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Pics of the new parts. You'll notice we went with a D300 t-case. Strong, light and compact.

A pair of custom axles were going to be needed to handle the new horsepower. Sidestep here for a moment - I remember when I was a kid, going to car shows, always checking out how the car/truck was built. Even as a younster, I would notice things like axles, brakes, crappy drivetrain installs...

The look of any build is the important, like curb appeal on a house. I have a firm rule that form follows function, but this rule hardly applies to the exterior. Luckily for the Jeep enthusiast, Jeep corporate has built some very nice vehicles which have debuted at the past few Easter Jeep...

I've been building this Jeepster for a while now, but decided it was time to share it with y'all. This Jeepster began life with a Jeep family. The original owner had a Jeep dealership in Kentucky, but had this Jeep at his second home in the Colorado Rockies. I picked it up from a collector in...

Hey Brennan. Long time no speaky... You nailed two of my soap box talking points. Mileage - For the same mileage as a stock LC, the LS will give you double or more horsepower which makes them viable in today's traffic. Out here in the west, where mountain travel is common, the extra HP means...

Thank you. I try hard and I'm glad it shows.

Obviously I am biased. Here are some of the LS engines I've put in FJ60/62s.

Thanks. The CJ was fun to build, but hard to find correct parts for. Yes, it was very solid. I tried like hell to lobby against painting it, as the patina was perfect, but the owner had to have new paint. I actually kind of like it inside. It's an old truck, and should feel like one. But yeah...

Here's a sneak peek of the Jeepster build.

The Jeepster build is going to be fabrication heavy, but light on the technical. Just a V8, a 5 speed manual, new axles/brakes/suspension, but lots of fabrication. Look for it soon! Thanks

I sold that Chevy. Don't ask me why. I could kick myself now...

In the years since I put this CJ5 together, I have found other sources of parts, and it seems that there is some parts interchangeability between other models that I was not aware of, speaking specifically of the body mounts. Badmouthing is not a practice I adhere to, but some of those OMIX and...

For Sale - Custom Diamond Axle housing and ARB air lockers, gears, etc Front axle was built with custom width, diff offset and pinion angle. Width is @62" WMS with IFS hubs, or 59" WMS with stock solid axle hubs. Pinion angle and diff offset were set to build around a first gen Hilux with link...

It's about time to update this thread. This year has been full of challenges, and we have had our fair share here. After some time off from this particular project, I got back on it about a month ago. It is now just about wrapped up but working out some bugs. Many pics have been taken along...

Front axle pics.

Here are a few pics not originally included in the build thread. New exhaust, built to be 50 state legal Heat shield pics.

After so many years and so many projects coming and going, the time has come to pass this truck on to another owner. Yesterday morning I was approached by a neighbor who desperately wants the truck, and up until that moment I had no intentions of selling it and every intention of finishing it...

Thank you. I hope it lives up to everyone's expectations.

Keeping the exhaust heat away from the vehicle occupants and also vital components (such as fuel and brake hoses) requires fabrication of some serious heat shields. This is the shield I build for the passenger front portion of the y-pipe. On a vacuum shifted FJ62 transfer case, this also...

What we end up with is a factory designed, but slightly improved exhaust system that sounds great, performs well, and is isolated from the chassis keeping the unwanted noises to a minimum.