Haha dude, I'm just pumped about the beefy axles and detroits in the rear.
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Haha dude, I'm just pumped about the beefy axles and detroits in the rear.
if you get a m1028 it also has a limited slip in the truck. i currently have a m1008. paid 1200 for it in running stock condition. its like i bought a 60 and they threw in a truck. are they badass stock no but used parts are all over yes they are heavy and big and wide but you can find them cheap with low miles. mine has 23k orig miles, granted they were prob hard miles but still. no ac, no overdrive and no turbo are the biggest downfalls if you want to drive it semi regular but all can be fixed with stock parts.
granted now i have 5" lift, 37's, crossover and hydroassist and am working on some other upgrades but i had most of those parts laying around from projects over the years.
Full Size
Beefy axles
Locked
Cheap
Tasty
"Looks" like it could tear up some trails
... Sounds like you're looking for a bronco that's been cut in half and butt welded back together.. Check Bryan Iron
Negative haha
buy my jeep
If it's sub $5000 ;)
I'll sell you a sidekick with 9k miles cheap. 120hp and has a real frame.
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How cheap?
http://waco.craigslist.org/sno/4045889543.html
It's up here in my neck of the woods I think, so I could probably go look at it for you. The Brunes may come slit my throat while I'm sleeping though...
Now that's cheap! I'm not going to be making any moves just yet.
And sam can teach you how to take the shafts out at camp with the most random assortment of tools known to man, so long as you have a stool to sit on. :flipoff2:
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Originally Posted by BroncoJo
is that the one with no title?
Damn!
Si. Been thinking of pulling the doors off and making it a farm vehicle, but not sure I'd actually use it there.
Is it 100% stock?
Camo paint. Broken rear axle shaft, busted rear window, some mouse chewing of unnecessary wires. New fuel pump. Some of the valves in the engine will stick open, they free up after a few minutes, gets better if you use it often. 1.8l 16 valve engine, 5 speed, 5.12 gears.
Replace the shaft, add 2" lift, and chunk the doors and it'll be ready to wheel. Has 265/75/16 tires.
Radio works, think the AC could easily be made to work, doesn't smell bad.
Nice, if I was in a position to spend money right now I might take you up on it.
Dunno if you already explained this, haven't read through the whole thing.
Not meaning anything by this, but I really think a jeep is perfect for you. They're the easiest to make capable without having all of the expensive tools/metal fab equipment. Just do what JB is doing.
Having a big old truck is cool, but it's really just a pain in the ass. It's too big to fit on trails even if you cut it in half, they always break down, and most of them are pretty heavy.
If I were you I would buy a tj, bolt on some beat off jeep axles with lockers, longfields, lockers, 37"s, beadlocks, armor, go wheeling.
Whatever you do, don't try to be unique, it just means you have to make your own parts. Ask me how I know.
Haha good point, Tommy.
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I must be out of the loop on Scout prices. I thought that was a bit high.Quote:
Originally Posted by MR.ZAP
A '73 is going to have a Dana 30 front, so you'd need to get really fast at changing front shafts.
That's a wise thing there.Quote:
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Ah, gotcha. Certainly don't want to have to replace an axle right off the bat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredo
I'm thinking a CUCV is best for you. Start out with tons, and a detroit, don't need to figure out fuel injection, there's plenty of bolt on chevy truck stuff. All you'd have to do is maybe some flexier springs, bigger tires, and some fender clearancing. That and on the off chance you need parts, almost every auto parts store ever has chevy truck parts in stock.
These are all valid points! That being said, are you suggesting to stay away from the Dodge variants?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparling
This is the most intelligent thing Tum Tum has ever wrote, for once I can not disagree with any of his opinion, except his sexual orientation.Quote:
Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV
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I hope Tommy was being sarcastic. Unique isn't bad. Who wants to just bolt a bunch of stuff onto a rig? That would be like buying a car and just throwing a burning pile of money at it to go fast. Yes, it's fast, but is it cool and unique? No ****ing way.Quote:
Originally Posted by FJAggie07
I'm gonna hi-jack this, but for me, I like wheeling, that's what I enjoy about this, not making suspensions, putting t-cases in, etc... Now my Chevelle, I agree with Fred, it's where your passion is, unfortunately building and then destroying the klogger kept me from my decade long Chevelle project.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredo
cucv, shackle flip rear, 52's in front, trim fenders and you can have 40's no problem. but its heavy and idk if his car should tow that....
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If I hadn't decided to cut a perfectly good bronco in half maybe I would have enough money and time for something to make it work better.
I don't think you see what Fred did there... :flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV
Lies, no such thing as a perfectly good bronco.Quote:
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What did cutting it in half cost you? If anything it saved you money on tube.Quote:
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Unique is expensive. Expense for a fresh out of college student may not be the best option if all they want to do is wheel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredo
If you have the money, time and ability to be unique more power to the person.
He won't get stuck between trees when following me in ClaytonQuote:
Originally Posted by Sparling
Are you sure about that?Quote:
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My forward motion was only temporarily interupted. The trees yeilded to the bronco.Quote:
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I'll have to replace my rearview mirror, there might be something wrong with it.
In all fairness I don't think we stopped to see how he got unwedged.
skinny pedal