Not so fuzy update :) + Thank you! [Archive]

DesertTRD

03-07-2005, 01:45 PM

http://www.securitybuilders.com/schafer/myspace/mytaco.jpg

http://www.securitybuilders.com/schafer/myspace/mytaco1.jpg

http://www.securitybuilders.com/schafer/myspace/mytaco2.jpg

I also want to say thank you to Jason Demello, Ive been in his shop for the past 4 years working with him on stuff and working on my own stuff. Everything I have done is because of him. He lets me use his tools, work on my projects in the shop and even some of the metal LOL. Hes just flat out one of the best friends I have.

Thanks Jason!

Oppositeboy

03-07-2005, 02:00 PM

looks good Corey. Have you caged the engine yet?

Ted

03-07-2005, 02:10 PM

Looks good. When is the 4 link?

Half Baked Taco

03-07-2005, 02:22 PM

god damn, straight up titties, man!! If I ever had the balls to do my '04, it would have been a very simlar set-up to that. From front-end all the way to the back-end. (imitation is the best form of flattery) :)

Half Baked Taco

03-07-2005, 02:29 PM

Ok, it would have been a combination of yours and Ryan Lewis's (StillDirty Bonzen) :D

schcott

03-07-2005, 11:53 PM

thats sweet....hey, i didnt mean to insult you or Josh or anyone in that other post, sry if anyone took it that way....how much travel you have all around?? you puttin glass fenders in back?

mudferret

03-08-2005, 12:08 AM

Sweet ass sweet motherfucking shit man! I can't wait to see your next jump shots.

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 12:19 AM

thats sweet....hey, i didnt mean to insult you or Josh or anyone in that other post, sry if anyone took it that way....how much travel you have all around?? you puttin glass fenders in back?
11.5 up front (strapped off) and 16 in the rear (strapped off)

no glass fenders in the rear until i put a t100 axle under it.. and right now i just want to go drive it in the dirt...

No offense taken, i was just putting a point across.

hawthorne

03-08-2005, 05:39 AM

11.5 up front (strapped off) and 16 in the rear (strapped off)

no glass fenders in the rear until i put a t100 axle under it.. and right now i just want to go drive it in the dirt...

No offense taken, i was just putting a point across.

when you do the t100 axle are you going to beable to just swap the third member over out of your old axle? i asked this awhile ago on the utah board im some one said yes you could but i dont think they where 100% sure
and the truck looks great

Ted

03-08-2005, 07:55 AM

when you do the t100 axle are you going to beable to just swap the third member over out of your old axle? i asked this awhile ago on the utah board im some one said yes you could but i dont think they where 100% sure
and the truck looks great

The T-100, Tundra, non-TRD Tacoma use the 8.4 diff (210mm). The TRD Elocker is 8 inches (200mm). If you have a non TRD tacoma, you can swap diffs, if you have the elocker it will not bolt up.

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 08:45 AM

when you do the t100 axle are you going to beable to just swap the third member over out of your old axle? i asked this awhile ago on the utah board im some one said yes you could but i dont think they where 100% sure
and the truck looks great
nope, elocker wont just swap over, on ryans truck the first axle he had we swapped teh bolt ring off the trd axle onto his non trd t100 rear end... worked good it really doesnt matter as far as teh trd part goes, i rarely use it anymore.

Timbuddha

03-08-2005, 09:18 AM

Out freaking standing, Corey. You are building some crazy chit!!

03trdblack

03-08-2005, 10:11 AM

What type of seats are those? Were they hard to get mounted or did you get brackets made for them?

TiTRD

03-08-2005, 10:26 AM

Nice rig man, I've always loved desert trucks, but we have no desert on the east coast. It's hard to tell, but is your bed tube tied into the roll cage?

Tankota

03-08-2005, 10:36 AM

Dang looks nice! and your truck is even clean.. 8-) Did you do the webing already?

