FrankenWag
Frosted Nuts MC
Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster (just registered!)
Have built a number of cars (primarily hillclimb and rally cars) a few Jeeps, and a period-built Ford F1, but never satisfied my desire to get together a true overlanding machine. The list is long but distinguished of crap that has lined my driveways/ barns/ garages.
Enter a 1971 Wagoneer Custom Deluxe (non "x" model) from sunny and dry deep so-cal, and a need to fix almost every piece of it's drivetrain.
5.3 LM7 swap, Built 700R4 (with no lock-up converter), Atlas II 4.3:1, D44's front and rear with 4.10's and Detroit Tru-tracs, SPOA front and Rancho Rs44044's, Custom built rear spring hangers (removed post mounts) with XXXtraction fabbed shackles running OME HD 2.5" Tacoma leaves in the back. Custom hi-steer, long travel bilsteins, disc brakes with ford outers, 15x8 Kelsey-Hayes Renegade Series 1 wheels from 1970, and 33x10.50 Toyo MT's.
She's getting closer to being done, but not quite there yet...
Hand painted dash, by someone far more talented than I (previous owner) as well as panel on outside
I sold the great running AMC 360, TF727 and NP229 to a fellow FSJ'er
During Mock-up of rear suspension
Plate arrived before it's roadworthy
Have built a number of cars (primarily hillclimb and rally cars) a few Jeeps, and a period-built Ford F1, but never satisfied my desire to get together a true overlanding machine. The list is long but distinguished of crap that has lined my driveways/ barns/ garages.
Enter a 1971 Wagoneer Custom Deluxe (non "x" model) from sunny and dry deep so-cal, and a need to fix almost every piece of it's drivetrain.
5.3 LM7 swap, Built 700R4 (with no lock-up converter), Atlas II 4.3:1, D44's front and rear with 4.10's and Detroit Tru-tracs, SPOA front and Rancho Rs44044's, Custom built rear spring hangers (removed post mounts) with XXXtraction fabbed shackles running OME HD 2.5" Tacoma leaves in the back. Custom hi-steer, long travel bilsteins, disc brakes with ford outers, 15x8 Kelsey-Hayes Renegade Series 1 wheels from 1970, and 33x10.50 Toyo MT's.
She's getting closer to being done, but not quite there yet...
Hand painted dash, by someone far more talented than I (previous owner) as well as panel on outside
I sold the great running AMC 360, TF727 and NP229 to a fellow FSJ'er
During Mock-up of rear suspension
Plate arrived before it's roadworthy
