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4banginRunner's 1979 Pickup Build-Up Thread
after a recent wreck with a Jeep https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f5/wrecked-my-79-pics-inside-56k-warning-114385/
my beloved 79 pickup will be getting rebuilt and getting the care she deserves. http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...82/resto/a.jpg i will try to take as manny pics as i can during my rebuild plans include New Cab New Door New Fender New axle homemade 1-2"lift 5spd swap and general look over of everything this was the interior after the wreck..it uncovered a massive rot hole in the floor http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...82/resto/c.jpg gutted for the most part http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1734.jpg and the rot hole, spanning from the door to the tranny hump, the fiberglass continues up over the tranny hump over to the pass side...i knew the cab had some rot that was "fixed"..but not this much http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1738.jpg axle removal time! http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1762.jpg here is you comic relief..i threw my spare rear under the front as to look to the passerby that all is "normal" http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1778.jpg fender off http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1779.jpg "new" axle from my old '82 pickup..hey it's got gussets! haha http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1766.jpg stripped down for the most part..doesn't look like i did alot but it takes alot out of ya throwing an axle around all day removed the leaf springs, calipers, drain the fluid, removed the ps box (finally got a drag link socket..yay!) removed calipers from the 79's axle, and removed the tweaked drag link from the 79 http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1775.jpg i will update whenever i can:great: |
Thats some great progress man. I was so sad to hear that truck got hurt, but its great that your able to get into the restore process so quickly.
While you have the axel out and everything are you going to upgrade anything, go to crossover steering maybe. This would be perfect time to weld and axel truss on. I've got one I could send you if you like. I like your sig, that is got to be the catch fraze for this thread. :guitar: |
Originally Posted by FirstGenTankota
(Post 50519879)
While you have the axel out and everything are you going to upgrade anything, go to crossover steering maybe.
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just got back from the junkyard where i landed a sweet deal on a new cab!, this includes, doors, interior, fenders, hood, grille, basically just unbolting body mounts type dealio...and for only $150, the cab is in alot better shape than what mine was/is. the rot is only on the drivers side by the body mount (typical) and is an easy fix. the truck is almost a 100% twin to mine, everything is the except the donor has a solid back window as mine has a slider. the cab is IDed as 9/79..so you can still call it a "79" lol, I'll be heading back there this Friday to pull it....that'll be a long day haha...man i love junkyards!
now all i got to do is get my cab preped for removal and get the new axle under her! woohoo, i am in such a good mood:guitar: :rockin: :smokin: |
got my new cab today!!!!! it took only 2 1/2 hours to completely remove a fully loaded truck off its frame, and into the back of my dads truck! the guy was amazed that only 3 teenagers and some hand tools did all of this in such a short time without completely destroying anything (i say completely b/c we did manage to bend the shifter in half and cut the brake and clutch lines)
here are some quick shots, i'll post up some more detailed pics tomorrow..it's been a long day today http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1803.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1804.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1810.jpg I'm goin places! haha:hillbill: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1806.jpg |
Glad to see its coming along. You got a great deal on that cab, I think if I found something like that around here I would buy it for a spare. Or just keep it in the front yard to look cool.
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started really tearing into the new cab today..got all the wiring and whatnot out, so she's down to a pretty much bear cab with glass and a dash, the rot in the floor was not the only rot discovered...sadly the rocker is wasted and the bottom of the door jam is a tad gone..but i got my 79 as a donor for the donor cab haha, my rockers are perfect:rockin:
on to the pics: :nerd: rot on the donor cab (more floor there than my 79!) http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1812.jpg removed what i could with my hand http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1821.jpg rocker rot..grr...spotwelds arent fun to drill out..time consuming http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1819.jpg poof its gone, exposing yet another problem http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1823.jpg then i went and got a can of the ultra flat black camo series paint i am always posting up about, and a can of grabber green (high temp engine paint) and went after my spare axle! and i love it!!!!!! http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1830.jpg rolled under :con: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1832.jpg dang she looks beefy, i love the color and man alive she looks tall with no weight on the springs...those are 33s for comparison folks http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1831.jpg i'll be bolting in the axle tomorrow and then tearing out the rocker and other peices i need, then hopefulling cutting a peice of new metal for the floor...all to hopefully reach my deadline of June 10th for a local car cruise i have always wanted to be in!:guitar: |
Awesome work and thanks for the pics.:bigok:
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well after finally getting my camera back from my shop teacher, i can now take tons of pics again lol..i missed that thing, alot i didnt get to take pics of..anywho, i finally started on the floor today, cut out a new floor from 18 gauge sheet metal and rolled sum beads in it! woohoo, the pics are of the floor cut, then the floor self-tapered in (along with the inner rocker and new support peice connecting the door post and the inner rocker) i know it lloks like crap now..but i'll clean her up, it'll look good..i promise
ok enough talk..here's some pics http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1957.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1958.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1959.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1960.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1961.jpg ahh, she's coming along...still shooting for a June 10th deadline.... |
better start haulin' ass with it then:D
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got the floor partialy welded in with the help of my dad...the wonderfully crappy $99 welder from one of those traveling tool sales..arg, kept jammin the wire...anyways we got rained out, that makes me mad:bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:
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Great movements in progress today!
