let's discuss cheap buggies for a sec

[Gravy]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=895482
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=998851
http://www.spike.com/full-episodes/...-4x4-s10-truggy-finale-payoff-season-3-ep-416
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/4wd-sfa/

read forward from here. This was fun
http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/project-turquoise-medallion-94-xj-27850/index40/

just think about it: no rewiring, no motor swap, mounting trans/ tcase.
All you need to do is sas with some real axles, cut off lots of body and add tube.

 

[Hickey]

You would have to assemble the FJ40. Takes a lot more time and effort as well as thinking it through. A pack of bimetal blades will have the Dime down to trail trim in 3 hours. Think Cody's Grand Cherokee.

You could be wheelin it in a month.

 

[Kiel]

You can't finish anything. Start with something half way done

 

[zukijames]

Fine kiels old zuk and buy it that thing was a going machine and he sold it for dirt cheap!

 

[rockreligious]

Dig up $400, and ill let you haul off a half built half rusted out 40 from my back yard. has a chopped up suburban frame sb350, t350,np203, 14 blt, dana 44, 36' tsl swampers 1/2 tread (side wall rot) comp cut, hard top...dont know if it runs, but its plenty ugly. cheapest way to build a buggy is buy someone elses unfinished project.

 

[eddie d]

Dig up $400, and ill let you haul off a half built half rusted out 40 from my back yard. has a chopped up suburban frame sb350, t350,np203, 14 blt, dana 44, 36' tsl swampers 1/2 tread (side wall rot) comp cut, hard top...dont know if it runs, but its plenty ugly. cheapest way to build a buggy is buy someone elses unfinished project.

put some pics of it up on here

 

[phatfoto]

Doesn't take much time to slice the body apart...

Its even therapeutic!!!

 

[Chevycrew]

I agree on s-10 buggy.

it has a good frame, motor trans t-case is installed, no clocking needed - its above the frame bottom, just a full skidplate for that, spring over the rear, run some 52" chevy springs up front, 1 ton axles, chop off unwanted body and add cage....

1 weekend for suspension, 1 for hacking, 1 for cage, 1 for wheeling... moab easy!

 

[DOSS]

Taco, I know you hate the Dime but what better way to send it to its death than to turn it into a Ugly Buggy with a pooo pipe roll cage and beat the snot out of it

 

[hoosier]

hey man if you need help let me know. I got mine done now so i got time.