85 4runner buildup

[lewis]

I have been helping a friend of mine build this runner for a few years now.Its been gettin around if you know what I mean. It has had the bumpers built by FNL, rear linked up by Rock Logic. I have done the sliders,and helped with putting in the votec 4.3, 700R4, 208 with fixed output, and finally buildin the cage. Here are some cage progress pics.

 

[Kiel]

looks like its coming together. How does the cage tie into the frame? Or is it just to the body?

 

[lewis]

ties into the frame, goes through the floor then takes a 90* to the frame, more pics of everything to come.

 

[SAMI]

good call on going through the dash... i like that. less bends, and more leg room. what size tube is that?

-Jason

 

[lewis]

mostly 1 3/4" on the main beams some 1 1/2" and a piece of 1 1/4".
took some more pics today. Still need to weld it up and build the back of the cage.

 

[bobdog]

Odd choice for a rear end. It appears the guy has plenty of money why use that POS?

 

[Kiel]

Also why to the tubes run on top of eachother from the tube door to the A- pillar, just curious

 

[lewis]

Odd choice for a rear end. It appears the guy has plenty of money why use that POS?

What do you mean that axle is sweet! J/K. Well at the time he didn't want to get new rims and wanted 6 lug and the 14bolt 9.5 didn't offer lower than 4.56 gears and he wanted lower gearing so he chose this, built it, then sold his rims and tires a couple months later. He plans on upgrading the shafts.

 

[lewis]

Also why to the tubes run on top of eachother from the tube door to the A- pillar, just curious

Couple reasons, I wanted those side bars to connect into the A-pillar bar and I could make them the way I did or way tall so that the seats could slide because they are wide. I could have made them higher to go over the seat but then it would be harder to get in and out of the vehicle, something he wouldn't like. I could have just tied them in where they meet the bottom bar but I like the look of this better and it is different from what I have seen so I did it.

 

[jedi]

sweet tubing skills lewis

 

[lewis]

sweet tubing skills lewis

thanks- I wouldn't call them skills though, mostly I just get lucky.

 

[1993yj]

Do you know about how much lift it has, and how long those rear shocks are? Nice setup all the way around.

 

[lewis]

It originally had 7 inch skyjacker springs on it(still does in the front) and the shock body is 16" long.

 

[lewis]

finished up the rest of the cage, just need to weld and make some minor adjustments.

 

[Greg]

finished up the rest of the cage, just need to weld and make some minor adjustments.

That looks awesome, worth copying IMO.

 

[Drew_XJ]

its rigs like this one that make me want to get a runner one day

 

[Herzog]

That back cage looks nice.

 

[Jam76]

Lewis
Cage is looking good. I can't believe Craig still hasn't finished that thing... Well at least it's not green any more..