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New daily driver

Bart

Bart

Registered User
Location
Arm Utah
I was going through withdrawals so I found a new daily driver and brought it home tonight.

http://rockymountainextreme.com/showthread.php?t=71473

Yes, I know it will take some work, but this is what I've wanted as a daily driver/trail rig for quite some time. Found a top and doors today and ordered some massive 7 inch flares. They will cover all the rear tires and most of the fronts. Hope that works. I'd hate to have to narrow the front axle a bit, but would if I need to. I want to be able to drive this to Moab and the Rubicon, run them, and drive home. It won't be the most comfortable rig but it'll do. I know there's no perfect rig, but this is a great start to what I've been planning for a while. BTW, I have to drive it because I funded it by selling my truck. :eek:
 
benjy

benjy

Rarely wrenches
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Location
Moab
Nice Bart! I drove that thing while it was still at the shop, and it was a downright solid rig! Should be a fun commuter ;)
 
Bart

Bart

Registered User
Location
Arm Utah
GOAT said:
good to hear bart. we need to get together and wheel this spring/summer for sure:cool:
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That's the plan, looking forward to it.

RockMonkey said:
Very nice. I'll be taking a look when you post it for sale in a year or so. :p
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Definitely a possibility and I'm not denying it. :greg: The difference with this rig is I didn't put all the sweat and $$ into it at the beginning. It's kind of nice getting a rig that is driveable. New experience for me.

mbryson said:
Hrrrmmmm, looks strangely familiar. :D
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This was much cheaper and faster than building one. Still needs a V8 and auto but that's a year or so away.

benjy said:
Nice Bart! I drove that thing while it was still at the shop, and it was a downright solid rig! Should be a fun commuter ;)
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Thanks Ben and nice job on the build. I'll be in asking you lots of questions.
 
benjy

benjy

Rarely wrenches
Supporting Member
Location
Moab
Bart said:
Thanks Ben and nice job on the build. I'll be in asking you lots of questions.
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I’d be more than happy to answer any questions you have regarding the costing methods used for this project and the activity drivers chosen to assign overhead, but I have a feeling those aren’t the answers you’ll be looking for ;) Any questions about the build process you should probably call Ben Hanks about :D Sorry for the confusion :rofl:
 
Bart

Bart

Registered User
Location
Arm Utah
Oh man, I'm getting you two mixed up. Now it all makes sense. There should not be 2 Benjy's working at Ben Hanks. I'll learn to cope.
 
benjy

benjy

Rarely wrenches
Supporting Member
Location
Moab
Bart said:
Oh man, I'm getting you two mixed up. Now it all makes sense. There should not be 2 Benjy's working at Ben Hanks. I'll learn to cope.
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Trust me, it's not the first time. I'm not at the shop during business hours very often, but when calls come in and I answer the phone it's pretty much a guarantee someone will get confused :rolleyes:
 
Bart

Bart

Registered User
Location
Arm Utah
Someday it will get a 5.3 and 700r4, but not right away. Looking forward to wheeling with a stick for a while. I'll prolly drive like the suck, but oh well.
 
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Kiel

Kiel

Formerly WJ ZUK
Bart said:
Someday it will get a 5.8 and 700r4, but not right away. Looking forward to wheeling with a stick for a while. I'll prolly drive like the suck, but oh well.
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Mixing a ford 351 with a gm trans won't be good. I'm sure you ment 5.3;)
 
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