OK, starting my build thread now, pretty excited!
Pics will be uploaded later today or tomorrow. Gov computer won't let me post from photobucket.
Sorry if I ramble a little bit and jump from issue to issue, it's been known to happe.
This is what it started as: Bone stock 72 FJ40, 2.5 lift, 33 TSL's, welded rear, trimmed rear, all but 3 inches of front fenders gone. Roll cage, rock lights, normal trail stuff here and there.
Planned to put a 350/auto/d300 or np205 with a centered rear end. Just so happened, the poor old 300K 1F motor threw a rod 4 days before scheduled tear down. It was good to me, never gave me any issues other than oil burning/leaking. RIP!! Started tearing her down, now it is just the front axle, frame, tub.
Couple days ago, started asking around for a centered V6 rearend, got a couple lines on a few. Got crazy lucky and got in touch with a guy that lives close on a 3 link'd setup. It was built by TTF Fab for Easy Rick's comp buggy before he went to hi9's. I wasn't planning on running links, just SOA, but hey, why not??
Got the rearend out yesterday, starting to get excited! I am thinking that it is probably a good idea to cut the back of the tub off at the seams to make it easier to deal with the rearend, then re-attach it later and cut/dovetail where needed.
This is the overall goal: 350/th400/np205(i have these parts)twin sticked, 3 link rear, SOA front, 4.88's, ARB's if $$$ allow, 37x14 Iroks, and some tube here and there. Probably boatside it a little bit, and redo the cage.
Kinda wondering about the front leafs. I have several stock 40 springs laying around, and picked up a set of Wagoneer front leafs from a buddy. They seem to have the same arch as the 40 springs, but are of course longer, and seem super flexy. Which should I use?? I wanna keep this thing as LOW as possible, with the overall goal being parking it in the garage with 37's.
Ideas, comments, advice, whatever you want to call it....I want it! But please read the title to the thread, I am in the miltary, therefore, I don't have a metric $h1t ton of $$$$$ laying around. I don't mean cut corners where safety or quality issues come into play though.
Pics will come later tonight, and sorry for the long read.....just needed to get it all on the table.
In advance.....
Pics will be uploaded later today or tomorrow. Gov computer won't let me post from photobucket.
Sorry if I ramble a little bit and jump from issue to issue, it's been known to happe.
This is what it started as: Bone stock 72 FJ40, 2.5 lift, 33 TSL's, welded rear, trimmed rear, all but 3 inches of front fenders gone. Roll cage, rock lights, normal trail stuff here and there.
Planned to put a 350/auto/d300 or np205 with a centered rear end. Just so happened, the poor old 300K 1F motor threw a rod 4 days before scheduled tear down. It was good to me, never gave me any issues other than oil burning/leaking. RIP!! Started tearing her down, now it is just the front axle, frame, tub.
Couple days ago, started asking around for a centered V6 rearend, got a couple lines on a few. Got crazy lucky and got in touch with a guy that lives close on a 3 link'd setup. It was built by TTF Fab for Easy Rick's comp buggy before he went to hi9's. I wasn't planning on running links, just SOA, but hey, why not??
Got the rearend out yesterday, starting to get excited! I am thinking that it is probably a good idea to cut the back of the tub off at the seams to make it easier to deal with the rearend, then re-attach it later and cut/dovetail where needed.
This is the overall goal: 350/th400/np205(i have these parts)twin sticked, 3 link rear, SOA front, 4.88's, ARB's if $$$ allow, 37x14 Iroks, and some tube here and there. Probably boatside it a little bit, and redo the cage.
Kinda wondering about the front leafs. I have several stock 40 springs laying around, and picked up a set of Wagoneer front leafs from a buddy. They seem to have the same arch as the 40 springs, but are of course longer, and seem super flexy. Which should I use?? I wanna keep this thing as LOW as possible, with the overall goal being parking it in the garage with 37's.
Ideas, comments, advice, whatever you want to call it....I want it! But please read the title to the thread, I am in the miltary, therefore, I don't have a metric $h1t ton of $$$$$ laying around. I don't mean cut corners where safety or quality issues come into play though.
Pics will come later tonight, and sorry for the long read.....just needed to get it all on the table.
In advance.....
hundreds of hours to go....