Liveoffroad's '84 build

KidVermicious said:
What would you do different than your current build?
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well many things, i'd really like to put an fj80 front axle under mine but the cheapest way to do that is to swap the 3 link over with it, and it seems just as easy to start from scratch than to tear mine apart and redo it. also it has a good platform for the drivetrain i want...supercharged 3.4 bolted to the r150f.

Footofgod said:
That ad has been up for three months. I've considered it as well. I'm curious though why it has not been sold or traded yet.
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yea i think its a little overpriced for having 200k on it, and its also in gunnison.... but its still not a bad deal for how clean it is

I don't think i have the money to do it right now, or i'd probably be heading down there this weekend :mad:
 
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small update:
the truck is back under the knife. doing some maintenance (replacing belts) and swapping in a supra radiator to try to clean up the engine bay a little bit. also picked a front bumper.....
will post pics soon
 
new belts and harmonic balancer. got rid of a lot of engine vibes




new rear leaf springs, finally found the HD 1/2 ton chevy springs that i've been looking for for over a year. you can see they have 4 leaves + the overload, as opposed to the usual 3





I didn't get to the radiator swap cuz i ran out of time and had to get it running for the 2013 toyota jamboree last weekend in buena vista. 60+ rigs. had a lot of fun and made some friends. i gotta get the rest of the pics from my GF but here's a preview





and got the new bumper installed as you can see.
 
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KidVermicious said:
So, I don't know any easy way to break this to you, so I'm just gonna say it... you don't have an engine fan.

I'm sure that hurts to hear, but I thought you'd wanna know.
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that would explain why it gets hot at high altitude....

this is what you have to do when you have 1" clearance between your crank pulley and your radiator....


 
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Had a lot of fun at jambo and my rig did pretty well. one thing that bothered me was airing up every evening. My faithful Quick air 2 compressor has treated me well over the years but when i made the jump from 33s to 35's it has struggled to get the job done. it has been taking me about an hour to air up. And so i began the quest of finding a reasonably priced upgrade. I know the new thing is CO2 but i dont like the idea of carrying that big thing around, plus it costs money to refill whereas an air compressor is free to run.
After searching the forums, i found a lot of guys running the superflow mv50's and mv90's which are very reasonably priced for what they are (both put out more cfm than my tired quick air 2). I decided that i wanted a little more though if was going to upgrade so i started looking at the bigger ones. Vlair and ARB both make some good compressors but they are very pricey.
I came acrross this:

3 gal tank, 3 cfm @90 psi, 12v for 230$
i found a few guys are running one of these on the forums and so far they all seem happy with it.

I also found this, which is relatively new to the market:
Smittybilt Part 2781 - 5.65 CFM Air Compressor-RH1

I'm a little skeptical of smittybilt because i know all their stuff is made in china now, but the limited number of reviews i found on this compressor praised it. and so i decided to go this route since it was almost half the price and i didn't really need an on-board air tank.

I found one NIB on ebay for 130 shipped, and it arrived a couple days later. I am pleasantly surprised at how well it is built. The body is mostly steel and fairly heavy. it is significantly larger than my old quick air 2




And since i couldn't find a good write up on this thing, i decided to do my own time study.
i aired down my mtr to 10 psi, hooked up the compressor and let it go.


the first thing i noticed is that it is very quiet! much quieter than my old one. the guage they provide is only accurate when the pump is off, which made it more difficult to get an accurate time measurement... but it was roughly 3.5 min to 37 psi! I am very impressed. Only time will tell if it is built for the long-haul, but so far i would definitely recommend this compressor to anyone running larger than 33" tires.
 
I have been using that smittybilt compressor for over a year now and I like it. I left it out in the rain one night but luckily no harm done.
 
5.6 cfm is BIG AIR! That's what so many people don't understand about these critters--they ALL can put out high pressures, but it's volume that fills the tires quickly, and anything over 3 cfm is doing well.

Great shots on those beautiful trails!
 
thanks guys.

well i've been back and forth lately about getting high-steer, vs saving up for a new front axle. My current setup is working great and i have no complaints, but i just know the stock steering is eventually gonna give me problems. It still seems to make the most sense to me to go with a different housing rather than dump money into the mini axle, so i've been crunching more numbers on front axles. i've narrowed it down to the fj80 vs the trail-gear rock assault. here's an updated list of expenses


both axles will end up costing about the same, and they both have advantages. the 80 axle would have high pinion, stronger internals (stock) and has the cool factor IMHO.
down side is to get the cost down i would have to keep the tie rod in the stock location, which is not ideal and its harder to find parts, would require re-gearing the 3rd (hp), and lots more modification required (spring pad location on passenger side will be interesting)

the rock assault is easier to install, comes with 30 spl. shafts, i can re-use my current diff, and would have true high steer.
down side: will require 30 sp. birfields (cost), uses mini truck knucles which are weaker
so what it comes down to is having chromo mini-truck shafts and low pinion, or a high pinion 80 axle with stock internals. really doesn't seem to be too much difference but i'm leaning toward the rock assault. it will be winter before i start any of this but just getting my homework done for now
 
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Trail-Gear also has their Six Shooter Knuckles that you can put on--they're so sure of them they're guaranteed for life.
 
I'm leaning towards the Rock Assault for my truck too, or a diamond if I can afford it. Do you have to have high pinion for your driveshaft angle, or can you live without it for awhile?
 
BucknutBob said:
Trail-Gear also has their Six Shooter Knuckles that you can put on--they're so sure of them they're guaranteed for life.
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yea thats true, just more money whereas the 80 axle already has beefy knuckles.

KidVermicious said:
I'm leaning towards the Rock Assault for my truck too, or a diamond if I can afford it. Do you have to have high pinion for your driveshaft angle, or can you live without it for awhile?
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I can live without it for a while, hp is just one very nice bonus to going with the 80 axle. can't have it all i suppose
 
liveoffroad said:
thanks guys.

well i've been back and forth lately about getting high-steer, vs saving up for a new front axle. My current setup is working great and i have no complaints, but i just know the stock steering is eventually gonna give me problems. It still seems to make the most sense to me to go with a different housing rather than dump money into the mini axle, so i've been crunching more numbers on front axles. i've narrowed it down to the fj80 vs the trail-gear rock assault. here's an updated list of expenses


both axles will end up costing about the same, and they both have advantages. the 80 axle would have high pinion, stronger internals (stock) and has the cool factor IMHO.
down side is to get the cost down i would have to keep the tie rod in the stock location, which is not ideal and its harder to find parts, would require re-gearing the 3rd (hp), and lots more modification required (spring pad location on passenger side will be interesting)

the rock assault is easier to install, comes with 30 spl. shafts, i can re-use my current diff, and would have true high steer.
down side: will require 30 sp. birfields (cost), uses mini truck knucles which are weaker
so what it comes down to is having chromo mini-truck shafts and low pinion, or a high pinion 80 axle with stock internals. really doesn't seem to be too much difference but i'm leaning toward the rock assault. it will be winter before i start any of this but just getting my homework done for now
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In case you missed it in KidV's thread, the pull N Pay in Fountain, CO had an FJ60 with complete front and rear axles as of last week. They had been there for a week before that. I can go check if you want, but they were asking $265 for BOTH axles.
 
Footofgod said:
In case you missed it in KidV's thread, the pull N Pay in Fountain, CO had an FJ60 with complete front and rear axles as of last week. They had been there for a week before that. I can go check if you want, but they were asking $265 for BOTH axles.
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thanks for the lead, i'm stearing away from the 60 axle cuz its not wide enough, thats a good price though someone should jump on it!
 
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