Builds reviving "isabel" (1 Viewer)

[peesalot]

watch out fer the flyin t-bag.

 

[orangefj45]

this rig is for sale. hit me with a pm if you're serious. i am interested in trading it for a 100 series cruiser.



this is not a joke. growing family needs a bigger rig.

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Bump for the nice rig, understand your situation, kids and family first.

 

[D'Animal]

I know you would never part it out but I want the rear tailgate that you never got around to installing.

 

[yzftaco]

Man, If I had the money this would be the rig I'd buy.....

Sweet set-up for someone!

Good Luck G

 

[orangefj45]

thanks guys, kinda bummed about never getting it done and taking it to rubithon but it's a decision that makes sense.

 

[Texican]

thanks guys, kinda bummed about never getting it done and taking it to rubithon but it's a decision that makes sense.

Damn, I may have to get a mediator to decide who won the bet.......I had you against Mace to see who took longer...............If I have to forfeit I'm gonna have Toploader sit on ya.

 

[woooody]

no updates.

what i can tell you is that i will NOT sell this rig. i will finish it eventually. just got too many irons in the fire and need to prioritize ..........

this thread will come back to life one day. i promise.

So ---

Do you have any pictures of how it sits now?

 

[orangefj45]

i guess i could take some pics but there's not much new to report. lots of dust.....

FC did build a slick bumper and stinger for it.

i got the rear 55 springs hung and installed some HD spring perches, u-bolts and u-bolt plates.

 

[Mace]

Damn, I may have to get a mediator to decide who won the bet.......I had you against Mace to see who took longer...............If I have to forfeit I'm gonna have Toploader sit on ya.

Mine runs and drives now. The windshield goes in today I believe..

 

[woooody]

next i bolted the seats in the frames temporarily. the guys at ace had mis-packaged the lock-nuts i needed so i could'nt mount them permanently. hence the cage is sitting on top of a few 2x4s in the tub right now. otherwise the seat mounting bolts would ventilate the tank for me. they're extra long right now and need to be trimmed, but not until i have the proper hardware on there. here's a pic of the cage in the rig without the luggage rack.

is this pretty much as it sits now?

 

[yzftaco]

How about putting some kids seats in the back, and towing a trailer?? M-416 maybe...

Just sayin

 

[orangefj45]

i have a military trailer and could put some kids seats in it but there's always more to the equation:
i have isabel
i have a troopie ( well, i have 2 of them right now)
i have a single seater comp buggy ( almost done)
i have other toys that i hardly use ( went jet skiing 3 times last year and rode my motorcycle 4 times )
so it's just time to get rid of some of the things i don't use or don't need and get something that i can enjoy/use more frequently.
so i'd like to put my wife in a 100 series cruiser ( gotta stick with cruisers and i like them a whole lot better than the 80s ) and then i'll build some sort of 4 seater to wheel with.

the pic above is close to what the 40 looks like now with the exceptions of:
1) it now has a cleaner hood on it
2) the tires and rims came back off; sold the tires ( used 37" MTRs ) and will be replaced witha set of brand new 37" iroks on the same new rims
3) moved the rear axle back and installed some 55 rear springs with new shackles, u-bolts, u-bolt plates, bushings, .......
and a couple of other smaller updates but nothing major

 

[peesalot]

get it wooooody. Ron Safreno had someone looking for a solid cruiser. Maybe they would take your current unit.

 

[orangefj45]

change of plans, again!

so here's the latest update:
i had set aside a 63 FST to build for my wife. it's bone stock, body's in great shape but it needs everything. i also just traded my single seater buggy for a 4 seater so i really don't "need" a hardcore 40 anymore. on top of that, i have not received any offers that i considered reasonable and i'm not willing to give my cruiser away. and the market being what it is right now, i thought it might be better to just hang onto the rig.
so here's the new plan:
keep the cruiser and build it for my wife. to make it more user-friendly for her, i'm going to de-tune it a little by removing the one ton axles and the atlas t-case. they will be replaced by a split case and a apir of built fj62 axles. that way it'll be more streetable yet more than capable enough to do any trail except for the most extreme stuff like the hammers. so the old axles are about to go to a new home along with the t-case and hydro steering components. they'll be replaced as soon as i find the parts required to do so.
meanwhile, my wife's looking into getting back on a horse so she said " go ahead and finish your project and then finish the cruiser for me". ask me, that's a BIG green light to finish this, which will hopefully make its debut at katemcy next year :

 

[orangefj45]

and before anybody asks; yes, it will be clad to look like a 40.

 

[freds40]

Is that Doug's?

 

[toploader]

Congrates on the new rig G! Sorry I didnt make it up there to help out, too much stuff going on. And yeah Brendan your right!!

 

[peesalot]

bringing it thurs ? see you there.

 

[D'Animal]

Congrats on another project!