awesome, that chrome tank gunna work for you?

 

thanks josh! i'd honestly suggest getting some cando's. i don't have the equipment to machine the sleeves like the cando's. and using a stock style arm just looks like ass lol. i found out making arms costs almost as much as buying a set, except mine are fit to my exact needs.

thanks ashton! i hope someday then my goal will be achieved!! lol

thanks james! yeah the tank will work. i think i'm going to modify the brackets a bit though to make it sit where i want it.. also the 4 bungs along the tank will be plugged and facing down, with one as a water drain. pressure in and out will be off the sides. should look pretty sexy once the frame is metallic grey, with the chrome links and polished stainless hardlines

 

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haha, family list?
Hows:
Dad: Hiace van
Bro: 2wd single cab hilux
Bro: toyota corolla
Me: 2wd xtra cab hilux
Mum: Toyota avensis
Sis: Daewoo Nubira, but she is looking at gettina a toyota, haha!
and a mates merc, and another mates spare 84 toyota celica
i love cars haha! no one else in my family does. :S

 

The body looks pretty straight.[/QUOTE]

i seen something like this just sitting in someones yard near my house. imna gonna go right now and check it out, maybe post a pic of it..
are these older Lux's worth it? would have more problems n such though.

 

i got mine dirt cheap so i think it was worth it.. lol

i'll say if you want to bag it with big wheels the stock suspension sucks. but if you want to do a restore/ static drop i'd imagine it would be a good platform.

 

Yea I would love to find a old luv, 720, or yota for as dirt cheap as you got that for. lol good platform for sure.

 

man kevin there was a luv for $200 the other day. seems like it got picked up real quick tho

 

so my the final parts of my steering came in today. so i got it all hooked up





and i rolled and steered it outta the garage finally









and full lift

 

Dang looking good man and i really like those rims on that truck

 

im catching up!

 

Your doing some amazing fab work there. Couple questions since I don't know anything about dropped rigs or anything else for that matter: 1. Can you steer at all when the front is dropped? 2. how do you get air to the radiator with the grill blocked off?

 

thanks!

steering down low on a slammed truck varies. if i was running small tires i could turn a lot, but with the big rims i have very little turning. it's enough to ride about an inch off the ground on straight roads, or sweeping turns on the highway, but to make any sharp turns i'll have to raise it up.

for the radiator i just have to cut the rest of it out. the holes i drilled so the corners of the cut out would have a radius. but i decided to leave the center in until it's all welded to help keep it from warping.

 

+1 I love those rims, truck coming out really nice!!! it seems like it berly clears on the front on full lift

 

thanks!

it's actually the closest at about 2" from full lift. basically when the rim is lined up with the fender arch. even then it's still got about 5/8".

 

Looking amazing keep up the good work

 

there's 3 sitting on this one lawn ready for sales.

 

Hey Burn, this is a bit off topic of ur hilux, which is a beautiful build by the way we all can't wait to see it done, especially a few that are waiting for you to leave the keys in it lol anyways on the bodydrop.org site you had a post from a while back bout your "kid's " radio flyer, that you did the a-arms on, was just wondering if you ever finished it, and would love to see pics. Im dying to hack..*cough*cough*..."modify" my son's, if I can sneak it away from my wife 1st. Best Wishes.-Joe

 

Hey guys just thought I'd do a quick update. well yesterday the tranny wen't out in my daily driver but it's all good, the reverse has been slipping for a while and I've been expecting it. so a while back I picked up a spare and was just waiting for that lucky day. and the fellas from the truck club is going to help me swap them out, its a 1986 Jaguar XJS 5.3L V12....soooo yeah it's going to be a fun job , were starting on it today, so Maybe sometime through the week I'll be able to get started on pulling that little 4 banger outta the yota and grab the vaseline for the smallblock . Best Wishes Guys, and wish me luck back working on this ole British car, lol its not japanese so it might be a "lovely" job

 

one of the nicest builds that ive seen on here. keep postin.

 

thanks!

lol, nah it's still the same as pics.. gotta spend $100 on the air shocks for it. dang kids are out growing it fast, but with another one coming in a month i might get it done in time lol

thanks for the props!

i've sanded the truck down bare, i'll try to grab some pics tonight and post em up.