hey brian is this thing gonna be street legal?

 

Why?Does it not look street legal? I told my girlfriend that I needed to build this truck to take crap to the dump and to bring home bushes and trees, from lows, for her.lol.It must be able to perform these dutys.

 

Weekend graden center by day, extreme 4x4 at night.....
I used the line, 5 people (wife and 3 kids) to the beach with the 4runner and pickup for getting home improvement stuff...it seems to work...lol

 

Great build Willy, Just read the whole thing at work.. I hope my boss dont find out.. Anyways cant wait to see it rolling on its own V-8 power..

 

Any update?

 

So,Travis Albert and I, took the truck up and finished about 3/4 of the welding before my welder took a dump.It needs a new fan motor.I am currently looking for a welder to borrow.I have a few I can choose from, im just lazy.Soon though.Anyway, Rosco (jeepin buddy) called me yesterday and said he picked me up a brand new lockrite for my truck.Awsome.I got it today.Unfortunately, it is lockrite 6015 and I need 6010.6015 is for a Tacoma or T100.I have been wanting a little more width in the rear axle dept so I think a T100 rear end is in order.This sucks,because my rear axle is beautiful.So if you know anybody,I am looking for a great working T100 rear axle in 4.10, to trade for mine.

 

here it is.

 

Hey Brian that's cool that you guys got most of the welding done on your truck, sucks about your welder though... I don't know of anyone with a t100 rearend, but I'll keep a look out, that will be sweet with the lockrite! How much wider is the t100 rearend?

 

Rear looks great, those you are saying your replacing it? Anyway, nice update...Bill

 

Yea,either going to trade this axle for a t100 axle (7in wider Ed).Or if someone has a 6010 lockrite brand new, id trade them.

 

This axle is perfect,I just didnt get a free locker for it.Im sure I can trade it for a really good T100 axle.I just need to find someone who is willing.

 

Well I ordered up a trail gear pitman arm today with a 1 ton chevy tre ream.I also went to six states today, and ordered the rear driveline with spicer 1350, yea I said 1350 joints.

 

Hey Brian sounds like you got some nice parts coming. So are you using a Toyota steering box and pitman arm and just reaming it to fit a Chevy draglink/ tierod end?...you should be able to give it hell with that rear driveline, lol

 

Yes,im useing a toyota ifs box.Before I install it, it'l probably going to be drilled and tapped for hydralic assist-later on, capped off for now.The pitman arm is a trail gear unit, with 3/4 inch less drop, already reamed for the 7/8 tierod end.And yea, when I handed the guy the driveline parts and told him what I wanted, and that it was for a Toyota he told me I was wasting money.He said 1310 would last forever,1330 indestructable,1350 a waste of money.

 

Waste of money? Sounds like good insurance to me, lol.

 

Insurance that axle pieces will become space debris.ha ha.The closer I get,the more I feel my back axle sucks.I need a taco rear.

 

If your buddy hadn't already given you the Lockrite, I'd say go with a 14 bolt rearend and continue on with the Chevota theme, lol.

 

Id have to get another front axle too, because the front is narrowed.I hate 14' s,id go d60.Just opinion.

 

Yeah, they don't have a lot of ground clearance, kinda a rock magnet, lol...I saw em make one into a front steering axel on an episode of Extreme 4x4 once, something different, lol

 

That plus the weight.It should be running soon though.