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 12:32 PM

What type of seats are those? Were they hard to get mounted or did you get brackets made for them?
Beards, you can order seatmounts, i did have them bolted to teh floor at one time, but i mounted them to the cage now.. its much stronger that way

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 12:33 PM

Nice rig man, I've always loved desert trucks, but we have no desert on the east coast. It's hard to tell, but is your bed tube tied into the roll cage?
Yes it goes threw the cab and connects to the cage.. the cab is also welded up to those bars to remove all movement

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 12:33 PM

Dang looks nice! and your truck is even clean.. 8-) Did you do the webing already?
the front webbing isnt done yet, i need to get on that! but the floor is tied into the cage and the rear is.. its pretty solid already but i need more!

hawthorne

03-08-2005, 12:39 PM

cool thanks for the info

SEAN_at_TLT

03-08-2005, 01:24 PM

03trdblack

03-08-2005, 01:24 PM

Awesome :xbeer1:

schcott

03-08-2005, 01:24 PM

11.5 up front (strapped off) and 16 in the rear (strapped off)

no glass fenders in the rear until i put a t100 axle under it.. and right now i just want to go drive it in the dirt...

No offense taken, i was just putting a point across.

aight coo, its all good....cant wait to see more pics....sry for all the questions *as you can see i dont know much bout this stuff* why are you going to put a different axle on?? is it wider?

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 01:30 PM

Why do you have the TC kit strapped off at only 11.5" when it can safely pull about 13"? Are you using modified Tundra CV's or custom widened Taco ones? Also what size tires are you running and how do they clear the stock bedsides at 16" of travel? Did you pull the bedsides a little bit? Just curious...

Looking really good! :D
I call it strapped off at 11.5 to be safe, im sure the kit pulls 13" but i dont want to take the chance of breaking a spindle off... (ive already cracked one pretty bad as you know) ive replaced it since then... i might let a little more off when i pickup the spindle gussets and put them on. What i need to do is pull my shocks again, cycle it and set the limit straps up at that time.. not after teh shocks are on.. basically i have about 1/8" between the upper uniball cup and the mis spacer.. to keep it safe..

THe rear is setup at 16" right now because the shocks are still mounted at a 1 to 1 ratio. they are only 16" shocks! yes they do tuck into the bed at full bump my rear end is like 2" off the ground!

Oppositeboy

03-08-2005, 02:07 PM

wtf? don't ignore my question. :bitchslap

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 02:13 PM

looks good Corey. Have you caged the engine yet?
no i havent...

Tankota

03-08-2005, 02:21 PM

aight coo, its all good....cant wait to see more pics....sry for all the questions *as you can see i dont know much bout this stuff* why are you going to put a different axle on?? is it wider?

Yup, the Tundra rear is wider, and will match closer to his wider front end (from the long travel setup) + Wider is better, more stable on high speed turns.

Oppositeboy

03-08-2005, 02:22 PM

thank you. :D You plan on it, or will it just make it a hassle everytime you need a new engine? hehe

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 02:28 PM

thank you. :D You plan on it, or will it just make it a hassle everytime you need a new engine? hehe
ass thats why i skipped that question :)

and no i do plan on it just not yet.

Crash

03-08-2005, 02:35 PM

Looks awesome Cory!!! Only person I ever see working at Demellos is you. Anyway, if I ever make the treak to SoCal I expect a ride in that thing. I bet it's sweet!!!

SEAN_at_TLT

03-08-2005, 02:49 PM

I call it strapped off at 11.5 to be safe, im sure the kit pulls 13" but i dont want to take the chance of breaking a spindle off... (ive already cracked one pretty bad as you know) ive replaced it since then... i might let a little more off when i pickup the spindle gussets and put them on. What i need to do is pull my shocks again, cycle it and set the limit straps up at that time.. not after teh shocks are on.. basically i have about 1/8" between the upper uniball cup and the mis spacer.. to keep it safe..

