El Taco Diablo... Mall Crawlin, now with LT for tall curbs

This is where you let other people buy your dies for you so you can help them bend the shit they need.

 

Are you familiar with Timmy the Toolman’s Toyota Time on YouTube? 3 part series on r&r’ing a 5vz that I would have liked to have had before I did one.

 

I’m guessing using mitres for everything besides the mains for the cab could keep you from having to shell out for any more dies.

 

Bender works.

Got a late start. Running out of light... and I still have no stamina from post surgery.

Will continue tomorrow.

 

Damn

I need a tube bender now

 

I’ll be your first customer

 

More progress

 

Little bit more progress.



Also got the spring latch mounted. Just need to clean things up and paint it tomorrow.

 

2 cans of Raptorliner

 

Finished up the swing out.




Just in time to do a little over night camping trip with some friends.

Needed the re-set in the woods.

 

Wow... been a minute since I updated this thread.

 

We cleared a bunch of trails in Sierra National Forest

https://youtu.be/DQQ5yNPT8cA?si=yEsZeWswud3fhomr

And we cleared a bunch more in Stanislaus National Forest.

https://youtu.be/wgD8H7OGvJ4?si=76FjLsAKt3RwlpeP

 

Had a good time at Sand Flats. HSK did most of the trails on this board.





Jen and I made our first trip up the gate keeper and back to Coyote Lake.



We helped a couple fix their Jeep so they could get home.

 

Tucker took his first trip with us.

https://youtu.be/FvLwGC0TrEo?si=RsJL9pNtWXJ2XxOY

 

Made a normal trip to Niagara Rim Trail into a trip with a little more excitement than it should have had.




Still need to edit the video of this trip. Should be coming soon.

 

With my truck broken... and not really wanting to do anything about it... I switched gears and did a few improvements to Jen's truck.




The video of this build will be coming soon as well.

 

With the weather being a lot nicer, we should set up for a mod day (mostly so we can chill and bullshit with some good beer)

 

I like that idea.

Normally, I like to do mod days on other people's trucks. But, I'm not gunna lie... I have a shit ton of stuff to do to mine.

I have:
Steering rack replace
Steering pump replace
Steering fluid cooler install
Fix (modify/customize) the LBJs
Install new CVs
Reinforce diff diaper

Jen's truck needs:
Lift about 2 more inches
Build sliders
Build rear bumper kit

There's probably more I'm forgetting.