New Pig Owner Here

[SaltySeaPig]

Sorry to pimp your thread out on light questions I apologize. Welcome to the club let see some pics...

Hey you can pimp my thread anytime. All great info!

 

[SaltySeaPig]

Hello all. I wanted to update with a few pictures. I picked her up in San Francisco and drove her 615 miles down the coast with no real issues. Now the preservation and parts search begins!

 

[SaltySeaPig]

Home in Encinitas.

Parts I'm searching for as of now:

Glovebox door

All interior panels

Interior door latches

Rear side marker light

ALSO and most importantly would be a good body fabricator in the San Diego area that can cut out roof gutter rust

 

[scrapdaddy]

Sure looks good in the country side.

 

[The Jerk]

My pigs-
72 stocker I picked up for 300$ and am slowly giving her a refresh.

70 bobbed.

 

[Napster]

Great first drive and nice looking rig.

 

[davegonz]

Looks great SaltySeaPig. Is that a 4x4 Labs rear bumper?

 

[PabloCruise]

Hello all. I wanted to update with a few pictures. I picked her up in San Francisco and drove her 615 miles down the coast with no real issues. Now the preservation and parts search begins! View attachment 1050556View attachment 1050557View attachment 1050558View attachment 1050559View attachment 1050560

Looks like a great drive!!!

 

[PabloCruise]

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Home in Encinitas.

Parts I'm searching for as of now:

Glovebox door

All interior panels

Interior door latches

Rear side marker light

ALSO and most importantly would be a good body fabricator in the San Diego area that can cut out roof gutter rust

All the interior panels can be found here - purchase from a great guy here in the 55 forum - I have to look up his user name.

 

[PabloCruise]

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Home in Encinitas.

Parts I'm searching for as of now:

Glovebox door

All interior panels

Interior door latches

Rear side marker light

ALSO and most importantly would be a good body fabricator in the San Diego area that can cut out roof gutter rust

Interior panels - check here: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fj55-reproduction-door-panels.767582/

Via @a1500ram - good stuff!

 

[71greenpig]

A1500ram. Super great guy to work with

 

[SaltySeaPig]

Looks great SaltySeaPig. Is that a 4x4 Labs rear bumper?

Thanks! It is a 4x4 Labs rear bumper. Good eye.

 

[SaltySeaPig]

And thank you all for the comments and heads up on the door panels. I will reach out to a1500ram for sure!

 

[PabloCruise]

My pigs-
72 stocker I picked up for 300$ and am slowly giving her a refresh.

70 bobbed. View attachment 1050636View attachment 1050637

The jerk - you should a thread on your Pig (or is the bobbed one yours as well)!

 

[SaltySeaPig]

Hey fellas! My 55 has sprung over suspension which sits it up 8 inches for rock crawling. I'm not planning on doing any crawling, mostly forest roads and camping trips with my son and daughter. SO is there a best way to reduce the lift height on a spring over set-up?

 

[PabloCruise]

Is the SOA on lift springs? If yes, you could go back to factory springs.
Or go SUA...

 

[SaltySeaPig]

Hey guys! It's been a few weeks with this Pig as my daily driver and I'm kicking around the thought that it might actually be too much truck for a daily (I know, its crazy). I've been taking a look at dropping the lift down and bringing the SOA to SUA but there is so much going gone under there that has been professionally modified just for this truck ... I would feel weird spending money to take apart equipment thats makes this Pig so sweet. SO if anyone is looking for a 55 I would be open to talking. Or if anyone is looking to swap for a 80 series cruiser. Here are the details on this rig:

- 383 Chevy (350 w/400 crank), 9.25 CR
- HOLLY 650 cfm carb
- EdelbrockPerformer intake
- crane Hi-torque Cam
- Edelbrock High volume water pump and oil pump
- 4 row aluminum radiator
- 100 amp 1 wire alternato

- Nv 4500 transmission 5 speed (5th gear=27% overdrive)
- Orion 4:1 transfer case, 4:11 diffs(out of an 85 fj80)
- ARB rear air locker, front and rear torsion bars, rear anti-wrap axle bar, 3/8" front diff impact shield

- Spring-over axle w/Old Man Emu springs with rear flex shackles
- Saginaw variable ratio power steering
- Mudrak custom pitman arm
- "Frombe" steering linkage ( behind front axle) by 4by4 Labs, extended length drive shafts
- 5 Bridgestone M/S 33x12.5 "C" range tireswith only 6500 miles
- Rancho Shocks, stock Toyota front disks(from '77 axle) rear disks from TRW adapter (Monte Carlo '77 front)

- 3/8" Custom skid plates covers oil pan past transfer case (Butch Bilt)
- rock sliders all around w/swing-away rear tiremount and 2" hitch heavy duty bumper(from 4x4 Labs)
- front bumper and brush guards, with heavy-duty tow bar
- 49 gallon Aussie fuel tank w/full skid plate(4x4 Labs)

- Painless Performance 16 circuitelectrical harness
- Optima blue-top marine deep-cycle battery
- after-market heater and fan, 8 Auto-Metergauges
- Crown 4-point seat belts


I just drove it 615 miles from San Francisco to San Diego and it never gave me a problem.

 

[PabloCruise]

Sounds like a real nice Pig.
You could start a Classifieds thread here. I am sure folks would be looking for lots of detail pictures.