mod-stock toyota build

[Max Power]

I will be watching. Props to Low Range for hooking you up with some parts.

 

[SUPERFLY]

Thanks! The guys at low range are really just too awesome, if you have ever had the oppertunity to deal with them you will know they rock, I got the truck together and drove it around the block today, it feels really tight but holy smokes it is freaking ugly! It needs to be painted! That will be tomorrows project... That and getting my 37 inch trepadors mounted on the bead locks for Jeep Safari heres the ugly duckling today

Installed my optima battery and cool battery holder

 

[sixstringsteve]

Great work robby. I can't believe how much you get done in so little time.

 

[4x4addiction]

Robby I have a v6 mc that's in good shape

 

[Yota]

I have to agree arb studs are a great mod.

 

[SAMI]

I hate to say it, but lime green paint may actually truly be better than what it is now.. Never thought if say that about lime green.

 

[SUPERFLY]

Haha thanks guys, I'm thinking lime green (of course) with black tiger stripes? I have an 80 series m/c, I'm just looking for the booster? Other than the paint I'm pretty much done until after jeep safari, then it will be going under the knife for dual case/disconnect, roll cage, seats, bumpers, and I'm going to cut the tunnel and do a flat belly

 

[bryson]

Regardless of paint choice it'll always be ugly, because it's Robbies. Although, Lime green with tiger stripes may be even uglier than the typical Robbie Rig. Good job getting it together so fast!

 

[SUPERFLY]

Green haters... Haha so here's my shopping list if anyone knows of some good deals let me know:
Top shift tcase
2x Atv winches
Fire suit
Fuel cell pick ups(maybe a whole new cell?)
Hydro assist
35xr17 tires

 

[4x4addiction]

I have a v6 booster as well

 

[SUPERFLY]

ok so here is an after ejs update,


the tail gate didnt work to great anyways so i decided to lighten it up and just weld it shut

ill post more on that in a bit
i also needed a front bumper. we rock rules state that your bumper must stick out one inch from your truck, last time i did werock i put my bumper exactly one inch from the front of my truck but ran into problems when i rolled hard forward and the bumper smashed my radiator a bit. so it stick out about 2.5 inches this time around

next was paint, i didnt have time to get the tiger stripes but i got the green!

next i took it to jeep safari to test it out, worked great, and i didnt have to even get my tool box out once!
here it is making light work of tip over challange

tonight it goes back under the knife to get the tcase pulled out to get rebuilt/duals/disconnect, the floor will be cut out for the tummy tuck, winches will be added as well as a few minor suspension changes, roll cage will be made,and hydro assist added

 

[sixstringsteve]

the bumper looks great, as does the paint job.

 

[SUPERFLY]

thanks! heres a shot of it at the "potato salad redneck showdown"

 

[Gravy]

Why not ditch the tailgate altogether? Seems like you'd have better visibility without it

 

[SUPERFLY]

Good call Strattonstacy, I'll check the rules and see if they allow to run without a tail gate, my thought was that it would add strength but you will see from the picks I will post later it didn't help much

 

[SUPERFLY]

I got the seats and the old roll cage torn out, now I'm debating on if I should install my sr5 tilt gauge cluster?

 

[SUPERFLY]

I will be removing the windshield from this truck very soon, it is in perfect condition and is free to who ever wants to remove it

:edit: rear non slider window, also free to a good home

:edit2: also these sweet seats, free to a good home

 

[SUPERFLY]

I decided I'd install my sr5 inclinometer, so I tore the dash apart

Here is the dash pad

All old mini truck dash pad had the holes for the cluster.. You just have to find them

Here is my dash pad with the holes poked through

I have two clusters, neither one is in the best shap but I'll make something work out of both of them

 

[SUPERFLY]

This is the gauge cluster I really want, it's out of an st5 Toyota tercel, keep your eyes out at the junk yard for me. I want it because it has a fwd indicator which would be cool to have wired up to my disconnect

 

[SUPERFLY]

Here is my bracket mounted to the dash pad

I cut my tunnel out to raise my drivetrain, this is just a rough cut, I'm sure I'll be trimming it more.

I got the 4.7 tcase out, it's pretty dirty and could use a good rebuild before getting mated to another case and getting a disconnect