So I have lurked here over the years, sounds creepy, I know, anyway finally got around to joining, so thanks for having me. Thought I share my with you my gen 1 swb. Its a 1984 Montero 5spd with LSD, shortly after I got it the oil pump seized as I was tinkering on the weber carb. I rebuilt the 2.6, removed the balance shafts and added a header. While I was at it, I re-built the weber and it got a new clutch when I put it back together.
I sourced a second bouncy for the passenger side and built a 1" body lift for it. I added a leaf to the rear springs and cranked the torsion bars up on the front to fit the 32" tires. I upgraded the front brakes by taking rotors and calipers off a gen 2 to do it. I also swapped in a gen 2 steering gear and idler arm and upper control arms for better geometry and ball joints. It got new tie rods, upper and lower ball joints and shocks all around, Bilstein on the rear and Rancho's on the front.
Last year I made a custom bumper, still have to paint it, for the front with a receiver hitch in the center of it with the thought of being able to move the winch to either the front or rear. I fabbed a second battery tray and wired the Anderson quick wire connects in to hook up the winch in the front, still have to run wire to the rear.
I know I'm forgetting a thing or two, but It's been a fun toy to put around in and significantly cheaper than a side by side that seem to be the rage these days.
I sourced a second bouncy for the passenger side and built a 1" body lift for it. I added a leaf to the rear springs and cranked the torsion bars up on the front to fit the 32" tires. I upgraded the front brakes by taking rotors and calipers off a gen 2 to do it. I also swapped in a gen 2 steering gear and idler arm and upper control arms for better geometry and ball joints. It got new tie rods, upper and lower ball joints and shocks all around, Bilstein on the rear and Rancho's on the front.
Last year I made a custom bumper, still have to paint it, for the front with a receiver hitch in the center of it with the thought of being able to move the winch to either the front or rear. I fabbed a second battery tray and wired the Anderson quick wire connects in to hook up the winch in the front, still have to run wire to the rear.
I know I'm forgetting a thing or two, but It's been a fun toy to put around in and significantly cheaper than a side by side that seem to be the rage these days.