floor welded in, and the cab back on the frame! woohhooo:guitar: not a whole lot of pics to show, i'll have alot more tomorrow i started hooking the wiring back up running the brake/clutch lines, and started the install of my "new" 2" body lift! yay PIIIIICSSSS:drink: moments after the union of new cab and old frame http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1964.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1965.jpg aired the tires back up and started putting doors/fenders/hood, etc on http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1966.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1967.jpg parts of the "new" body lift...feel free to criticize http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1968.jpg o yea, "2" inches http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1969.jpg couldnt get a good pic of the new height in the dark but i tried, a teaser until tomorrow i suppose:nerd: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1970.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...o/CIMG1971.jpg |
Wow you are working hard huh! i would cut the fenders flat with the front bumper. IMO it looks mo' betta'
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Originally Posted by Sonofmayhem
(Post 50538394)
Wow you are working hard huh! i would cut the fenders flat with the front bumper. IMO it looks mo' betta'
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lookin good
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"JENNY!" :laugh:
Glad to see fellow rednecks are alive and well in PA! :hillbill: :guitar: |
here are daylight pics as promised
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1972.jpg this pic shows the differntce in hight between the bed at stock height and the cab with a 2" body lift http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1973.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1976.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1977.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1978.jpg and on an even cooler note, i got her fired up today! everything is hooked up except the dash stuff and the heater stuff...but i ran into a problem..:bang: trying to bleed the brakes and there is nothing coming out of the bleed valves...and there is a hissing/sucking air noise when the pedal is pushed to the floor...the pedal is somewhat firm until about 2"s of the floor, then appying more pressure, it gives out and goes straight to the floor...also, the clutch master is filled up but there is absolutly nothing in the ways of pedal...any idea? |
Air is trapped in the brake system. I would recommend bleeding all the brakes. It may take two or more times before the air is purged from the system.
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Originally Posted by amusement
(Post 50539112)
Air is trapped in the brake system. I would recommend bleeding all the brakes. It may take two or more times before the air is purged from the system.
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tried the brakes again today, nothing at all out of the bleeders, me and my buddies figured to try the 10mm bolt on the side of the master blead that, got some air out, put the bolt back in, filled the master again try the bleeders on the calipers...nothing, what is up..anyone?
also no clutch at all...pedal just bounces off the floor |
got bored today, so i decided to suck it up and cut the fenders! woohoo i joined the club
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1986.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1988.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1985.jpg mmmmm clearance:hillbill: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1987.jpg wide shot, flat black fender is the color i am painting the rest of the truck http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1991.jpg and since it's body lifted..i improvised with the bumper brackets..broken 17mm 3/8s sockets and 2 or 3 washers will do it! :rockin: i'll get a tack or 2 on the lower mount, do realize this is merely temporary, until i get an actual beefy winch bumper/stinger http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1989.jpg |
Right on man, you sure putting alot of work in this. Glad to see it coming along.
My rig used to be "multitoned" too. http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...9/e9d1d431.jpg |
awesome job man, its so cool to see a fellow teen and his friends out working on the trucks and acutally know what they are doing. Even doing their own fab work. Anyways the truck is looking awesome. Just make sure you get a 2" body lift for the bed!
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Originally Posted by FirstGenTankota
(Post 50541871)
Originally Posted by 881stGenRunner
(Post 50541917)
awesome job man, its so cool to see a fellow teen and his friends out working on the trucks and acutally know what they are doing. Even doing their own fab work. Anyways the truck is looking awesome. Just make sure you get a 2" body lift for the bed!
just for kicks, i posed up a 1st gen 4Runner roll bar i got laying around, just to see if it would be cool, my thought was to mount my extra bench seat in the bed, and have the roll bar mounted as if it was in a 4runner and run a homemade bikini top for my buddies on the trails...i dunno i took some pics...what do u guys think of the idear? 4runner style:hillbill: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1992.jpg "normal" roll bar set up http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1993.jpg |
got brakes and the clutch working today! hooraaay! haha, used a MityVac for the brakes, got all air out of the lines but i got nothing out of the master to the fronts...welp, after 5 mins in the chiltons manual, me and my dad discovered that when i thought i was bleeding the master with this screw on the side, that was actually the stop screw for the front/rear piston in the master...ooppp..my bad haha, so i went up to the attic where i keep a stock pile of spare stuff, got my master and booster from my old '82 parts truck and put that on...bleed the system, and got the brakes done! yay!, as for the clutch, a come-a-long on the frame and the slave worked great to bleed that...now for tomorrow to wrap things up and monday new inspection sticker!
