Mikeys87

Looks good Will. What are the rims? 15x10?

seaflea

They are 15x8

About time you joined in on this thread.....

DH6twinotter

Not sure how I missed this, but nice work!

Makes me want a SAS.

Looks great!

99_Runner

Nice progress on the axel. Sucks about the sinkhole, but I'm sure that when that gets fixed you'll work fast and have the SAS done in a matter of days.

seaflea

Thanks, we have the forms almost finished and should have them poured friday. So that puts my rig in the shop in the next week or so. "IF" everything goes as planned.

Got the stainless brake lines, rear shackle hangars, and new tie rod ends.

Still waiting for some bushings and greasable shackle bolts. They should be here late this week.

seaflea

Finally got the garage close enough to being finished that we could pull the rig in and work. just pulled it in last night and set it on stands.





Tonight I plan to start taking things off the front and maybe get to cutting

I should have daily updates from now until it is sitting on its new suspension.

NCSU-4runner

Let the grinding begin. . . .

JuttyShabango

X2! About went deaf from listening to the grinder on the frame of mine. What' are you using to cut with Will? Plasma or a Cuttin' Wheel?

FilthyRich

YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!!!

seaflea

mark, I am planning on using the plasma cutter! if it holds up. Hopefully it will. If not, cutting wheels.......

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

We want CARNAGE!!! I want to see some hunks of metal laying on the concrete with grinding dust all around.

"Ooh I'm going to do my SAS...look my rig is on jackstands!"

Cutting wheels...oh brother... :pat: ...your 87 will be an antique by then.

seaflea

At least my rig wil be wheeling this trip!

you only wish you had a nice paint job like mine.......

actually, I am suprised you didnt say anything about the level on the sliders!

Stump1883

Please Will I wish I had a paint job as nice as yours.

Shoot, there went my material. Thanks alot buddy

But serisouly it's good to see the progress on your rig begining, just in time to be out of the shop and int he rocks, 4 weeks and counting.

JuttyShabango

Those things are soooo tempramental...No fear of the cuttin' wheels...that's what I used on my Ftoy. Went thru a box of 40+ some but they are sweet. No slag,heat,clean cuts.

Cuttin up your junk is one the greatest pleasures a 4x4 guy can have...cause it means something greater is in the works! LOL!

NCSU-4runner

the guy that did my welding had a badass plasma cutter, from start to finish was less that 20 minutes of cutting.

4RunnerKid

used a sawzall and cutting wheels on mine... cut through just fine. anyway, looking forward to the progress.

seaflea

Well, tonight, I got the IFS lift and everything off. Used the Plasma cutter on the Passenger side. Got a lot of it off. Unfortunately, this plasme cutter is mainly for body pannels so it isnt the fastest and keeps hitting its peak duty cycle.
It is working, just slow on the double walled areas.

No pictures tonight because I forgot my camera . Friday will be the next major update.

seaflea

Thanks man, I was planning to use the sawsall and cutting wheels, just had to play with this plasma cuter and see it is faster...

seaflea

Thanks Mark, It is sweet to cut it all up and make things a lot more simple up front. I plan to get the rest cut off tomorrow night and spend friday grinding away.

seaflea

Pics from the beginning of Thursday eavening..


The growing pile of parts........