we cut the floor out of the bed amnd the easiest way to square it up was upside down.

made the cups to hold the upper four-link arms its 21/2 inch pipe cut long ways
and the tabs made to fit inside it.

there's more to come to help tie the rest of the frame into itself

 

my
friend who had an isuzu that he was building for almost four years which if it was finished would have been insane was trying to sell these for a good couple months with no luck
$1000 dollars worth of compressors and tanks for less than 500 bucks

how could i say no...

 

Im about at the spot where i need wheels top start mocking up the truck and since i don't have much room i can't run too wide of a wheel.I was thinking of taking a loan out and buying billets but i really don't wanna dump that much money into a set of wheels and it i whack a pothole i wouldn't be very happy.

so since i work at a salvage yard i did a little research, my buddy who worked at sts sent me a picture of a set of 20" oem toyota wheels and said you have to put these on your truck.
i went thru and found out they're they dame lug pattern and they're only 7inches wide....perfect.
too bad they wanted 2200 on ebay for a used set and 300 a piece from new york city.
i found a guy in wisconsin who would ship em to me and beat everyone's prices i got my wheels or under $1000 bucks
off a 2009-2010 toyota venza

 

yes! when i first started building my lux i wanted a set of them venza wheels so bad. i had spotted em sitting in traffic. i ended up going with what i have because the only venza wheels i could find were $1200 with no rubber.

they look awesome on your lux!

 

They were 220 a piece shipped to my door then i wrapped em with nittos i gotta order 2 more tires

 

Nice wheels. Are you running spacers?

btw, there is a set right now for $600 on LA craigslist.

 

600 is really cheap,no theyre 5x114.3mm which is the same as 5x41/2 just have tp get toyota specific lug nuts with a colar to run them

 

Spacers, not adapters. They tuck real nice. I was just wondering if you had to use spacers to push them out a bit.

 

no i didnt have to do anything i still have to adjust and build control arms for the front. theyre the perfect width for the way the trucks set up theyre a liitle 2 wide in the back they touch the rail on the top body line in the back so i gotta pull some magic there but other than that they were pretty much meant for a hilux

 

So..left work tonight not 5 min down the road 200 lb buck dive out in front of the white truck and wipes the front end out so now i know what im fixing the next xouple weeks

 

Make sure you make plenty of Jerky with that MoFo.

 

i would have to bad i hit him and then he sling shotted into the next lane and got hit by an f150coming the other direction....no chance for survival
there was nothing left

 

Killer project. Love low luxs

 

Sorry i haven't been on here in a while had to fix the 84 and pull an engine for the swap in my 94 and just been working a way on the 74 been moving quick on it i'm trying to get it atleast running and driveable for the summer, get all the kinks out of it and do all the metalwork/body work and paint done in the winter

 

Forgot where i left off but got the floor all mapped out out and welded most of it in.built the tunnel made some engine mounts and finally for now welded the trans crossmember in till i can get in there to make the mounts and finish it off, gettinga little tight in the cab area.

 

Got the uppers all tacked up and tested them out with the stock lowers and supra knuckles everything worked out.
now its on to building lowers.
the cross shafts wouldn't work for building new controlling arms, so i had to build my own cross shafts using the same design with a different twist.

i built my new cross shafts out of 1 inch od 1/4 inch wall tube.
the jig is all set up now all it is trial and error to get the ball joint angle correct and then repeat the step for the other side

 

Can't wait to see it done.. Nice build.. How is the white truck.. Im assuming the DD is on the road again.

 

Thanks man trying to put some hours in on it has been hard lately, trying to find another shop to work out of before november and all but the white trucks fixed from the deer hit a few minor issues have came up but nothing to major
just trying to get the 74 a rolling chassis so itll be easier to move when i have to

 

Finally making progress...

FINALLY SAT DOWN AND PULLED THE BENDER OUT AND FABBED UP THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS





I HAD TO BUILD THE CROSS SHAFTS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE STOCK ONES WERE DESIGNED, THEY'RE NOT FULLY WELDED JUST TACKED FOR FITMENT AND TO TEST THEM OUT.

THIS IS HER ALL LAID OUT



WHILE I WAS BUILDING THE CROSS SHAFTS AND CONTROL ARM FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE MY BUDDY BUILT SOME GUSSETS FOR THE REAR BAG MOUNTS.I LOVE THEM I THINK THEY CAME OUT SO SINISTER.



HERE'S THE REAR END ALL SET UP WITH THE BAGS

 

looking really nice!