Recent content by Hammerballs

This is what I received for my brake conversion. The rotors and calipers look pretty sad so I'm thinking I'm not even going to dick around with them and just use them as cores and buy new ones. I was looking at Marlin Crawlers and Specter Off-Road. Looking at these from Marlin Crawler...

Thanks! I'm pumped to build this beast. According to the casting numbers it was cast in February of 69'. The engine is currently at my parents place as I found it near them and sent my father to check it out and pick it up. Still waiting for him to see if he can get the code of the distributor...

Those 350 numbers are better then I recall finding anywhere but I didn't look exhaustively. No doubt the SBC 350 is a great engine. Its rep is well earned. Part of building the 292 is just for fun too. Looked up my email conversation with Tom Langdon of Langdon Stovebolt. I slightly misspoke...

Maybe down the road I'll convince myself of doing this but right now I'm too much of a noob and don't feel comfortable with big mods like that. I also don't weld. At least not yet. Considering getting some training though as I'm seeing the need if I'm really going to get into this hobby. I...

Well I don't have a Land Cruiser F/2F engine first of all. If I did I would keep it. I have a worn out Chevy 250 I6 that needs to be rebuilt. Since I would need to rebuild it anyway I'm just swapping to a 292 for more power and torque and because they are a little different and fun from doing...

Thanks. Yeah, I also just kind of like that the 292 is just a little different. Lots of SBC swaps which is understandable. I do want to keep things simple and solid. 292 has a reputation for being damn near bombproof and max torque really low in the rpm range. Perfect for crawling along a rough...

I liked the low rpm torque range of the 292. It has a beat down 250 in it currently so the swap is pretty much straight over except the passenger motor mount. I am not an experienced engine guy to have a clue dealing with electronics for fuel injection. 292 is pretty simple and can produce some...

Can I replace the inner axles with the inner axles from that Marlin Crawler axle package? Would they be stronger?

I have an FJ40 from Oct. 72'. I purchased a used set of 83' FJ60 knuckles/disc brakes to do a conversion and switch to the fine spline birfs and wide pattern knuckles. I know I need to buy a knuckle rebuild kit. Considering either rebuilding the calipers or just buying new replacements and...

Went ahead and bought this stuff on eBay. Seemed like I was getting most everything Specter Off-Road was selling in their conversion for $1250 and I payed roughly half. I know I will need rebuild kits and probably to replace some items but now I have cores. Good buy? Oem Toyota Front Disc...

I'm most concerned with getting the best articulation I can out of the leaf suspension. Especially since I won't be getting lockers for awhile so need to keep the rubber on the ground with traction.

I'm not going SOA. I'm staying SUA. I don't really want to deal with the whole cut and turn and additional fab work. I'm running 33" tires and 35" tires would be the largest I might run if I had the room given the spring and shackle setup I settle on. I'm a rookie to this level of modification...

I haven't even really looked at other TC options once I realized I could to the Orion conversion on my Toy case. From what I have read the Orion case is super strong and I can get 3:1 or 4:1 gearing for a super low clutch saving crawl ratio. Something I will keep in mind as the build moves...

Is this a good option for converting my front brakes? EBAY item number: 272077802878 http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?nav=item.view&id=272077802878&alt=web Sent from my SM-T320

Damn! Wish I was. I have found several 292s on Craigslist but for some reason the owners don't seem too motivated to answer my questions. They just ignore my attempts to contact them but I know they still have the engines because I watch them change the price. Frustrating! I try not to be...