Toyota build round #3 (3rd gen)

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85dhor

Discussion Starter · Mar 21, 2012 (Edited)

I figured it's time to change directions yet again for my truck and go third gen.
This is my current rig that ive been building for the past year and a half and I'm wanting to change it up a bit.
Here's the complete build thread for it.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/toyota-truck-4runner/976180-toyota-build-round-2-2wd.html

I have been wanting to build a 3rd gen extra can for a while now, ever since I finished mine it was just something I wanted to do. So over this past weekend I picked up a super clean can with full glass and doors, a second cab to donate the interior out of.

And I'm going to be using this cab

Plans for this round are going to basically be:
Removal of current cab and cage
Removal of my wiring harness, cluster, and column.
Move body mounts on current frame to accept the new cab.
Build another custom tranny tunnel
Mount seats
Install harness and cluster out of 2nd gen(next post will explain)
Full exo still debating on a bed or not
Then down the road it's getting a front 3link and propane.

More to come..

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85dhor

Discussion Starter · #41 · Apr 2, 2012

Well got the cab on. Gotta love having work eqp. at home:laughing:

Still have to do a little trimming and it's ready to re-assemble.

More to come this week.

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83crawler12

· #42 · Apr 2, 2012

whats with front tires?

kdub0013

· #43 · Apr 2, 2012 (Edited)

Scissor lift to "lift" the cab, I have seen it all now. That cab looks sick!

85dhor

Discussion Starter · #44 · Apr 2, 2012

83crawler12 said:
whats with front tires?

Let a buddy use two tires for mockup doing links.

kdub0013 said:
Scissor lift to "lift" the cab, I have seen it all now. That cab looks sick!

Hell yeah scissor lofts for the motha fuckin win!

83crawler12

· #45 · Apr 2, 2012

85dhor said:
Let a buddy use two tires for mockup doing links.

Hell yeah scissor lofts for the motha fuckin win!

i use man power!!!

85dhor

Discussion Starter · #46 · Apr 2, 2012

I'm lazy :flipoff2: an I fucked up my back and shoulder when my buddies dropped my last can on me.

83crawler12

· #47 · Apr 2, 2012

hey if you have the tools, fuck it right? lol

85dhor

Discussion Starter · #48 · Apr 2, 2012

Exactly haha

83crawler12

· #49 · Apr 2, 2012

lucky we doin friends cab swap by hand lol

toyoturd

· #50 · Apr 2, 2012

cab looks like you got alot more engine to hood clearance. is cab all the way down on mounts?

85dhor

Discussion Starter · #51 · Apr 2, 2012

toyoturd said:
cab looks like you got alot more engine to hood clearance. is cab all the way down on mounts?

Not yet still gott trim out tunnel and the inner fenders to clear the shock hoops. Then it should be good.

85dhor

Discussion Starter · #52 · Apr 3, 2012

Last night I got the cab all bolted down and ready to reinstall the harness.
Here's a pic of he clearance from tires to cab in the rear.

Was thinking today and I'm going to go ahead and do a mild dovenose and hopefully get my gotpropane setup ordered unless I get lucky and can find one of Cary's kits used.

More to come.

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toyoturd

· #53 · Apr 3, 2012

he runs deals on his website all the time but seems people want only a 100 under new price to me its worth being first to install

85dhor

Discussion Starter · #54 · Apr 3, 2012

toyoturd said:
he runs deals on his website all the time but seems people want only a 100 under new price to me its worth being first to install

That's what I'm thinking too. 83crawler12 had one he was gonna sell me for 600 plus 2 tanks but he was an ass and sold it . :flipoff2:

83crawler12

· #55 · Apr 3, 2012

85dhor said:
That's what I'm thinking too. 83crawler12 had one he was gonna sell me for 600 plus 2 tanks but he was an ass and sold it . :flipoff2:

:flipoff2::flipoff2:

85dhor

Discussion Starter · #56 · Apr 6, 2012

Been a little productive tonight. The passenger side inner fender and core support was bent up and smashed pretty bad. Ended up cutting it off and grafting on a 2nd gen frot core support and inner fenders. Everything lines up great

Smashed parts

Buh bye

New core support ect. Mounted up fenders, hood and grille.

More to come tomorrow.

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ocdropzone

· #57 · Apr 6, 2012

85dhor said:
New core support ect. Mounted up fenders, hood and grille.

More to come tomorrow.

that Green tinge to the pic reminds me of looking through a set of NVG:flipoff2:
If i trash my first gen (cool grill by BTW:grinpimp

I think I will go a similar route and swap a 3rd Gen X-cab on it...just wonder about the DMV BS...

85dhor

Discussion Starter · #58 · Apr 6, 2012

Haha the stupid floodlight outside puts off the green tint. And all yamhill county cares about is the cab title is good. I'll just fill in the vin on the frame since I had to give the title to it to the guy who bought the cab.

drewp

· #59 · Apr 6, 2012

i grafted a 90 core onto a 86 2wd a while back and i noticed the 3rd gen core sits lower on the front than the second...so idk if you will find that mounting your 3rd gen fenders will be to high...

85dhor

Discussion Starter · #60 · Apr 6, 2012

drewp said:
i grafted a 90 core onto a 86 2wd a while back and i noticed the 3rd gen core sits lower on the front than the second...so idk if you will find that mounting your 3rd gen fenders will be to high...

I noticed that when I was taking some measurements and found that the 3rd gen is roughly 1/2" shorter so there's a little gap between the hood andthe grill. But I can fixit and it looks better than having another front end that looks like it has down syndrome. I need to get this thing going so I can wheel again.

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