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cbechtold's Long Travel IFS Crawler Tacoma Build and BS Thread

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by cbechtold, May 27, 2014.

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  1. Sep 21, 2014 at 10:06 PM
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    Oh yea... The stock suspension will be punished under all that weight... I have a feeling that when I have the front bumper on, I'll have to adjust my coilovers a bit, and when I get the rear bumper, maybe the D6XL AAL and/or longer shackles... Don't know for sure yet, but either would suffice...
     
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  2. Sep 21, 2014 at 10:09 PM
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    Yeah, i'm looking at 883 with dakar AAL. Should do just fine.

    Nice truck by the way! Like your suspension setup. What are you looking to do after the rear wrap around?
     
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  3. Sep 21, 2014 at 10:20 PM
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    You might find that the 883 are a bit stiff your liking. If you can find a set of 882s then I would go with that.

    Thanks... ICON/Dakar set up works wonders... After the rear bumper, I'm either going to invest in Line-X for the bed, 33" MTRs or full set of BudBuilt Skid Plates. I don't know yet, but I'm leaning towards Line-Xing the bed.
     
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  4. Sep 21, 2014 at 10:26 PM
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    Yeah, I've been going back and forth between 882 and 883... People swear by both.

    Ive thought about line-xing, it always looks really good though. I want to make my own sliders for my next project. Or an Aux box...
     
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  5. Sep 21, 2014 at 10:34 PM
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    Kudos to you for making your own sliders. I would have done the same if I didn't get such a great deal on the Demello Off-road ones that I have. I'll probably put together an auxiliary fuse box when I do dual batteries. I'll probably need it anyway then.
     
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  6. Sep 21, 2014 at 10:45 PM
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    Yeah, i'm going to need an aux box once i get all the lights in the bumpers... to many wires running around the engine bay..
     
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  7. Sep 21, 2014 at 10:55 PM
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    I'll eventually add lights, but not yet. I'll probably find a way work with cable management when I start having cables run everwhere in the engine bay and cab.
     
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  8. Sep 27, 2014 at 5:21 PM
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    Finished up more of the bumper today...

    Cleaned up the outside, welded up the inside and welded on the recovery points and the light boxes... Base bumper is complete at this point...

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    IMG_1087     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

    Started working with the 3 hoop configuration...

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    IMG_1088     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

    Welded on the center hoop and the bracket that holds on the skid plates...

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    IMG_1090     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

    Goal for tomorrow is to have the other tubes welded on and have it primed and painted by dusk...
     
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  9. Sep 27, 2014 at 5:27 PM
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    Full ome lift, nitro charger sports all 4 corners (rear shocks relocated), Dakar pack w/ AAL, 882 coils, diff drop, toytec 1" shackles, trail gear low profile front bumper, Tuff Stuff winch, bamf sliders, RAT skids, BAMF Bed Rack, Tepui Kukenam RTT, RAT rear bumper,
    All looks good, just that side hoop looks a little funky?
     
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  10. Sep 27, 2014 at 5:29 PM
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    It'll look better once it's been worked with... It does look funny just sitting there...
     
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  11. Sep 27, 2014 at 5:36 PM
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    Cool beans. We gotta wheel together sometime.
     
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  12. Sep 27, 2014 at 5:42 PM
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    Once I get a rear bumper, skid plates, bigger tires and learn how to wheel the thing, then I'll let you know when I'm heading out for a weekend... One of these days though...

    That or I bring the FJC... :p
     
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  13. Sep 27, 2014 at 5:45 PM
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    You could make it up anything I've done at hollister, no prob. Good place to kind of get the feel for your truck. In a few weekends they are hosting Tepuifest, and apparently there will be formal clinics!
     
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  14. Sep 27, 2014 at 5:59 PM
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    I've been to Hollister multiple time and bet the I could make it up most obstacles that are meant for a truck like time to get up, but I'm still the overly cautious person that I've grown up to be... I'll wheel with the FJC since it's built to go everywhere and I'll just continue to have my truck as a pavement princess until I've built it up to the point of where I think it's ready to be wheeled... I would love to go to Tepuifest, but I think I have plans the days that the event is on... Thanks for the offer though...
     
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  15. Sep 28, 2014 at 2:24 PM
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    Worked on the outer hoops today and finished fabricating the bumper...

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    Untitled     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

    Cleaned up the bumper and tried using a paint stripping disc to clean the outside... Brian (thegame), thanks for the recommendation... It worked wonders when getting the bumper ready for painting...

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    Finished Unpainted     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

    Now on to painting... :yay:
     
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    Hoops look nice, not that I doubted before :)
     
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  17. Sep 28, 2014 at 4:44 PM
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    Thanks... It's all coming together finally... I'm anxious to see it on my truck but I have to wait for paint to dry...
     
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  18. Sep 29, 2014 at 12:41 PM
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    Hows it looking with the paint?? :D
     
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  19. Sep 29, 2014 at 3:53 PM
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    It looks great so far. I completely forgot how long paint takes to dry. I have to wait 24hrs per coat of paint. I'll be painting the inside of th bumper late today, then tomorrow and Wednesday I'll be layering the outside with paint. Bumper should be on the truck Thursday afternoon.
     
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  20. Sep 29, 2014 at 4:46 PM
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    24 hours?! What paint are you using? I used Rustoleum Professional Primer and semi gloss black paint. That shit dries in about 15min.
     
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