Drivetrain or bust!

Today my buddy Carl picked me up at 8am for a Cali road trip. We hopped on 97 and pointed his F350 Powerstroke South.

First stop Klamath Falls for a Toyota 23 spline turbo 5spd and tranfercase.

Then we got back on 97 South and headed for Weed. There we picked up these early Toyota axles.

They have 5.29 R&Ps with an ARB air locker up front and a welded rear. The front I'll toss some Longfields and new seals into. The rear I'll probably put a full Detroit in. I'm going to set it up as is for now though.

So after getting back on the road from Weed I remembered an 86 Toyota truck I looked at with a 22RE and 5spd. Called the guy, offered him a little less and found ourselves headed for Terrebonne to pick up this rig:

Got home, unloaded and found this in my mail:

I'm pretty well stocked on parts for a while. I don't really have any excuses not to get things done now...

So after 500 miles and lots of Cokes and junk food I have a drivetrain! Tomorrow should be a busy day finishing the cage and perhaps pulling the motor out of the pickup for a mock up in the Rover.

45 days.....