Thread: project 94 toyota

figured id start a whole thread for my truck since its starting to come along.

its a 94 toyota 4x4
specs:

Front: Matt Heltons gen 3 kit - coil-over - bypass - bump
Rear: Back-halfed with Custom 4 link - coil-over - bypass - bump
custom currie axle with all tig welded dimple die trusses, 40 spline axles, 5/8 lugs, spooled, 4:56 gears, strange nodular case.
32 gallon jaz fuel cell
35 inch tires
caged front to back all DOM and almost all 1 3/4 .120 tubing
beard race seats
blitzkrieg steering column with tenzo steering wheel mated with a sweet disconnect.

heres some pics:











this is my first build and of course my first 4 link set up. i have so far barely any drive shaft plunge as far as i can see and very little pinion change but im not sure if u can see in the pic if things look right.
this is drooped out and the pinion is pointing down just a tad probably only a couple to few degrees, its not very drastic at all and i dont think there would be any binding. i think this was a pic at almost 30 or so inches of travel




let me know what you guys think

the less of an angle the better, if you can get the yoke pointing directly at the tranny at droop and level with the tranny at compression it would be ideal, if you get what i am saying. the less the u joint have to work the longer they will last.

very nice work,what links are those?

u should come check it out ricky, i get what your sayin to an extent, ill have to play with it a bit.

as far as the links. i bought them off a dude that works for spd building trophy trucks i guess. they are fully tig welded. very bitchin links for 400 bucks

Originally Posted by fleshwound

as far as the links. i bought them off a dude that works for spd building trophy trucks i guess. they are fully tig welded. very bitchin links for 400 bucks

lucky lucky lucky! haha the dimple dies add a niice touch!

ya that rear end is bitchin. i think its even a half an inch wider then the front. cost me 2500 bucks

thats sick i like it

thanks, im super anxious on finishing it, its taking forever and I am slow on cash. hoping to have it done by the october clean up. the thing looks suppppper wide huh?

fuck yea

The truck looks awesome man. I should have kept my Toyota! Do you have to get new rod ends for your coil-over? It looks like the seat for the spring hits the link.

lookin good curt, I hear ya on the short of cash, fuck i need a job haah

dam dude this thing is looking good!

Originally Posted by fleshwound

ya that rear end is bitchin. i think its even a half an inch wider then the front. cost me 2500 bucks

Is it a Chrisman?

looks like a trussed up 9in to me. Truck looks good, looking forward to seeing it out in the dirt.

holy dirt traps batman . that nine .

The tube work looks good. the lowers are gnarly .

It passes, for now. Haha. I like it alot. I am super stoked you guys are gonna have DirecTV installed in it too haha.....nah but really good job. Angle the yolk up like this / ...well not that drastic but you get it.

i dont believe i have to get new rod ends, the shock was just resting up against the cab cuz its not mounted.

its a currie axle. funny thing is my gf's step mom is the daughter of jack chrisman of chrisman drivelines.

i know i gotta get the pinion up a little so im gonna mess with the heims, the upper is mockup only

Looking good Curt! I got your message a little late the other day, I'll try and give you a call tomorrow.

no worries timmay!

looks awesome curt, didnt even look like your truck from the pics, good job!

ya after the night race u should come over and help me get this bitch to the point to where i can drive it

yeah, i know, i keep flaking out on you, always busy with this truck, sometimes i think selling means i'll actually ahve a life to go do things, lol

Lookin Good Curt Gonna Stop By Sometime Next Week N Check It Out Dude..

i feel ya johnny, i keep havin problems when i go to work on it like not feeling well and shit, i need to go see a doc. about that, cuz i dont get shit for time to work on it anymore.

carlos call me anytime and stop by.

got some work done on the truck this weekend, not much but we worked our asses off still.

cut out the rear firewall to push the fuel cell up and forward and to also get the upper links up more for more anti-squat. I made a crossmember between the c pillars to mount the uppers off of and I am making the brackets with 3 holes for adjustability for different driving conditions, granite it was only be about 2- 2.5 inches of adjustability but its better then nothin.




Mr helper Mitch - Co-driver

I thought for sure you guys were going to sit there for the rest of the day after i left.

hhaha naw we got to work. it was thinkin time when u were there, then once u left it was work time. just said fuck it and cut the back wall out :-/ uppers should be bitchin as hell when im done.

you got a bad ass yota bro...keep up the good work!!!!!!!!

thanks man. i dont think its too bad for my first build. first time really welding, notching, bending. since day one of signing up on here i researched and sponged all the info in as much as i could.

sweet deal curtis..lookin awsome dude..

How did you cut the back off? Looks clean

magic i tell ya

Originally Posted by fleshwound

magic i tell ya

haha for real it is magic, one day i was there ands there was no hole, next time...theres a hole....
looks good i like the new idea for the upper link mounts get some pics of those if it gets done 2day, ill try and stop by sometime later this week

mitch is gonna see about getting those tabs water jetted so it will be quicker then hand making them. ill def post up.

Any Updates? Im Interested To See What You Do With The Big Hole In The Cab

no updates yet. havent had time to work on it but should have updates tomorrow, but probably not on the back wall. anyway i plan to plate in the triangulation on the lower part of the cage in essence making a wall out of the lower half then plating the sides in along with the top and bottom to the back part of the cage. now sure if i explained it right or well enough it sorta makes sense to me.

figured i would update this thread a bit. heres some work i have gotten done lately.

that thing is really looking awesome

thank you

fuckin curt! lookin good man! congrats!