The Roach: project build-up
I've been putting off posting this build here until I have some actual results photos to share. Basically, started with one very well worn 1984 4runner bought in September 2006. According to the previous owner, it was used "to go mudding". Right...
The start:
Now:
Anyway, I'll post pix and play-by-play in the next post, but here's the list of work we've completed since I parked it in December. I did most of the grunt work and alot of the fabrication & assembly, while my bro took care of the most of the MIG welding and all the TIG:
-Rears up front, homemade boomerang shackles (a little too long)
-5" lift used Alcans in rear, 3 leaves taken out, probably 3.5" lift now
-armoured front housing (not by us), Trail Gear Ball Gussets, knuckles rebuilt, Marlin Crawler seals
-89 vintage rear housing with Trail Gear diff armour
-5.29 gears, e-locker in front, Detroit Lockright in back
-30-spline Longfields, Bobby's hub gears
-approx Y2K vintage All-Pro Hi-steer setup, IFS box on Trail Gear mount
-misc Ford Truck shocks in front (stock shock tower), ProComp ES1000 in back, 16" travel, not the best shock angle either
-Trail Gear doubler, 2.28/2.28 setup, Marlin speedo extension
-All-Pro XXX crosmember, skid and e-brake
-Rear driveshaft: .250 wall Sch.40 pipe, stock U-joints reused, stock slip joint, final runout was .038", does not vibrate
-Front Square driveshaft, 2.25" hitch tube over 2", stock double cardan and u-joint reused
-37" Krawlers (blue not red), on ProComp rims
-Fender Flares to keep me legal
...And a whole lot of frame rust patching. We basically plated the sides and bottom of the whole frame from the spring hangers back with 1/8 and 3/16. This is Nova Scotia after all, we got SALT.
Still to do:
-Bumpers front and rear
-sliders
-winch
-CB
-Paint
-Soft Top (old Kayline, not canback...)
RallyRoach
I've been putting off posting this build here until I have some actual results photos to share. Basically, started with one very well worn 1984 4runner bought in September 2006. According to the previous owner, it was used "to go mudding". Right...
The start:
Now:
Anyway, I'll post pix and play-by-play in the next post, but here's the list of work we've completed since I parked it in December. I did most of the grunt work and alot of the fabrication & assembly, while my bro took care of the most of the MIG welding and all the TIG:
-Rears up front, homemade boomerang shackles (a little too long)
-5" lift used Alcans in rear, 3 leaves taken out, probably 3.5" lift now
-armoured front housing (not by us), Trail Gear Ball Gussets, knuckles rebuilt, Marlin Crawler seals
-89 vintage rear housing with Trail Gear diff armour
-5.29 gears, e-locker in front, Detroit Lockright in back
-30-spline Longfields, Bobby's hub gears
-approx Y2K vintage All-Pro Hi-steer setup, IFS box on Trail Gear mount
-misc Ford Truck shocks in front (stock shock tower), ProComp ES1000 in back, 16" travel, not the best shock angle either
-Trail Gear doubler, 2.28/2.28 setup, Marlin speedo extension
-All-Pro XXX crosmember, skid and e-brake
-Rear driveshaft: .250 wall Sch.40 pipe, stock U-joints reused, stock slip joint, final runout was .038", does not vibrate
-Front Square driveshaft, 2.25" hitch tube over 2", stock double cardan and u-joint reused
-37" Krawlers (blue not red), on ProComp rims
-Fender Flares to keep me legal
...And a whole lot of frame rust patching. We basically plated the sides and bottom of the whole frame from the spring hangers back with 1/8 and 3/16. This is Nova Scotia after all, we got SALT.
Still to do:
-Bumpers front and rear
-sliders
-winch
-CB
-Paint
-Soft Top (old Kayline, not canback...)
RallyRoach