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Had a lot going on this weekend so didn't make as much progress as I had hoped. Had to clean this pair up and get some paint on'em. Some scrubbing with degreaser and a good hose down with some brake parts cleaner got them pretty much degreased. I decided to seal them all off and bead blast the...

Ol' Rockauto sells several acceptable parts and even has many of the German brands that all "Zee German" car nuts love. I can't bring myself to spend two or 3 times as much on some of this stuff when I have had plenty of good luck with a lot of the rock auto brands. I don't get the cheapest...

Well both the steps in the front door areas are rusted pretty badly and a little bit up on the passenger floor. Other than that it looks pretty good underneath. The parts are available and it's nothing I have not done before. Just another project to add to the project. According to the Carfax...

Psh that sounds like something a chevy motor would do. No. I kid. Good point and perhaps I will clean up the mating surfaces on the brackets that touch the block that hold electrical bits just to be safe. Proper ground straps should eliminate any issues there but I have been fooled before.

After getting the engine on the stand I decided to tear the engine down to long block status. This would allow me to clean things up real nice and get a look at cylinder walls and see if there is any slop in the connecting rods or anything obviously damaged. Things cleaned up real nice and I...

Ok. I know that some of you may have been and maybe still are following my 4x4 Vanagon conversion. Things are still progressing on that but, much like my other van, I came across a "cheap" Vanagon that was not too far away and was "running and drivable". As a glutton for punishment I thought...

Well I hate to keep Flip flopping on this thing but another project came up and I am afraid I am going to have to sell this after all. How about a little price drop to move things along. $4700

Check out https://headlightrevolution.com/ 's website and their stuff on youtube. They do pretty thorough reviews on nearly everything they sell and will tell you what sucks and what does not.

Works fine for me. I still bounce off the limiter occasionally (mostly getting onto the highway) but I have pretty much gotten used to it. I also have no issues getting "through the curves". I can't say I would not be happier with 20 more HP.

Yeah I like the bike and with my next round of mods I think it will be perfect for me and what I wanted it for in the first place. I did not really want to sell it but it was a distraction from my other projects so I decided to sell it. Well that and it was not getting used to its full...

I have been trying to sell this bike since November of 2017 with zero luck so I decided to take it off the market and prep it to take to Overland Expo. This is the bike as it currently sits but I have a few more upgrades planned before Expo This was loaded for my last trip. Planning for...

Well some friends and I are planning a trip so I have decided to keep the bike and do a few more mods for the trip. This trip should really help determine if this is the bike for me. Perhaps I will put it back up for sale or maybe I will keep it and love it forever. Only time will tell... P.S...

They are good too but I think most people on here already know about them and have been watching them for a while. Just trying to make people aware of some new things that maybe most didn't know existed.

So we have had the discussion on Ronny Dahl's vids on Youtube but I wanted to bring up the Trip vids that the peeps at 4WD Action started posting about 10 months ago. If it has already been covered then please point me to that thread and and forget this one even exists. If not, allow me to...

Dang it. You make too much sense. I am looking for someone to tell me to run 18 inch travel coil overs and hydraulic steering and that it will work just fine on the street. I blabbed on from the beginning about using tried and true bits and ideas in the name of durability and reliability but...

Oh yeah I totally spaced on my axles not being part of the CoG equation in this instance. Thanks for pointing that out. For uptravel I am shooting for about 5 inches at ride height and 7 inches of droop for a total of 12 inches. Unless I really jack this thing up, 5 inches of upward travel is...

@Metcalf Would you really go as low 50% AS? For the rear I never really intended to go over 100% and generally assumed that I would end up well below 100%. Pretty much all I assumed would happen with anything over 100% would be wheel hop while trying to climb anything steep that might have a...

Surely if I make plans to take this bike on a trip someone will want to buy it. Anyone?

Tiny update I pretty much have my suspension geometry sorted and I think I have come to a conclusion as far as what joints to use where. I took Metcalf's advice and looked into the TJ control arm bushings. After a little research it seems that Jeep used these bushings on many of their...

Hmmmm. Well as I iron out the geometry for my suspension I am left with a choice that I am having difficulty with. It's a simple question but I struggle with the answer. Do I run rubber joints or one of the many multi-piece, rebuildable joints that are on the market? (google Johnny joint for...