Stoffregen Motorsports
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Update.
The truck is mostly done and I have moved on to other projects. The truck is now up at 4x4 Labs to get bumpers. Luke has designs that are really very cool and difficult to make without the right tooling, so it made sense to have him do the job. While it's there, Luke is using it as a design mule for a 70 series front bumper and it should come home with front and rear bumpers. The front bumper will likely be removed and returned to Luke, and something more simple installed. But first, some media time. We will be taking the truck up to the Rubicon for a short trip and photo shoot with my friend Harry at the end of the month.
I have put about 100 miles on it so far and it is nice. The suspension is plush without being squishy and the body roll in turns is minimal. How will it be off-road? We'll find out shortly.
The brakes need some work though. Since it's a diesel and had an alternator driven vacuum pump, and since we increased the size of the brake booster, we need to add a larger vacuum canister. The brakes do work great now, but with a few applications of the brakes, the small canister runs out of juice.
One of the simplest, cheapest mods, something I am always amazed at, is gear oil. The trans was filled with Redline MT90, which is specially formulated for brass synchro transmissions. Within the first few miles, I could already feel that the trans shifted more smoothly with quicker shifting possible. I love that stuff and I use it in all my Toyota manual transmissions.
Should have pics shortly.
The truck is mostly done and I have moved on to other projects. The truck is now up at 4x4 Labs to get bumpers. Luke has designs that are really very cool and difficult to make without the right tooling, so it made sense to have him do the job. While it's there, Luke is using it as a design mule for a 70 series front bumper and it should come home with front and rear bumpers. The front bumper will likely be removed and returned to Luke, and something more simple installed. But first, some media time. We will be taking the truck up to the Rubicon for a short trip and photo shoot with my friend Harry at the end of the month.
I have put about 100 miles on it so far and it is nice. The suspension is plush without being squishy and the body roll in turns is minimal. How will it be off-road? We'll find out shortly.
The brakes need some work though. Since it's a diesel and had an alternator driven vacuum pump, and since we increased the size of the brake booster, we need to add a larger vacuum canister. The brakes do work great now, but with a few applications of the brakes, the small canister runs out of juice.
One of the simplest, cheapest mods, something I am always amazed at, is gear oil. The trans was filled with Redline MT90, which is specially formulated for brass synchro transmissions. Within the first few miles, I could already feel that the trans shifted more smoothly with quicker shifting possible. I love that stuff and I use it in all my Toyota manual transmissions.
Should have pics shortly.
