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choptopbII

choptopbII

Well-Known Member
Location
Clearfield, UT
What do you guys have going so far? I pulled my truck into my garage the weekend after thanksgiving and im starting to do a few things i got my dual cases in, and i am now starting to install my roll cage and hydro assist. heres a few pics...





waiting on my X member parts





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lewis

lewis

Fight Till You Die
Location
Hairyman
Nice! What crossmember parts? I am about to build one myself on the tacoma. Also wonder about that front driveline. Looks like you 've probably run it before. Does it vibrate not running a cv or do you have trouble with it bottoming out?
 
choptopbII

choptopbII

Well-Known Member
Location
Clearfield, UT
lewis said:
Nice! What crossmember parts? I am about to build one myself on the tacoma. Also wonder about that front driveline. Looks like you 've probably run it before. Does it vibrate not running a cv or do you have trouble with it bottoming out?
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Thanks, im waiting for my FROR crossmember center plate

http://frontrangeoffroadfab.com/nfo...n.jpg?osCsid=410d742e8f1155f49fe1490a397fc45a ill buid my own off of that, The front driveline, works great with out the CV its a little noisy but ive been running for about a year with no problems at all... no problems with it bottoming out. :)
 
lewis

lewis

Fight Till You Die
Location
Hairyman
I thought about going that route as well with the tcase but I am not ready to start taking bolts out of it since it has 0 leaks right now and I have heard that they are prone to leaking after using that type of mount. My luck it would leak all the time. Are you going to have 2 mounting points running the dual cases?
 
Rot Box

Rot Box

Diesel and Dust
Supporting Member
Location
Smithfield Utah
Looks good :cool:

My winter project involves installing a fuel cell, a Waggy D44, and hopefully adding another t-case to the 4.7's in my 79 Toyota.

The way things are going I might consider it my retirement project as well :rolleyes:
 
choptopbII

choptopbII

Well-Known Member
Location
Clearfield, UT
I would love to do somthing like this plain and simmple then i would add a flat belly with a mounting point for the front case, still thinking about what i should do.

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Thanks rot box, hope we can wheel in the spring!
 
Herzog

Herzog

somewhat damaged
Admin
Location
Wydaho
I usually find something to change on my buggy every winter. Last winter it got a new overhead cage. I might tinker with the suspension a little bit this year. I've been thinking about adding cutting brakes and re-routing all my brake lines to make it cleaner. Air bumps would help me out a lot... gotta see if that extra cash is around after the holidays.

I really want to re-do the underneath of our daily driver XJ too. Probably integrate a tube frame of some sort to tighten everything back up and possibly accept an interior cage someday.
 
rockreligious

rockreligious

NoEcoNaziAmmo
Location
Ephraim
Ive got two huge winter project, rebuilding both my 4runner and my Jeep.

first 4runner chopping all the damaged sheet metal from an abusive summer and replacing with tube, full cage, rewire, replumb, fuel cell, better beadlocks, and have to build new frontend.. Eliminated my Birf Eliminator..exploded and I should have pulled broken shaft on trail, but didnt and ruined housing end.. have to start over with Longfields. See in the picture of the 4runner the 1/2 jeep tub to the right, thats my other project. cut in half behind the seats for a CJ/buggie combo.
 

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rockreligious

rockreligious

NoEcoNaziAmmo
Location
Ephraim
Started My Jeep chop project, Had to outboard my spring hangers in the front for my HPD60 because the hog is to far driver and I frenched them into my front bumper..Mocked up some slide boxes to replace the shackles Ill show pix later, four linking and tapertubing rear w/ fox's. 39.5's mounted on Beadlocks I had Dax Welding in Ftn Greene cut out for me.
 

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ChestonScout

ChestonScout

opinions are like Jeeps..
Location
Clinton, Ut
Im doing a motor swap........again!!!


I want to build a new set of doors and fill my cage in with sheetmetal for a roof


Hopefully I will get to start my new project to!
 
jsudar

jsudar

Well-Known Member
Location
Cedar Hills
Think I'll start by putting one tons under the new Blazer with 56" springs in the front and 63"s in the rear. Depending on how long that takes, I may finish putting my doubler together. But those plans are subject to change, because someone I know just bought a new bender :D:D
 
rondo

rondo

rondo
Location
Boise Idaho
I'm doing a solid axle swap in my Nissan frontier with Ford dana 60s. The axles are done now finally with ARBs and 5.38s, and the rear sits nice in the truck. the front was narrowed by advance 4wd (been waiting on them 5 weeks? for a narrowed axle shaft though) and i've got almost all the parts together for the front 3 link. Between rough stuff, harshterrain.com, polyperformance, and ben hanks racing (and wasatch steel) i'm just about ready to put the front in yeah!
 
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