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Crawlin4fun · 01-23-2009, 06:20 PM

This is where all my time and money have been going lately. its a 1980 yota pickup with the following:

22r and a 5 speed
Marlin crawler dual cases w/ 23 spline input
Marlin crawler suspension system
Hi-steer w/ IFS Box
5:29 gears and lockers front and rear
35" Goodyear wrangler MT/R's ( now it's on 37's )
etc. etc. etc.

Plans include a truggy style tube bed, custom dash w/ All Autometer Guages, Painless wiring harness, onboard air, Longfield axle shafts and 37's ( Done ) . Plus tons more that I probably haven't thought of yet.

The truck came from AZ and there is only one spot in the floor that needs patched, other than that there is absolutely no rust or body filler in the cab !!!!!

I picked it up as an unfinished project from 4stair and tore it down to the frame and started over. Metal Masher did most of the suspension and steering mods before I got it.

I have the suspension and drivetrain pretty much done with the exception of the driveshafts. The cab has just been stripped and painted, still a ton left to do by spring so I can compete in the RCROCS Crawling series at Rausch creek offroad park.

PEDEcrawlerguy · 01-23-2009, 07:18 PM

Dude... that is awesome styrene work on the back of the cab... how did you get all that detail in there?

yes... i know its a 1:1

Crawlin4fun · 01-23-2009, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PEDEcrawlerguy

Dude... that is awesome styrene work on the back of the cab... how did you get all that detail in there?

yes... i know its a 1:1

Patience

LumTheMad · 01-23-2009, 08:35 PM

Any chance you would want to trade your 35" MTRs for 37" MTRs? Better than half tread left. I have 5 of them, one never even on the ground. I want to down size. Send me a PM if your interested. I'm im Hamburg.

Crawlin4fun · 02-02-2009, 03:13 PM

Here are a few shot's with the 37's I got from LumTheMad

By the way, Nice Jeep you got Lum

I plan on going to Team York Racing this week and bending up my tube bed

Hillcrawler · 02-02-2009, 06:04 PM

Looks good, i've always liked a nice clean yota.

Mr.Slave · 02-02-2009, 06:09 PM

why 23 spline? is it turbo?

slicknic · 02-03-2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Slave

why 23 spline? is it turbo?

23 spline on the back case is alot stronger. Nice first gen!

CarterFab · 02-03-2009, 09:18 PM

nice work man. i was running the dual crawler case in mine but also had the twin stick. if you can get it, do it. it makes all the difference for serious crawling. hope you got the bigger longfields, 30 spline, you wont regret it. i was running 42's and 425 hp at the wheels and they hung out no problem. i know its not recomended by bobby but his chart shows them @ being stronger than the d60 35 spline and i can prove it. i ran those same 37s when i first buit my truck and loved them. just had to go bigger for the huge undercuts we drive on. ultimate adventure past threw here a couple of years ago and they had trouble on some of our easy trails. any ways nice truck, make me miss mine. also, your rear shackles are pointing staight down right now, i know you dont have the tube work on there so maybe they will lay down some. if they dont, i would move that mount forward about 2" to get a better ride and range of motion.

oops.

usa1man · 02-03-2009, 10:48 PM

i like the looks of those 37's nice trucks

dieselfuel · 02-03-2009, 11:48 PM

nice clean yota man! i had an 81 longbed on 33" MT/Rs for a few yrs, theyre fun trucks.

Karadjas · 02-04-2009, 04:27 AM

It says a lot about the scale builders on here that I had to stare at that first pic for a good few seconds before I went 'that has to be 1:1, I've never seen those axles before'

Crawlin4fun · 02-04-2009, 05:24 PM

nice work man. i was running the dual crawler case in mine but also had the twin stick. if you can get it, do it. it makes all the difference for serious crawling. hope you got the bigger longfields, 30 spline, you wont regret it. i was running 42's and 425 hp at the wheels and they hung out no problem. i know its not recomended by bobby but his chart shows them @ being stronger than the d60 35 spline and i can prove it. i ran those same 37s when i first buit my truck and loved them. just had to go bigger for the huge undercuts we drive on. ultimate adventure past threw here a couple of years ago and they had trouble on some of our easy trails. any ways nice truck, make me miss mine. also, your rear shackles are pointing staight down right now, i know you dont have the tube work on there so maybe they will lay down some. if they dont, i would move that mount forward about 2" to get a better ride and range of motion.

