Robmonster117's Little Monster Build Thread

And were back at it. Dove into working on the truck for a bit today.
First up was the dead battery. Something was drawing current when it wasnt supposed to. So I went ahead and ripped out all my accessories minus the stereo in preperation for installing this beauty

Bussman box courtesy of @Sandman614
And some aluminum mounting brackets from Paranoid fab.

 

Your gonna love it!!! Minus the re-wiring part

 

Second, I started the glorious process of grinding away all the sealant from the truck that didnt want to seal the first time around.
And then redo it all again.
I think I found the correct formula for sealing though this time: 1 layer auto primer paint, 1 layer large beads of 3M automotive sealer(expensive as fuck but expensive means it works right?), 2 coats spray sealant aka flexseal. and then another layer of primer. And then paint black. Overkill? Yes necessary? Absolutely

 

Haha heck yea itll be nice to have a neat and tidy engine bay. Im going to get fancy with it and build myself a nice harness for it and all the switches going into the cab. That way I hopefully only have to do it once.

 

Nice 1st gen!

 

Use this stuff

$9 Techflex PTN0.50BK25 Flexo PET General Purpose 1/2" Braided Cable Sleeve, Black - 25 Foot (Original Version)

https://www.amazon.com/Techflex-PTN...UTF8&qid=1482807684&sr=8-3&keywords=Wire+wrap definitely helps for a clean install

 

Thanks man! Are those 37s you running? Your truck looks beastly!

 

Ill have to add that to my parts list. I got some Amazon giftcards for chistmas I get to put to use My fam knows me so well

 

Rob did you get your Kings yet? If you don't mind me asking what setup did you go with and how much???? Just noticed my toytec boss is leaking and instead of a rebuild I might go ahead and save for the front upgrade!!! Gonna have to hold out on my tirgate for a bit

 

Thats a bummer the boss kit is leaking already!
I have not gotten them yet. They're on order from Down South Motorsports, Im expecting to get my shipping email in the next week or so. I went with the kings standard travel (stock replacement) with 650# springs. I bought them on black friday and saved $100 so the total came out to $972

 

Raja that...thanks bro....guess that's the route I'm probably gonna go. Trying to see what Austin @snowboard704 got his setup for just to make sure

 

I'm curious what he got them for. DSM has always beat prices I've found before, and everyone around me vouched for their customer service so it was a no brainer for me.

 

He got back to me...said was around 1300...which is good! Since he added the RR with 90 degree fitting. But probably gonna still go the same route as you, not sure I want to figure out mounting the RR in the little bit of space

Edit he went thru DSM as well

 

@LogCabins yea that's not bad, considering custom RR's. If I was planning to mob whoops at high speeds then those would be considerable but If your like me, I run trails at a snails pace so I don't have much use for resis.

Also I can't remember, do you have dual battery setup? Couldn't find any pic or write up in your build. I'm looking to start getting that setup as well and I want to find a good setup to mimic

 

Yeah I have....sorry I am horrible at documenting..if you look at the pic where I put the new red vacuum hoses you can see my setup. I have dual Optimas (yellow for my aux) and (red for my starter) I used the Blue Seas ML-ACR..made all the cables myself

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/logcabins-build-and-bs.370239/page-7#post-13340745

 

I don't have ABS and removed my cruise control module (cus I live on an island) and mounted the second battery on the passenger side

 

Perfect Thats what I was looking for thanks friend! Im going to do my cables myself as well. Im looking for a tool box for the bed so i can run my two batteries back there and get some weight off the fenders

 

I need to do inner sealing like you did. From the outside my tub job looks great, the inside is a jagged and different story lol.

 

I left no stone unturned this time. I started on the inside and literally forced the sealant into every crack I could find then on the outside wherever I found sealant pushing through it gave me the spots to mainly focus on. I hate mold!
And rust....