very nice rusty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

boy, you sure got a purty crossmember...

spose ya kin by my wifes yota, y'alld hafta yak at her about it..I got mt doubts tho...yu kin werk and werk and werk some more on yer 'traption.. I'm sure she'll come wheelin with yu, in her small blokked ready to go, with a remote controlled 6cd changer and some boggers, er ya.. i gues i'll have to git her a winch fer tuggin y'all outta the washouts an all.
..did i mention small block...hers is an '83 so if i"m correct it sghould werk in yers....lemmie know if ya;; got problems..I'll loan yu a shoehorn.

Heh heh...yer prolly right..I shoulda bought one already made. But...I don't do that..I enjoy the frustration.
Here's the Marlin Hy-Steer install pics..
First you have to drill new holes and sleeve them then add a set of ears for the IFS box

Note I also added a "backer" on the inside of the frame. Yota frames crack here if you don't..

New box installed!

What the whole thing looks like...

Massive new steering arms...compared to spindly old one

DAMN NICE! Now quit this shit, I am already comptemplating a yota for a DD!

dang!!! lokoin good ol timer...keep it up...
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..(I got that same jack, but a way kleener area).

Oh you got the special bubble rap rods eh looks good

Thats one of them special "gone to git sum firwood" tie rod set-ups, ain't it???

Yup...It's special alright! The idea is...when you're gettin the firwood...the bubble wrap absorbs the vibrations from the washboardy ol' fire roads and gives extra protection from the damm stumps we got here

you better wrap that bubble wrap around yer hemroid, that and get a lazy boy (no not dweller) and put it in the cab. Rusty yer old and we don't want you to break!!!!!!!!!!

S'ok...I'm a tough ol' fawker and...I learned a long time ago...it really does work if you jump up...just before you land

i'm not lazy...just motivationally challenged.

I'm not either of the two...I'm pathetic!
I promised myself to just throw this 4.3 in the truck...this weekend.It runs fine! But nooo....
Saw a leak I didn't like so decided to split the motor open to regasket the whole thing with good quality Felpros. Hmmm....why not add a nice shiny new twin row timing set.
And why not a new higher performance cam and hi-rev lifters?
Hell...a new Moroso oil pump is a good idea...
Roller rockers are nice too...
Might as well throw in new Clevite hi-performance main and rod bearings
A nice shiny Edelbrock intake...Ooops...I stopped short of that one.
Gawdammitt..I hate myself...never can leave well enough alone.
(lil' sucker should hum though )

HEH HEH HEH!!!
Got tired of waitin for my new blingity camshaft so said fawk it and dumped in the partly apart, still grunjy 4.3. It's finally sitting in the truck...on its own welded in motor mounts. I can't believe it...seems like it was never gonna happen.

wholy friggin blnigity bling water pump ol timer!!!!
(is that a head removal spreader?....looks a tad overkill fer that overgrown hamster excercise machine).
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...yu done yet?
....hows it sound now?
.....ready fer a test run yet?

LOL...Ummm...this has gone just a wee bit past Sept long hasn't it?
Gotta take the motor back out. Putting all new shit in it..ordered a Comp Cams bump stick and hi rev lifters. Was supposed to be here today but the fawkers sent it to Cowgary by mistake.
Ya...lol...the lifting bar is overkill for that little thing. Mostly use it for pullin big blocks with the tranny still on.

Looks good, Krusty! Always nice to see guys who know bigger is better. Pretty sure you be happy with the 4.3, much more with the go fast goodies that you installed.

Overkill on the engine hoist bar, nahh I LIKEY!

ya thats it.....looky good

Ok jokes up where's the damn giggle plate and the other two cyl's? looks really good Rusty. So are ya shootin for next sept long? Sorry I had to!!!!!!!!

Oh..I got sum shit comin! Pics later tonight or tomorrow or the next day or the day after or the day after..but it'll beeee worth it!
#1...Bilsteins RULE!
#2...How should I know!

OK...a little late but...here's how I got them long fawkin shocks in there

Had to let them up into the engine compartment and make the lil' cut outs for the bolts to run into,


Here's the power steering install and the frame type rad mount, aluminum rad, etc

Here's the mating of the yoter throttle cable to the Q-jet

nice!

course ya know i woulda just clearanced them fenders a lil with my hammer.....

nice work Rusty, are you gonna run revolver shackles or summin your shocks look like they are gona way out travel your springs,

I like the bilstiens thou I have thinking about ditching the air shox for some bilstien coil overs
DAn