I am planning on the 30 spline longs and chromo hubs, its good to know what you have put them through that way I know my 22r will never break them. I thought the twin stick was just for 2-low.....I have that with the dual case set-up. as far as the shackle mounts they were farther forward and had to be moved back so they didn't flop back on the frame and stick while it was flexed, hopefully once the springs break in and some weight is on there they will gain more angle.

Sweet rigs by the way.

CarterFab · 02-04-2009, 05:37 PM

with the twin stick you get 2 lo-lo. with regular case there is 2 hi, 4 hi, 4 lo. with dual case there is 2 hi, 2 lo, 4 hi, 4 lo, 4 lo-lo. with the added twin stick you get 2 hi, 2 lo, 2 lo-lo, 4 hi, 4 lo, 4 lo-lo. it is really handy for tight turns when you are locked up and need to keep the gearing as low as possible and when you are transitioning between trails you cna just slap it up into 2wd without stopping and right back to 4wd when needed. i also used it so that my 5 year old son could drive it around the pasture with out me in it. it was slower than his power wheels. and its got the cool factor.

Crawlin4fun · 02-04-2009, 06:49 PM

I see how 2 lo-lo could be useful. I am going to the marlin crawler site right now to check out the twin stick kit

John Deere · 02-04-2009, 06:57 PM

I have a marlin crawler twin stick in my yota not done that nice but man its great. Nothing like having that many forward gears. Great looking yota also I will have to post pics of my 80

axman2010 · 02-04-2009, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karadjas

It says a lot about the scale builders on here that I had to stare at that first pic for a good few seconds before I went 'that has to be 1:1, I've never seen those axles before'

RC4WD makes those axles lol. After I read your post I went back to look again, I can see what ya mean lol

kyrel69 · 02-07-2009, 07:51 AM

nice build up

Crawlin4fun · 02-25-2009, 05:58 PM

I will have some pics of the tube bed up in a few days

Crawlin4fun · 02-27-2009, 01:26 PM

Made some progress on the tube bed / rock sliders.....not finished yet but getting there

01-23-2009, 06:20 PM	#1
Crawlin4fun Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Area Posts: 258	1:1 Hilux Build This is where all my time and money have been going lately. its a 1980 yota pickup with the following: 22r and a 5 speed Marlin crawler dual cases w/ 23 spline input Marlin crawler suspension system Hi-steer w/ IFS Box 5:29 gears and lockers front and rear 35" Goodyear wrangler MT/R's ( now it's on 37's ) etc. etc. etc. Plans include a truggy style tube bed, custom dash w/ All Autometer Guages, Painless wiring harness, onboard air, Longfield axle shafts and 37's ( Done ) . Plus tons more that I probably haven't thought of yet. The truck came from AZ and there is only one spot in the floor that needs patched, other than that there is absolutely no rust or body filler in the cab !!!!! I picked it up as an unfinished project from 4stair and tore it down to the frame and started over. Metal Masher did most of the suspension and steering mods before I got it. I have the suspension and drivetrain pretty much done with the exception of the driveshafts. The cab has just been stripped and painted, still a ton left to do by spring so I can compete in the RCROCS Crawling series at Rausch creek offroad park. Last edited by Crawlin4fun; 02-28-2009 at 06:11 PM.

02-02-2009, 03:13 PM	#5
Crawlin4fun Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Area Posts: 258	Here are a few shot's with the 37's I got from LumTheMad By the way, Nice Jeep you got Lum I plan on going to Team York Racing this week and bending up my tube bed Last edited by Crawlin4fun; 02-02-2009 at 03:15 PM.

01-23-2009, 07:18 PM	#2
PEDEcrawlerguy Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: clearfield Posts: 678	Dude... that is awesome styrene work on the back of the cab... how did you get all that detail in there? yes... i know its a 1:1

01-23-2009, 08:35 PM	#4
LumTheMad Hell's Gnome Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: I'm mean because you're stupid. Posts: 334	Any chance you would want to trade your 35" MTRs for 37" MTRs? Better than half tread left. I have 5 of them, one never even on the ground. I want to down size. Send me a PM if your interested. I'm im Hamburg.

02-02-2009, 06:04 PM	#6
Hillcrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Asheboro N.C Posts: 486	Looks good, i've always liked a nice clean yota.

