LIVES4CRAWLIN91

Hey so I started out with a slightly modded out 1985 toyota 4runner. I bought it with a pro comp 4inch lift... 35x12.50 dick cepecks, on pro comp xtreme wheels. with 5.29s in the pumpkins and a detroit out back and tru trac up front, it also was soft topped by canback and a homebrew front bumper wit a warn m8000 winch.

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this is what she looked like after i bought her

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i loved how she was, i ended up juinking out the rear pro junk springs and did a set of stock springs with 5.5 shackles and 2in block, I was lackin the cash to step up to new springs oh and i also added 16 in bilsteins b/c i couldnt pass the deal up, which i still need to redo my shock mounts

then this happened and caused me to think about bobbing a new bed and replacing this

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well I searched for awhile and found a cherry 1987 toyota 4runner sitting in a junkyard, the bed was near perfect and this is after i had gotten after it with a sawzall.. (sorry that i dont have alot of progress pics, I was working in a short time frame

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after we had trimmed down the bed and found where we were going to cut my old one off, we made the cut, talk about scary one slip and no more 4runner lol, all truggy, but this is what it looked like shortly after i chopped my old bed off

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this is the new bed tacked on, i decided since we were at it and im considering 3linking, a 14 inch bob would suffice

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I also decided to attempt something that I havent seen done to many 1st gen 4runners. Dove tailing ratchet straps work wonders, and at first i wad thinking of doving it from right behind the cab support, but decided that maybe doving it right behind the gas door would be best

harbor_bomber350

add a exo cage and your good to go!

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one of the main reasons i decided to do an entire bed swap is that this 4runner was born in north dakota, and had considerable sheetmetal cancer. (still need to tub the firewaslls to finish off the cancer) u can see the old bed laying on its tail in one of the previous pics




all welded up. what do ya think, considerably shorter and dove isnt to noticable from the side

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started on laying some paint so it was all one color and the white has always had to go

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pic of the dove

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all painted... rustoleum etching primer... there is no longer a front bumper... got tore off crappy pipe lol, ordering one from addicted offroad as soon as funds allow alongside a set of sliders, and then ill hopefully finish the suspension and after that dual case it and then exo it, oh also added a new set of fenders, the passenger side has no antenna hole (took some tracking but found a set) so smoothed on both sides

fillsrunner4

Dovetail loots great. Love the color choise too much better than the white IMO. I really want to paint mine the newer gen forest green with some metalic flake. May do that sometime in the future. Should look into some marlin or trail gear springs. Small ones like 3"ers and get rid of the blocks.

Keep it up and more pics lol

LIVES4CRAWLIN91

I'm actually thinking of gettin some marlins I've just got more important pieces to take care of first like a 4.7 case cuz my 2.28 is done 4 and a rebuild kit for my front axle and then to keep it street legal in Texas I gotta get me a frt bumper and then I'll order me some springs probably 4's and do some Johnny joint shackle mounts and incorporate that into a rear bumper cuz I've decided links wud be sick but I love driving her all the time so I'll sacrifice some crawl to keep her on the pave... Thanks for checking it out and I'll be blowing some real paint whenever I get ready to do my exo till then rattle can is easy to fix

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Soon harbor but I wanna be done with the drivetrain and suspension b4 I exo it

harbor_bomber350

lol ya, i havent got to wheel mine in 6 months because ive had the upgrade itch! i have a build up of my on the TG forum, i also have like 4 days in a row off cumming up , so my question is , how far did you bring it in on each side when dove tailin? i need clearance in the rear, and i havent blown my dads mind enoung lately, shoulda seen the look on his face when i cut the rear of my bed off to bob it!

yotaman85

nice, very nice..

tiger

coming along great man keep us up to date . i thought about maybe goint the dual cases but there aint much crawlin in ohio grrrrrrr i have 2 gear cases jus siting staring at me

LIVES4CRAWLIN91

Ya tiger I'm planning on dual cases eventually but 4 now it will remain single cased until I moved my axles outward then I'll dual cases so I only have to order custom dshafts once . Thanks yotaman and I will keep u guys up to date in fact I just found a stock case to replace mine 4 now and will be ordering a new clutch and frt axle rebuild kit Monday oh and just got done rebuilding an 86 rearend to swap under I'll post pics in a bit

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And harbor I'm not to sure... Hence I've forgotten but what I did is measure from the inside of frame to midway of my taillight and if u look at my pics u will c where we did dove it at the middle weld that's just on the top part of the bed. I cut about a quarter inch gap so it would bend there . I then notched the bed sides so they would sit on top of the frame. As u can see I did cut my entire bed pan out ( plan on doing a custom design) but when all that was said and done I took two ratchet straps one around the whole bed through the fenderwells And one on the tailgate latch hooks. And sucked it down I did have to widen the notches at the bend so they'd come flush together . Then welded it up ... Hope that explains it well if not pm me ur phone number and I'll really walk u through it. Remember measure a billion times and then measure once more andthen cut .. It is a pita on a 4runner though