Slodgetto's Green Dragon 4x4 Conversion Build

I've seen that done on pirate I think Jon. Would work if you weld it up right.

Also..I woulda used a sawzall haha much faster then cut off wheel..

 

Yeah I tried that but with all the other sheet in there it seemed impossible. I'd be cutting and come up on another sheet of metal, the tip of the blade would hit it and push the sawzall out of the cut. Maybe I just don't know how to use one properly? haha

 

I am I'm chopping the frame at the fire wall for the front and right at the end of the boxed section of the rear and fabrication new frame rails.

 

Jerry do you think you're really going to rub when you get your axles under there or are you only cutting the frame for the ORIs?

 

The front I'm cutting because it's faster and easier to do then cutting, grinding & plating the frame rails. The rear I'm doing what Wyatt did to clear the ORI's and just rebuilding the rear of the frame wile I'm at it.

 

can't wait to follow the progress... if you ever start

Silas, bring it out here so the 37" club can wheel together haha

 

i have to wait until my wife go's maternity leave so I can drive her car to the shop every day. So the end of Feb or March I will be cutting.

 

Oh, I see. I was envisioning something a tad more complicated... I guess that'd be strong enough with enough rienforcement though. I just don't like how thin that would make it in one spot. In addition to plating all around, I'd probably add an 8" piece of 3/16" x 2" x 3" on the backside, or something similar...

I wish, man.

 

I actuallt kinda like the idea of trimming the frame, more that I think about it.... I believe I'll tub a bit further since I have to re-do my tubs anyway and seal everything up. (My first tub job was kinda rushed and looks like crap...) If I still can't clear the firewall/body mount with the 2" spacers on there or if the tires are still rubbing the frame pretty badly with the 2" spacers. I may do that..

I think I would do something more like this...

 

That's the way to do it right there. Basicially just build a new section of frame.

 

Nights as well us angle it like you drew then just strait back out. It's so close to the end..

 

I'm not sure what you mean..

 

Instead of angling it away then bring it back to where the fram was..you might as well angle the frame in then just straighten it back out. Since your so close to the frame ends.

 

Humm maybe... I just home from work and am going to tub as much as I can. So I'll go from there...

Hopefully gonna go wheeling tomorrow morning.

 

Waiting on pics of these monsters on the IFS.

 

Posted pics a few pages back... http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1s...agon-4x4-conversion-build-54.html#post6255180

Or are you talking about off-road pictures.

 

Off road. I for your CVs when you turn that locker on.

 

RCV does make cv's for Tacoma's, only down side is then the diff becomes the weak point.

 

Yup.... and it costs $2,000 for a pair!