i was trying to sell my 60 a couple years ago, to weed down the overflowing cruiser herd, when the offer of a trade came up. i loved my 60, but i'm a swine lover at heart.
originally built up by trapper50cal, i've been tweaking it here and there, fixing a few small things, breaking others, then having to fix those too. yep, it's a pig.
first thing i did was go through the hydraulics and throw a locker and winch on it so i could take it to moab and wheel it. i still remember gary cobberly-waggoner laughing as he watched bondo fly out of the front fender everytime i flexed the tire into it on cliffhanger. i also remember he and a few others were amazed when they watched me turn the steering wheel multiple revolutions without the tires budging, or the tires turning sharply while i held the steering wheel steadfast.
needless to say, power steering is a planned future mod.
right now, i'm working on finishing up the last of the things that don't work or not well. i've got to strip and clean the rear window regulators then, readjust the arms for the lift window in the tailgate and fix the rear heater. then everything will work.
next will be the body. i've rebuilt the front door upper hinges and the lf door is perfect, but i think the rf door is cracking away at the lower hinge like our babies are so prone to do. i've also cut away the offending front fender and made some patch panels, i just have to final cut them and weld them in.
rockers, rear sill and the non existant body mounts will be happening after that. motivation will tell how much farther i'll go
originally built up by trapper50cal, i've been tweaking it here and there, fixing a few small things, breaking others, then having to fix those too. yep, it's a pig.
first thing i did was go through the hydraulics and throw a locker and winch on it so i could take it to moab and wheel it. i still remember gary cobberly-waggoner laughing as he watched bondo fly out of the front fender everytime i flexed the tire into it on cliffhanger. i also remember he and a few others were amazed when they watched me turn the steering wheel multiple revolutions without the tires budging, or the tires turning sharply while i held the steering wheel steadfast.
needless to say, power steering is a planned future mod.
right now, i'm working on finishing up the last of the things that don't work or not well. i've got to strip and clean the rear window regulators then, readjust the arms for the lift window in the tailgate and fix the rear heater. then everything will work.
next will be the body. i've rebuilt the front door upper hinges and the lf door is perfect, but i think the rf door is cracking away at the lower hinge like our babies are so prone to do. i've also cut away the offending front fender and made some patch panels, i just have to final cut them and weld them in.
rockers, rear sill and the non existant body mounts will be happening after that. motivation will tell how much farther i'll go