'93 Toy Rock Crawler "Camo II"

amatoer10 · 12-23-2008, 09:04 PM

its time to start building up a new rig to replace my previous truck which was a '98 Tacoma, SAS'd on 35s, lots of custom body work, and a camo paintjob. this summer i found a crack in the frame, stripped what i could, and sold it back to Toyota.

I picked up a '93 which is going to be built into pretty much the exact same truck using another Waggy Dana 44 front axle, Tacoma 8.4" rear axle, the same 35s, chevy springs in the back, and Rears Up Front.

a couple weeks ago i swapped in the taco rear axle and chevy springs and dovetailed my bobbed tacoma bed by 16 inches (which i was able to salvage before sending my truck to the crusher).

Last week i finished regearing and reassembling my dana 44 using the 4.10s i saved out of my last axle

then today came the point of no return

im hoping to have it driveable by the middle of next week, then i can focus on the other things like swapping on the dovetailed taco bed, rear shock mounts, bumpers, etc

dually · 12-23-2008, 09:19 PM

Sick build dude!

Tacoma02TRD · 12-23-2008, 10:06 PM

The finished product should be pretty sweet by the sound of things. Nice job and keep it up

Janster · 12-23-2008, 11:24 PM

Ohhhhh such a shame - you have a JEEP axle under a toyota!

Just kidding.....they're the most popular axle for SAS toys. I have a waggy D44 under my jeep. I got rid of the sissy ass D30/D35.

That 98 was a nice truck - such a damn shame the frames have rotted out.
My gawd, the older toyotas are lasting soo much longer than the newer stuff.

derekabraham · 12-23-2008, 11:26 PM

I can't wait to see the finished product!

98tacoma27 · 12-24-2008, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derekabraham

I can't wait to see the finished product!

x2. I have a change of underwear on stand by for when I cream my pants.

LonghornTaco · 12-24-2008, 07:57 AM

Nice work! Looking forward to the finished product!

Roland · 12-24-2008, 08:40 AM

That's a big project. Nice job so far.

I was looking at those pictures. The next to last one had me wondering how you got the front end to levitate like that. The jack stand is a lot more noticeable in the last picture. I hope it's just the camera angle but that looks scarily like the before picture of something that we'd see in the fail thread

amatoer10 · 12-24-2008, 12:34 PM

just finished cleaning up the drivers side of the frame. probably wont get much more done until friday once xmas is all over with.

the truck is nice and stable on the jackstands where they are. they're about in the same location i had them under my tacoma which is just far enough back to install the leaf springs. plus having the bed still full of snow and a growing number of scrap parts also helps.

hoosiertaco · 12-24-2008, 12:49 PM

Very slick bro.....lookin forward to the final result....which I hope has the same paint job as the first one!!

tacomaman06 · 12-24-2008, 01:00 PM

awesome build man!!! looking great.............i too cant wait to see the end results!! we are never really "done" when it comes to modding!!

lovin the camo too!!

Roland · 12-25-2008, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amatoer10

just finished cleaning up the drivers side of the frame. probably wont get much more done until friday once xmas is all over with.

the truck is nice and stable on the jackstands where they are. they're about in the same location i had them under my tacoma which is just far enough back to install the leaf springs. plus having the bed still full of snow and a growing number of scrap parts also helps.

It WAS camera angle

It looked like just 1 stand kind of far back. The side view looks much better. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished project. Are you going to do the camo paint again?

amatoer10 · 12-26-2008, 06:58 PM

yes, i am planning to repaint it camo using the same pattern. that might need to wait until the spring though when the weather is better for painting

today i finished grinding down and cleaning up the frame

then slid the axle underneath. i'm hoping that the truck will sit about like this once its done

Dark Knight · 12-26-2008, 07:05 PM

sweet, cant wait to see the transformation all the way through.

amatoer10 · 12-28-2008, 10:15 PM

well i got things mocked up and tack welded and its sitting under its own weight. i made a custom leaf pack today using the factory rears out of this truck, and adding a leaf from my old tacoma packs and an add-a-leaf from god knows where that i had laying around. front spring hanger is just something that i whipped together tonight using some spring mounts that i had and some 1.5x3" rect. tube. its just tacked together for now while i line everything up but it will get beefed up a good amount once i start doing finishing work. i wasnt able to setup the through-frame shackles yet because i still need to go to the spring shop tomorrow to replace the rear spring bushings and grab some u-bolts, so for mock up i just slid some sqaure tube between the rear spring eye and the frame.

