sounds like to much work, send it over here

 

I was gunna make a build thread, but when I do it, I don't wanna take anymore time of my gf's dad than needed, he's a busy guy and I don't wanna say stop...time for a picture lol ya know what I mean....and besides, there's already tons of elocker retro fit builds online that are very indepth.

hahahaha

 

wouldent it be easier to just get the whole axle and put er in??

 

Thats sick bro! I want to do that to my '93runner. Def keep us posted on all your work and let us know how it turns out.

 

I didn't have the option of buying the whole axle. And even if I did, no it would not be easier. With the Taco axle you would have to remount the spring perches and some other stuff I can't think of off the top of my head. And I don't know if the Taco axle is the same width as the pickup either...

 

Lol well may not be this summer but it will be sometime this year or next! Im thinking about buying a diesel daily driver and tow rig, but I dont know yet, so a truck payment will be taking a lot of my money! But I think I may do dual cases soon, but then I need new driveshafts and seats (I got a bench seat), and a new tcase crossmember! So I need to start saving up now!

 

If you don't know this already, you can use the gasket as your template to locate the wholes you will need to drill and the holes you will need to fill as well as the notch you will have to cut into the housing. Use a drill press to drill the new holes as you will need to drill them as straight as possible. Be sure your housing sits as level as possible. You might want to build a mount for your housing to sit level on the press. One option when filling in the unused threaded holes is to use about 1/4" of the threaded stud screwed in leaving about 1/8" of a gap between the top of the screwed in stud to the surface of the housing. Then just fill in the gap with welds and grind smooth. When cutting the notch, plasma majority of it off and then use a dremmel to clean it up. Good luck, have fun!!! Pay attention to your heat when filling in your holes!!! A warped housing is a pita!!

 

I've read up on it pretty good so I did read to use the gasket. And on all the modification write ups I saw, none of them filled in the existing holes and they've been fine. I don't have a plasma cutter so I'm going the air compressed cut off wheel route, I don't think that'll heat up the housing enough to warp it right? And I'm just doin the two inch or so long welds on the outside of the new studs so I don't think that'll warp it either. Thanks for the heads up though and if I was gunna fill the holes in, that would be a clever idea!

 

Yeah I hear ya on that! lol I have the dual cases cross member sittin in my garage, and I need to go pick n' pull hunting for some bucket seats on the cheap And I may have a hook up for a top shift t case for 90 bucks! So my goal is to get them in by the end of summer

 

I just made an appt with the local fab shop for tuesday to get my axle housing modified!!! I was gunna have my gf's dad help me, but he's been too busy lately and I can't wait any longer!! Plus I'm gunna be plannin a wheelin trip here at the end of June so I gotta have time for the gears to be broken in etc... I'll post pics of everything when it gets done!!

Oh and he said it'll cost me 50 to 75 bucks!! Sounds like a deal to me!

 

bahaha, that video's so cool watching that thing engage and all; I'm like, drawn to it... it's like watching an episode of "How It's Made", lmao

that's so awesome man

 

haha I love that show!! I can't wait for this sucker to be installed!!! Tuesday!!! I just wish I had everything needed to do the axle modifications myself, oh well

 

Check it out!!

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...-build-183550/