Just joined the site after reading post after post for a while now. Great site, should have joined up earlier!
Anyway, the truck started life pretty hard, but has come a long way. There's a guy on here that gave me some pretty good ideas on what to do with it (I think it was project redux?). Anyway, here's a few pics:
This was on the eastern side of the Wasatch's about 45 minutes west of Evanston, WY:
Right after I got my newer bed, bumper and fuel tank:
I have a lot more, but that's the general idea. I just finished up pulling the auto out and swapping a 5-sp. in. Pretty easy and straight forward. Since the transmission is taken care of and the engine has good power now, the fun part begins: axles. Plans are ARB's front and rear (keeping the 4.10's currently in there), lockout hub conversion up front with 35-spline inners/outers and a 1-piece passenger side axleshaft. The lift and tires will be conservative (35" KM2's and 2" lift front/rear). The dually bed, rims and tires will be taken off and a regular 8' bed put on with some fashion of 16x8" rims. The paint job is in fair shape, so I'm thinking about a darker green but in a flat color (OD green maybe?) and rhino lining the rockers, fender flares, grill and bumpers.
I would like to get out and see more of Utah and the surrounding states (been here about 1.5 years now), so this vehicle will be suited to that.
I will try and get some newer pics up so it doesn't look so much like a farm truck. Still waiting to add some D-ring mounts for the bumper in my garage. Looks like this one (only black):
. I hope to get started on this in January sometime.
Also, anyone have any experience with the can back's? I've been eyeing them a while, but haven't seen a lot of them in person. By the way, great site!!!
Anyway, the truck started life pretty hard, but has come a long way. There's a guy on here that gave me some pretty good ideas on what to do with it (I think it was project redux?). Anyway, here's a few pics:
This was on the eastern side of the Wasatch's about 45 minutes west of Evanston, WY:
Right after I got my newer bed, bumper and fuel tank:
I have a lot more, but that's the general idea. I just finished up pulling the auto out and swapping a 5-sp. in. Pretty easy and straight forward. Since the transmission is taken care of and the engine has good power now, the fun part begins: axles. Plans are ARB's front and rear (keeping the 4.10's currently in there), lockout hub conversion up front with 35-spline inners/outers and a 1-piece passenger side axleshaft. The lift and tires will be conservative (35" KM2's and 2" lift front/rear). The dually bed, rims and tires will be taken off and a regular 8' bed put on with some fashion of 16x8" rims. The paint job is in fair shape, so I'm thinking about a darker green but in a flat color (OD green maybe?) and rhino lining the rockers, fender flares, grill and bumpers.
I would like to get out and see more of Utah and the surrounding states (been here about 1.5 years now), so this vehicle will be suited to that.
I will try and get some newer pics up so it doesn't look so much like a farm truck. Still waiting to add some D-ring mounts for the bumper in my garage. Looks like this one (only black):
Also, anyone have any experience with the can back's? I've been eyeing them a while, but haven't seen a lot of them in person. By the way, great site!!!