didnt get as far as I wanted today, but made some progress




lots of brackets



A mechanics best friend, shes such a cute little dog



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now its not hanging so low



next up, cutting off my tailpipe and centering my fuel tank, and making brackets so its not held in by ratchet straps[/QUOTE]

 

Got my brackets made





clamped in place



Tanked tucked up in there nicely

 

got my front shock brackets mounted up finally and my shocks on

 

Are you going to make a skidplate for the tank?

Keep us updated! Cant wait to see some action shots!

 

yea, probably going to just re-use the stock one for now (and probably reinforce it) , I gotta add on another part to my brackets to make the stock plate work. if it ends up catching on a lot of stuff i'll probably just build a thick ass plate that can withstand just about anything

action shots wont happen for a little bit yet, still a long list of things to do, but now that I started my new job, money isn't tight, time is

 

liking your build. rally cool.
i missed out on the tank, what veichle did the fuel tank come from, and are you worried about the structual integrity of the rear part of the frame, because the part cut out looks like it ties the frame togeather.

 

its the stock tank, just relocated.

not worried about the rear part of the frame, that bracket that was cut out is thin crap just to mount the spare tire under it.

the trailer hitch ties together the frame more than that bracket did.

I still dont have the filler neck hooked back up, it looks like I can make it work. i'll probably work on it this weekend

 

thanks, im thinking of doing the same with mine but i want to keep the stock one and add another one. my plan is to do more expidition style trips so im hoping to get my runner to go at least 1000km before i have to fill it up with 2 tanks should be possiable.

like the 4 link, when im ready to sas mine its something to think about. which pitman arm did you use?

 

I believe it came off of a mid 80's land cruiser, it has more drop to it than the stock one, and a little bit beefier.

I just walked around the yota bone yard until I found one that looked like what I wanted

the 4-link is a ton of work (and a little bit more $$$) than a leaf spring setup, but there is a reason why all the competition trucks are 4-link with coil overs.

 

its personal prefrance i guess. i built a double
truanglated 4 link buggy, in 08 it wad too expensive
i havented calculated but im sure leafs will
be cheeper

 

got any pics of the suspension setup on the buggy?

 

unfortunatly i dont have many.
hear's one during testing of everything
i had to resize it so i hope its good

 

well, Ordered rear shocks today.... really only needs a high pinion diff for the front, put the front gears in the rear, and order a new set of high pinion gears for the front to go with everything else

soon we will grenade something.....

 

I love your front coil suspension set up, Subscribed :}

 

How much in materials did it cost you to build that bumper?

 

Its like $100 worth of steel, all 3/16" with half inch thick brackets

 

got my shocks yesterday, had time to put them on today



also, got some new heims to replace half of the ones I ordered a while ago (bought all RH like an idiot, then realized when I tried to align it why everyone offered RH and LR threads )

$250 mistake later



If all goes well I will take it to get fuel on monday (about a mile each way)

 

Are the shocks Rancho adjustables?

 

yes, they are cheap for what they are.

 

What a great thread. You're doing exactly what I hope to do to mine!