oh and here is the temp outside yesterday while i was fixing the spring hanger:

it was ing cold, had to run a root pass to preheat my welds before welding anything

 

Holy sh$# that is cold. And I thought it got cold here in Idaho... I am lucky compared to you.

 

thats actually warmer than it was. when i was out there stabbing in the new motor it said -15!!!!

 

hey ryan one thing i noticed bout your truck is it had or has oregon license plates lol i am thinkin your from oregon or it was from oregon anyways either way badass truck! how much have you put into that truck?

 

it did have a oregon plate last time it was registered. the guy i bought it from drove it up the alcan from portland and then his wife did not like it and moved back by ship so they sold the truck to me for 650 bucks running!!!

well i have been meaning to price everything out in a list to see what i have put in it over the years.

truck- +650
rear ox locker for toy 8"- +250
warn m8000- +300 from pawn shop
homemade front bumper +80 bucks in steel
31" LTB's with rims +700

sale of LTB's -500
39.5 tsl's +750 from craigs list
63" chevies free
rears and extra leafs free
shocks-12" front and rear +50 bucks from buddy
suare fromt d shaft +20 bucks in steel
hi steer +200
ifs box +50
buick odd fire free for work done
advanced adapter +500
selling of buick -800
selling of toy axles with ox -650
selling of 39.5 tsl's -850
42 tsl's and rims +800 from friend
one tons with 5.38's new +800
toy to one ton d line adapters +300
selling of toy hi steer -200
d-60 hi steer +200
first tbi 4.3 +25
second 4.3 +150
aluminum rad free from friend for work done
hydro assist +200
random steel +250ish
selling of 700r4 from donor -200
selling of hydro boost from donor -100
one ton brake adapter and fitting +100
sky bent shackles +50

grand total minus beer 3925

i am missing alot of little thinkgs like filters and oil and such but still prob about as cheap as you can build one this big.

 

ah nice thats not bad for all the parts you have put into it lol.

 

thanks, if you cant tell from the prics i have done alot of wheelin and dealin to get it down that far and built everything i possibly could.

It will prob get more expensive soon with duals and new bumpers and an exo

 

ya it prob will lol but if you do alot of work yoursefl thats a hell of a lot cheaper lol. which i seen you do so thats great lol. Thats like me i am getting a 4x4 but doing allllll the work myself that way the cost its pretty much only parts. lol and beer hahaha

 

if i added beer and rockstar's into that price it would probably double...lol

 

probably haha

 

not much progress but got bored the other night and decided to build some diff covers, built templates for both front 60 and 14 bolt. front almost done still need to add fill and drain and clean up but i like how it turned out. i was a little weary of the diamond plate but it was all i had left so why not right?

Pics:



and my welds dont completely suck

 

here are some teaser pics a friend took. when the weathwer is good enough i will get out and take some close up shots of all i finished:



i know it is an RTI ramp but i was bored waiting to go wheel.....did n't get the score but was 46" up on a 30 degree ramp with a 115.5" wheel base you do the math.

 

well got to take her out for a short trip last saturday and she did great. these are the only pics i got cause the camera is MIA right now:





these werwe some pretty muddy rocks and i finally got some rock damage but nothing to write home about.

found the truck has a couple little noises i want to run down and fix, and a surging which i think is my front drive shaft telling me to clearance the CV.

list of little things i want to do still:
trim front fenders more
install longer shocks in front
clearance cv
grease bushings
remount muffler to get rid of rattle on the trail
bob bed
build new rear bumper and clean up the front
build some sliders and some skid plates
someday buy the doubler adapter to hook up my second case

and prob alot more i cant think of right now but most will probably wait till winter cause i want to wheel some before it gets real cold!

 

hey bro , i broke another v-6 carrier but this time the rear ring gear ..

i just picked up a d60 where did u get the flange for the 60 to yota pattern yoke ?

give me a call when u get a free chance ..

 

i knew you would come around eventually...lol

the pinion adapter came from high angle driveline out of california i believe i called and ordered, good people, fast service, decent price!

i will give you a call soon, you still have the same number

 

yeah i do .. no hard line here i have a couple options ill go over with ya ..

 

that thing looks great man, i wish i could put a 4.3 in my truck

 

thanks it was actually really easy and the low end power of it is amazing. it turns the 42's in high range with the 5.38's like stock 4.10 and 235's. even in 5th going 60 it will pull hills!

 

man your making it sound better and better haha, i can get a 4.3 very easy since I have an uncle that owns a salvage yard, so i think in the near future i might attempt the swap. Where did you get the parts and adapters for the swap?

 

it was a AA bellhousing adapter with a stock chevy 4.3 flywheel and a stock tacoma disc and the chevy pressure plate. the AA adapter comes with the pilot bushing needed. it is pretty strait forward. they want you to buy there clutch but the stock tacoma clutch has worked great for me.