my 84 reg. cab buildup

well today I got

the brakes bled, sliders on with gussets, spare mount w/ tools, and pulled a leaf from the front pack leveling the truck. woohoo... here's the pics and I'm leaving for URE in the a.m.
It has had some paintwork and vynil since this pic but it's the basic Idea.
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here's my first attempt at welding on sliders :dunno:

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Saw you today, how'd the steering shaft bolt work out for you? We passed you again on Daniel where you had pulled off to fix something when all those idiots on 4-wheelers were crowding you and rolling into your truck. We didn't want to make a bad thing worse so we went on up to get out of the way, hope you got out OK.
 
well I had to flip the bolt around, that helped for a minute but the shaft still continued to pull out so we were trying to get it back to camp. I was ready to kill that guy on the quad. here's an update on my w/k. Thank you for your help and I hope to wheel with you soon.


UPDATE!!!!!

This w/k I had a troublesome rig. If you were at URE I apologize for the inconvenience I caused. I didn't get all the bugs worked out (steering shaft seperates, Drivers brake hose was knicked and bleeding, throttle sticks on inclines Huh??? , Front Passenger tire went flat) so thank you to all who waited for me and complimented my ailing rig. It'll be ready next time.

THANK YOU to Tacoma 747 on the NC4x4 board and his buddies for stopping and helping me get my truck back together. I was going to the outpost first thing and at 50mph the steering shaft came apart (forgot the collar bolt) so at 50mph I flew through the ditch on the left w/o steering. good thing the brakes were disproportioned b/c when I locked em up it pulled left towards the safer ditch/field. thank you to you and your buddies.

IT WILL BE FIXED IN A WEEK SO I'LL BE BACK AT URE AND DPG SOON!

Also- I was rolled into twice in an hour! the first one was my buddy Jeremy who rolled 2.5 times at the top of Daniel b/c he was bored. This only pulled my corner light out and tweaked the fender a bit- no biggie. The second one was a jackass on a quad holding up their traditions. we were at the 3pt. turn on Daniel. we had pulled out of the way so the TTORA guys could get through (I think it was TTORA) so this idiot says- " I betcha I kin climb that hill right dar"..... before I could say "let me move my shit" that jerkoff flies off the trail and up the hill at a 45* angle... well of course the moron gets thrown off his quad and slams into my truck. then his fourwheeler rolls down the hill and slams into him pinning him against my passenger fender. I run to help him... when we got him fixed up and out. HE JUST F'N WALKS AWAY!!!
We told him that he crushed my fender, ripped out my headlight, pushed in my core support. he says "I didn't do all that"........ anyways- I got it worked out from there and all is good now (no details b/c I was f'n mad) :mad:

all those idiots are the reason that trails close- so here's to you and your group quad guy :flipoff:
 
here is the "post disaster" pics... small visual differences and now it stops and steers safely :thumbs:
next up is bumpstops F and R, clean up the engine bay by removing the rats nest etc..., stereo, dash and console.

I am sorta gonna hold off on the next big steps until I have money saved to buy my first house. so I'll wheel it as is for the most part for a while. but I'll keep this thread current as possible/needed. thanks

This was my trucks view of URE most of the w/k
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here I was today goofing off near the house
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here's my update. doing Hella's up front wired to headlight switch & I'm pulling my case tonight for the dual case transition. add a brake hose I cut etc... and pending an EFI swap or Carb troubleshooting for URE April 21st - 23rd ... Also- adding bumpstops b/c I only Flexed this until the springs went flat... it had more but I don't wanna break one :ack:


FLEX? or NOT?
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hey man you did a quality job, really like the huge difference from those first pics when you bought it. Good luck with your house
 
I really like this truck. I myself have a 2nd gen but your is way more bad ass. I will get some current pics of mine up tonight
 
1stgenxxx said:
I really like this truck. I myself have a 2nd gen but your is way more bad ass. I will get some current pics of mine up tonight
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cool man- I'd love to see yours. you'll get there. and btw- mine's not as bad ass as you think. but thank you anyways.


signed- open up front Jason :flipoff2: :lol:
 
Truck looks great man!!!!!! I was at Uwharrie but I did not see you. Maybe I will catch you there the next time. Look for this truck.
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thanks for the compliments... it means a lot. I'll be there from april 21st - april 24th.... see ya there?

