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83 pickup that went full buggy,

this is the old tcase mount going re use part of it to make the 205 mount .

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and my rear drive angle will be about 30 at full droop, thinking of 1480 ujoints at each end. maybe 1410 at axle. also flanges at both ends.
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Curious how you're going to do the 205 mount. I need to fab something together for mine.
 
ok

cross member is all built except the tabs needed on the frame.

first i had to figure out where to cut the plate that bolts to the magnum . this was a bunch of look, adjust, look adjust, then mark and cut put back on cut again.

once it was cut i was able to weld the foot the bottom. and it bolted in place with a urethane puck on each side see pic for example


then i made the cross member out of the the old one that supported the toyota tcase. it was 2 inch dom 1/4 wall, maybe thicker, and 1/2 plate
it needed modified a bit, the bends made the bushing end go up into the floor so i cut and redid the angle to help with that.




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it does hang down below the frame about a inch or so. but the tranny is above the frame so that's good news. , i can not raise the tcase any higher because the pass seat has to be raised as it is a inch to clear the tcase. but the tcase does sit really flat so there is that.
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next trick is getting exhaust to fit into a small area.

one idea is a lake style header, much like what
  • HYDRODYNAMIC did on dust buggy. may or may not have room for that.
  • the brake pedal can more to left for sure
  • i can make a skinny pedal easy day also so the pedals are not the concern


  • again these are just ideas, not sure what will happen lol
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also need to work out a carrier bearing of sorts, looking at wide open design so far i like it the best
i also have to cut a section of frame off and rework to fit in the carrier bearing.

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I just found this thread today, the Christmas thread led me to IowaOffRoad thread which led me here.

This has won the spot of my favorite thread and I am subscribed.

Not much Toyota left though :flipoff2:

I do want to wheel with you someday. It seems we wheel the same places just not at the same time.
 
KungFooMASTA said:
I just found this thread today, the Christmas thread led me to IowaOffRoad thread which led me here.

This has won the spot of my favorite thread and I am subscribed.

Not much Toyota left though :flipoff2:

I do want to wheel with you someday. It seems we wheel the same places just not at the same time.
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thanks bud

and yes for sure,

plans so far 2023 are disney late april, or early may, iron range in aug :beer:

i will peeps updated for sure
 
i did order the busted knuckle carrier bearing because it had the poly mounts that would allow the bearing to flex just enough. Jake had a great video on the tech section and that sold it for me. i saw someone here make a mount directly off the engine and tranny so it would move with as one with the drivetrain and i thought that was super cool, and i am not doing that so i decided on busted knuckle.

i did get some tubing ordered for exhaust, a bunch of parts that i can try to make a log exhaust manifold. yay.
 
I will just plan for making it down whenever you go. Let me know when you figure it out so I can get a campspot. We have been staying at Two Moms. The cabins are ok there. They have RV spots last time I went at BMR ‘22. They didn’t have the hookups done yet but hope they would be by next year.
 
so i started making the exhaust.
interesting challenge. little room on drivers side but came up with a plan,

i will do the 2.5 on both side and they will tie into a 3 inch single all the way to the back

i went with a log / lake style header use 1.75 x.120 wall for the legs from each cylinder and 2.5 inch main tube

and the red line is what will happen tomorrow.

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could make them come from the bottom in case you don't have room.

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got the passenger side done and the Y pipe. i was reminded if i leave the Y pipe like this it will choke the exhaust this needs to be the spot for the 2.5 to 3, .

not sure if i like the hump in the exhaust being off center to the top of the tranny, i may redo where the bend end up in relation to the center of the tranny.
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and i used my ultra sonic cleaner to clean up the valley pan thats below the intake. wow that thing works awesome

i bet it was in the tank at least 2 hours. maybe longer i just let it go and did other stuff.

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the more i look at this i want to redo it. i know i know but in the shop it did not bother me, looking at on screen it does. plus i can get it closer to the bellhousing and pass side. i see how now.

live and learn...
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Maybe add another V-Band at the merge ?

Makes it easier to remove / redo.
 
Bebop said:
Maybe add another V-Band at the merge ?

Makes it easier to remove / redo.
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i have another v band on order on order actually. i was kinda thinking putting that Y pipe back on by myself would be a pain in the ass with just two v bands,
 
YotaAtieToo said:
What's your plan for mitigating the in cab heat?

I was going to suggest maybe going around the front of the engine, but I guess I'm too late :flipoff2:
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i looked at front but felt like there was too tight of clearance between frame and engine. but i never gave it a honest try either.

but to keep down on heat i was planning and hoping dyno may and exhaust heat wrap would do the trick. there will be a solid firewall and a heat shield also. not sure though. its a live and learn type of plan going on.
 
forgot to take some pics, but i did fix that cross over tube in the exhaust.
this weekend plans are to get tcase mount welded in, make my carrier bearing mount and get exhaust started going back.
 
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