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Before metal working... Just a thought but before you go cutting out the angle I would try this... Unbolt any where the wood is attached to the frame (if anywhere). You'll have to crawl under and look but remove whatever...screws, bolts... Then when they are "loose" so to speak. rip them sown...

Terms... Just realized you are from Rifle! Funny, I was just through there in endJun/EarlyJul picking up my scrambler! I bought it from a fellow in Snomass and it was staying at a friends in Glenwood Springs. I picked it up on leave (I'm in Iraq) and drove it down to El Paso, Tx where I am...

Bangs head Bangs head Bangs Head... God I wish I had the money for this....:drool:

Sorry... Been doing a lot of container (ISBUs) research for my el cheapO house build and haven't seen the pic your referring to yet. I'll look around...

hmm... so... 10grand minus my 300 dollar buy in for my bantam trailer... uh... :wings:

Limited life span... There is a secondary aspect that get over looked about the way the govt. sepnds our money on this stuff. Its a hard pill to swallow and walks a very thin line between wise and waste. As much as we joke about things built by the lowest bidder/govt. junk...etc..the reality...

YuP! As far as I can tell you get a tent trailer, no fridge, furnace, shower,....not much other than a basic trailer with at tent...for 10-13k? PLEEEEEEEZZZZZZZSE! They must think if they sell a couple of these they will catch back up on the money we loaned them to keep alive....no thanks! Much...

Welcome!!! Haven't gotten around to building mine yet but in a few months it will start going fast...I hope. Here is what I'm starting with. IMHO you may find the MB diesel is just to under powered. Nuke-proof, sure...but not much in the way of get up and go. You may look into the plethoria of...

or... FSJ=ForSakenJeeps???:elkgrin:

So the neat little Bantam trailer I snagged has a flaw. Aomewhere along the line someone swapped in a mobile home axle. What makes people do such things is beyond me but there it is. So...in an effort to eliminate the oddball wheel-deal...does anyone know anything about these things? Can I pull...

Haha...yeah, poor chief always did seem to get the stinky end of the stick! The nice thing about how yours is set up is should you gasser (more stink?) give up the ghost then a 6.2 is a simple swap for diesel (even MORE stink!?!) :cool: *note to MODS- need evil mad scientist smiley thing...or...

hmm... Its past bedtime here in the sandbox so I will think about it and try and get back in the am, ok? Though first idea without thought is airbags...?

Me Likey... Yea...Another FSJ! Of course you had to go GM to find another vehicle with more rust than one of our beasties! Haha.. Can't really tell from the pics but did you keep the rockers? That much lift shouldn't be an issue but you will want to protect them if they are in good shape. And...

What is the application for this oak? 1/2 ton vintage truck or some kind of comercial 5500 type jobbie? They use oak for it resistance to compression in the big trucks. Imagine a piece of pine or whitewood doing the same job!?!:Wow1: If you are just replacing some missing/worn/ or rotton...

Build your own is my second choice. If your going to be modifying it anyway, and they allmost ALL end up having that done...start from scratch and build it how YOU want it. No sense wasting the $$ if your gonna toss out 80% of the military trailer by the end of it all...

Both...? Or, Depending on your luck maybe you could source one of the military flatbed trailers...think 416 without the sides...and then build your own from there? That would sort of save you the harder part of building the trailer aspect and let you focus on the fun part of the build? And...

Here is what they sent me (part of it anyway) about their kit. Look VERY promising! And if you compare the number of VM motors running around versus VW TDIs....well...kinda a no brainer!! HPA Jeep TDI Project August 6, 2010 Thank you for continuing to...

YES...Doooo Tell... X2 on price... and some more pics please! Side view, top, inside....

Wrong thinking... And here I was having mental visions of something like this... http://www.dobbertinhydrocar.com/Dobbertin%20Surface%20Orbiter.html heehee...sorry! This should be neat to see though!:sombrero:

Limits on Libs... I've had some, although limited, time running trails along side a couple Libs. And not to bash but I would take an older XJ over the Lib anyday. Whats weird is that it is really kinda hard to peg down what it is about them that makes them less...wheelable? I don't think it has...