93 Truck to 4runner conversion

[Chevycrew]

couple more

 

[sixstringsteve]

nicely done. It doesn't look like too much work. is it a lot of extra work, or is it pretty straight forward?

 

[Chevycrew]

Its not real bad, but I figure I already have over 20' of weld completed.

So another 2-3 hours and all interior metal work will be done, then on to relocating everything we moved underneath.

 

[iamsparticus]

hows this coming

 

[Chevycrew]

We spent about 10 hours on it last night, (No pictures)


Floor is complete with seats and belts mounted.

Extended the rear frame about 14" and capped the rear with a new bumper. Bumper includes receiver and 2 shackle mounts. Tied in rear cage mounts to frame while under there.

Factory rear crossmember is out, making space fo the new tank which is scheduled to be here today.

To get driving, all thats needed is the tank, mounting, and lines n wires.


I took the time to figure all the welding into this project so far, Im about 50' of bead right now. The cage alone has 42 joints with 6" each.

 

[sixstringsteve]

awesome. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

 

[Chevycrew]

Pictures from last week.

Floor finished, bumper built, and cage tie ins (fronts were done earlier)

 

[Chevycrew]

Then on to this week.

Tank modded, tank crossmember and straps built, tank mounted, access in bed floor built.

 

[bryson]

Looks good! Skid plans for the tank?

 

[Chevycrew]

Oh yeah, full skid for the tank, and sliders behind the rear tires off the bumper.

 

[Chevycrew]

Next phase: Moving rear axle back.

 

[Chevycrew]

Now for stretching the bed for the new wheelbase:

 

[sixstringsteve]

love it! What's the final wheelbase?

 

[Chevycrew]

Right now its sitting at 118"

 

[sixstringsteve]

Hey, I remember seeing this thing at the Maverick at thanksgiving point about a year ago. I bought a inclinometer off you guys. I knew that rig looked familiar.

 

[Chevycrew]

Got the bedsides all welded up, wheel well is 5" longer, along with a 12" longer wheel base.

 

[Chevycrew]

It also runs! Everything with the toyota fuel system in the s10 blazer tank works great. 2nd try it fired right up, gas gauge even reads correctly. Now with the higher fuel fill, its easy to put gas in with a can.

 

[sixstringsteve]

very cool. I was wondering if the sending unit would work.

 

[Chevycrew]

Well not in stock form, all they toy stuff was modified to fit in the new tank.

 

[sixstringsteve]

so you have a toy sending unit and toy fuel pump inside the s10 tank?