should finish up my brakes, dual cases, Xmember hopefully, and figure out this damn sticking throttle. later
 
Mr_DIY said:
thanks for the compliments... it means a lot. I'll be there from april 21st - april 24th.... see ya there?
should finish up my brakes, dual cases, Xmember hopefully, and figure out this damn sticking throttle. later
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I got my duals in, how about you? :flipoff2:
 
Ratman said:
I got my duals in, how about you? :flipoff2:
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yep... finished them up today AND went wheeling tonight :flipoff2:
also got my hella lights wired up and done, battery mounted, built a rear dshaft, and notched and shaped my crossmember for more clearance. :D :D
 
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there she is
 
Mr_DIY said:
yep... finished them up today AND went wheeling tonight :flipoff2:
also got my hella lights wired up and done, battery mounted, built a rear dshaft, and notched and shaped my crossmember for more clearance. :D :D
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Cool, just waiting on my brake lines to show up and get the motivation to build a front shaft. :flipoff2:
 
MetalMangler said:
Truck looks great man!!!!!! I was at Uwharrie but I did not see you. Maybe I will catch you there the next time. Look for this truck.
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What size rubber and back spacing on the locks are you running?
 
Ratman said:
Cool, just waiting on my brake lines to show up and get the motivation to build a front shaft. :flipoff2:
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I'm ahead, I'm ahead, I'm ahead *Ratman slaps DIY*.... ummm- good luck and I'll see ya at zuwharrie.

I went wheeling. lost power and it was running shitty. plugs, wires, cap, rotor and removal of about 30lbs of extra wire (PO) and charcoal canisters, ac compressor etc... yielded not only a cleaner, more organized engine bay but a great running truck. woohoo. also got my Hella's mounted and wired to the headlight switch

got an 83 celica a/c compressor with mount for sale LOL :shaking: ... no I'm serious :D

now I have to
add a few lights here and there
re-inforce my ford towers
build bumpstops
install shift boot (LOL)
hopefully whip up a bumper next Saturday. thanks for looking
 
those are 38 11.00 boggers but I don't know about the back spacing
 
Mr_DIY said:
I'm ahead, I'm ahead, I'm ahead *Ratman slaps DIY*.... ummm- good luck and I'll see ya at zuwharrie.
I went wheeling. lost power and it was running shitty. plugs, wires, cap, rotor and removal of about 30lbs of extra wire (PO) and charcoal canisters, ac compressor etc... yielded not only a cleaner, more organized engine bay but a great running truck. woohoo. also got my Hella's mounted and wired to the headlight switch
got an 83 celica a/c compressor with mount for sale LOL :shaking: ... no I'm serious :D
now I have to
add a few lights here and there
re-inforce my ford towers
build bumpstops
install shift boot (LOL)
hopefully whip up a bumper next Saturday. thanks for looking
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LOL, but my shit doesn't come unbolted. :flipoff2:
 
Hey man, it was nice to finally meet you at Uwharrie Sat. Your truck looks great. Did it do ok this time?

Shawn C Groce
 
I was impressed. His didn't come apart all weekend. :flipoff2:


Mine also stayed together for the most part, not too bad for a 3 week build, 2 miles of test running and beating on it for 3 days. :lol: I think I've got to tear the front down and look at the birfs. Something made on hell of a noise up front while I was bouncing it hard on Daniel. Thing is, later that day I was beating it on a ledge on Rocky Mount and it didn't make a sound? The shakedown was a sucess. Now its on to rears out from, better rears, high steer and a locked front, all in good time.
 
any new pics???? Done anything new to the truck lately?
 
waiting to do my flatbelly, new tires (bought them today), fresh paint, finish exo, and some doo dad crap. here's a few pics.
I'm an idiot ;)
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Trailer RTI (thanks ratman)
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budweiser rock and a bad line because a FS rig was broken down in front of it. Haha
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small update... been a while

got my new tires today.. 38x12.50x15 TSL's... they are bias ply and absolutely new! I love them already (although I wish they were a tad wider... maybe that'll come as I air down and run them a bit. I will groove them once I get over the "new tire" phase. thanks for looking

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next up is bumpstops for sure.... then a tcase skid/xmember and this and that's... she's almost done for a while :D
 
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