sry no pics today...forgot to charge the camera :/ i'ma bum shoot me haha |
got it running good today, new 2.5" straight back exhaust with a glasspack, she still has some bugs but it moves! and stops! horrayyyyy
pics http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1996.jpg first movement in a month! http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1997.jpg glorious! http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG1999.jpg i am retarded http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG2004.jpg flag back on the front, she has her dignity back http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG2012.jpg the 4runner, donating her battery for a good cause http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG2007.jpg i also decided today to not run the cruise i've been shooting for... i really dont want to show her off with the truck rigged together to get it there, i'll take my time and get everything right instead of half-donkeying it this thread is not over tho! i will keep updated on my still motivated progress!:grouphug: |
782 views an i'm posting the most, you people are cruel haha
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well i got her streetable..i've been running her for 2 days and working out the bugs as i go, i have no hazard lights..o well, i need to adjust the parking brake, i need to bolt up the shocks (there on but with shady little grade 5 bolts just to run around town for a few), and i need a bigger battery cuz the holddown does nothing now (bungee cord yippie!), i put her back down on the 32s..the 35s wont pass inspection and honstely, the are to big for the gearing at this moment. soo i got bored today and was thinking about buying some ultra flat black and painting it soon, but realized that i would probably rush it and it would look like crap...so since i have about 3 cases of gloss white MRO in my basement, i figured i'd paint it all one color to look less like a beater, and to act as sumwhat of a base for actuall paint..
here's some pics b4..the rainbow warrior...and yes the door says Jeep Eater lol http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG2026.jpg mmm white hahaha http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG2028.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG2027.jpg http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG2031.jpg and a night shot (the front of the visor is not painted yet) http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...2/CIMG2032.jpg again this color is merely temporary until i fix the rust spots on the bed and get a better drivers door and get the d side rocker on better |
Nice lookin truck, and very nice build! However, I'm not crazy about someone from PA having a confederate battle flag on their truck. Do you know what that flag really represents?
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Originally Posted by tderose
(Post 50547060)
Nice lookin truck, and very nice build! However, I'm not crazy about someone from PA having a confederate battle flag on their truck. Do you know what that flag really represents?
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nice build keep up the good work. I am looking to get an old truck and do the same thing
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as with the never ending fun :) , i was looking through an old 4wheelparts catalog and came across a Shock Conversion Mount kit from Warrior Products..seemed like a good idea seeing how i got a bent shock from the wreck on there now, and i got a few sets of eye/eye shocks around, after seeing the price ($25!) and a similar set from Total Chaos Fab for $34..i decided to make my own, went to the local h/w store and got a peice of 1.5x48 1/8" flat plain steel for $6.19, got it home and bent it up, drilled some holes, put some bolts in, test fit, boom! i'll get pics tomorrow of them since its raining now :(
but here is the $25ish set from Warrior Products http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...ION-MOUNT-.jpg |
great build up. I was in to jeeps at your age and then i got smart and went to the yotas.
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again, i've been slackin with the pics...but i've been runnin half doors for the past couple days, and with a taped on inspection sticker..i i just found out tonight, no rear lights with the h/l's on..bummer, starting to feel like a cop magnet with the brighter than expected white paint and "loud" exhaust, i dunno just had to vent for tonight i guess, i'll address the wiring tomorrow and swap on the full doors as well, i'm really considering a Painless Wiring "offroad" wiring harness, and making a custom gauge cluster, its realling starting to get annoying with all the little minor electrical problems
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i have a confederate flag on my truck as well and i get so much ☺☺☺☺ for it!! LEAVE ME ALONE!
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Originally Posted by tderose
(Post 50547060)
Nice lookin truck, and very nice build! However, I'm not crazy about someone from PA having a confederate battle flag on their truck. Do you know what that flag really represents?
It is just a flag that doesn't represent anything in todays world. There is another flag people should be interested in... Jon |
dont care too much for the white. I liked either the dark forest green or a primer black. But aside from that, it looks TOUGH!
brutal dude, tough SA. one of a kind! |
Originally Posted by jriebe
(Post 50548567)
In my history class, I learned that the Civil War ended in 1865. By my math that is about 140 years ago...GET THE %^$ OVER IT!!!!
It is just a flag that doesn't represent anything in todays world. There is another flag people should be interested in... Jon Keep up the good work, and thank you for everything you do in service to this country! I know a lot of marines down there! Stay safe! |
Originally Posted by MAIDEN
(Post 50548564)
i have a confederate flag on my truck as well and i get so much ☺☺☺☺ for it!! LEAVE ME ALONE!
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