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Smart to brace the booster for side loading. I hate to see them jiggle. Do you not have a lathe? Or access to one? If you do, make the long nut from 1/2" to 3/4" round stock. Steering wheels have to match two things: personal preference and vehicle character. It is a vintage rig, so something...

How much do you have to extend the pushrod? A lot of times, I will cut the nut off the clevis and then thread a piece of tubing, cut it to the length I need, and then weld it onto the clevis. It's easier than lengthening sheetmetal part of the clevis and allows for more adjustment. If the nut is...

Saw your video last night. Looks like it works fine. I couldn't stop thinking about how to bend that in a normal sheetmetal brake, and it would be possible. Maybe you could do as someone suggested and start it with a brake and finish with the dies, or even come back at the end and crisp up the...

I believe that pillar has roughly the same contour as the top beltline of the original tub. I had to contend with that same problem on the FJ40 buggy I built, and I'm pretty sure we sourced the part from the pieces we cut off the back.

Getting the fuel pump set up in the new Tanks Inc pump module is a snap. I do it a bit differently though. I use only the feed line in the module and plug the other two ports. The fuel return is plumbed to a port already welded to the tank. The reason for this is so that you can't get the lines...

To get the right amount of fuel to the new engine, an EFI pump is required. If we were using the stock tank, we could probably have gotten away with using the stock pump, but I wasn't going to waste any time installing a Toyota pump in this new tank. It just doesn't make sense. A replacement...

Installation of the new large fuel tank from Man-A-Fre is pretty simple, but does require some thought. The first hurdle is the vent lines, they don't match up. With a little bit of thought (and some experience from the last one I built), I came up with a plan to get all the lines hooked up...

Oh. Shows what I know... I always say that I know just enough about everything to get into trouble.

It is possible, but I would use the polycarbonate as it resists scratching better than standard clear plastic. It is stronger too. Maybe in the ten years since I have last used it, things have changed...?

Progress has been ongoing, but not in the order I'd like. I'm still waiting on the replacement transmission (they sent me a 6L90E instead of a 6L80E), so in the meantime, I've been doing a lot of the small stuff, like the fuel system plumbing, re-assembly of the frame bits, etc. This type of...

Corner windows can be heat formed from polycarbonate, but be careful. Too much heat and it will crystalize the plastic and you'll either break it or it will show lots of tiny cracks. "Extend the lower door post to the extended belt line." - you mean the lower corner where it curves back into...

Have you tried OME? They have a HUGE spring selection.

Great googly moogly. It sure looks nice.

If the indicator light is on, then the lockers are engaged, but, to avoid any confusion, we should have you start from ground zero. It's simple enough to know if they are locking, by jacking up an axle and spinning one wheel while engaging the locker. You should try that. You should also remove...

Yup. No problemo.

If we were to compare build styles, there are definitely similarities. I very much like certain things you do on your build, but as Brennan said, I also like to do things differently from the other guys. Thanks.

Not only do the right tools make the job easier, they make it possible in the first place. I remember the days of cutting steel scraps with my sawzall and bending steel brackets with a hammer in my 4" bench vice.

Yes, some very nice work here, for sure. BTW - Stan, I used your pressure washing on the lift method for cleaning the underside of the truck I'm currently working on. It was scary, but worked great. Nothing in the shop got wet except the floor. Thanks!

Thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching. The Fuego pump can is what I want to try. They call it a reservoir, but since it uses a remote reservoir, it's more accurate to call it a pump housing. But since the only way to get the can is to buy the pump, I'll see if the pump is the same...

Well put. I don't put a lot of time into tools either as time is always a factor for me too. It is neat to see what Brennan comes up with for solutions to the many problems of building a completely custom truck.