navydivedoc
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Bar Harbor. I grew up here and my wife and I have a place. Spending a few more weeks post-Navy before life starts up again down in NH.Where in Maine??
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Bar Harbor. I grew up here and my wife and I have a place. Spending a few more weeks post-Navy before life starts up again down in NH.Where in Maine??
A lot of us have the @cruiseroutfit kit and it will ride better than your current air bag plan.Or, stop screwing around and just lift it already?
A lot of us have the @cruiseroutfit kit and it will ride better than your current air bag plan.
The kit is about perfect for 33" tires
i switched out the fuel door with one I had with more paint, the original had more "patina" you are welcome to it if you likeBack to the Pig. With KM3s running somewhere just south of 31" in diameter, per @wngrog thread here, what are the collective thoughts on buying a bigger running 31x10.5? My Maxxis have run true to size, as do my Yoko G003. About $60-80 less per tire. I don't have to support BFGs false advertising. I've always been happy with Maxxis and so far the Yokohamas. ??
Or, stop screwing around and just lift it already?
I do like the combo, just pondering all options. 48 hours until I need to make the call.A lot of people are really into what you have right there
A lot of us have the @cruiseroutfit kit and it will ride better than your current air bag plan.
The kit is about perfect for 33" tires
The KM3 is a smallish 33 but it’s still bigger than a 31....
I’d get the most rubber overdrive possible. Get big 33s
Tires are like wheels! Personal preference! I've been running BFGs on everything I've owned since 1980 and can't count more than 3 flats!! So, you know what I'm sticking with
The easiest part of of you installing that lift kit will be Monday morning when you tell Georg to get it done!Georg @orangefj45 and I have discussed it. The big decision point/phone call is Monday morning when the plan gets finalized
Georg has an excellent interior shop across the street from him, so I could knock another item off the list while it's there. Do I continue the old school theme and have the benches redone?
It can't be that bad. He didn't have to tell me about the FF just sitting there waiting!Poor Georg
It can't be that bad. He didn't have to tell me about the FF just sitting there waiting!
Yes, maybe too much backstory. After missing out on many a west-coast pig, @Pigeaten took pity and sold me this fine blue specimen.
...perfect words to pictures ratio.
I drove the Warthog for a long time on 33’s. No lift.
I've wanted a Pig for a while. I blame @wngrog and his parts-o-pig/ Warthog thread for getting it started. Finalized by touring this sub-forum and you fine gentlemen. Since I live on the east coast, there are essentially none out here. I troll the ads on Mud, on the Facebook Land Cruiser pages, etc. Mainly, I watch the deals go down on the west coast and wish I could grab one of them. But, how the hell can I buy a pig sight unseen from the east coast? Crazy, yes?
A month or so ago, I found what looked like a decent Pig in California. Orange, V8 conversion, listed as a 5 speed. Rust didn't look too bad. I posted this in the classifieds, wishing I could go sweep it up but figuring someone could go get it. I think it was the next day, @Pigeaten posted his new addition to his Pen, Ornch.
I was happy to see it go to a good home, and once again disappointed that it wasn't mine.
A few weeks go by, and another Pig pops up.
In California again, of course. Knowing @Pigeaten was at least somewhere nearby, and was generally up for a Pig rescue roadtrip, I shot him a quick message to see if he was up for a roadtrip to have a look at this beast for me. A big ask, but I was starting to suffer from swine fever. I didn't need cowbell, I needed steel pig goodness. As an aside, in my message, I asked if he might be willing to sell the 1970 FJ55 he'd picked up in Oregon from @Guster. I'd followed that deal as well, sorry I missed it.
As luck would have it, Ornch made @Pigeaten's sty overfilled. He felt sorry for the easterner living in rust land, and thankful for pointing out the post selling Ornch. The blue pig was mine!
@Guster found this Pig via craigslist in Oregon. Dragged this home
And proceeded to do a ton of work. Build thread here
Eventually this went up for sale Pig sale thread
This was picked up by @Pigeaten via, I believe, a 13 hour road trip. Brought back to its new home in California. Got some hubcaps and a mirror, and a little love. From there, is the purpose of this build thread.
With all that as intro, this is my new Pig.
so i do have a little sellers remorse, this pig(Chuck) runs like a top. Feeling a little insecure with the sty being partially filled, But navydivedoc has been lurking around awhile, Chuck is going to a good home-Enjoy my brother in swine
At least for now, the 3 on the column stays. I learned to drive in a 61 impala with that set-up. It's so rare, I can't bring myself to change it...yet anyway.
The Pig Karma is strong on this deal, and I am very appreciative. Chuck will have a warm, dry home with everything he needs. BTW, I never did get the backstory on that name. Care to share?
Congrats @navydivedoc, glad to see Chuck will continue to live on through the forums. I bought the pig from the son of the previous owner. The dad had passed away a while back and his name was Charles so that's why I named the pig Chuck.