DTB's Tree Hugger SAS

[DirToyBoy]

Heres the reader's digest version of my build to date....

Hello from missouri (or misery, as we call it here ) Truck started stock, 93 truck ...300k on ticker I wheeled the ****************ing piss out of it with 31's on it....took it many places I would have never imagined....


Her first dent lol

new motor........The block was bored .030 over and a low-end cam from EngineBuilders installed. picked up a Japanese timing chain kit, new water pump, pistons, head, valves, springs, rockers, clutch, reman flywheel, exhaust, etc.




Flatbed (temporary) and tube doors. detroit in rear, 4.88 precision gears

[DirToyBoy]

prep for paint..Krylon ultra flat khaki.... [img width=800 height=600]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d126/dirtoyboy/IMG_0864.jpg[/img]

[DirToyBoy]

Here's the plan...

84 axle
Sky truss
Sky diff guards (front and rear)
Marlin knuckle ball gusset kit
OEM knuckle service
Hy-steer (Marlin)
Rock rings
Brake backing plate eliminators




Stock third
Yukon 5.29s
Open until I can afford longs and an aussie locker

Springs Marlin 4" USA
Bilstein
Sky or Marlin shock hoops
Marlin spring hangar






some other crap
Hydro assist
remote hydro cooler
larger PS reservoir
Remove AC
Brake proportioning valve
Triple drilled flanges
Breathers
u-bolt flip (Marlin)
wheel spacers
ifs calipers and fj60 rotors
Marlin rear kit
Power steering box mount plate (Marlin)
36x12.5 SX's
Some steel wheels to make beadlocks later

I got this for uber cheap
after a couple hours of work (yea right!)





more new stuff...nuttin big just some bearings and knuckle rebuild stuff (all OEM, none of that cheap chinese crap for my ride) new rear shoes, spindle, drum, and a 60" Hi-Lift

This is the slow part when I just sit around collecting parts..YAWN




knuckles cleaned up real good......

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....mmmmmmmmmmm



and just for fun here's a pic of me pulling a fool-size up the side of a mountain in Colorado

[DirToyBoy]

Sky guards came..



Please feel free to critique teh welds








new exhaust.....magnaflow cat
Flowmaster hushpower (shhhhhhh!)

[DirToyBoy]

who says u cant tow with a four cylinder??



put a ghey black stripe on the hood

ready for axle assembly





IFS where it belongs>>>>>

buh bye so sad

working on the rear too and that brings us up to speed for this week

[DirToyBoy]

heres a couple update pics...ive been real busy and crap not a lot of time blah blah blah.....

new tires here...36x12.5 SX's they look like they'll fit, right? haha

hit a snag with the axle...stripped an ARP stud in the knuckle so i had to go pick up a new knuckle...good thing i got a toyota junkyard readily available (thanks Victor! :wave So i had to clean and paint/prep up a new one. Here's the axle as she sits now>>

and i started cutting the rear perches off... (dont ask about the blue diff thats how it was when i got it.... ) it will get some new paint soon enough weather is supposed to be nice this week so we'll see what can get done

[DirToyBoy]

lo profile drain plugs

shocks

cutting frame holes (not fun) the gussets on the outside passenger framerail were PITA's!!!

this helped a little bit







shackle angle looks good right?

[DirToyBoy]

bling bling










15 lb tank mmmmmm

I built a set of breathers for 12 dollars each. 5.00 for the fitting, 2 dollars for the filter and 5 dollars for the hose. These Nissan fittings are pretty sweet. Im gonna weld a small piece of round tube on top to protect it from breaking off.

[DirToyBoy]

these are some 34.5s i had sitting around...havnet mounted the 36's yet

got her back on two of her feet lol.. i guess im halfway done :dunno: :woohoo:

[DirToyBoy]

Got her on 4 wheels today...36's mounted too. just some minor adjustments needed with the rear shackle hangar. started ripping out AC and prepping front grill for the hydro cooler.



got the brakes squared away