heres what will be the final height/axle location

and this gives you an idea of how much tire i will have sticking out of the fenders. the tires are 12.5" wide and approx half is sticking out. the front axle is 61" WMS compared to the factory IFS which is 59" WMS, plus these rims have a lot of backspacing to clear the steering arms

amatoer10 · 12-30-2008, 09:56 PM

torched holes for the shackle tubes

everything mocked up where it needs to go

then spent most the night beefing up the front spring hanger with lots of gussets to make it strong

currently, the spring and shackle hangers have been fully welded to the frame. the spring perches on the axle are next once the paint on the frame dries and i set the castor angle, then i can weld on the shock towers/tabs, bolt in the drag link and driveshaft, bleed the brakes, and take it for a spin. expecting 6-8 inches of snow tomorrow afternoon so it could be a very fun test drive

LonghornTaco · 12-30-2008, 10:01 PM

Quick progress. Like what I see!

Tacoma02TRD · 12-30-2008, 10:05 PM

Your Toyota is looking better each day. If your ever in the south eastern corner of Washington ie Walla Walla you would fit right in with your project that your building. Everyone seems to have tricked out SAS Toyota's down here. Nice work its been neat to see the progress. Hope the test run goes well and don't forget to take some pics

Toy4Life · 12-30-2008, 10:22 PM

Nice transformation so far. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.

amatoer10 · 01-01-2009, 09:36 PM

welded the spring perches onto the axle after setting the castor to 9 degrees

im re-using the steering linkages from the sas i did on my tacoma and since the taco frame was wider, i had to shorten the drag link a couple inches. since i dont have a tap for a tie rod end thread and it needed to be shortened more than the drag link was already threaded, i cut the drag link, butt welded the two ends back together, then sleeved the section

welded on shock mounts, installed brakes, and reassembled hubs.

i tied up some of the loose ends and backed it out of the garage, only to notice that my rusty fuel line sprung a leak so i pulled it back in and will deal with that tomorrow, as well as bleed the brakes some more and install the front driveshaft

12-23-2008, 09:04 PM	#1
amatoer10 Junior Member Joined: Nov 2008, #10903 Location: massachusetts Gender: Male Posts: 20	'93 Toy Rock Crawler "Camo II" its time to start building up a new rig to replace my previous truck which was a '98 Tacoma, SAS'd on 35s, lots of custom body work, and a camo paintjob. this summer i found a crack in the frame, stripped what i could, and sold it back to Toyota. I picked up a '93 which is going to be built into pretty much the exact same truck using another Waggy Dana 44 front axle, Tacoma 8.4" rear axle, the same 35s, chevy springs in the back, and Rears Up Front. a couple weeks ago i swapped in the taco rear axle and chevy springs and dovetailed my bobbed tacoma bed by 16 inches (which i was able to salvage before sending my truck to the crusher). Last week i finished regearing and reassembling my dana 44 using the 4.10s i saved out of my last axle then today came the point of no return im hoping to have it driveable by the middle of next week, then i can focus on the other things like swapping on the dovetailed taco bed, rear shock mounts, bumpers, etc

12-23-2008, 10:06 PM	#3
Tacoma02TRD Senior Member Joined: Nov 2008, #10418 Location: Walla Walla WA/ Klamath Falls OR Age: 20 Gender: Male Posts: 193 02 Tacoma TRD 2002 Xtra Cab Manual 3.4liter 3inch Revtech lift,Flowmaster Muffler, K&N cold air intake, 33x12.5 Maxxis Bighorns, TRD stock locker, Hella 500 Fog lights, Scanguage II, Red led interior lights	The finished product should be pretty sweet by the sound of things. Nice job and keep it up __________________ You must be fast...cuz I was haulin ass when I passed you Its not about winning but losing sucks

