3.0 killer

Link to my build over on marlin. Yes, its taken a LONG TIME!

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=23424.0


And of course, my most recent activity (done today)

Removing the bed


Tucked back inside the garage




Temporary home for the bed




Now that the bed is off, I'm going to mount my OBA tank, so its ready when I finally do it, remount my exhaust, redo my exhaust mounts, and raise my gas tank. Probably also pull it and mount the 60 when/if I get one.

Cab:
Getting ready to cut the back of the cab out, and I needed to hammer out the drivers side xcab section, and try to get my drivers side door to close.








Door/excab section:

Before:


inside:


Not lining up:


Closing and lining up again, well sorta:


done for the day:


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For those of you that don't know, the plans are:

Cut the back of the cab out. Mount seats in the front of the bed (hopefully Blingns, if he still wants to give it up ) The excab section will now be some nice leg room for the rear seat passengers. Interior cage extending into the bed to protect the backseat, keeping it low profile in order to hopefully slide a shell over the cage. Basically I'm turning the truck into a runner, my way.

IFS is coming out, finally, and probably going to get replaced by a 44 for the time being, looking for a 60 eventually. Currently looking for a 60 for the rear.

I can get you a rear Ford 60 if your interested..

hey a buddy of mine says he has a d44 pass drop 8 lug would probally need gears it has 3:73 with issues $150-200 good for ya let me know
his kid has a bunch of stuff ill get a list for ya

sweet deal, let me know.

Got some more work done today, Chris, your gears are out!













2 broken axles came out!!

Sweet, thanks man..

Is that where they always break??

let me know if you want it ill go pick it up for ya or if you want u can come out there with me whenever you can and see if hes got any thing else u want

thanks guys. Chris, they In the past they usually break on the stub shaft going into the diff. I've broken 3 at this point now though, which is unusual I guess. I've broken 2 or 3 stub shafts wheeling the IFS, and on the 'con I broke 3 axles right at that point.

You got any idea what else he's got Rob? I mainly need the stuff to do the swap (hanger, shackles, etc.) steering, gears, and driveshaft flanges.

Check out Sky Manufacturing's full width yota stuff

http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new/detaproduct.php?id=184

yah, as of now thats what I plan on going with.

Gm to yota master cylinder adapter..

http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new/detaproduct.php?id=216

sweet, they have some good products..

I think Rob still has the behind the axle crossover/Hi-steer d44 arms that I was going to use before I went 1 ton.