I haven't updated my build thread yet because I've been so busy trying to get this thing together for our trip to the Tetons on the 24th. The short of it is that it's back together. Gears are breaking in great, motor is running beautifully, the new trans is smooth and firm, and I put a used...
See intro thread for plan: Hello Mud!
Day 1
Beginning (from intro thread)
Base1 by Greenbriar posted Jan 22, 2019 at 8:57 PM
Pulled shocks and springs so it would clear AC duct in garage. Sitting on the bumpstops...
slammed... by Greenbriar posted Jan 26, 2019 at 9:24 PM
Pulled most of...
Title says it all. :) I just bought an 80 Series from a local Huntsville guy, and I'm hoping you guys can give me some pointers as I try to clean slate it. Plan is a mild build after i go through the motor and trans. I figure if I start fresh right now, they'll last forever after that, and...
Figured I'd jump in the fray and show you guys what I'm working on. Just bought a '96 FZJ80. Plan is to get it in the basement and go through the entire drive line (engine, trans, and axles). It's got 268k on it, bad oil leaks every where imaginable, and I want to baseline it to as close to...