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1BadJeepBruiser 08-12-2008 07:33 PM

Toyota Flat Bed "Atomic Toy"
 
Since I started this whole crawling fad back in the day:lol:, I have always wanted a Bruiser cab rig with some sort of caged bed or flat bed. When I got my Hulk Werks prerunner a couple years back, I tried to make a Bruiser cab fit...didnt work. Over the past couple of years I have had other tube rigs, not ever designed for the Hilux cab and also tried to get a Hilux cab over them as well...never happened. Couple months back I saw Spicer18OR rig, and I thought "man that is exactly the type of rig I want" Even cooler was that it was leaf sprung front and rear. Well, when it turned up in the classifieds I PM'd him soon as I saw it when I woke up that AM...there was already 75 views and I was worried it would be gone but luck was with me:mrgreen: Sent over the pay pal and here it is now...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed006.jpg

And I have for it so far...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed009.jpg

Not sure about the Bruiser axles just yet, it has such a nice narrow track width I am not sure how it will look with the slightly added width.

braceysdad 08-12-2008 07:36 PM

Yet again, nice score Mike...

I really like that orange, will you leave it that color?

BD

STANG KILLA SS 08-12-2008 07:37 PM

nice mike, id steer clear of the wide bruiser axles.

killer buy."thumbsup"

Spicer18OR 08-12-2008 07:47 PM

ahh i see you finally got it!"thumbsup"

1BadJeepBruiser 08-12-2008 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by braceysdad (Post 1300390)
Yet again, nice score Mike...

I really like that orange, will you leave it that color?

BD

Yeah this orange is SWEET, Its so fitting to the truck its definitely staying"thumbsup"Plus I am huge fan of orange Bruiser being my very 1st Bruiser was Orange

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ruiser/oyj.jpg

Quote:

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS (Post 1300395)
nice mike, id steer clear of the wide bruiser axles.

killer buy."thumbsup"

They arent all that wide, probably the same as a high lift axle... I have to get some axle Cs on it and rear straight axle adapters so when i have them out I may slide the Bruisers under it and how it looks.

BTW How do you guys feel about half doors? Like Brandon did here...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7.../Halfdoors.jpg

1BadJeepBruiser 08-12-2008 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spicer18OR (Post 1300405)
ahh i see you finally got it!"thumbsup"

Yep came today I was so amped when I saw it said delivered at work...punched out promptly at 4:30 jumped in the Taco and hauled ass to the PO to get there b4 they closed:ror:

Spicer18OR 08-12-2008 08:03 PM

lol, nice. i think the half doors would look sweet on it by the way... i was thinkin of doing it but im just too damn lazy.

MOCRAWLER 08-12-2008 08:03 PM

Nice rig!!!! Put me on the list of people who want it.:)

scuzzy51 08-12-2008 08:37 PM

nice mike! i watched that thing get built. i actually built the 1.9 chevy flatbed at the same time he was.. we took it on many outings and it performed very well! good luck with it!

1BadJeepBruiser 08-12-2008 09:49 PM

I dunno guys...12mm rummy bruiser axles are looking pretty sweet...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed017.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed018.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed019.jpg

Shaun 08-12-2008 10:00 PM

I like the bruiser axles. That rig looks killer, I love the fab work, keep up the good work!

supercrawlerfreak 08-12-2008 10:01 PM

wow that rig is absolutely gorgeous, nice catch 1BJB"thumbsup". Hurry up and get those bruiser axels mounted up. "thumbsup"

1BadJeepBruiser 08-12-2008 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scuzzy51 (Post 1300498)
nice mike! i watched that thing get built. i actually built the 1.9 chevy flatbed at the same time he was.. we took it on many outings and it performed very well! good luck with it!

Thanks man, your chev is bad ass, that thing kicked ass at scale nats"thumbsup"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaun (Post 1300644)
I like the bruiser axles. That rig looks killer, I love the fab work, keep up the good work!

Quote:

Originally Posted by supercrawlerfreak (Post 1300648)
wow that rig is absolutely gorgeous, nice catch 1BJB"thumbsup". Hurry up and get those bruiser axels mounted up. "thumbsup"

Alright Bruiser axles were cool as shit but the I would have to reconfigure the trans to the opposite side of the truck from where it is now... So there out for now... Plus I want to run with this thing without any fear of breaking anything... Ill save the Bruiser axles for down the road on something else or maybe they will make there way back into it at another point...for now I am chopping the front axle up to add the Fat Rock Cs.

guamcrawler 08-13-2008 04:10 AM

good score "thumbsup" you always have the best rigs bought or built

G-crawler 08-13-2008 06:04 AM

Looks great! how about black tube doors? would match the rear tubework!

STANG KILLA SS 08-13-2008 06:14 AM

those do look nice...

Brandon 08-13-2008 09:13 AM

Bruiser axles + Half doors please!

jamesbernatchez 08-13-2008 09:50 AM

Nice Mike! It looks really clean. Can't wait to see what you do to it.

J

Dready 08-13-2008 03:16 PM

Bruiser Axles if they'll fit
One of your awesome interiors

Oh and the icing on the cake Cut the roof off"thumbsup"

You could continue the tubework over the gap to make a front cage.

Little Driver Dude inside.

Go on push the envelope

Dare you!

1BadJeepBruiser 08-13-2008 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G-crawler (Post 1300884)
Looks great! how about black tube doors? would match the rear tubework!

I do have another cab with the doors hinged on it...already thought about doing that...would need to find a grill though

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesbernatchez (Post 1301044)
Nice Mike! It looks really clean. Can't wait to see what you do to it.

J

Thanks Dude, I have some good ideas for it

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nluvwithxlr8ing (Post 1301008)
Bruiser axles + Half doors please!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dready (Post 1301414)
Bruiser Axles if they'll fit
One of your awesome interiors

Oh and the icing on the cake Cut the roof off"thumbsup"

You could continue the tubework over the gap to make a front cage.

Little Driver Dude inside.

Go on push the envelope

Dare you!

Well after thinking on it all day I decided to actually mount the Bruisers axle...painted them up and went to install them when...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...atbed002-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...atbed003-1.jpg

....I found the frame/leaf spacing wasnt the same as the Bruiser perches :x:x:x

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...atbed004-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...atbed005-1.jpg

Leafs and shackles were all twisted and the suspension was binding like whoa...so it will be a tlt axled rig after all. Cant say I didnt try.

Got the front axle back together, now sporting Fat Rock Cs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...atbed006-1.jpg

Since I was planning on the Bruiser axles working, I swapped the drive train over to the passenger side so the transmission drive shafts would be in-line with the axles... doing this also allowed me to squeeze the interior in as well with a small skid plate drop using some of those awesome TLT spacers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed007.jpg

Glass is cut and in...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...flatbed008.jpg

and Rear is now sporting straight axle adapters.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...atbed009-1.jpg

My plan is to take it to work 2morrow, and during lunch, braze up some sliders (add to whats already there) or at least get the stuff bent and cut into shape

Question for everyone, do you guys think the flex is being limited by having 2 screws holding the High Lift leafs down? Should I maybe run regular juggs and drill out the center pin and use dinky mounts and just one mounting screw?

Thanks
-Mike


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