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Well guys, i've been talking about starting a build thread soon and here it is.
it's probably gonna take a while because i'm busy as hell (i run my own home restoration business) and starting to get low on funds. good thing Christmas is coming.
So here is the plan:
First off, i'm cleaning her up a bit. She just sat for 8 months and there are some very minor rust spots in various places, none on the body, mainly surface rust on frame.
second, i'm gonna do some sort of lift, how much and of which type are still under debate and i'll be lookin for input from y'all on it. i wanna run 31's eventually and keep the suspension as close to stock as possible.
i'm not lookin to win the top truck challenge or drive up the side of a building. this BII will be used for a little trail riding, some mudding, and hunting/fishing/camping. if you had seen some of the places i took while stock, you'd understand why i'm not lookin to put 35's on it. anyways, enough rambling.
third, i'm gonna put 4.10's or 4.56's with a locker in the back....this will be when funds start going up again.
there will be other stuff along the way that i want to do but it'll spoil it if i tell you now, just keep checkin out the thread and give me ideas and input as this will be the first rig i've ever built.
i'm loading photos onto photobucket right now, so i'll have more up later of the work i've already done....here's what she looks like now.
my dad bought this beast in 1996 after hurricane fran came through north carolina. our yard got pretty F-ed up, 26 tree's down, and we needed something that could pull a trailer and had 4wd.
when i turned 16, my mom "gave" it to me, much to my father's dismay, i think he is still sore about it. i drove it all through high school and almost all the way through college (i took the scenic route, btw)
then she started acting up and not being driven as much but now is being revived to become a new play toy.
it's probably gonna take a while because i'm busy as hell (i run my own home restoration business) and starting to get low on funds. good thing Christmas is coming.
So here is the plan:
First off, i'm cleaning her up a bit. She just sat for 8 months and there are some very minor rust spots in various places, none on the body, mainly surface rust on frame.
second, i'm gonna do some sort of lift, how much and of which type are still under debate and i'll be lookin for input from y'all on it. i wanna run 31's eventually and keep the suspension as close to stock as possible.
i'm not lookin to win the top truck challenge or drive up the side of a building. this BII will be used for a little trail riding, some mudding, and hunting/fishing/camping. if you had seen some of the places i took while stock, you'd understand why i'm not lookin to put 35's on it. anyways, enough rambling.
third, i'm gonna put 4.10's or 4.56's with a locker in the back....this will be when funds start going up again.
there will be other stuff along the way that i want to do but it'll spoil it if i tell you now, just keep checkin out the thread and give me ideas and input as this will be the first rig i've ever built.
i'm loading photos onto photobucket right now, so i'll have more up later of the work i've already done....here's what she looks like now.
my dad bought this beast in 1996 after hurricane fran came through north carolina. our yard got pretty F-ed up, 26 tree's down, and we needed something that could pull a trailer and had 4wd.
when i turned 16, my mom "gave" it to me, much to my father's dismay, i think he is still sore about it. i drove it all through high school and almost all the way through college (i took the scenic route, btw)
then she started acting up and not being driven as much but now is being revived to become a new play toy.
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