C & T gone wrong? - Help wanted.

[pbgbottle]

great news finally got it free and roughly where I want it. Gonna get the other side cut now.

Thanks everyone for the tips, advice, info, etc.

Aiming for +5 degrees

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Saweet. Nice. Looks good.

 

[pbgbottle]

Keep posting pics. It’s been fun watching and reading along
It’s been awhile since someone talked about something fun on this forum. Years ago it was power steering V8’s and spring - overs ,roll cages ,and bumpers All fun stuff. Now it’s all restoration questions. And picking on the South American cruiser. lol. I’ve been on ih8mud way too long. Haha.

 

[Mike Shull]

Most of that talk has been moved to the hardcore section. I tried posting here four years ago with my project and I got heckled pretty hard.

 

[bj70bc]

lets see the carnage!!

mine really should have this done too....

 

[Mike Shull]

great news finally got it free and roughly where I want it. Gonna get the other side cut now.

Thanks everyone for the tips, advice, info, etc.

Aiming for +5 degrees

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Congratulations!!! My wife and I have been following. Great job. Let’s see more pics of the rest of the Cruiser.

 

[Grayscale]

Keep posting pics. It’s been fun watching and reading along
It’s been awhile since someone talked about something fun on this forum. Years ago it was power steering V8’s and spring - overs ,roll cages ,and bumpers All fun stuff. Now it’s all restoration questions. And picking on the South American cruiser. lol. I’ve been on ih8mud way too long. Haha.

'Restored' cars make me bored.

No, serious. I appreciate the SOA-Cruiser because I've seen how well a few of them can perform on the trail. I think that maybe some of the former enthusiasm has moved over to more modern platforms, like Jeeps and 4Runners. Initial investment in my 40 in 2001 was $1,700 for a running vehicle, in 2018, I paid $8,500 for an FJ40 delivered on a trailer. That, and areas where topography and trails are kinda lacking are great places for old Land Cruisers - they work on the existing roads without too many mods. Places like Moab, Farmington, NM are great, but, taking a plasma cutter to an antique wasn't what people were doing back in the 90's, 40s were only 'vintage' then.

 

[Mike Shull]

'Restored' cars make me bored.

No, serious. I appreciate the SOA-Cruiser because I've seen how well a few of them can perform on the trail. I think that maybe some of the former enthusiasm has moved over to more modern platforms, like Jeeps and 4Runners. Initial investment in my 40 in 2001 was $1,700 for a running vehicle, in 2018, I paid $8,500 for an FJ40 delivered on a trailer. That, and areas where topography and trails are kinda lacking are great places for old Land Cruisers - they work on the existing roads without too many mods. Places like Moab, Farmington, NM are great, but, taking a plasma cutter to an antique wasn't what people were doing back in the 90's, 40s were only 'vintage' then.

X1,000,000!

I do wish that I had a stock cruiser to drive, but I I did in 1995 and that didn’t last long. SOA worked very well for me, but those days are behind me. I’ve gone a bit soft in my design recently…

Here is a picture from 2005, and maybe some motivation for @Jackson Hanes

 

[Jackson Hanes]

X1,000,000!

I do wish that I had a stock cruiser to drive, but I I did in 1995 and that didn’t last long. SOA worked very well for me, but those days are behind me. I’ve gone a bit soft in my design recently…

Here is a picture from 2005, and maybe some motivation for @Jackson Hanes View attachment 3829328

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Love it man, I’m really curious to see how SOA pans out for me. Quite curious because my buddy has a set of 1 ton axels from an old dodge a Dana 60 and 70 rear end. Plan on eventually throwing them under my Fj40 a few years from now. Is linked suspension even comparable to SOA?

 

[Mike Shull]

Love it man, I’m really curious to see how SOA pans out for me. Quite curious because my buddy has a set of 1 ton axels from an old dodge a Dana 60 and 70 rear end. Plan on eventually throwing them under my Fj40 a few years from now. Is linked suspension even comparable to SOA?

I don’t think that they are anywhere close in comparison. I loved my SOA and Alan springs, but I am even more impressed with my coilovers. It drives like a completely different Cruiser. It is more stable and the ride is firm when I need it and soft when I drop off of obstacles. The spring board feel is gone. I only have 600 miles on the new suspension, and, well, new everything else, so I am still testing.

My SOA was very nice for 20 years. It flexed well and it was much softer and more forgiving than the factory setup. Mine had a bit of a bucking bronco feel when I got a little wild on washboard roads or rocky terrain, but it was subtle. The coilover suspension is simply planted.

 

[rockcod]

Trying to keep that spirit alive in the 2 threads I have going with my “Sully” and “Morty the Forty” builds.

Keep doing what you are doing and let us follow along!!

Keep posting pics. It’s been fun watching and reading along
It’s been awhile since someone talked about something fun on this forum. Years ago it was power steering V8’s and spring - overs ,roll cages ,and bumpers All fun stuff. Now it’s all restoration questions. And picking on the South American cruiser. lol. I’ve been on ih8mud way too long. Haha.