Not much left Tacoma left... 4500 koh build

[Hambone]

Another day of working on this housing…

Started welding out the subframe as well and made the slug for the upper link. Originally it was just a sleeve and then a nut on the end but the bolt was so long, the trans had to come out to pull the upper link. So I made another sleeve and tapped it for a 5/8-18 fine thread bolt. I’ll make a bolt on capture nut plate for the bolt head as well and some red loctite and it shouldn’t go anywhere.

 

[turbomonty]

that is a mountain of good work

 

[Hambone]

that is a mountain of good work

Thanks. Slowly but surely getting there

 

[Hambone]

This was a lot of welding. Same thing. Not the greatest welder when it comes to tube. But getting better already I feel. Front half of the subframe is welded out and to the frame and bump stop cans are in. I think I’m at the point to put the front axle back in and turn it around.

 

[Wes-Wheelin-Wheeler]

Keep it up! Read through all the updates and am very stoked to see this thing drive on some rocksss at KOH 26

 

[Hambone]

Well got the front axle back in and wheel studs finally showed up. Having all sorts of issues with the brake kit and calipers not fitting so just carried on and went to turn it around it. Got the front tires on and went to put the back saw horse on some carts as they looked the perfect width. When jacking up the saw horse, it broke the tacs and clamps and car crashed to the ground. Only a more broken windshield cab bounced a little bending down sheet metal.

So a few hours of undoing all the front axle again and getting the rear on the cart I got it turned around and put the front at full bump and leveled the frame to start figuring out the back. Got the wheelbase right around 117-118 which I think is where it’ll stay. I got a few tubes in after these pictures but forgot to snap one.

 

[Hambone]

Spent an entire day last week working on the rear and made something I didn’t like. Finally got something I do like though. Onto getting the link mounts in.

old. Rear frame was to narrow for a 40” spare and the design was just dumb not coming off the top tube coming out of the cab.

 

[Hambone]

New

 

[BFAB]

Super Rad build!