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Yup I got a wheel bolted up. Didn't feel like doing the other side tonight. The 35" tire & wheel combo pictured before won't work, wheel center to small and may not work with brakes too. So I fitted this 33" on a 16" wheel. Got 35* to scrub with the 33" tire, stoked on that. Ride height is...

Coming together. Ride height is not going to be bad, first picture is about where it will be. Looks like I should have about 30* turning radius, will know for sure once I got the wheels bolted to the hub. Going to have to work out steering after the fact, right now is the ideal time but I am not...

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FJ60 Land Cruiser SoA perch from RuffStuff, modified to suit this build I am moving the front axle 2" forward from it's original location Leaf springs for the front are a Jeep Rubicon Express 1444 for SoA applications. I don't want this truck to be to tall and proportions to be whacky...

All done with the engine & trans mounts. The powertrain is now hanging in the frame rails with nothing supporting it but the mounts. I am happy with it, the trans mounts use a vulcanized Chevy leaf spring bushing, 9/16's grade 8 bolt. Plenty beefy and some dampening built in. I will be running...

I am in Jackson Hole. I like Cody, cool town. Bozeman too. I am going up to the Bear Tooths early next month, camping on the pass, snowboarding, we will hit up Redlodge if it is pissing rain. If you ever down here in JH you are welcome to stop by my shop. Cheers

I will add one of my Nissans. Year: 1977 Model: Nissan Patrol "Ute", factory cab & chassis. Country of origin: New Zealand, I imported this truck to the USA in 2003 Engine: SD33T inline-6 turbo diesel from a 160-series Patrol, fully rebuilt including turbo, injection pump, injectors and many...

cut this crossmember out behind the trans. I plan to weld it back in but it will be moved back considerably. Turbo dump has enough clearance, glad I outboarded the body mount here. Cheers

I have got the motor mounts in the frame and am nearly done with the trans mounts. It is sitting a little lower in the frame than I wanted originally but....this truck will never be a rock crawler because of the gearing, 50:1 is not low enough. Also, keeping the engine & trans low keeps the...

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Are those Volvo's body on frame or unibody? Cheers

I got a set of portal-tek axles I will sell, good to over 500hp and 44" tires. Super beefy. Cheers

I always thought the front body mounts on a 70 were funky, might as well hack them off and make new ones! Sure seems like a pita build on a 70, due to limited room. Maybe best to just leave them leaves but work the suspension and coax it to make it give everything a leaf sprung truck can give. I...

I personally hate the sawzall!! So many busted blades and I really dislike when it gets stuck or busts a blade and jumps at you. Plus I have busted a sawzall or two before in addition to many many blades. Blades are expensive where I live too. I use a 4" grinder with cut off wheel or die grinder...

Yup, DD my 60, 80 and now 100. Wouldn't have it any other way. Cheers

I see you have Steve working on it. He is CBI's lead fabricator, he actually started CBI and sold it to Nathan. I known Steve for 10yrs and he has built me a bunch of stuff. Solid guy and does great work. Cheers

No fair, you have been to my shop. I think the 100 will stay fairly stock. A bit of lift, some bumpers + sliders and some new wheels plus new 33's is about all I want to do to it right now. I got a really nice 62/80+Chevy to build that I would rather sink money into. The 100 was a good call...

I didn't say I liked camping in the sand storm! Heard all about Burning Man, don't think it is so much my thing at this stage in life. I grew up going to festivals, lot's of drugs and freaks. I went to the Oregon Country Fair 13yrs in a row or something like that, way back when things were much...

No sir, now if it was a Land Rover..... What you couldn't find a stock 100 in all that dust!? That was a first for me, camping for 3-days in a sand storm. I might just have to go the wussy route next time and rent an RV, that or find a better camping spot. This being my 3rd trip to KoH I am...