Little Red 85 Build

[bakerla]

The new tires look great on the truck!

The truck looks great on the new tires!

 

[Mauzer]

The truck looks great on the new tires!

The new tires on the truck look great!

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Well its only 1 new tire just waiting for the second warranty one to come in. Interco is slightly backordered at the moment

 

[Boomtacoma01]

I have everything cinched up and ready for HF


Fuse box area cleaned up and labeled

bed light switch mounted

Loaded down

My spare Irok

 

[drew02a]

REal SEXY!

 

[fsbrain03]

REal SEXY!

X2, very nice

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Got the other side somewhat done too. I have to exchange the calipers that I have to get of done and rolling. Then on to adding the prop and residual valve. At least its somewhat of a roller again.



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[taco4x4rar]

What are you gonna do for a parking brake?

 

[Boomtacoma01]

TC brake for now. Possibly add a line lock too

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[Boomtacoma01]

I started the on the a-pillar gauge install last night. I got the triple pod from Lotek and used Sunpro gauges. I need a longer length of tubing for the oil pressure gauge and an add a fuse to power the gauge lights and then i will be good to go.

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[Silverback]

Man you must be motivated.. its hot as balls out. Looks great Chris.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Thanks Sean. Just need to get this done , fix my seat, get my hydro assist done and possibly get my duals installed and the Im ready to wheel.

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[Broken Wrench]

I like the gauge pod,get the duals in . we go help get the yeti done to we can hit Gilmer while its still hot out. Then go jump in pool at the executive in and drink beer the rest of the night !!!

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Im all about drinking. There is my motivation!! I have a set of Banana Shackles that I need to try out too. Hopefully they will drop down the front end a little whithout messing with my driveline angles. I still need another TC mount and 4 more bolts that hold the mount on.

I found a place to do the driveline mods for a reasonable price. I just need a little time to get it done.

 

[taco4x4rar]

Stupid question but how are the boomerang shackles going to lower the front end?

 

[Boomtacoma01]

That and taking a leaf out

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[Broken Wrench]

Do the shackle first and see how it sits and rides. Do not pull a leaf until last resort,it will change the your driving characteristics if you pull wrong one . Your front was setup to accommodate weight and dd use,by using v6 springs and moving front hanger forward. The problem with off shelf lifts is they are designed for one thing,crawling. The street manners suck,you jam on the brakes and you bounce off your bumps if you have them causing you to unload your front brakes and loosing stopping power. It's a very fine line between dd and crawler,good luck

 

[Broken Wrench]

Another option is to figure out much you want it to drop,sell your 5" springs and get 3 or 4" ones ,this wouldn't change any of it road manners just articulation .

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Added a little bling. New Magnecore wires, Denso plugs, and an lc eng wire loom.

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[Boomtacoma01]

Im looking at options/opinions on how much to bob my bed. It seems the norm is around 12 inches. I think Im going to go about 13. Ill have my hands on a welding machine very soon. I can get this done and then move onto my duals and then finish my hydro assist.

Pics in a few. I laid out some tape just to give me an idea on how much is going to come off.