yep...and they build fronts too. I am getting my coil-overs, air shox, seats, suspension pieces, and many more parts.

 

change #3???

 

I can't really make up my mind on the engine. But the 3.4L makes the most sense to me...
1UZ-FE(hard to find around here)

4.3L(abundant....but everyone has alot of people have done this swap)

3.4L( still toyota reliable, makes good power, I know where there are a bunch of them)

 

So, FedEx came by the house today. Again. And once again, they left me a present.


I opened it and guess what was inside? SWEET! My 6-lug centers!





I finally took the time to breakout the grinder and smooth up the edges where I plasma cut the factory 8-lug centers out. When I cut them out I couldn't cut close enough tho the edge without a risk of cutting too much out(geez, that sounded repetative). It left about a 1/8 of an inch all the way around...it took me about 30min and 1.5 grinder discs
Before:

After:


On Tires

 

pretty cool.... so do those center weld or bolt in? and how do they balance out.. or do you even care?

 

they weld in...I am having them true'd. I don't have the equipment to put them in and make them correct.

 

BIG UPDATE!

My wheels have gone on a trip to Charlotte to have the 6-lug centers welded in! I should have them back in a week or so.

I have been bending tube like an insane person and tonight I finally got started putting it all together!





An idea of what it'll look like


Me melting metal

OH BOY THAT WAS A BLAST...getting everything level and equal



What do you think?




Here's how I left it tonight

 

That thing is going to be insane. Very nice!!! I can't wait to wheel with you and that thing.

 

I'm bustin my ass on it..I gotta get it finished

 

More progress!
I got the driverside rail in tonight! The main pieces that everything will tie into are now on!

This was a pain in the ass to get equal. It took a big level, chain'd come-a-long, a sissor jack, a new fabbed tool, a ratchet strap and some cussing



Just gotta make sure...

 

Did you jump up and down on it?

 

oh no....I just wanted to see how much it flexed with me on it...

I have got to build some jack stands!

 

Ha, yeah, those little ones look like they are sobbing for less weight.

 

No...I mean for the cab...There isn't hardly any weight but it is getting ready to have some added to it.

 

I put in another piece tonight....just a single crossbar. Nothing major..I've only got 30" of tube left again. I guess I gotta go get some more

 

I started gusseting in the rear frame tonight....then I cleaned the shop.....ugh

 

H1's are back in! I'll post pics prob. tomorrow. I'M STILL WAITING ON MY LOWER LINKS! This is getting to be stupid, he has had them for a month! STILL NOT DONE! It's only 2 links...4 threads!

 

Well, I got my links back today. I am so pissed, you have no idea. The guy F'd up 2 sticks $100 ea(roughly) So now he is gonna have to buy me 4 threaded inserts

1 link he threaded left handed 2x(and I can't even get the end to go in more than an inch!)
the other link he threaded right on 1 side and gutted the other! He tapped it 2x and cut all the threads out of it.
Here are the pics. It is kinda hard to make out though




I got them back before he could destroy all of them. Damn I'm mad

 

That really sucks... make him buy you new ones....

 

He is supposedly gonna make it right...That means I'm gonna have to bore the tubing out and put in Thread adapters...I didn't want to do that, but it now looks like I have no choice