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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    Been a while since I posted here but I'm still making progress with the build. I had been daily driving and taking it on plenty of weekend trips and working on projects here and there. This winter I got a new daily and have been able to work on the custom cab a bit more. One big improvement I...
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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    Was supposed to go down to Utah to do the White Rim with a friend and his family but he got called in to work and we weren't going to have enough time to get out there and still have a relaxing enjoyable trip. Instead we decided to still take advantage of the time we had off to find some dirt...
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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    Got the chevy 63 spring installed. I'm running a 4 leaf pack without the overload. I'm using the skys manufacturing kit and shock mounts. The ride is leagues better and it does pretty well on washboard, there is a slight increase in body roll but its not as bad as I expected. I put new...
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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    The swap has been running and driving for about 3 weeks now and I've just been doing a few little things that needed to be sorted out. I've put nearly 500 miles on the swap now without issue and its been driving great, much smoother running than the 3.0 and the extra power has been great to lug...
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    DIY Trailer build from Subaru Brat

    Got the brat body mocked up on the frame today and I'm stoked with how it's turning out. Had to do a little trimming to get the 31's to fit the wheel arches but I was able to keep the body mostly intact. Next up is to get it mounted to the frame properly and get the floor made. Brat trailer 2...
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    DIY Trailer build from Subaru Brat

    Moved the trailer into the garage today and got a decent start on the trailer mods. I was considering keeping the surge brakes but theres no way I'll need them so I decided to simplify things and ditch the brakes and surge coupler and threw on a 2" ball hitch coupler. I flipped the axle to...
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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    Got a fair bit done on the swap this week and hoping to have it finished in the next few days. I finished up all the wiring to get the engine to run by making an adapter harness to mate the 5vz engine harness to the 3vz dash harness, also modifying the 3.4 battery harness to move the battery to...
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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    That is very sad, unfortunately I've heard many similar stories of a mechanic or technician who doesn't do the job right and causes serious problems, yet another reason why I like to do the work myself if possible. Yeah I agree with using the Aisin or Toyota parts, I ended up getting the Aisin...
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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    Started tearing into the swap the other day and got both engines pulled. The 5vzfe was seized to the tranny I struggled for several hours trying to get them seperated in the car and ended up cannibalizing the T100 so I could pull out the engine, tranny and transfer case still mated together...
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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    I took a trip out to Gilbert, MN to go to the Iron Range Off Road park a few weekends ago to do some wheeling with the off road group I'm part of. On the way I did a section of the Border to Border touring route which is made up of mostly dirt roads that connects the Northern corners of MN. I...
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    DIY Trailer build from Subaru Brat

    The underbody was shot otherwise I wouldve just kept the torsion rear subaru suspension. The rear subframe literally pulled away from the body when I strapped it down to the trailer when I got it in 2014. Tt ended up in the scrapyard a few years ago. Didn't think about using the suspension with...
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    DIY Trailer build from Subaru Brat

    This project got put on hold for quite a while as I've had some other priorities in life and my budget for projects was low. But I'm finally getting started on it again and it should come together relatively quickly now. I just picked up a used Magnum Power Products MMG45 generator trailer which...
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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    Got the new tailgate made yesterday and added some rubber mat in the bed for flooring. I used scrap 2x4s and 3/4" plywood I had laying around. Because it kind of blocks the taillights and turn signals from certain angles I added an led strip third brake light that has turn signals, running...
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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    Got the custom cab back on 4 wheels again today. I ended up getting lucky and finding a pair of upper control arms instead of repairing my broken one. However after running the kit for a while and seeing the weak points on the control arms from both my own and from images that Nate the creator...
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    1988 Toyota Custom Cab Build

    Yeah I was missing one pole and got one of these, came with the perfect ends and everything. I had thought about getting fiberglass marker poles as well but came across these while I was at the store and it worked awesome, pretty cheap too...
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