Build Project Lockjaw-1973 Fj40 on Tons

[bluehawk]

Love the look. Kinda has that 2000's old school height look with Tons and 4 link. Awesome work.

Thanks Paul

 

[EWheeler]

Just had to put the rear tires back on to see how it’s gonna lookView attachment 3221124

NAILED it!

 

[bluehawk]

So I finally got around to welding the high steer on the passenger side. This is before getting welded. After welding, heated it up to around 260* and buried it in sand to cool down over night

 

[Paul]

What did you use to heat it up. Did you do that to prevent wrapping? Is the ford 60 knuckle cast iron?

 

[bluehawk]

Heated it up with handheld propane torch. Did it to keep the welds and knuckle from cracking. Knuckles are cast steel. Don’t really have to do heat cycles like cast iron, but I wanted to just to be on the safe side.

 

[Subterranean Nik]

Phenomenal work Ryan…. Looking forward to seeing it at GSMTR…

 

[bluehawk]

Phenomenal work Ryan…. Looking forward to seeing it at GSMTR…

Thanks Nik. Gonna try to get it done by GSMTR 2023

 

[peesalot]

We have done that and it works, we had a fire pit and just dumped a wheel barrow load of sand right next to it and then buried the parts for hours.

 

[Paul]

What’s GSMTR?

 

[DangerNoodle]

What’s GSMTR?

great smokey mtn trail ride

 

[bluehawk]

Great Smokey Mountain Trail Ride at Windrock Park in Oliver Springs,TN. Usually a couple hundred land cruisers show up to trail ride. The hosts are STLCA and they have a big raffle and dinner two nights

 

[Paul]

Dates for 2023? I would love to join you guys. Never wheeled in Tenn. heard it’s amazing

 

[bluehawk]

Dates for 2023? I would love to join you guys. Never wheeled in Tenn. heard it’s amazing

June 15-17th, 2023

 

[bluehawk]

Been working on the front steering. Got mocked up enough to put the front tires back on

 

[Firemedic831]

Been working on the front steering. Got mocked up enough to put the front tires back on View attachment 3253423View attachment 3253424

Such a badass build

 

[Bripars40]

What’s your frame height?

 

[bluehawk]

Such a badass build

The Honey Badger is a bad ass build as well

 

[bluehawk]

What’s your frame height?

Dead on 27".......don't know if that is good or bad, lol

 

[GLTHFJ60]

You might find that's a little high, but you'll on only know once you're wheeling it.

Make sure it's adjustable!

 

[Firemedic831]

Dead on 27".......don't know if that is good or bad, lol

I am at 22"