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Lil Rich said:
So today @allterrainmedia Joey and I did some welding on the front end, dropped the skid plate, took off all the panels, prepped for drivetrain install, installed new oil pan/pick up, took off all unnecessary accessory mounts, cut down some long bolts, etc. tomorrow the goal is to stab the drivetrain and drink some beer
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Thanks for letting me help out, it's awesome to be there working on these rigs and being able to pick your brains on certain things. I look forward to seeing both this and Woody's done.
 
Well, I have the motor just where it needs to be, but I have found that tuning back and forth to town to get bolts is getting exhausting...

There is an 1/8" between the races and seat bar, 3/16" between skid plate and oil pan, 3/8" between tcase and everything else.

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Just a quick update on the dash. Fitting everything is proving to be complicated but expected. 10 lbs of shit in a 5 lbs bag. Here is the layout of the center console, which this buggy didn't have before. I wanted the shifter to be closer to the steering wheel. To achieve this, I had to built a console to house the shifter, rearrange the t case shifters, and remount the computer. Turns out everything fits nice and tight, but comfortable.

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Lil Rich said:
I have found that tuning back and forth to town to get bolts is getting exhausting.
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What? Woody's shop does not have a complete line of every fastener made?

Build looks great -- should be a fun and very capable rig.
 
OldRocDoc said:
What? Woody's shop does not have a complete line of every fastener made?
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Right? Apparently the hundreds of pieces of cleaned and CAD plated OEM Toyota hardware I've had done over the years isn't good enough ;) (storage drawers for those ordered yesterday)
 
Lil Rich said:
So still on the list to buy is a Left Hand and Right Hand 1.25" Heim, Cutting Brakes, minor fittings, Brake Lines, and some aluminum. Might as well build a center column and dash while I am piecing it all together. Besides that, I think I may have already purchased the usually un-thought of $5,000 of small stuff that no one thinks of.
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Do you still need a left and right hand 1.25 heim? I have them if so
 
Looking very good. We can compare clearance sometime Clarance. And discuss packing 10lbs of shit in a 5lb sack. Turns out I've traveled that road
 
Dirty36 said:
Do you still need a left and right hand 1.25 heim? I have them if so
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Yeah, I do but I am pretty specific on manufacturers. I need a right hand FK bearing hiem and a left hand standard Teflon hiem from ruff stuff
 
So the exhaust is built, fit/finished by Cam. I need to cut in O2 Sensors and route the tip still, but all the detail work is complete. At Winter 4x4 Jamboree I will be picking up the flex plate and then I can finish bolt the drivetrain. I still need to find my starter (Right now it is missing, lol), and machine bore the unit bearings to 1.5 inches to fit 35 spline shafts.
 
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