12-23-2008, 11:24 PM	#4
Janster Old Fart Anonymous Joined: Mar 2007, #1138 Location: Lancaster, PA Age: 42 Gender: Female Posts: 6,287 2007 4.0L 4x4 TRD Sport Access Cab A 2007 Access Cab Automatic 4.0L Advantage Torza top (tri-fold), Husky floor mats, RuffTuff seat covers, C2C hood struts, Homelink mirror, USA Spec PA15-Toy (120gig Classic & 8gig nano), Garmin Nuvi 660, Protecta Bed mat, Pop-n-lock, TSB Springs, Scangauge II, Heated drivers seat, Fumoto drain valve, Aries pushbar, PIAA 540 fog lights, Hood scoop grahics, Flowmaster 50 series dual catback exhaust, RainX Latitude windshield wipers	Ohhhhh such a shame - you have a JEEP axle under a toyota! Just kidding.....they're the most popular axle for SAS toys. I have a waggy D44 under my jeep. I got rid of the sissy ass D30/D35. That 98 was a nice truck - such a damn shame the frames have rotted out. My gawd, the older toyotas are lasting soo much longer than the newer stuff. __________________ Our Homepage http://www.lieblweb.com/ My truck photo gallery http://www.lieblweb.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=16 I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok, They know me here.

12-24-2008, 07:57 AM	#7
LonghornTaco Can you pass the bailout please? Name: Jason Joined: Oct 2008, #9763 Location: Minnesota Age: 33 Gender: Male Posts: 3,528 Black 09 4x4 TRD Off Road Doublecab 2009 Double Cab Automatic V6 3" ToyTec coilover lift on Bilstein 5100s, Total Chaos UCAs, ToyTec diff drop, Scangauge II, 4D MagLite mounted on the drivers seat, Painted engine cover, Painted calipers (red), Painted skid plate (red) Valentine 1 radar detector hard wired, Damplifier Pro on the floor, back wall and doors, Luxury Liner Pro on the floor and doors, Kenwood DNX8120, 2 Pioneer TS-SW1041D 10" shallow mount subs, 2 Pioneer PRS-D4200F 1200W amps, Mr Marv sub enclosure, Hybrid Audio Clarus 6.5" components in the front doors, Alpine 5.25" coaxials in the rear doors, A.R.E. LSII fiberglass tonneau cover, All Pro bumper, All Pro sliders, Wet Okole seat covers, Sockmonkey Mountain badges, PIAA 510 SMR Driving Lights, Warn M8000 Winch, Bud Built skids	Nice work! Looking forward to the finished product! __________________ Texas style is no trifling, trendy thing. It is that which you would remove from Texas in order to make it Oklahoma. March TOTM My Build

12-24-2008, 08:40 AM	#8
Roland My other ride has sails Joined: Jan 2008, #4149 Location: Rhode Island Age: 46 Gender: Male Posts: 2,531 06 Impulse Red I4 2WD Access Cab 2006 Access Cab Manual 2.7 UnderCover Tonneau, Bed mat, Bug Deflector, aFe Pro Dry S, Secondary Air Filter removed, Synthetic 5W-30 oil, Scanguage II with blendmount, WeatherTech floorliners, Toyota seat covers, Installed OEM intermittent wipers, TacomaWorld sticker, Defrost without AC mod, Hidden Hitch	That's a big project. Nice job so far. I was looking at those pictures. The next to last one had me wondering how you got the front end to levitate like that. The jack stand is a lot more noticeable in the last picture. I hope it's just the camera angle but that looks scarily like the before picture of something that we'd see in the fail thread __________________ "Life's journeys End is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit what a ride!"

12-23-2008, 09:19 PM	#2
dually Waiting on new tune! Joined: Jul 2008, #8205 Location: Your Basement Age: 18 Gender: Dude Posts: 1,569 1998 2WD 2.4L 1998 Regular Cab Automatic 2.4L AiResearch M27 50trim, Benzboy Manifold, FMIC, 450cc DSM Injectors, Greddy Emanage Ultimate, ARP Headstuds, Cometic HeadGasket, TurboXS BOV, AEM Uego, Autometer boost gauge, Rebuilt tranny w/ Raybestos pads IPT Valvebody 12lbs, daily driven.	Sick build dude!

12-24-2008, 12:34 PM	#9
amatoer10 Junior Member Joined: Nov 2008, #10903 Location: massachusetts Gender: Male Posts: 20	just finished cleaning up the drivers side of the frame. probably wont get much more done until friday once xmas is all over with. the truck is nice and stable on the jackstands where they are. they're about in the same location i had them under my tacoma which is just far enough back to install the leaf springs. plus having the bed still full of snow and a growing number of scrap parts also helps. __________________ All Terrain Armor www.ATArmor.com

12-24-2008, 12:49 PM	#10
hoosiertaco Whitetail Edition Tacoma Name: Ben Joined: Sep 2008, #9084 Location: SouthCentral Indiana Age: 39 Gender: Dude Posts: 3,505 08 Doublecab TRD OR Whitetail 4x4 SR5 V6 Auto 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 Seat belt chime mod, Rear spring TSB, Xzilon paint and fabric protector, front tint 15% too dark, redo to 30%, Weathertech Liners frt&bck,foglights on anytime mod,use defrost w/o A/C mod. Powdercoat black TRD skid plate. Sockmonkey custom 'Whitetail' decals. OEM bedmat. A.R.E. V series shell with some goodies.	Very slick bro.....lookin forward to the final result....which I hope has the same paint job as the first one!!

