project hardrock complete

Post by **2roky** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:01 am

take one 85 f70 rocky a amature with an angle grinder welder and half a brain. the end result is this.

a beast of a truck to drive

33'' monoform mongrels
custom rims
2inch body lift
long munro adventura shocks
hilux springs
3'' longer than standard hangers
custom bar
plus a few other bits and pieces

Post by **meece4x4** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:22 pm

looking good the 2rocky ... come a long way from your first photos

Post by **2roky** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:54 pm

yeh sure has. now just got to save up enough money to do my next project which will be along the lines of what piglet racing has done with his fez, body swap onto a different chassis but not as hard out as his also im going to keep it road legal, damn uni fees halting my ideas

Post by **RockyF75** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:03 pm

Seeing as how you've got such a mad Rocky why the hell do you still have that hairdressers car in your avatar

Post by **2roky** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:51 pm

dont really know probly coz it was me 1st vehicle and still is my only road legal 1. ive had it for 6 years and put over 100,000 on it in that time with no major problems

Post by **tuffsahara** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:58 pm

thats one rocky i like awesome stuff thats how rocky's should be

Post by **2roky** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:24 pm

cheers for that been a long time in the making

Post by **pigletracing** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:18 am

looks great..have you tried to fit fez guards,bonet,grill & nose cone to your rocky?? there coulnt be too much diferent, as they look so simmiler from the A piller forward,, much like f10's to f55's were all similer

Post by **HotFourOk** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:27 am

pigletracing wrote:looks great..have you tried to fit fez guards,bonet,grill & nose cone to your rocky??

No, he isn't h0m0

Looks god mate, nice tuck in the front.

How's the gearing with 33"?

Post by **2roky** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:29 am

looks great..have you tried to fit fez guards,bonet,grill & nose cone to your rocky??

nope i havent tried, the bonnet wouldnt fit as for memory the rocky body is slightly wider, but in saying that that width could just be in the guards might have a measure up one of these days.

as for the gearing with 33's its a wee bit tall but when i get the time and money i'll change to either hilux or nissan diffs of around 4.5, 4.8 ratio

Post by **Doc_Acos** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:35 pm

Mate, luv the truck. Cant wait to see the next project!!

Quick question, searched the site n couldnt find this anywhere.

What model hilux leaf springs go into the F70?

Post by **2roky** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:15 am

i think for memory it is the ln106? but these changed the position of the diffs quite considerably, had to move the fuel tank to the tray, and make a longer drive shaft plus lengthen all the brake lines and hoses, cut guards etc,

best bet is to measure the length of springs that are already in it and find one that best suits your purpose. ie length,center placement etc,

bushes are easy to sort out just have to have the inside measurement of the spring and the diameter of the bolts in the hanger,

i made new hangers with larger stronger bolts and also 3inch over standard length, this gave me 1.5inches of lift the rest is in the springs and body lift.

Post by **Doc_Acos** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:07 am

Fantastic, thanks bud. Am looking to raise mine in the very near future

This looks like a very strong way to do it......

Post by **2roky** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:07 am

as of the other day im now looking at doing a spring over conversion, and will cut down the body blocks i think

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