Toyota 1st gen longbed "trekker" style conversion project

[Georgetown1stgen]

82 longbed pickup
suspension
- oldman emu toyota pickup rear springs up front
-sky's offroad ultra clearance hanger
-ford f150 rear leaf springs
axles
-front trussed and gusseted toyota housing
-ram assist centered between springs
-90s v6 4runner rear housing back trussed using modfied ruffstuff truss
drivetrain
-22r
-w56
-dual case.

Ultimately the plan here is to put together a classic, clean simple toyota, set up to drive to the trail and drive home, mostly frequenting the Rubicon. I am committed to cutting the back of the cab and front of the bed and mating them together. Starting with building a pan and cutting out a section of the bed floor behind the driver seat, low enough to match the cab floor height. I will only be adding one seat on the driver side, hoping this can keep me in the clear from moving the fuel tank. I am also planning on integrating a first gen 4runner roll cage from 4x innovations. a removable gemtop camper shell will also be cut to match the pass through and set up to be removable. Suggestions, criticism, ideas ect. welcomed i will try to keep upated as much as possible.
.....first , first gen

 

[badlinesgoodtimes]

what a machine!

 

[88WhiteTurd]

Hell ya!! Really curious about the front shackles Is it shaped like that because you don’t want to move the front hanger to get a better shackle angle or for something else?

 

[SaltyMethods]

That snow pic is siicccccc....!!!

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

Hell ya!! Really curious about the front shackles Is it shaped like that because you don’t want to move the front hanger to get a better shackle angle or for something else?

I had issues on the green truck in past with straight shackles contactacting the frame rail and rear section of the body mount, at full stuff. The boomerang shape seemed to remedy that and 10+ years on those seemed to work out pretty well so I decided to stick with it. I may end up making some with a little less of an aggressive angle. We'll see when the springs are worked in and sag a little.

 

[88WhiteTurd]

I had issues on the green truck in past with straight shackles contactacting the frame rail and rear section of the body mount, at full stuff. The boomerang shape seemed to remedy that and 10+ years on those seemed to work out pretty well so I decided to stick with it. I may end up making some with a little less of an aggressive angle. We'll see when the springs are worked in and sag a little.

Makes sense can’t wait to see more!!

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

Sunday update- Transmission and t-cases went in and out close to to 10 times trying to get the shifter holes dialed in. Triple stick linkage clears the transmission tunnel. I had to cut a little more out of the tunnel than I wanted, but the alternative would have been a lower hanging skid plate. Trying to keep this thing as low as possible so trying to keep everything underneath tucked up as much as I can. .5 inch plate crossmember/skid plate mounts were definitely excessive but they provided the necessary spacing to get the trans/cases at a suitable angle.

 

[88WhiteTurd]

fucking rad!! So remind triple sticks is 4wd / 2wd Front case rear case?

Or is it something else, also what gear ratios are you running in your t cases?

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

fucking rad!! So remind triple sticks is 4wd / 2wd Front case rear case?

Or is it something else, also what gear ratios are you running in your t cases?

The two outside sticks run back with linkage to operate the shifter rods in the rear case, it basically adds more moving parts to do the same same job a single shifter could have done with a j pattern. A major benefit to the set up is potentially being able to run a bench seat, also in my case having a passenger hop in and out with the seat slid forward and not kicking the rear case shifter.
Still running 2.28 in both cases, we'll see how that pans out. I ran 4.7 in the rear case in the green truck, before I changed to the 5.29 ring and pinions. After changing the axle gear sets it is ridiculously low geared, which definitely has its place but I'd like to try low axle gears first before re-gearing a transfer case this go around.

 

[88WhiteTurd]

The two outside sticks run back with linkage to operate the shifter rods in the rear case, it basically adds more moving parts to do the same same job a single shifter could have done with a j pattern. A major benefit to the set up is potentially being able to run a bench seat, also in my case having a passenger hop in and out with the seat slid forward and not kicking the rear case shifter.
Still running 2.28 in both cases, we'll see how that pans out. I ran 4.7 in the rear case in the green truck, before I changed to the 5.29 ring and pinions. After changing the axle gear sets it is ridiculously low geared, which definitely has its place but I'd like to try low axle gears first before re-gearing a transfer case this go around.

Huh, I’ve heard of people doing 2.28 in both cases but I’ve never thought of it being too low when you have 5.29, super cool

And you are going to run 5.29s?

Are u on 35s or 37s?

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

Huh, I’ve heard of people doing 2.28 in both cases but I’ve never thought of it being too low when you have 5.29, super cool

And you are going to run 5.29s?

Are u on 35s or 37s?

I'm planning on running 5.29s and 37s. Keeping the stock 22r and forced to keep it smog legal. I'm 50 miles from the rubicon and this truck will driven all over mountain roads so gearing for the significant lack of horsepower is ideal.

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

This week, I started building tunnel/shift linkage cover.
- The 4x innovations cage arrived this Friday. A little time checking fitment today. So far i think it's going to work out great.
- Last I figured out lower shock placement on the front axle. Running a ford style shock tower up top to minimize wheel well clearance. I'm using energy poly bumpstops that will be mounted under the frame rail near the bottom of the shock tower. The u bolt plates support the bump pads. Another design pulled from the previous truck out of necessity. A fun night in the snow led to the ram assist cylinder pinching the hydraulic lines between it and the oil pan. Side note, the dented oil pan still holding strong however I've since relocated the ram.

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

Update on rock sliders. 1.75 main tube and frame tie-ins, 1.5 outer tube.

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

Front cage fitment is great. Bent 1.75 tube to match the b-pillar hoop which is now the main front hoop for the bed roll cage. This hoop is now tied into the frame just outside of the the front bed mounts. Width lined out perfect to clear. Having the separate cage in the bed will leave a good amount of material to slip a camper shell on and off and have a surfaceto seal against. Haven't yet pulled the trigger on cutting the cab or sinking the seat pan into the bed, but this will come soon.

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

Front cage fitment is great. Bent 1.75 tube to match the b-pillar hoop which is now the main front hoop for the bed roll cage. This hoop is now tied into the frame just outside of the the front bed mounts. Width lined out perfect to clear. Having the separate cage in the bed will leave a good amount of material to slip a camper shell on and off. Haven't yet pulled the trigger on cutting the cab or sinking the seat pan into the bed, but this will come soon.

I will also add the quality of bends and notches on the 4x innovations cage have been great. Great bang for your buck cage kit.

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

Rear shock location. I'm getting a little experimental on shock packaging, with expectations of having to change it later. I really curious what outcome I will get with wheel hop, axel wrap ect. Worst case I can mount them off of the rear of the axle. But currently they're mounted to the front face of the axle leaning back toward the direction of travel as the spring compresses. If feel like from a slow moving axle wrap point of view this can be beneficial.... but I guess we'll see. I'm not a fan of drastically angling the top shock mounts in and I don't really want to punch them up through the bed. What say you?

 

[Mint_spec]

What length are those shocks? I've got a set of 14"s I'm trying to package similarly without poking them through the floor.

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

What length are those shocks? I've got a set of 14"s I'm trying to package similarly without poking them through the floor.

I'm running 12"s in the rear 14" in the front.

 

[Georgetown1stgen]

Beer case templates and ford shock towers.