Builds The 60 purists are going to hate this. (1 Viewer)

[LCOwner]

Version 1.0 served me well as a trail rig. I do a lot of work for the USFS so it is not an extreme wheeler. I have an FJ40 that I started to build into a buggy and it has been moth-balled for now. Life got in the way. This rig suits my needs better right now. Here's 1.0

This build will use some parts I had collected from the 40 project and some new. I bought a 91 Caprice that was an old Sonora cop car for the V8, harness and trans. This is not an LT1 car. It should have a roller cam and a little hotter tune from what I hear. In either case it's complete runner and for $650 makes more sence than an LS based motor. Enough jibberish on with the pics.

 

[LCOwner]

1.The shocks are Rancho and although not the best i had them on the shelf and we'll see what happens. I can swap them out if they don't last.

2.&3. Full bump.

 

[LCOwner]

Shock towers. I know my limits so I had friend who's starting a small shop do the suspension work.

 

[LCOwner]

Misc. other shots.

 

[LCOwner]

So that's pretty much how I got it back from THOR. There are some little things that need to be fine tuned but they will have to wait.

 

[LCOwner]

I had to cut the floor board to get the 700R4-ToyBox-split case in so I will be starting on the sheet metal work next. Then I'll pull the engine from the Caprice and get on that.

 

[Mace]

You going to support those shock towers more?

 

[LCOwner]

You going to support those shock towers more?

I think so. But I need to get the real engine in there with all the smog and accesories on first.

Leave it to you Mace to go right to the meat of it.

 

[Mace]

I just know what it feels like to have a front upper coilover mount let go

I'd also taper the lower frame side link mounts. It makes it easier to slide over rocks and distributes the forces over a wider area.

 

[boots4]

No hate coming from me, just excitement. Look forward to the progress.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I'm liking 2.0 thus far

Title should be "Linked 60 with cop car power"

 

[Tapage]

are those 12" CO .?

good travel ..

 

[Gumby]

Is there such a thing as a 60 purist? It's not like they are rare or hard to come by unmolested ones.

 

[Mace]

Is there such a thing as a 60 purist? It's not like they are rare or hard to come by unmolested ones.

There has to be at least one...

 

[LCOwner]

are those 12" CO .?

good travel ..

14". It hasn't been completely stretched out

 

[Mace]

Title should be "Linked 60 with cop car power"

I got one of those

 

[chicago]

That's one of the many things that I loved about the 60 series board here... Everyone was always interested in new stuff to do w/ the 60's, UN LIKE the 40 series board here.
Looks great man!!

 

[LCOwner]

A few more of the front after I got it home.

 

[LCOwner]

Last ones for a while.

 

[Dirtgypsy]

Is there such a thing as a 60 purist? It's not like they are rare or hard to come by unmolested ones.

only the ones that have modded the drivability out of their "daily drivers" so much its a pain to go to the grocery store in it. Then they drool all over a stock sixty like pavlovs dog.

I really like the 1.0 version and 2.0 looks even better. Can't go wrong with a well built coil and link set up.

I want that skid plate...

Clint