Recent content by MechMan

Hopefully a five to ten year build won't ruin anything, I will just have to pursue it as a learning experience.

LOL certainly, reminds me of this:

I must say, thank you all for all of the information and advice so far, I do very much appreciate it. On reading, are there any good books or sources on 4x4 suspensions and setups? I have checked on Amazon, but don't really see any.

What about time to take a decent vehicle and turn it into a good 4x4, like with good suspension and robust 4WD components, etc...?

Thanks you for the information. Just to make sure I am understanding correctly, when you say to do a grandma fresh vehicle, do you mean get a vehicle that is in perfect condition from the get-go and then update it?

Yes, I know it will take time to build up to the requisite skills and so forth. But hopefully that will be part of the fun :) I also wouldn't mind, provided I have adequate money someday, of doing part of the work on a major project vehicle while having other experts do the other parts, which...

Thank you all for the replies thus far :) Well I am preparing to become a machinist job-wise, so hopefully I will have machining things covered. Also hobby machining is something I am planning to get into as well. I see; when you say that the first picture is a cruiser that was built from...

Hello all, brand new here. I am right now very new to the workings of automobiles. I am intent on learning how to build engines, transmissions, differentials, do suspension lifts, welding, fabrication, and machining, etc...and I would someday like to build up some really nice 4x4 project...