12-24-2008, 01:00 PM	#11
tacomaman06 Carolina Alliance: Redneck Division Name: Will Joined: May 2007, #1475 Location: York,South Carolina Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 22,196 04 trd tacoma 4x4 v6 double cab 2004 Double Cab Automatic 3.4 v6 vent visors,deck plate mod, gray wire mod, black steelies and emblems, mag-lite mod, wheelers/ome suspension, stainless brake lines,blacked out bumpers(bedliner),dynomax super turbo muffler,cabelas mossy oak seat covers ans camo steering wheel cover,brush guard, hella 500(x4)custom built(by me) hitch hauler),budbuilt skids,revenge-fab sliders,inchworm locker skid,cobra cb,wilson 3 ft antenna,hi-lift jack(tool box mounted) painted stock wheels....still to come.... afe pro dry s filter..........plus many,many more!!	awesome build man!!! looking great.............i too cant wait to see the end results!! we are never really "done" when it comes to modding!! lovin the camo too!! __________________ i am WILL--my ride=04 tacoma trd 4x4 double cab, v6, auto,deck plate mod, grey wire mod, billy 5100's all the way around,black low-pro uws toolbox, black steelies,blacked out emblems, mag light mod,wheelers/alcan springs, ome 881 coils, braided stainless brake lines, polyurethane bushings,dynomax super turbo/slash cut tip-blacked out,chrome deleted bumpers via herculiner bed liner,color matched bedlinered tailgate, camo seat covers,sockmonkey decals,husky floor liners, hunter brush guard, 4 hella 500's(2 spotlight/2fog light),budbuilt skid plates,inchworm e-locker skid,revenge-fab sliders,cobra cb/loudspeaker PA, pioneer headunit/infinity reference components/2ways......plenty more still to come!!! http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa269/tacomaman06/ signature by piercedtiger www.myspace.com/goodolboy1979

12-26-2008, 06:58 PM	#13
amatoer10 Junior Member Joined: Nov 2008, #10903 Location: massachusetts Gender: Male Posts: 20	yes, i am planning to repaint it camo using the same pattern. that might need to wait until the spring though when the weather is better for painting today i finished grinding down and cleaning up the frame then slid the axle underneath. i'm hoping that the truck will sit about like this once its done __________________ All Terrain Armor www.ATArmor.com

12-26-2008, 07:05 PM	#14
Dark Knight 4x4 in uppercase = $x$ Name: Bruce Wayne of coarse.. Joined: Jul 2008, #8006 Location: Tennessee Mountains Gender: Male Posts: 3,680 Black 2005 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 Skyjacker Platinum Coilovers, Skyjacker rear leafs, FJ TRD SE wheels, 285/75/16 Nitto Terra Grapplers, Deleted N-Fab Light Bar, Piaa 520 Smr Driving Lights, Piaa 510 Ion Crystal Fog Lights, Yakima Rack, Extang Solid Fold Tonneau, Bestop Canopy, TRD Exhaust, TRD CAI, Kenwood DNX5120 Navi, Fog Light Mod, Driving Light Mod, BHLM, Scanguage II on Blendmount, TC uca's, VIAIR OBA, Shrockworks Rock Sliders	sweet, cant wait to see the transformation all the way through. __________________ 84 pickup 4x4 \| need Aussie locker (toyota 8") 05 Tacoma

