ok I gotta know,what do you do for a living? LoL,damn you air2air.......the rear bumper is going to be delayed even longer now,
Nah, the rear bumper won't be delayed at all. They may already be done laser cutting. For a living, I'm a marketing consultant for startup and small/midsize businesses. And I develop new lies to tell my wife about how solid my FJ mods are...
Ahhhh I love that video nothing like a good Trophy Truck porno.
sorry to hear about the rear going out on you. But it sounds like you and Jason have got a good game plan figured out for the new build.
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Those of us who (have nothing better to do but hang around DeMello's shop) have been following your FJ's development from the first big bulges to the current state of affairs have been waiting to see how you'd handle the rear end issue. My sense is that following on the tracks of Donahoe (a proven design) would be the way to go because it's robust and it works.
The stock rear end wasn't up to the task but I'm still surprised that your rear end is shot. Aren't they new GEARS? What in the name of Sweet Sally have you been doing to the Starship to cause that sort of failure?
I'm not surprised the rear end let go - the rig's got 100+ addt'l HP, more torque, and due to the fantastic rebuild, has been able to be driven harder than it was designed to go from the factory. These are major stress factors which will definitely take a toll on the weakest link, and quickly if driven aggressively. While the T/C and Trans were designed to handle the Toyota V-8, the rear end was not "upgraded" by Toyota for the FJC (they should have, IMO, but probably didn't expect the demand and use that followed the FJCs introduction).
As Air2Air has so elequently demonstrated, as you upgrade and strengthen a vehicle, the next weakest link will soon show up for the same treatment. This is why we don't "repair" stuff in this hobby - we take advantage of an "upgrade opportunity".
Todd, congrats on the new "diff-to-be"...
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Todd, I'm so stoked that you are going to finish your build. Bad to the bone. Please let me help be a part of your crew on the first race. You might as well race it now man. =)
I think this is Sol's Diamond setup. Since he has got the electronics figured out that will indeed be helpful. As I was reading on his thread, if you can't get the speed sensor working on the rear, you don't go anywhere. I'm sure he will chime in with detailed comments:
WOW Todd I could hear your rear end making all kinds of noise while you were just WALKING around Jason's shop the last time I saw you. I'm suprised it lasted this long!!! You might want to fix it BEFORE Ouray otherwise it could be quite sore by then!
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These are major stress factors which will definitely take a toll on the weakest link, and quickly if driven aggressively. While the T/C and Trans were designed to handle the Toyota V-8, the rear end was not "upgraded" by Toyota for the FJC (they should have, IMO, but probably didn't expect the demand and use that followed the FJCs introduction).
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while you were just WALKING around Jason's shop the last time I saw you. I'm suprised it lasted this long!!! You might want to fix it BEFORE Ouray otherwise it could be quite sore by then!
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