Windigo build thread

Hello everyone. I want to start a build thread a year after I started to change things.. better late than never I guess. I'll be adding pics and info as I gather it all up. but to start hear is what it looked like when I got it. And a picture I took moments ago
I am doing this to try to remember all that has been done just in case the truck gets changed more....

list of things to keep in mind

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2nd-to-3rd-gen-conversion-long-travel-and-more.762158/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/budget-solid-axle-2nd-
gen.644264/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/monkeyproofs-misadventures.697489/

https://martecnv.com/products/p/1gr-fe-polymounts

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/alternator-rebuild-bearing-p-ns.806507/#post-28922491

http://gearinstalls.com/CLAMafu.htm

http://www.gearinstalls.com/


Suspension:
Bilstien 5100's front with 886 springs on 2nd notch from top (deleted)
Falcon front shocks with stock springs on the first 2" lift setting (deleted)
Dobinsons IMS with ome 886 springs set a 8" seat to middle of eye
some old rough country rear shocks with 2" block removed
1st gen tundra leaf springs (deleted) -now back on forever
went back to my oem tacoma leaf springs- now removed forever and gone
Leaf spring shackle flip (homemade)
SPC upper control arms
Bision offroad cam tabs (deleted)
333 Fabrications cam eliminators modified to accept greaseable bolts
total chaos cam gussets

Wheels:
Pro comp 7069 wheels
17x9 -6mm offset 4.750" backspacing
1.25 wheel spacers
Tires:
Goodyear Duratrac 315 70 17 (deleted)
Mickey Thompson trail boss AT 37x12.50x17

Armor:
Arb front bumper modified to fit 8247 and the 2" body lift
Trail gear sliders and rear bumper
Costal offroad skid plates

Body lift: yesssss.
2" homemade
minor trimming to fit tires and cmc which i recently replaced with all pro kit
fender flares removed and garden edging around wheels (deleted)
tubbed wheel well for 37" tires comming soon
cab mount replaced with All Pro from wheelers offroad

Other things:

• deleted the back seats
• snorkle
• OBA with tank hard mounted (deleted)
• big wooden drawer in the bed (deleted)
• 12v plug anytime done
• Locker anytime mod done
• Deleted the 4wd ecu
• FJ transfer case with twin stick shifter
• FJ front diff tube non disconnect
• Regeared to 5.29's
• Ford Ranger bed cap.
• aux. battery with inverter in bed

Torque values

• https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-torque-spec-guide.318116/

• wheel nuts 90 ft/lbs 21mm or 13/16
• front axle nut 173 ft/lbs 35mm socket
• lower ball joint 118 ft/lbs 19mm socket
• u joint flange 65 ft/lbs 14mm socket
• wheel spacers 90ft/lbs

Part #'s

• Front lower shock mount bushing 5100's E4-GV2-Z033A00 (modification needed to use with bilstein 5100
• cross referances with moog K80938
• cross referances with toyota 90389-14048,90903-89012
• Whiteline lower control arm bushings W53312
• Lower ball joints moog K80827
• front cv shafts from Canadian tire T08168 $140ea. lifetime warrantee

Maintenance

245400
September 1 2022.

Replace tires new Mickey Thompson Baja boss AT

245412km
Sept. 14 2022.

Front and rear diff oils
Grease all but front drive shaft







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Wow that winch has its own history page on Warn's website: https://www.warn.com/the-history-of-the-warn-m8274-winch

 

Thank you for posting this. Never even thought of looking this stuff up.



looks like April 3,1989

 

Some random pic's of stuff done
this was the back seat delete. just painted ply wood

The front ADD actuator got water in it. cleaned it up and put back togeather, sealed the outside

The Bison tabs. Ok but they fit a little sloppy

smog pump failed, at 200k the brushes were gone

 

In!

 

subbed!

 

I promise there will be some good stuff hear.
Lots planned...

 

This is good stuff I’m going to follow your build thread as well!

 

posting up some previous truck builds and some video hear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yLJMiLy1KA
xj 8.8 rear wagoneer dana 44 front dana 300 t case good reliable truck

but it has to go. worth more in parts that whole

97 tj 4 banger with 2.3 murcury merkur trubo super 35 kit with detroit skyjacker 4" and 2 body

too much to list hear but it was fun while it lasted expensive but fun

 

ok just one more than I'll get to building something eventually. lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noaH0Mo340k

 

Love picking up old tools.

 

Nice find. I’m assuming the sliding hooks compared to the pivoting ones avoid them from popping off. Hate that about my cheapie one

 

I hope that's how it's going to work. Can't wait to try it out. 40 bucks on kijiji. For me worth it....

 

Hopefully this weekendni can get to this pile of scrap and make something out of it.

 

beefy tierods
Lookforward to seeing what you come up with.

 

Very cool buggy! Curious if that was a custom chassis or based on something?

 

It was a custom chassis hanging on the roof of just jeeps unfinished. Someone designed it.

 

Very cool!

 

Built a jig to hold 3rd members.
Tried it out in a 1950 Oldsmobile rear carrier.
This thing had ball bearing front pinion bearings
Roller bearing rear pinion bearing
1 pinion with no need for spacer or crush sleeve
Very solid pinion bearing seal
Carrier bearings where the rollers look like little barrels.

Anyway works but shakes.
All in all it was a good try.