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American Muscle In South Africa.


Rowdy Fitzgerald

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That bumper fit perfect. I like it!
 


grips

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As the front bumper looked a little bit dull, its life was brightened up.:icon_welder:
 

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Big brother!!!!
 

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Rowdy Fitzgerald

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It's a pretty long stretch but I know a guy from over there. I'm not exactly sure where over there. He lives in California here the US now. His name is Schalk Du Plessis you know him?
 

dangerranger83

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How hard is it too shift your trans with that small of a stick? I know it reduces the "throw" but kills the amount of leverage you have.

Also having that ranger overdrive gear box put the shifter in a good spot and not right up under the dash like most setups that use the np435.

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How hard is it too shift your trans with that small of a stick? I know it reduces the "throw" but kills the amount of leverage you have.

Also having that ranger overdrive gear box put the shifter in a good spot and not right up under the dash like most setups that use the np435.

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Shifting is not that bad but sure is stiffer than normal gearboxes. I sometimes struggle to change down to second but double clutching helps.
 

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It's a pretty long stretch but I know a guy from over there. I'm not exactly sure where over there. He lives in California here the US now. His name is Schalk Du Plessis you know him?
Schalk Du Plessis is a popular name and surname over here. I hail from a town called Kathu which is famous for the Sishen Iron Ore Mine.
 

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May have to nominate you for ORTOTM.

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Finding shocks over here with 14" of travel proofed to be quite a problem.
Rancho was out of stock and the rest available had to be manufactured to spec.
This zoomed down to a waiting period of 3 months.
Local guys from Zone Off Road come to the rescue with a set of FOX Shocks.
 

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Advanced Adapters Headers ready to do duty.

What do you guys think of them ?
I like them, easy, 1-5/8" prymaries... My build thread link below has pics....
 

grips

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I like them, easy, 1-5/8" prymaries... My build thread link below has pics....
Visited your build thread nice , very nice.
 

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