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The 'trail recovery panhard' In 6 hours, we got it all buttoned up and back to 4 wheels, leafs hung, wheels on, nice. Just in time to throw on a trailer tomorrow and drop back off for final paint! Phase two will be finalizing all of the running gear, mating R2.8. + Bell housing adapter +...

Hub/rotor assembly on, bearings in, lock nut hand snug and locked, Going to replace the lockout hub studs with keyed ARP, didn't like the thread damage on the OG studs.... Holy frig, it's together

Everything here went together as smooth as possible. I goofed and ended up damaging the inner hub seal, so I'll order replacements and pop those in when going for final steering preload set. Steering arm and lower trunnion bearing cap on, tightened down with thick/thin shim combo on all 4...

This is my 4th experience (and so far my favorite) with the Toy Mini Truck/ Landcruiser axle housings. Zoomed right through to getting the rotors installed on to the hub assembly. Unfortunately the retention bolts didn't line up.... not a huge deal

Took my lunch break to clean things up a bit. I'm a big fan, I have some work to do cleaning up the cuts as well as potentially pulling all of the plastics off to paint with something a bit more durable.

Thank you! It's hard to objectively feel like I'm making progress. I want to get to where I can just take some time and work on the 3rd gen. It has sat in the garage for so long that it won't even turn over.

East Coast man sleeps when the work is done :suspicious: Yeah I do sleep, most of these updates are past-due.

Getting to some more updates here. Stoked to have finished this project well before Christmas. Successfully saved another mid-90's Toyota from the scrap yard! Bed Mounts made for a ratcheting box wrench My favorite setup

Where things are headed... Rear end might be longer, wheelbase perhaps as well. Thoughts? Some inspiration.

Honestly not sure why, but I can tell you that it isn't always the shock manufacturer's fault; who knows!

Fox Factory 2.5 DSC (Performance Elite) series. 1. I opted to not build a set of Factory series bodies because I really didnt feel like having to deal with bodies potentially showing rust. 2. I personally like the darker colored bodies. This isn't an off the shelf shock, but you can shoot me...

Waiting on new cone washers and wheel studs to show up any day! Steering is sitting/waiting to go on, one final fit-up for everything before we slide this housing in place. Going to paint on a rolling chassis, then back to the barn for Phase 2. This is all super condensed, but we also have...

New thrust washers for the diffs showed up and the rear end went together so that we could get ourselves a rolling chassis. Leafs bolted up and it sits on its own weight out back! Zerk fittings in the new spring hangers, Old Man Emu Leaf pack which will likely need one leaf pulled...

Cab Prepped for paint and dropped onto the frame. Fresh Body Mounts. *ZIP TIES WERE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED WITH RATCHET STRAPS*

Class is in session. Very rewarding teaching these things and sharing the experience with other people Meanwhille.... New bearings, solid collar, shims, pinion flange, pinion seal, oil slinger, and my first time setting up a 9.5" set. New bearing races in the Front knuckle parts...

Small parts looking like new! Tons of neglect, so all of the small bits get replaced with brand new... Ooooooohhhhh

Doors.... SOLD! Not sure I would've elected for this, but I obliged! Starting to get down to the nuts and bolts "So anyways, I started blasting" Glad I wasn't the one blasting The Frame was toast, so Aqualu supplied a fully boxed/sealed frame to replace.

My buddy wanted only a few things, to learn how to restore/work on cars, learn to do some fabrication, and get this thing safely driving.... If only it were that simple Rear end was the first to come out, lots of seized fasteners! Front Axle out Topless! Woohoo!

Kicking off this thread which is about a year and a half past-due. I got a text message from one of my best friends with no context... Except for that this was now his? Pull up to the farm to find... And a rabbit hole was born...

Starting a Partial Part-Out: Next phase is turning into a 3/4 Runner, which means I will be getting rid of everything behind the rear passenger doors. Chopping the frame somewhere in that area, so if anyone wants a rear frame quarter and an Eimkeith Bumper, I'll be working to pull that off in...