FleshEater
Ordinary Average Guy
I debated posting this. Got three running projects on here as is, but…it’s a great way to document progress and ask questions.
So, a couple Sundays ago I bought this turd off Craigslist for way less than they were asking. Because, well it’s a turd.
The motivation to buy this was to finally learn how to build. Tubing/cage work, axle swaps, etc. I’ve never done anything like this before so it’s exciting to finally do it to a turd. If I screw it up, then oh well.
It’s a running…uh…driving 88’ Sami. The day I brought it home my oldest kid was all over it and made tons of laps around the property in it. He wants me to keep it running while I work on it, but that will not be possible.
Since then all I’ve done is take out the winch and cut off that front bumper.
Plan is to strip it down to bare, bare minimum wiring. Maybe a custom dash with a few gauges. Different seats. Full exo-cage after cutting the rear half of the cab off and front fenders. Toyota axles on 35’s. All I’ve got so far.
This will probably end up like a hack-fab job, but I have to start doing this stuff and might as well wreck this first.
More pics from today…most of this has to be done outside, or wait until spring/summer.
I also brought home a pile of awesome Toyota stuff from Wuz-A-zuk this weekend in trade for delivering a Tracker drivetrain to him.
The rot:
The awesome steering.
The Toyota goodies.
So another journey begins.
So, a couple Sundays ago I bought this turd off Craigslist for way less than they were asking. Because, well it’s a turd.
The motivation to buy this was to finally learn how to build. Tubing/cage work, axle swaps, etc. I’ve never done anything like this before so it’s exciting to finally do it to a turd. If I screw it up, then oh well.
It’s a running…uh…driving 88’ Sami. The day I brought it home my oldest kid was all over it and made tons of laps around the property in it. He wants me to keep it running while I work on it, but that will not be possible.
Since then all I’ve done is take out the winch and cut off that front bumper.
Plan is to strip it down to bare, bare minimum wiring. Maybe a custom dash with a few gauges. Different seats. Full exo-cage after cutting the rear half of the cab off and front fenders. Toyota axles on 35’s. All I’ve got so far.
This will probably end up like a hack-fab job, but I have to start doing this stuff and might as well wreck this first.
More pics from today…most of this has to be done outside, or wait until spring/summer.
I also brought home a pile of awesome Toyota stuff from Wuz-A-zuk this weekend in trade for delivering a Tracker drivetrain to him.
The rot:
The awesome steering.
The Toyota goodies.
So another journey begins.