my rehab 99 taco SAS
 

Well some people should get their hands slapped if they touch a welder or bender....


So with that said its time to rehab my new to me Tacoma...the first owner did a pisspoor job and some of the welds are horrid...I've picked better boogers than some of these...lol
I won't go into all the stuff just stuff I'm doing as I do it....and moving forward.

99 Tacoma ex cab
Sas
Front axle: Wagoneer d44 (ARB Locker, 4:88 gears, nitro chromoly shafts, 300m u-joints, RCV 30 spline outer conversion, nitro diff cover, warn premium hubs)
Rear axle: stock (ARB locker, 4:88 gears, full float conversion, cell a gt brakes with ebrake for 15" rims, Chromoly shafts,)
Dual transfer cases
Viair onboard air with tank
Bobbed bed 13"
Bobbed canopy 13"
Custom rack for convertible rear top
Custom bumpers
Warn 9.5. CTI winch
39.5 Iroks

What I've done in last week since getting it....
Cut canopy down to fit bed, added 39.5 Iroks, did front Chromoly axles with Excalibur u-joints and Rcv 30 spline outer conversion, added winch, made bumper, put in Durango seats front and 3rd row for rear, swapped nitro diff cover on, changed ball joints, redid bearings, adding 30" led bar tomorrow and doing creeper shackles mount in rear with longer shocks and new shackles.
Race line bead locks will be ready for pickup on the 21st

How it started

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11486138/p4pb11486138.jpg


Then 8 cans of flat black
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11486142/p4pb11486142.jpg

Started bumper
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11486141/p4pb11486141.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538556/p4pb11538556.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538554/p4pb11538554.jpg

My warn 9.5cti winch I got for $240 from local car dealer...jeepers gave it to em with trade in
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538548/p4pb11538548.jpg

Grabbed a $50 canopy
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538544/p4pb11538544.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538539/p4pb11538539.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538542/p4pb11538542.jpg


Durango seats
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11513997/p4pb11513977.jpg


Soft top framework
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538540/p4pb11538540.jpg

Got a care package from vendors
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538551/p4pb11538511.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538550/p4pb11538550.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538552/p4pb11538552.jpg

39.5 iroks
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538547/p4pb11538547.jpg


And a pic from this evening
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11538555/p4pb11538555.jpg

Got the Rcv 300m hub gear kit for the warn premium hubs in and installed for 30 spline outers....supposedly strength of a slug ...

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11563470/p4pb11563470.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11563462/p4pb11563462.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11563463/p4pb11563463.jpg

And a better lighted shot of the bumper

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11563469/p4pb11563469.jpg

Slapped a Aussie lunchbox locker in a buddies rig for $100 and a 30" LED bar...

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11542009/p4pb11542009.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11542007/p4pb11542007.jpg

And then a random pic I need to get it on a lift and rework the rear.....
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11542006/p4pb11542006.jpg

Nice project!! :banger:

Truck has a great stance. Whats the frame height at?

Right about 27"
The front will be coming down an inch or so...thinking about vrenching in the manners and raising the steering box mount to accommodate the night steer spring clearance...

Didn't realize how exposed these are underneath and where we wheel the pans would get destroyed....so making underbelly skids and from rai. to rail to slide off the rocks with.
Made the tranny pan cover today, started the cross bars behind transfer case and will add another the. Bend up some plate to make the whole mid section 1 big flat skid and keep the weight down on it as well...

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11574226/p4pb11574226.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11574227/p4pb11574227.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11574228/p4pb11574228.jpg

Wheels were ready at race line so went and grabbed them now for some cheapo used tires till my 40" km2's get in...buddy bought new ones his are 60% so he's kicking them down....
http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11586436/p4pb11586436.jpg

Snagged a set of BFG A/T 37/12.50/17 80% tread $150 from a buddy at a dealership.....
Balanced and on...Toyota drives amazing now....so this will be the tire on it till my new to me 40" KM2's get handed over in 30 days or so...not bad I can crawl with these for the price.....

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11589127/p4pb11589127.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11589132/p4pb11589132.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11589128/p4pb11589128.jpg

The "new" tires and wheels look good!

Only question.. Are you gonna armor your diff like you armored your pans?

Yes....I'm in the process of building a full underbody skid system steel tubes aluminum plates and angled the last 6" underside to slide the truck out and off to sliders...
I'll start that in a week or so...possibly Saturday...I have the cross bars bent and welded in already but need to grab aluminum tomorrow...

Nice project!!!

Modified the rear shackles and packs some today...it works a TON better I'll finish up this week with creeper joints on rear shackle and longer shocks....
The front has another 2" at shocks of up travel...so I'll split it and drop the mounts 1" down

Had to find something high enough to hold back end up....new shop has all the lifts at it so running skeleton parts till I open up there...lol
Use what ya got.

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11594781/p4pb11594781.jpg

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11594782/p4pb11594782.jpg

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http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11594785/p4pb11594785.jpg

:great:

That 4runner pic catching air is sick!

Did march feature truck 2000
http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/p...roject174.html

Here's another pic of it...built it back in 2001 was a pre runner then full on race truck

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb4021235/p4pb4021235.jpg

Did the skids on the front bumper for bumping rocks and not hanging up...3/16 plate and center is bolted on so I can access winch bolts.
Headed to johnson valley too run sledgehammer on the 15th if all goes as planned.
Underbody skids will be done this week or by the weeks so I can slide over stuff...

http://lp1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11609459/p4pb11609459.jpg

awesome build!

Awesome build!