My mom had cancer and now she doesn't. I want to build.

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
10/08/2015 at 22:52 • Filed to: None

It feel so good and such a burden relieved. I want to build a toyota truck a budget version of this Navistar.

Take an old toyota add a 4BT or something. 4link rear end solid front axle. lots of delicious lockers. hefty suspension gear and smallish off road tires. Also some kind of tight fitting roll cage and frame reinforcements. steel wheels. couple of bright lights. slid plates. white paint and some old school graphics.

This could be built really cheap.

Or something more expensive.

DISCUSSION (17)

Shoop > Frank Grimes
10/08/2015 at 22:54

Congrats!

Is she in remission, or completely clear?

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Frank Grimes
10/08/2015 at 22:58

Congrats to you and your family!

scoob > Frank Grimes
10/08/2015 at 22:59

Say it with me: F@#K CANCER!

CRider > Frank Grimes
10/08/2015 at 23:04

That’s great news! I hope it stays that way.

As for the Navistar, it (and most off road race trucks) has an IFS, not a solid front axle. It’s probably better to keep it that way unless you want to go rock crawling.

Birddog > Frank Grimes
10/08/2015 at 23:06

Awesome news!

If you really want to build something that sounds angry, build it with a Screaming Jimmy.

Like a Detroit Diesel 3-53 powered Jeep!

Frank Grimes > Shoop
10/08/2015 at 23:09

It was uterine cancer caught early and removed so I think completely clear. It was very hard to wait and see if it had possibly spread to other areas especially lymph nodes where it could spread all over the body.

Frank Grimes > CRider
10/08/2015 at 23:10

yeah but welding tubes to make links is so much easier than building a high travel a arm setup at least AFAIK.

Frank Grimes > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/08/2015 at 23:10

Thank you.

Svend > Frank Grimes
10/08/2015 at 23:18

Glad to hear it fella. Hope your mum is making a full recovery and back to full fitness.

My step-brother was given the all clear last month, sent to a cancer specialist hospital to confirm everything and found it had actually spread elsewhere. He hasn’t taken too well to treatment at all and several times he’s had to be blue lighted into hospital and now they want to put him in a chemical induced coma and bombard his body with treatment. Fingers crossed it’ll all come out okay.

So for your mum to be over all this I bet she’s very glad it’s over.

Just keep up with the check ups.

Frank Grimes > Svend
10/08/2015 at 23:19

Thanks and my thoughts and prayers will be about your step brother.

Svend > Frank Grimes
10/08/2015 at 23:29

Thanks fella. Take care.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Frank Grimes
10/08/2015 at 23:50

First things first, fuck cancer.

Now time for jokes about Toyota trucks.

Join IS I think that hilux are standard issued equipment.

CRider > Frank Grimes
10/09/2015 at 00:25

It’s not hard. There are tons of prerunner style Toyotas. There are probably off the shelf kits that will let you do what you want to do relatively easily.

$kaycog > Frank Grimes
10/09/2015 at 09:09

Fantastic news!!

Frank Grimes > CRider
10/09/2015 at 15:38

yeah. I just want a really rugged truck to drive everyday and do some jumps and be a sorta sleeper off roader. I saw on extreme offroad on power network how easy it was to swap to a solid axle and build a 4 link rear. I got welders.

CRider > Frank Grimes
10/09/2015 at 19:36

That is perfectly doable, but if you want to do jumps and stuff (google Ivan Stewart’s Toyota race truck) you should consider IFS like this kit : http://www.chaosfab.com/86-95-4WD-Pick…

Frank Grimes > CRider
10/09/2015 at 22:08

Whoa really cool kits.