Recent content by MAK1

Thanks nifski, i wish you were closer...I would definitely be interested.

Hello, I'm looking for a hardtop for my 1978 fj40. Glass isn't necessary, but would prefer all other parts to be very good to excellent condition. I have a hard top but it needs more work than I want to tackle. Thank you!

Then: 2017 So far:

Nice progress. Love the name. FARM USE!

Thanks! Now just playing the waiting game on getting it in for paint. Forgot to add the pics after the drivetrain was installed and some details on the engine: Gen III LS 5.3 H.O. (L33) Aluminum L33 block 799 heads Stock L33 crank and camshaft. LS1 intake

The engine was finished and mated with the rest of the drivetrain this past week. Here are a few pics as it was being built and just before dropping it in.

Here is a pic of the suspension components before it was installed. Went with 2.5" OME suspension. Only change was the shocks. I have Fox 2.0 shocks that I'll be putting on soon.

I ordered a front bumper a week ago. I've thought long and hard about that rear tire and cooler carrier. Haven't pulled the trigger on that one...yet!

Installed our brake lines and set in the gas tank. Check out this 95 blazer tank...looks like it was made to live in there.

Once welds were done, we got the frame sandblasted, primed, and painted. Frame was very solid. There were just a few places that had some pitting, but nothing to difficult.

My motor was still mid build so we borrowed a donor LS to mark our engine mount locations. We ended up a bit forward and about an inch to the driver's idea from hitting our shifter location, but I was afraid to go any further left. Drivers side will be tight between the headers and the...

Used Proffits reverse shackle parts. These front hangers are seriously heavy duty. Maybe a bit overkill, but is there such a thing? We had to cut some notches on the driver side to clear the saginaw PS mount.

Knuckles rebuilt, axles gone through, new disc parts up front and rear disc conversion in the back

GM NV4500 and original 4 speed tcase both got a full rebuild once the adapters arrived. Rebuild was done locally with someone I trust that only uses quality parts. Very happy with how they turned out. Now we're ready to do some test fitting.

Hello friends, going to play catch up on some updates. We had to wait quite a long time to get our adapter kits we ordered from AA. In the meantime, I did take some advice from the forum and found a really solid tub. Took a while to find but the wait was definitely worth it. Much better...