SAS 5.3 V8 Powered Tacoma

[BROmanian]

Browsing the good old marketplace resulted in me picking up a new project with a blown engine, yay me. Story is: I was driving and water came out the radiator and it won't start anymore, sounds great. Because love at first sight is real, well not really but it sounded great and I need a new project like I need to mess with a hornets nest filled with angry hungry murder hornets.
Anyways, it has a Trail Gear solid axle swap, Atlas leafs, LS engine (LM7 the 5.3) and a NP231 transfer case. But why you ask? I really miss Moab and still haven't done the Rubicon so the itch needs to be scratched and this beast should be up to the task.

 

[Kellyex1450]

im very excited for this! you know whats in the axles for gears and locker? what's the transfer case? this is a great head start

 

[Turboyota]

im very excited for this! you know whats in the axles for gears and locker? what's the transfer case? this is a great head start

Rear is factory e-locker
Front is ARB with compressor mounted to inner frame rail.

Front driveline angle is kinda fuckity, caster may be weird as well.

Frame plating and general fabwork look pretty decent

 

[BROmanian]

im very excited for this! you know whats in the axles for gears and locker? what's the transfer case? this is a great head start

The trasfercase is the 231J with SYE (slip yoke eliminator) the rear axle is stock with the stock E-locker so I'm assuming stock gearing and the front matches the rear gearing. I'm exited to because it has great bones to work with. Like Turboyota said the fab work looks really good, it has the right engine ( I'm not a Toyota guy) and if the T-case brakes it will be time for Atlas. The AC and heat works, happy about that. For some reason I cant upload pictures though

 

[BROmanian]

Some pictures of the rig

 

[BROmanian]

Not only does this picture show the ARB compressor but wait for it ................ the horn. Please baby Jesus, let it be Cucaracha music or the Ice cream truck music.

 

[the bodj]

Is it just my eyes or is the oilpan the lowest hanging fruit on the whole undercarriage?

 

[BROmanian]

Is it just my eyes or is the oilpan the lowest hanging fruit on the whole undercarriage?

It's definitely low but I think the transfer case is lower.
Plans are to install a skid plate in the near future. I'm going to try to flip the leafs (put the axles over the leaf springs) so its not so stupid tall and at that time I'm going to have to address the oil pan situation because I think that we will have interference issues.

 

[Motiracer38]

These things look great with links, tons and 40s and work even better. Looking forward to see what you do with it and can't wait to see it on the trails. I want to get back to Moab too, that may be on my list for next spring.

 

[BROmanian]

These things look great with links, tons and 40s and work even better. Looking forward to see what you do with it and can't wait to see it on the trails. I want to get back to Moab too, that may be on my list for next spring.

MOAB or bust, lets go.

 

[Kellyex1450]

This thing had to of spent a fair share of its time muddin Azusa Canyon.

 

[BROmanian]

This thing had to of spent a fair share of its time muddin Azusa Canyon.

Turboyota was saying the same thing. I wouldn't be surprised if the engine got hydro locked from water ingestion. I'll be looking at it this weekend and try to figure out what happened, battery is dead so I never got a chance to crank it.

 

[Kellyex1450]

 

[Turboyota]

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Way too many cracker ass crackers for Azusa canyon