The Little Blue Truck

[frankenyoter]

There is two people in front of you IF I don't keep them. You'd have to buy the pair because I won't split it up.

 

[frankenyoter]

I had to take another look. From what I've read either a body lift or a big hood trim is required for the hood to shut on a gen 3 with a 3.4

 

[Bhudgins]

What are you going with the high steer

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[drkelly]

I had to take another look. From what I've read either a body lift or a big hood trim is required for the hood to shut on a gen 3 with a 3.4
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Custom Marsfab cowl induction hood?

 

[frankenyoter]

What are you going with the high steer

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Not letting go of anything right now. If I do, I don't want to split up axles air axle parts.

I my end up building two trucks.

 

[frankenyoter]

Custom Marsfab cowl induction hood?

If @MarsFab wants to donate one and use the truck as advertising that would be great. I don't have Mars Fab cowl money, I've been buying parts like crazy.

I've considered finding a trd hood to graft a scoop on. A small body lift would help with attaining a flat belly and help with engine packaging.

I'm more concerned with packaging the exhaust crossover.

 

[frankenyoter]

Took a second look at the new motor exhaust

I think this is the factory one sitting in the bed

Along with the ac parts for the 3.4, extra 3.0 radiator, the 3.4 radiator, 92 dash with extras and the original steering column.

 

[frankenyoter]

Engine is from a 97 T100 and the 92 has the steering column and the guage cluster off it

I think the newer guages with original interior for blue is where it's at.

 

[Stuntman Autoworks]

Took a second look at the new motor exhaust View attachment 245742
I think this is the factory one sitting in the bed

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Along with the ac parts for the 3.4, extra 3.0 radiator, the 3.4 radiator, 92 dash with extras and the original steering column.

That is deffinately the original exhaust in the bed of the truck. Those headers you have are high dollar.

 

[frankenyoter]

Good to know @Stuntman Autoworks! The rest of the exhaust will be easy to weld up.

Do you know if the manual computer is needed if you can read a wiring diagram? I can't seem to Google a decent answer.

 

[Stuntman Autoworks]

Good to know @Stuntman Autoworks! The rest of the exhaust will be easy to weld up.

Do you know if the manual computer is needed if you can read a wiring diagram? I can't seem to Google a decent answer.

We will talk on the phone tomorrow.

 

[frankenyoter]

I'll be all over the place tomorrow. Call anytime.

 

[frankenyoter]

I have all my part less some fluids, a clutch, and some new spring perches for the rear.

Preparing for cab swap with a mini ex tomorrow.

Blues 3.0 is disconnected and working on body mounts while the egg heats up for dinner.

Going to be a late one getting everything loose.

 

[frankenyoter]

Had to put my old 36s on the one I'm keeping just for a visual aid.

I'm not lifting the body so that motor may peek out of the hood a little.

 

[frankenyoter]

Started with pulling the cab on the doner chassis

Then pulled Blue

Fully committed

 

[frankenyoter]

Had to take a break from trucks and play with Landcruiser parts

Friend got the motor and chassis when to a NC4x4 fella

 

[frankenyoter]

Motor and trans went to a friend who is putting in a FJ40.

And almost immediately a NC4x4 member pulled up for the chassis

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So we loaded it up with mini ex

 

[frankenyoter]

Then turned around and saw this

Which turned into this

And finally

 

[frankenyoter]

Probably keep the beat up bed for now and keep blues bed off to the side and work towards a bob when time allows.

Good thing I have an extra hood to practice the cut because she's not getting a body lift.

It's approved

 

[ProbablyBroke]

Sounds like a busy weekend

 

[frankenyoter]

I don't know if this crap or grinding on rust sucks more.

 

[frankenyoter]

Finally have the dash harness pulled from the doner truck.

This crap kinda makes the overpriced conversion harness appealing. I really don't want to dismantle blue as far as it's going to take to get this harness back in.

 

[frankenyoter]

Carcass

 

[frankenyoter]

Happily waiting at a friend's house to get wired up. All fluids changed, a fresh battery and three times the wiring harnesses.

 

[easleycrawler]

That's why you build a buggy. You go from this.

To this.