This is a bit of a feeler, and I know some of my friends are thinking I've got mental issues listing this just after "finishing" a build, but I'm thinking of selling Oliver.
I started building Oliver prior to a conversation with the wife that led to me returning to school to become a veterinarian, and knowing what my schedule is looking like for the next few years I've decided that I'm not going to have opportunity to wheel the little truck as I'd like to.
Here's the build thread: Introducing Oliver
The truck has less than 87k original miles and there's under 100 miles since being brought out of the garage after the build.
Drive train: carbureted 350 with under 20k miles, rebuilt TH350 with under 100 miles, np203/lc 3 speed vacuum case. FJ60 axles with aussie front and a spool in the rear. Front axle is built: chromoly axles, hub gears, six shooters w/ trunnion eliminators. Both axles are trussed with anti-wrap in the rear. Bilstein 5100's. I will also be replacing the rear Dakota springs with chevy 56's and rebuilding the pack on the front Dakota's in the next week or so.
The build thread sums up everything that's been done to the truck very well and is worth the read if you have questions of what was done.
There will be a new radiator and chevy short style water pump installed in the next week or two and possibly new motor mounts to replace the ones done in the 1980's.
You can contact me via mud', email mr_jits@hotmail.com, or
Thanks for looking,
Daryl
I started building Oliver prior to a conversation with the wife that led to me returning to school to become a veterinarian, and knowing what my schedule is looking like for the next few years I've decided that I'm not going to have opportunity to wheel the little truck as I'd like to.
Here's the build thread: Introducing Oliver
The truck has less than 87k original miles and there's under 100 miles since being brought out of the garage after the build.
Drive train: carbureted 350 with under 20k miles, rebuilt TH350 with under 100 miles, np203/lc 3 speed vacuum case. FJ60 axles with aussie front and a spool in the rear. Front axle is built: chromoly axles, hub gears, six shooters w/ trunnion eliminators. Both axles are trussed with anti-wrap in the rear. Bilstein 5100's. I will also be replacing the rear Dakota springs with chevy 56's and rebuilding the pack on the front Dakota's in the next week or so.
The build thread sums up everything that's been done to the truck very well and is worth the read if you have questions of what was done.
There will be a new radiator and chevy short style water pump installed in the next week or two and possibly new motor mounts to replace the ones done in the 1980's.
You can contact me via mud', email mr_jits@hotmail.com, or
Thanks for looking,
Daryl
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