I needed a way to mount the magic wench box. I ground down the head on an M10 and tack'ed it to the metal plate that makes up the bottom of the magic box.





It should fit in the spot where I used to run my big stupid off-road lights.



But first we need to head off to wire brush land and your going to regret you did this later rattle can paint sucks will rust thru in about 3 months paint job.



and back together again feels so good 70's music time


that is squared away with the professional zip tie wire routing old coolant hose split wire protection loom.


yep looks good


a little loving trim job to fit the box and we are wench ready


yes I can still get @ the plug and on/off switch.


next project up... custom link brackets... coming soon

Damn this hit close to home haha.

Nice work mounting up the winch. I'm interested to see more of the RTI scores—keep 'em coming!

What did you do to correctly position those plates before you burned them in?

I bolted them to the bumper. Then positioned the bumper where I wanted it. Tacked them in. Removed the bumper, welded, blasted, epoxy, then top coat rattle can. I was under the impression I took more pict. But after I was done those were the only picture. I had.

It does take some courage to start cutting up the frame. I’m cutting off rear axle assemble lower link mounts today.

Any bodywork plans for this?

I saw this and immediately wanted a magic wrench box... a magic wench would be interesting too. Winches, well, those are a bit more normal (though I still want one!).

-Charlie

other than to cut this body into pieces and take it to the metal recycle place.

it's just so far gone and the wiring has been slowly failing because salt has also started to eat it. I love this stupid truck but it's just too far gone to make it worth it. my wife hates it so much and that makes it even more special to me.

When I picked it up for $400 and swapped in a $150 trans I pulled from some guy off craigs list. it's been a great adventure keeping it alive.

I think I'm going to see if it will go one more winter. I think she has it in her to do it.

had the world not gotten all weird and scary I was going to install a lift and swap the body off with the 98 I picked up in UT this last December.

until things settle down I'm going to just keep things on the down low. there is just so much risk happening in the world right now. so much uncertainty, on the bright side I have taken to playing the harmonica during my daily panic attacks so that has been a lot of fun.

" I love this stupid truck but it's just too far gone to make it worth it. my wife hates it so much and that makes it even more special to me."

This had my wife and I in tears from laughing because it's exactly the same for us. Glad to see I'm in good company.

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I finally got these links fitted. the lower links require some persuasion with the grinder to fit correctly. I'm off work this next week so the one task I have is to create new lower link mounts that are a bit beefier.




I took them for about an hour drive on the road and some gravel with some good teeth loosing wash board. I can't really tell the difference between these links, the OEM with rubber or the OEM with Poly busings. So that is good. I was worried I would be able to feel each and every bump.



and a quick trip up the ramp to see if it changed anything

all the same stuff from this post
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/3517203-post206.html
except the rear links were swapped out

Vertical Distance From Ground center of tire 26"
Wheelbase 105.3
RTI angle 21'

RTI score 689

beats the old stock score of 636, so happy with that. honestly I would be happy to be just as good as stock but to beat it but a couple of inches I was actually surprised.

My wife pointed out I had still had my birthday present from April sitting on the floor in the "good room" in front of the fireplace. you know that good room nobody is allowed to use? only those people who come over to visit that you don't like anyways... they get to use the good room.

any who so yea those are sliders and I need get them onto the truck.

I have always wanted bolt on sliders but I never liked what I found... so since I will be removing the body off this frame shortly.... why not make this way harder than it should be? Yes good idea lets make this super hard.

First the concept. using M12 tube nuts and grade 10 M12 bolts and 1/4" plate I want to make a mounting pad 3x on each side of the truck. This way I can then make a pad for the sliders and maybe even some locating pins. This way the sliders can be removed if needed. I would never attempt this unless I have a bare frame. way tooooooooo much drilling. but since I will have a bare frame again... lets do this thing.






I will be needing a test section from my "you need to get rid of that rusty junk frame" I still have it


actually decent step bits make this pretty fast work, and some cutting oil.




yep something like this and yes will need to extent the tube nuts with some dom tube.


I also found some dom tube that is thick wall and almost exactly matches the tube nuts.


Still unsure if I want to add a plate on the inside as well? maybe but I'm not sure it's needed. I think as long as the inside also gets 4 holes in the correct place and I can weld the dom on that side as well it should be ok.

I always admire someone who can use a drywall T square for automotive work. Excellent.

My ex wife used the “good room” for her enormous collection of Matryoshka dolls. They were everywhere. Upon seeing them for the first time, most of our former friends would have the Vince Vaughn reaction in Dodgeball when he sees Kate’s unicorn collection for the first time, sans the “Dear Barbara” utterance. Not sure Putin and the Kremlin boys could have rivaled her collection in sheer size.

Yea well... I'm like only 2 years out now on the bathroom remodel. Counter top guys come tomorrow to install the counter top. that is a milestone for me.

maybe painting in a week or so... maybe. I desperately want to get back to truck stuff full time. But I have to show progress, why did I get married again?

I know what those little nesting dolls are all about, my first real GF's family came from Poland. her grandma had like creepy old school ones with strange face paint jobs from the old country. I think they had been passed down thru the ages. In a way they were cool but I knew in the back on my mind those things would show up and give me night terrors.

When the ex was away for work overnight, I swear those things would start jumping around like jumping beans. I wanted so badly to take a bowling ball to them just once. Probably in the neighborhood of 300 if memory serves me correctly.

Good luck with the remodel. I have a bathroom subfloor myself that has to be replaced due to a badly leaking wax ring. I have seen sixty old horse hair wax rings in better shape than the twelve year old Kohler special that failed.

I removed the rear coils and the front coil overs so it's on it's bumps right now. As low as possible to make sure I don't need to raise it too high up.

I ran out of daylight and I’m tired from ripping the truck apart all day so I will see how it goes tomorrow. I was able to pick up up about 12” and it seemed fine. I think I will add some light duty ratchets on each corner just so the center of gravity stays put. It’s very well centered and I was able to spin it easily with just one hand, and that is not a good thing. So adding some x’ed straps should keep it in place. Tested that theory and it worked perfect.







The plan if it goes well is to roll the frame out and then roll the trailer under this body and take it to the scrap yard, once I pull out anything I think I want.