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Look under their power steering parts and you'll see a plate that mounts on the firewall. My link above didn't cut and paste correctly for some reason.
Meat builds a 40
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Here are some pics of the rear bumper I made
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Here some pictures of my Metaltech cage
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And some of the seat brackets and seats. I found the seats on Craigslist....they're out of a VW Jetta
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Battery tray
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I made a paint booth and painted it myself...that was a learning experience...lol!
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I intended to be as thorough on this build with pictures and explanations as I went along, but I found myself forgetting to take pictures or do write ups. I guess you could say I got lost in the build...lol. Here are some more of the almost finished project
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Some more:
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A couple more of the engine bay:
Nice color! Turned out great
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Thanx!
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thanx! I actually made those supports. I sourced some of the parts from McMaster Carr.
Sweet Landcruiser, and that DeSoto grille is worth a pretty penny also.
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I wish I could claim that DeSoto as mine, but that's a buddy's of mine....that thing is scary fast. I want to say he's doing 11's in the 1/4 in that beast.
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I got the fab parts from A to Z fabrication: Tire Carrier Swingout Builder's Kit
The tube on the bottom is 4" x 2". I believe I did 1/8 wall thickness for that.
The tube on the bottom is 4" x 2". I believe I did 1/8 wall thickness for that.
Amazing build! Thank you for sharing. I'm curious, can you expand on your motor integration? Where did you get your motor and standalone wiring harness? You made it look so easy although I know this represents several years of work and not your first build.
Again, amazing job. Your paint choice and work really came out well.
Again, amazing job. Your paint choice and work really came out well.
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Thanx! I got the motor from Tilden motorsports and the transmission from Best Buy transmissions out of Florida. When you talk to them about your engine they'll ask you what all you want it to do. What I mean is things like air, smog, and other things I'm just not remembering at the moment. It was truly a plug and play set up. There were only 7 wires off of the engine harness I had to wire up: tach, speedometer, fan, key on power, oil, fuel pump, and one other that is slipping my mind. I have a Dakota Digital cluster and the wiring with the engine harness made it a snap. I also have a ididit steering column which also made wiring easy with the Dakota Digital. The chassis harness was from Spector, but it looked exactly like one from Painless. There were a lot of wires on the Painless harness I found I didn't need because the engine harness went directly into the Dakota Digital junction box....I can't stress how much easier it made things.
I tried to match the original capri blue from my local paint shop and that's what they came up with....it's a little darker than it should be, but I really like the way it came out.
I tried to match the original capri blue from my local paint shop and that's what they came up with....it's a little darker than it should be, but I really like the way it came out.
Awesome build, I might just have to copy what you have done here on my next build.