The old girl is wore out--time for a change.

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Originally Posted by clm

Looks great! You CAD (cardboard aided design) skills are on point.

Thanks. It just takes patience and you haven't seen anything yet

Originally Posted by BigSki

Ton of work getting accomplished from basically Jan.

The shop looks great, well laid out and functional. The last car build thread I remember reading of yours, you were showing how to do a 4.3 conversion into a 'Yoter.

There is allot more done just gotta get it posted

Ya I love my new shop and our new place on 5 acres... I can pee in my driveway and shoot at the damn coyotes.. Ya did many 4.3 conversions in the toys,,,,

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So onto the fuel cell. I got the chassis prepped and built a bucket for the tank to sit down into...

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I made sure to really try my best to secure it to the chassis....

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So I started by making templates and then again cutting some aluminum....

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So I added a center support/ splash shield. It should help keep the tank from coming apart and keep the fuel from sloshing around too bad...

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So I added a rollover valve. Now the down side to this is the fact all the ones I found were 2 piece jobies. Now with this comes an issue with if the valve should come loose what do you do. Well I came up with this idea. I cut the hole in the top of the tank and fits the lower portion of the valve and will lock it into place keeping it from turning on the inside. I then cut a plate for the top side of the tank and welded it to the top so the valve sandwiches between that plate and seals against it...

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The fill for the tank. It has a rubber o-ring that seals it against the tank. I cut a ring that goes on the inside of the tank so I had more meat for the threads I tapped to hold onto.

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I fluid tested it for leaks and I was pretty proud of myself--just one seep at a corner... Easy fix...

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So I made the drop for the feed/return and then welded it to the tank. After that I air tested it and zero leaks.....

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So got the tank into the rig to double check fitment before building the hold down parts for the cell...

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So this is what I came up with. The mounts totally lock the tank and they also serve another purpose....

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So whats a good trail rig without a highlift jack....

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After every big part is done I just gotta clean my shop and reboot...

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All of my exhaust parts finally showed up...

[Adakar]

Awesome build.
You got great skills.
Cheers

[JatoTheRipper]

I am in awe of this extremely detailed thread, your amazing fab skills, and your awesome shop! One of the best threads on this site.

I love the Chevy 4.3. Great motor. I find it funny it's powering your "Toyota". Hehe.

And those shocks are artwork.

Great work!

[Highmark]

Great thread! I'm really enjoying this - what a great quality build.

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Originally Posted by Adakar

Awesome build.
You got great skills.
Cheers

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

I am in awe of this extremely detailed thread, your amazing fab skills, and your awesome shop! One of the best threads on this site.

I love the Chevy 4.3. Great motor. I find it funny it's powering your "Toyota". Hehe.

And those shocks are artwork.

Great work!

Originally Posted by Highmark

Great thread! I'm really enjoying this - what a great quality build.

Thanks guys--crazy to think what one guy can do and yes----all toyota's should have 4.3's......

Ya love my new shop--I made sure to change what I wanted and what I learned from my other shop for sure...

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So time for the front shaft. I started by roughing in the pillow block mount and I hugged the tranny as best as I could. If you look closely I built it with a shim to give me some adjustment and the only tight clearance is the starter bolt and thats a thick headed bolt so I can add clearance if need be.

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So of course I double checked clearance to mainly the links. I had a pretty small window between the upper/lower links on axle rotation side to side but just enough to make it all work....