Brandon owes me $60. I sent him a check back in Ocober for a steering shaft off a FJ60 he was supposedly parting out. Of course he never sent it AFTER HE CASHED MY CHECK. He said he would send soon, then never heard from him again. Then finally he contacted me after many emails and pm's...
Steering Shaft
Hey Brandon, you owe me a 60 steering shaft. I sent you the money back in October, sent you multiple pm's and emails and you have not replied to any of these. Please send me the steering shaft or return my $60.00.
So are the scout boxes just that much stronger than any of the other boxes used for these upgrades.
So my guess is that it did not twist...I really like the additional brace. Had not thought of that.
Here is what I have come up with so far. My scout box will not clear the 26" rad so it has to mount farther back, and my orginal idea of the ford shock tower was no good becasue of the size of the scout box. Looks like the hoop tower will be the solution.
Now I have a big decision to make...
The way I ended up mounting my radiator prohibits me from moving the box farther up the frame rail. It would have to be mounted 2" off the frame instead of the traditional 3/4 ". Just noway for the gear box to clear the 26" aluminum rad with just a 3/4" off set.
I had a fellow mudder...
Cutting this shock tower made me cringe, but no other way to get Scout gear box to fit. These towers are stout and other than looking like crap I think it would still be strong enough. I had to cut out large area on upper end and smaller area for the right lower mounting tab hole. I can't...
Poser.....you mentioned the large washer....I'm not certain I got exactly the one that came off the ebrake ...if you look closely at the pic, you can see there is room for a larger diameter washer to fit behind the castle nut. May have put a washer that came off the out put of the front...
Not sure I have the typical leaks most folks have written about. Gear oil is leaking through the splines and dripping down the face of the drum. The rig is just sitting there ...and still leaks even in the cold weather. Can't imagine what it would do if the rig were running and the 90 wt oil...
That makes sense...after I got to looking at it, I knew it wasn't what I really was looking for, but for the price (free) it was worth the effort. I think with a new axle and springs....I can probably make a decent off road trailer for a roof top tent.
I got a piece of 3/4 " plate to mount scout ps box to frame rail. My question is, should I fab is such that my ford shock tower is also welded to the plate. I wouldn't think that bringing the shock tower out that 3/4" off the frame rail would make much of any difference.Thanks..
I got this old military trailer, but not sure what it is. Not sure if the box has been put on home made frame. Obviously the tongue has been hacked on and modified. Solid axle, no springs. The I.D. tag doesn't give much of a description, made by Dodge. Trailer also has a drop down tail gate.
I will be preparing hard top in the next several months for a new paint job. Is there any secrets to removing the hard top glass with out breaking glass or destroying seals?
Thanks...