Rich's Long-ass-taco LT Build Thread

updates?

 

Damn, it's been forever since I was on TW... Gotta do some updates I guess..

 

Haha, couple others too

 

I see you driving around Capitola all the time, the truck looks absolutely amazing.

 

Orly? VVV

 

Thanks, I work in Capitola. Live in Soquel.

 

I should have titled my build "Project Money Pit"

 

Pismo dunes trip planned for this weekend

 

Do you live on Capitola Road Ext? I'm pretty sure I see your truck parked all the time as I live right around the corner.

 

No, I live in Soquel.

 

subbed

 

Trying to get some updates in here as my truck is effectively finished up now.

A lot of time has passed with nothing much to post, as the truck was drivable, but not really finished.

So here is an attempt to get up to date.

 

The front ARB never worked when I ran out of money and took my truck home. There was just a leaking sound from inside the case. Turns out the ARB air tubes (copper) going into the bearing are soldered in place. This unit never sealed all the way

 

Next on the list was brakes...

This one item really is what had the truck grounded for the last 1/2 year.

After doing all the mods, the wheel speed sensors are all removed. This means no ABS which I am fine with. Unfortunately the rear willwood brakes need more fluid than the stock drums, and the ABS unit was still plumbed in the lines, but doing nothing.

This lead to a system that was super unsafe. The ABS unit can't be bled without the factory diagnostic tool, and even when bled it seems to create a squishy peddle. Since the rear disk brakes need more fluid as well, the brake system was crap.

The peddle was mush unless pumped twice. So I never took it anywhere but work for the last year.

 

So we removed the ABS unit from the loop, and ran new brake lines.

There is now just a single hard line running to the rear end where it T's to each caliper.