Evolution of a Mini truck - Dial up BEWARE, lots of pictures

[Metto]

well i bought this back in high school when was trying to build a buggy to DD. i bobbed the bed and its been down hill from there. here are some pics of what it has gone through in the past few years
Bed bob, otherwise bone stock

got these mounted and chopped the fenders to clear

-Note - i ended up tubbing back the fenders a lot more to clear the 37 and 38 TSL's that i ran later. now they are cut back to the body mount.

 

[Metto]

built these bumpers at Chase Perry's house

wheeled it on the IFS a little, welded the rear for some traction

the IFS got so bad that with the suspension jacked up in the air i could jog one tire a good 3" without moving the other one. time for that to go

 

[Metto]

bought this from RK, shaved it, braced steering stops

Stuck it in there with a Trail Gear SAS kit right before graduation. skipped my last week of class senior year and when to tellico with the yotaman crew. also installed 63" chevy rears, did not equal the same lift as my 3" sas kit

 

[Metto]

then, this happened

not going to name any names, but i didnt do this and i was left holding the bag on repairs. i swapped what wasnt trashed over to another toy housing and drove/wheeled it until christmas '07

 

[Metto]

then, this happened

now swapping in D60's front and rear, adding to the cage, doing a FROF style tcase crossmember, moving gas tank to bed, new bumpers, winch and these sick half doors

really my goal is now to make the truck bulletproof so i can drive it, wheel it, and drive it home. also, fix a lot of the booty fab that i did when i was younger and more inexperienced. more pics to come as i get more done

 

[Metto]

so i went out yesterday to get a cooling hose for the F250 and one thing led to another.....$500 later i got this in my driveway. its an 85 C&C K30, so the front is DRW hubs. anyone want to trade for some SRW hubs?

 

[Metto]

somewhere along the line i got dual cases with a sweet crossmember built by our very own YOTAMAN aka steve. also built a cage, decided it was ugly, built another one last year, all 1.75x.120 DOM. also drilled and tapped steering box, got hydro assist with a 1.5"x8" ram limited to 6" for the toyota axle.

 

[Cperry]

my poor truck it was perfect before you started

 

[8379qtj10]

wow......that truck took a beating for sure....maybe that DRW 60 will hold

 

[highrollintj]

how did you manage to pick up that chevy for $500. i have been trying to find a beat up truck with some axles under it for cheap but cant score one anywhere

 

[72Rockcruiser]

Whats up with that tintop I saw? wanna sell it?

 

[Metto]

how did you manage to pick up that chevy for $500. i have been trying to find a beat up truck with some axles under it for cheap but cant score one anywhere

i know a guy.......

 

[Metto]

Oh, what a day. right after i posted this disaster struck. i feel like an idiot for what happened cause it almost crushed me. i was jacking up the rear diff to remove the tires and the truck rolled off the wood stands. my fault, the driveway has a pretty good slope. anyway, we worked hard all day and this is what i have to show for it

 

[highrollintj]

what the hell? is it snowing or raining?

 

[Metto]

raining....at least it held off until we were done. started raining right after we went inside

 

[pheery]

welcome back metto.....

 

[Metto]

maybe when im 21 i can be a real mud devil...erm... boy!

 

[RenegadeT]

wow, I was looking at the pics last night, especially the wood blocks, wondering how safe that was. Good to hear no one was hurt

 

[792.5cj5]

Nice jack stands!! IQ of the Day

 

[1stgenxxx]

Those are some awsome jack stands......didn't you call me a redneck for using some jack stands like that when you bought those tires from me?...lol

 

[Metto]

yea i think yall had something similar
for the record, people that have helped or sold me stuff for this build:
Jeff
Chase Perry
Josh Gardener
Josh Walsh
Steve
Riley Felver
Aaron Dixon
Zach Dixon
Will Carter
Donovan Phillips
RK
Jason
Steve Beckmeyer
and some others i cant remember....

 

[raleighjeepguy]

To be honest man I was sitting at the computer calling you an idiot for the blocks. I did the exact same thing years ago and laid a tj flat on her ass. Just learn the lesson and don't do it again......could be your head next time

 

[Metto]

anyone have a HF coupon code? i need to order some of those tall 12 ton jack stands

 

[RenegadeT]

anyone have a HF coupon code? i need to order some of those tall 12 ton jack stands

http://www.nc4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36726&highlight=harbor+freight

 

[Metto]

pics from this weekend. front hangar is fully burned in, shocks are now mounted, still waiting on my steering. dont know if i mentioned it but im running the stock rear springs from this truck up front with a 2 other rear leaves mixed in. shackle angle is pretty good i think. has about 2" of uptravel in the front, need to get some bumpstops still