12-28-2008, 10:15 PM	#15
amatoer10 Junior Member Joined: Nov 2008, #10903 Location: massachusetts Gender: Male Posts: 20	well i got things mocked up and tack welded and its sitting under its own weight. i made a custom leaf pack today using the factory rears out of this truck, and adding a leaf from my old tacoma packs and an add-a-leaf from god knows where that i had laying around. front spring hanger is just something that i whipped together tonight using some spring mounts that i had and some 1.5x3" rect. tube. its just tacked together for now while i line everything up but it will get beefed up a good amount once i start doing finishing work. i wasnt able to setup the through-frame shackles yet because i still need to go to the spring shop tomorrow to replace the rear spring bushings and grab some u-bolts, so for mock up i just slid some sqaure tube between the rear spring eye and the frame. heres what will be the final height/axle location and this gives you an idea of how much tire i will have sticking out of the fenders. the tires are 12.5" wide and approx half is sticking out. the front axle is 61" WMS compared to the factory IFS which is 59" WMS, plus these rims have a lot of backspacing to clear the steering arms __________________ All Terrain Armor www.ATArmor.com

12-30-2008, 09:56 PM	#16
amatoer10 Junior Member Joined: Nov 2008, #10903 Location: massachusetts Gender: Male Posts: 20	torched holes for the shackle tubes everything mocked up where it needs to go then spent most the night beefing up the front spring hanger with lots of gussets to make it strong currently, the spring and shackle hangers have been fully welded to the frame. the spring perches on the axle are next once the paint on the frame dries and i set the castor angle, then i can weld on the shock towers/tabs, bolt in the drag link and driveshaft, bleed the brakes, and take it for a spin. expecting 6-8 inches of snow tomorrow afternoon so it could be a very fun test drive __________________ All Terrain Armor www.ATArmor.com

12-30-2008, 10:01 PM	#17
LonghornTaco Can you pass the bailout please? Name: Jason Joined: Oct 2008, #9763 Location: Minnesota Age: 33 Gender: Male Posts: 3,528 Black 09 4x4 TRD Off Road Doublecab 2009 Double Cab Automatic V6 3" ToyTec coilover lift on Bilstein 5100s, Total Chaos UCAs, ToyTec diff drop, Scangauge II, 4D MagLite mounted on the drivers seat, Painted engine cover, Painted calipers (red), Painted skid plate (red) Valentine 1 radar detector hard wired, Damplifier Pro on the floor, back wall and doors, Luxury Liner Pro on the floor and doors, Kenwood DNX8120, 2 Pioneer TS-SW1041D 10" shallow mount subs, 2 Pioneer PRS-D4200F 1200W amps, Mr Marv sub enclosure, Hybrid Audio Clarus 6.5" components in the front doors, Alpine 5.25" coaxials in the rear doors, A.R.E. LSII fiberglass tonneau cover, All Pro bumper, All Pro sliders, Wet Okole seat covers, Sockmonkey Mountain badges, PIAA 510 SMR Driving Lights, Warn M8000 Winch, Bud Built skids	Quick progress. Like what I see! __________________ Texas style is no trifling, trendy thing. It is that which you would remove from Texas in order to make it Oklahoma. March TOTM My Build

12-30-2008, 10:05 PM	#18
Tacoma02TRD Senior Member Joined: Nov 2008, #10418 Location: Walla Walla WA/ Klamath Falls OR Age: 20 Gender: Male Posts: 193 02 Tacoma TRD 2002 Xtra Cab Manual 3.4liter 3inch Revtech lift,Flowmaster Muffler, K&N cold air intake, 33x12.5 Maxxis Bighorns, TRD stock locker, Hella 500 Fog lights, Scanguage II, Red led interior lights	Your Toyota is looking better each day. If your ever in the south eastern corner of Washington ie Walla Walla you would fit right in with your project that your building. Everyone seems to have tricked out SAS Toyota's down here. Nice work its been neat to see the progress. Hope the test run goes well and don't forget to take some pics __________________ You must be fast...cuz I was haulin ass when I passed you Its not about winning but losing sucks

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01-01-2009, 09:36 PM	#20
amatoer10 Junior Member Joined: Nov 2008, #10903 Location: massachusetts Gender: Male Posts: 20	welded the spring perches onto the axle after setting the castor to 9 degrees im re-using the steering linkages from the sas i did on my tacoma and since the taco frame was wider, i had to shorten the drag link a couple inches. since i dont have a tap for a tie rod end thread and it needed to be shortened more than the drag link was already threaded, i cut the drag link, butt welded the two ends back together, then sleeved the section welded on shock mounts, installed brakes, and reassembled hubs. i tied up some of the loose ends and backed it out of the garage, only to notice that my rusty fuel line sprung a leak so i pulled it back in and will deal with that tomorrow, as well as bleed the brakes some more and install the front driveshaft __________________ All Terrain Armor www.ATArmor.com