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brillo_76
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Making progress on the drivers frame rail. Its easier to see and grind when at the surface. You can see how I have the welded 1/8 inch plate behind the frame piece I plasma cut out. I need to drill the clip hole for the brake line clamp.
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19963.4lsr5
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Grinding down decently. Welding in funky Angles is not fun. :/
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I had to get 2x cheater glasses to ware under my hood when I repaired mine. The odd angles were causing my to look through my glasses stupid and the progressive part was always in the wrong place.
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brillo_76
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I fortunately do not yet have to wear the cheaters. However, I am at the age (45 this year) where I could any day. I have this rig on 12 ton jack stands and I really cant go any higher in my garage.:-(... Man I could use a lift. 
The Lincoln 210MP though really does a great job in welding. I had entire sections glowing red. When I put that outer plate back on. I forgot to adjust for the thinner steel and my welder and burned right through it while welded it on until I cut it back. You can actually see how thin the inner frame rail is on the picture with it on the 1/8 plate ( 3 photos up) As our inner frame rail is entirely too thin from the Factory.. This is why we see them rot out in the rust belt. The C section is considerably thicker. When I am done the 5 speed will be basically a 3rd gen Tank. Complete with front and rear hitches..
The Lincoln 210MP though really does a great job in welding. I had entire sections glowing red. When I put that outer plate back on. I forgot to adjust for the thinner steel and my welder and burned right through it while welded it on until I cut it back. You can actually see how thin the inner frame rail is on the picture with it on the 1/8 plate ( 3 photos up) As our inner frame rail is entirely too thin from the Factory.. This is why we see them rot out in the rust belt. The C section is considerably thicker. When I am done the 5 speed will be basically a 3rd gen Tank. Complete with front and rear hitches..
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ToyotaBrah
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A little hammer action and it starts to cooperate. Love it. Nice work so far on the frame repair.
brillo_76
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I not saying its fixed.. I suspecting the brush may have stuck. Time will tell and I check to see how many miles on this alt..
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RandyBobandy
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That plate looks like it was cut on a cnc table lol
brillo_76
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The thickness of the inner frame rail. No wonder they rust out in the rust belt.
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It’s just a little tiny cap to call it a boxed frame. The Tacos never had the fully boxed frame. I do want a plasma cutter but I need to get real electric in my garage.
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brillo_76
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Correct the 3rd gen frames are similar to the 80s frames..
brillo_76
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Well my alternator dosent like the cold. However, when I pulled it I had it rebuilt locally in 2016 at a local repair shop. It lasted 50k mile. So I am guessing that they only replaced only the parts that failed at this time. I put my spare engine one on that had 165k on it.
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Unless you get the brush assembly from Toyota it will be a soft cheep aftermarket set of brushes. The SR5 I bought as my project had a reman CarQuest Alt in it. I have no clue how many miles were on it but when the diode block took a crap on my Ex’s Limited Puppy Hauler I installed it along with the new battery it had. Two years later the Alt stopped charging.
I pulled out the brushes and they were little nubbies just over 1/16” long. So I put Toyota brushes in.
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I pulled out the brushes and they were little nubbies just over 1/16” long. So I put Toyota brushes in.
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brillo_76
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Yes I am probably going to pull this one apart and see what needs replaced. I am guessing the brushes were cheap as heck and not sure about a few other parts.
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brillo_76
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Life is returning back to normal for us.. My mother and father in law have now sinced passed on. So I have some more time to work on my hobby rides. Kinda waiting for a little warmer temps as last night was 9 degrees F and my cement floor isn't heated so I been staying away from my welding project. I do have the driver side rail close to 50% completed.
Hopped in old Tetanus 1 this am as she sat in the winter parking area since Friday evening and when I pulled her out the brakes were slightly frozen. Not real uncommon if moisture was around the brakes when it was parked last.
Hopped in old Tetanus 1 this am as she sat in the winter parking area since Friday evening and when I pulled her out the brakes were slightly frozen. Not real uncommon if moisture was around the brakes when it was parked last.
Life is returning back to normal for us.. My mother and father in law have now sinced passed on. So I have some more time to work on my hobby rides. Kinda waiting for a little warmer temps as last night was 9 degrees F and my cement floor isn't heated so I been staying away from my welding project. I do have the driver side rail close to 50% completed.
Hopped in old Tetanus 1 this am as she sat in the winter parking area since Friday evening and when I pulled her out the brakes were slightly frozen. Not real uncommon if moisture was around the brakes when it was parked last.
Sorry to hear of family members passing, always difficult to deal with loss.
Spending time on hobbies is a good thing to help, as they say time helps heal.
