2003 Long Travel Double Cab 4x4LongWeiney

hhmm ok. i think once i get another daily ill be caging/linking my truck. and also i think i may build some lift spindles for the esb kit

 

Don't you have fabbed spindles already?

 

nope. i have the same kit as you. esb lowers and steering and then custom uppers. which i think they chopped the bushings off of esb uppers and threw bungs in for heimed. and the stock modified spindle

 

Oh, thought I read that you randomly met Bonzen and got him to build you some. My bad.

 

no i met him in glamis, then got my carrier bearing done by him

 

Oh cool, maybe that was what I was thinking of

 

Wired the dust lights in the below picture. Top is the brake and work/reverse light that's already wired

 

My Transmission Control Relay on the passenger side has started whining like a little bitch. Anyone know what could cause this? Truck is an ADD 4x4 with a t-case but no front drive components.

 

When are you headed out again? I want to see this thing in action.

 

Shit yeah. Got my rims and tires all mounted up and looking spiffy. Ready for the SoCal Offroad Trucks meet in Barstow tomorrow.






GUESS FUCKING NOT.

 

Probably won't be for awhile now. Rear end needs seals and brake shit. So I might as well re-gear it while it's all apart so I don't buy gear oil twice.

 

5/10/15
Seals and brakes turned into a full rebuild. Bearings and everything were done, so I took the truck to a friend's dad who is a Toyota master mechanic at an independent shop. Got it back a few days later without having to worry about the work. Went to Barstow with a coworker in his raptor and dirt bikes and another friend in the blue raptor.







My only damage was to glass. My rear tires munched my bedsides and my coworker kicked some rocks up on his bike.



My Treadwright tires are legit. Went all over Barstow and didn't worry one bit. Chose lines to avoid rocks but I went through the wash, on the race course, fire roads, and more with no worries and no damage or chunked tread. Drove to and from Barstow too.

Today I pulled the radiator to have it checked for leaks and cleaned, and paint some tube work I couldn't get to before. Naval jelly is legit for rust removal.

 

Picked up rear door panels from SoCal Mini today and trimmed them to fit around my door bars. Also collecting more parts to get a/c back in the truck.

 

This truck is SEXY!

 

Truck is really coming along Mac. Super stoked for you

 

Updates:

6/25:
Made it a month and a half before I figured out I wasted a ton of money. Gonna build a 9".


7/01:
5.29 geared front diff, driveshaft and 2 steering racks from jonsangel.


7/11:
Threw down money on a Camburg housing, it's getting built. Gonna piece together the rest of the parts as deals come up. Goal is to build a housing that can be compatible with links if I choose, locker, disc brakes, and strong.

 

Carlos at Camburg helped me up the gnar factor.

 

lucky..

 

More parts. Yukon modular iron 3rd and 35 spline Detroit just showed up. Got u-bolts from Deaver and spring perches from Camburg yesterday.

 

Got some seats and 4 points from a buddy building a ranger. Gonna get all 4 seats reupholstered to match.




Also sealed up some holes on the passenger side firewall using aluminized tape, flex seal sprayed over it on the outside. I also sprayed the outside of the wheel well tubs where the welds are, used marine sealant on the inside, sprayed flex seal on the inside over that, then laid down a layer of peel n seal over a good majority of the floor board. Once the rest of the fabrication is done on the inside I'll buy some real sound deadener and new carpet.

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