some Shop space came available,at the right price,location. Yippie!! Time to go get brother E.S.A.B, and brother Lincoln,plus all their smoke -maken, spark-thowing buddies. this means I gotta move all...

Yeh, the seat is out of a 01 tracker. I needed a spot for the kids. I left the tracker brackets on it so it folds up against the front of the bed.

Nice!!! I love that body style I have a '79 ,Chev 305, 40/over camel backs, RV 263 ruff gascet match port (for better fuel atomization, runnin a rebuilt 72 Corvett 650 rochester, th350, and a 205 tc. toyota axels w/ stock 438 gears.

Ok, Motor ,Done. Front suspension, Done.Did I mention It was OFF WITH IT'S BED !! Yeh, two good bumps it would have fallen off any hoo. The othe thing I thought it was better to collect the $1.295 I got for scrap metal than to be sued by some clown with a toyota emblem ebossed on his/her grill...

long road to FRANKIN-RUNNER Thanks ,but there's soo much more to come!! gotta go git-it-done. the body is off the frame and the new one (body) should be ready by the first of the month. It needs to be done for the Montrose Rock Fest on Memorial day.

This is a tale of two trucks, An '87 Toyota X-cab dlx, Mortaly damaged in the battle of the red rocks EJS 2010, and the self-less '85 4-Runner that donated it's body to save the rock ravaged veteran 4-by soldier. The '87 started life as any other toyota truck but was soon modified with lockers...