02-02-2009, 06:09 PM	#7
Mr.Slave Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: back where I belong Posts: 251	why 23 spline? is it turbo?

02-03-2009, 09:18 PM	#9
CarterFab Metal shaper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hog Eye, Texas Posts: 3,519	nice work man. i was running the dual crawler case in mine but also had the twin stick. if you can get it, do it. it makes all the difference for serious crawling. hope you got the bigger longfields, 30 spline, you wont regret it. i was running 42's and 425 hp at the wheels and they hung out no problem. i know its not recomended by bobby but his chart shows them @ being stronger than the d60 35 spline and i can prove it. i ran those same 37s when i first buit my truck and loved them. just had to go bigger for the huge undercuts we drive on. ultimate adventure past threw here a couple of years ago and they had trouble on some of our easy trails. any ways nice truck, make me miss mine. also, your rear shackles are pointing staight down right now, i know you dont have the tube work on there so maybe they will lay down some. if they dont, i would move that mount forward about 2" to get a better ride and range of motion. oops.

02-03-2009, 10:48 PM	#10
usa1man Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2004 Location: delavan Posts: 524	i like the looks of those 37's nice trucks

02-03-2009, 11:48 PM	#11
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	nice clean yota man! i had an 81 longbed on 33" MT/Rs for a few yrs, theyre fun trucks.

02-04-2009, 04:27 AM	#12
Karadjas Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cyprus Posts: 321	It says a lot about the scale builders on here that I had to stare at that first pic for a good few seconds before I went 'that has to be 1:1, I've never seen those axles before'

02-04-2009, 05:24 PM	#13
Crawlin4fun Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Area Posts: 258	nice work man. i was running the dual crawler case in mine but also had the twin stick. if you can get it, do it. it makes all the difference for serious crawling. hope you got the bigger longfields, 30 spline, you wont regret it. i was running 42's and 425 hp at the wheels and they hung out no problem. i know its not recomended by bobby but his chart shows them @ being stronger than the d60 35 spline and i can prove it. i ran those same 37s when i first buit my truck and loved them. just had to go bigger for the huge undercuts we drive on. ultimate adventure past threw here a couple of years ago and they had trouble on some of our easy trails. any ways nice truck, make me miss mine. also, your rear shackles are pointing staight down right now, i know you dont have the tube work on there so maybe they will lay down some. if they dont, i would move that mount forward about 2" to get a better ride and range of motion. I am planning on the 30 spline longs and chromo hubs, its good to know what you have put them through that way I know my 22r will never break them. I thought the twin stick was just for 2-low.....I have that with the dual case set-up. as far as the shackle mounts they were farther forward and had to be moved back so they didn't flop back on the frame and stick while it was flexed, hopefully once the springs break in and some weight is on there they will gain more angle. Sweet rigs by the way.

02-04-2009, 05:37 PM	#14
CarterFab Metal shaper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hog Eye, Texas Posts: 3,519	with the twin stick you get 2 lo-lo. with regular case there is 2 hi, 4 hi, 4 lo. with dual case there is 2 hi, 2 lo, 4 hi, 4 lo, 4 lo-lo. with the added twin stick you get 2 hi, 2 lo, 2 lo-lo, 4 hi, 4 lo, 4 lo-lo. it is really handy for tight turns when you are locked up and need to keep the gearing as low as possible and when you are transitioning between trails you cna just slap it up into 2wd without stopping and right back to 4wd when needed. i also used it so that my 5 year old son could drive it around the pasture with out me in it. it was slower than his power wheels. and its got the cool factor.

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02-04-2009, 06:49 PM	#15
Crawlin4fun Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Area Posts: 258	I see how 2 lo-lo could be useful. I am going to the marlin crawler site right now to check out the twin stick kit

02-04-2009, 06:57 PM	#16
John Deere Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 564	I have a marlin crawler twin stick in my yota not done that nice but man its great. Nothing like having that many forward gears. Great looking yota also I will have to post pics of my 80

02-07-2009, 07:51 AM	#18
kyrel69 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Middletown Posts: 31	nice build up

02-25-2009, 05:58 PM	#19
Crawlin4fun Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Area Posts: 258	I will have some pics of the tube bed up in a few days

02-27-2009, 01:26 PM	#20
Crawlin4fun Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Area Posts: 258	Made some progress on the tube bed / rock sliders.....not finished yet but getting there