I guess its my turn, so here goes. FIRST of all, I want to thank " Team Mud ", reguardless if you were a question asker, or answer'er. I've learned a whole lot, and attempted/finished more on this truck because of Mudd than I ever thought. Enough of that, now on to my Cruiser. I bought my first Cruiser just out of HS, back in the mid 70's. It was a '67, with a 283, and Kayline soft top. I put a Saginaw p/s setup on it, and the mandatory ( at the time ) Armstrong Tru-Trac's. Had a couple more with the 6, stock '66 model, and a '74 that got modded, curtiosy of Downey Toyota. Fast forward about 20 years, and I get the fever agin. I found Mud thru Pirate, looking in the mini section for stuff of interest for my 4 Runner. I had a pretty good idea what I wanted, so watched the classifed's here, Pirate, and E-Bay. I wound up with a '77 model, that came with an Advanced Handeling kit SR, a lift of unknown mfg , 4 WDB, aux fuel tank in rear, full cage, Auburn LSD in the rear, good body and paint, and your typical rusty spots. I've had it roughly 2.5 yrs now, and have done a few " mods". First I flipped the brackets on the SR, along with the springs, added Scout p/s and drove it that way for awhile. Went to Flat Nasty, and discovered my suspension sucked, and wound up with a Smoky Mtn kit from TPI. Lots better. Rode in Mike Costello's truck at Flat Nasty, and thought " hey, these SM 420's are kind'a cool ". As luck would have it, my brother gave me one out of a '66 GMC, so that got the wheels in my head turning. Swapped my 4.11's for some 3.70's, added an Aussie in the rear, and moved the Auburn to the front. Redid the front with mini knuckles and arms, as it needed it anyways. So with the exception of the 420, and my spare case I'm rebuilding, here's some pic's for your viewing pleasure. Hey, if your up in the Northwest, and can shed some light on this trucks background, PM me
. See 'ya, Al
and has been for longer than I will say.