THe rear is setup at 16" right now because the shocks are still mounted at a 1 to 1 ratio. they are only 16" shocks! yes they do tuck into the bed at full bump my rear end is like 2" off the ground!

We also run 16"s out back on our red Taco and with a very slight angle forward they can pull a hair over 17" of travel. We are going to go to 18"s though soon for closer to 20". So the 16" travel number is based on the shock stroke then? Have you actually measured how much it's really getting? It could be a tad more or less than 16". Any plans to race that bad boy or pre-run/chase? :cool:

schcott

03-08-2005, 03:21 PM

Yup, the Tundra rear is wider, and will match closer to his wider front end (from the long travel setup) + Wider is better, more stable on high speed turns.

aight thx...i was just checking

Half Baked Taco

03-08-2005, 03:48 PM

Looks awesome Cory!!! Only person I ever see working at Demellos is you.

You must have mistaken him for John. Corey is the guy inside on the computer....

hahahahah lol j/k

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 05:20 PM

We also run 16"s out back on our red Taco and with a very slight angle forward they can pull a hair over 17" of travel. We are going to go to 18"s though soon for closer to 20". So the 16" travel number is based on the shock stroke then? Have you actually measured how much it's really getting? It could be a tad more or less than 16". Any plans to race that bad boy or pre-run/chase? :cool:
no its based on what ive measured out, remember im 1 to 1 on the shock stroke, my mounts are directly on top of the axle, no pitch at all....

my measuring tape is showing 16" from full bump...

also without the shocks the leafs will cycle 18" before seperation.. its not always about travel #'s though, valving plays a huge part in how it acts...

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 05:21 PM

You must have mistaken him for John. Corey is the guy inside on the computer....

hahahahah lol j/k
I dont work at DO, i am there after work, and i am always working on my truck or someone elses... i rarely spend time on the computer unless im drawing some stuff up in solidworks or checking some information.. other than that jason the one always inside on the computer.

SEAN_at_TLT

03-08-2005, 07:06 PM

no its based on what ive measured out, remember im 1 to 1 on the shock stroke, my mounts are directly on top of the axle, no pitch at all....

my measuring tape is showing 16" from full bump...

also without the shocks the leafs will cycle 18" before seperation.. its not always about travel #'s though, valving plays a huge part in how it acts...

We've been playing with multiple valving configurations for about a year now and still haven't got it exactly where we want it on the red truck although it is infinitely better than stock valving. We've consulted with both Mike Arthur and Dylan Evans, those guys really know their stuff! In fact Mike will be re-valving all of our trucks soon out of his new shop in Riverside, Super Shocks.

So your lower mounts are right on top of the axle and the upper mounts are vertical from there (directly above) as well?

DesertTRD

03-08-2005, 07:58 PM

We've been playing with multiple valving configurations for about a year now and still haven't got it exactly where we want it on the red truck although it is infinitely better than stock valving. We've consulted with both Mike Arthur and Dylan Evans, those guys really know their stuff! In fact Mike will be re-valving all of our trucks soon out of his new shop in Riverside, Super Shocks.

So your lower mounts are right on top of the axle and the upper mounts are vertical from there (directly above) as well?
Yep... I will relocate everything when I get a fuel cell...

Half Baked Taco

03-09-2005, 08:49 AM

I dont work at DO, i am there after work, and i am always working on my truck or someone elses... i rarely spend time on the computer unless im drawing some stuff up in solidworks or checking some information.. other than that jason the one always inside on the computer.

No worries....just teasing you a bit..

DezertTacoma

03-17-2005, 09:28 AM

Truck is looking good Corey. Come bring it out to the MORE race this weekend.

DesertTRD

03-17-2005, 09:44 AM

Truck is looking good Corey. Come bring it out to the MORE race this weekend.
naw. im heading to ocotillo with ryan and a huge group.

cb77DEMELLO

03-17-2005, 01:11 PM