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Rangekrawler....the not much ranger build


Toreadorranger

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My old build thread is way past its prime and for those that have seen my project know I have changed my mind and the build a million times. I have recently pulled it out of storage and I'm excited to get working on it again. Im not going to rehash all the previous iterations as the old thread covers that just a bit of the beginning and a bit of the end.

Started with a 2000 4x4 extended cab on a Rcd lift and 33's but I kept breaking cv shafts up front.


long story short I started to do a solid axle swap, that ended up going through multiple diferent axles and suspensions, in the end I parted out the truck and scraping the body and frame


The new and final iteration is:

Custom Buggy Chassis by Bent Fabrication
Cammed LQ4 "6.0L LS"
TH400 mated to a twin sticked NP205 with 32 spline outputs
Steering 2.5 Ton rockwells, mohawked with Full hydro steering front and rear
47" LTBs on H1 double Beadlocks
4 Links front and rear

It will be skinned in my old trucks fenders, grill and bed sides when completed.
 
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Out with the old and in with the new.

Bent Fabrications EVO 4 (4 seater chassis)


Next I sold the D60/D70 axles I had and swapped to a set of steering rockwells.



The reason I did this was because the tons were never going to hold up to the tires I had picked up.

47" LTB swampers (next to the old truck they were slated to go under before I scrapped it.)


Next I hauled it all over to my friends shop to get started


wheels and tires all together, running H1 double beadlocks with the outer rings painted New Holland blue.


Started to mock up the rear suspension


Rear suspension done for mock up. It was at this point I had to move the buggy back to my place to store it so my friend could move in some paying customers instead of my non paying paper weight. haha
 

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Since my garage is currently full of other projects and my motorcycles the buggy had to be put outside in a make shift garage I assembled from a carport and roofing panels with a framed out rear wall.



That brings me to today. I dont have pictures of some of the recent work.

I have been assembling a mockup LQ4/TH400 combo so that I can start making my engine mounts and move on to the front suspension. I just ordered my new oil pan with my tax return so that is the last piece I was waiting for to get my drivetrain together. I also ordered my NP205 twin stick rails so that I can reassemble that as well. as soon as those come in I can get started again.

One last thing is my Shocks. I have decided to go with ORI struts. They are more expensive than coilovers but I do not have to run bump stops or sway bars with them so overall they are about the same price. the links for the 4 links are hopefully overkill with 2"x.25 wall square tube uppers and 2.5"x.5" wall lowers. I hope I can get away with out them bending even though the weight penalty is pretty intense.

 

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Was that a solid cab??
 

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I had cut up some of the floor to fit my original doubler as well as cut off the rockers to fit rocksliders and the front inner fenders to fit the 47s so it was solid just not useable on a stock truck anymore.
 

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