Brandon's Fantasy Factory 1980 Build

[Marsh99]

I decided to box in my frame in the rear so I welded in a 2x3x1/4 tube in

I want to eventually build this bumper

 

[Marsh99]

pulled my rear axle out cleaned it up with a grinder and wire wheel drained oil and pulled the shafts and the 3rd out

tact trail gear cover on

 

[Marsh99]

painted the brake covers

 

[Marsh99]

dropped the new 3rd in used rtv for seal

axle shafts back in

 

[Marsh99]

back on the truck painted

 

[Marsh99]

flip kit worked perfect

 

[Marsh99]

getting married tomorrow so i haven't been working on the truck also going to go on a honey moon be back working on aug 1

 

[ricsrx]

getting married tomorrow

Congrtats!!! Ive done it twice.....Some of us never learn.

 

[spencevans]

Trucks looking good, I really like to see daily drivers that are also capable wheelers. I also like that your retaining the factory bed and just adding armor to protect the sheetmetal. I am not a fan of the flatbed look.

 

[Marsh99]

Trucks looking good, I really like to see daily drivers that are also capable wheelers. I also like that your retaining the factory bed and just adding armor to protect the sheetmetal. I am not a fan of the flatbed look.

It's not actually my daily driver I just like the looks of the trucks...But I do want to keep it street legal if I was going to do a buggy I would do a tube frame and a fj40 hood...

 

[Marsh99]

So I am married now but the night before i found a RUF pack built out of some marlin springs for 40$ and couldn't turn them down. Plan was to refinish them when I got back from the honeymoon but I couldn't sleep so i got them done

should be ready to do the front suspension when I get back

 

[Marsh99]

Btw here was my grooms cake

 

[sixstringsteve]

sweet cake! Man, you work fast. i wish i were half as far along as you are! We need to have a party when we're both done with our rigs.

 

[hoosier]

lookin good

 

[Marsh99]

hey Steve what do you think about that bumper idea I found I think its on page 2 of this thread?

 

[ricsrx]

Btw here was my grooms cake

You do have your priorities in order!!!
I want some!!

 

[sixstringsteve]

hey Steve what do you think about that bumper idea I found I think its on page 2 of this thread?

It looks cool. I think that bar would be in the way of the bed though. I would get you bed looking the way you want it, then build the bumper around that, but that's just me.

aren't you on your honneymoon? Where did you guys go?

 

[sixstringsteve]

Dude, when you come pick up your wedding present (5-speed), check out my bobbed bed. You're probably sitting at a longbed length now. What's your wheelbase at with those rear springs?

 

[Marsh99]

those springs are just long... from hub to hub I am about 102" which should be around stock I wanted to leave them in the same spot

 

[sixstringsteve]

Gotcha. That makes sense.