Jk's Wanna Be Bad-A Highschool Build

I don't exactly know where I'm going with this thread but I figured I'll give it a good try. It'll be slow and probably have a bunch of stuff that doesn't have to do with what actually gets done to the truck but a lot of it will be what I do and see in it.

THE START
I came home from a weekend of hunting bear on the mountain to find this in my garage. My first vehicle.

August 2014



My parent bought and surprised me with it, I help make the payments on it.

WHATS HAPPENED
So I pretty much drove it around like it was for about a year, then me and my dad decided to replace the shocks and struts, went the cheap route and bought the replacement from autozone. Don't really have any pictures of that.

THE WRECK....
Probably shouldn't include this but oh well, you can fight me.

Middle of the winter on December 23, 2014 I was coming down the mountain after a snow storm, came around a corner to see a snow plow BACKING it's way UP the mountain on the left hand side of the road, hit the brakes and slide into the back of the plow. Put a pretty good dent in the bed but it was probably better than going of the road.
The insurance company fixed it up and I learned a couple things, which is good, right.



BACK TO THE
PRESENTISH TIME
Fall of 2015, I mowed my uncles shop, house and rentals lawn pretty much all summer, didn't really get paid but didn't say anything cause I'm respectful I guess. I also packed out his deer after he shot it on top of a mountain.


This is related to my truck because he ended up buying me a set of new leafsprings, which I don't have any pictures of I don't think either.

Drove around like that all the way through the winter, no wrecks this time. Then close to the end of March I found a used set of King Coilovers on Craigs List for 600$, talk him down to 450$ and went and picked them up. Had them recharged, check every shop in town, only found one that actually knew what I was talking about.


Started putting them on at like 3:30 pm and didn't get them finished till about 1 am that morning. It took us forever to adjust the coil collar to that yellow line you see.

I really needed to replace them, the bushings were pretty sad.

And that's pretty much all I've done so far besides some minor paint/ plastidip.

Pretty much got the bumper done, just need to bend and weld some tubing, paint and blinkers.



Picked up leaf springs 7/20/16, just need to order some shocks.



UPDATE 09/19/16
It's been awhile since I updated, really just been lazy more or less.

Got the springs and shocks on. I measured the beginning and end, hub to fender.



The start was 20" on both sides and the end was 26", I don't know what the real stock measurement is and I think my springs were sagging already. I guess I don't have many pictures.

Monstalined Light Quartz Gray


Where we stand currently 1-23-18


New 255/85/16’s on factory spares 3/29ish/2018 @261k


Things to come (fingers crossed)
1. Alcan Leaf springs (DONE)
2. Sliders
3. front and rear bumper
4. Skid plate
5. New Ucas
6 retrofit headlights (new headlights)
7. More lights (DONISH)
8. Monstaline all the things (done)
9. Allpro ubolt flip (maybe)

FUTURE PLANS:
Long travel the front
Mid travel rear



I know some of you have seen this shiz but now I'll just post it all here instead of bombing other threads.
Thanks for Reading my unprofessional thread.

 

Pictures and Things
Like I said, there'll be pictures of stuff, I guess is the way to put it.

Might as well play in some snow.



Just driving around I guess


Looking for antlers


Heavyish trailer at work?


Moonshine Arch


Trying out that no swaybar life


Easily Distracted


The cabin

Trail 610 by Flaming Gorge


That one time I got stuck....


Found a new trail


Training the new dog to ride in the bed



Elk hunting

Fall is here.

 

This is gonna be a cool thread. Subbed!

 

Oh thanks, hopefully it turns into something. Gonna be slow but it should all happen eventually

 

where are you located? wouldnt mind getting my hands dirty if you ever need some help

 

Nice man!! Starting my build as we speak

 

Vernal Utah, just under Flaming Gorge. Pretty much middle of nothingness.

thanks dude

 

Wish I got a tacoma in highschool instead of a Saturn.....

 

Well springs have been ordered. Gonna be a long 4 week wait... Just enough time to decide on and save up for some shocks.

 

Should post in the "1st gen builds" section with the others.

 

I guess I'll go look for it. Thanks

 

Awesome to see another high school budget build....keep it up!

 

It involves a lot of grass being cut for sure.

 

Well...nowhere close to north carolina lol i offer my services at the very affordable rate of bottomless beer and good looking toyotas

 

I had a wrecked corolla i fixed up ahah. Op got it good i thinks.

 

I don't know if by "got it good" you mean everything handed to me or yes I get help now and again, but it's definitely the second one, in my opinion anyway.

 

Don't listen to the trolls OP.

 

Looks good man. One thing- never use a chain for recovery. Look into a strap without metal hooks.

 

There was a rope and then chain if I remember right, needed some length.

 

i just meant that you have one. doesnt matter to me how you got it.