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First time running the Deuce on some rally roads with the new drivetrain. Works really well, feel like the SOHC makes better traction with it's flat torque curve vs trying to ring out the OHV. Last pics of where I grew up.

Haha right on thanks! I do mostly aviation work now, so if you got any leads in Georgia I'd consider relocating my machines, half my friends just moved there. Still may need a lot of beer to attach that floor though!

Went and yanked a fomoco box from the yard a few weeks back, did a flush and seal job on it along with all new all moog steering. This is now the 3rd steering box for this truck, box 2 (some autozone garbage) felt bad after 1 trip and was leaking all over the rig. Front coilovers also got a...

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Need to make a cross country trip one of these days

Might consider a supercharger down the road, especially if it sat lower, but for now I just want some good base miles again. Wheels are factory f150/bronco Alcoas. Not too sure what the exact specs are other than they cost $52 each at the yards.

Hey thanks, and yeah that's the front hub hybrid setup, 33 x 12.5's right now, 4.10's with a truetrack in the rear. Beam brackets I modeled 1.5" of drop which is pretty close to rangito stx geo, couldn't find a set in the yards around here.

Right on thanks! There might be some pics of it floating around there, but I don't. There are some random pics on my inactive IG and deep on/in desertrangers somewhere.

Hah, maybe it's what pays for all my rockauto orders.

A burgundy brother provided a m5r1 core, I tore it down, and it was full of rtv and with some hazy bearings. So it got blasted and I rebuilt it, along with a gen2 ranger short shifter assembly. That pretty much brings this build up to date. Depending on how this trans holds up, the next project...

Back out in the dunes, took it pretty easy on it this trip, lots of tug boat duties, 4-5 stuck trucks in the dunes extracted. FM146 output shaft in 2 parts, think I hurt it going off that cliff a year ago, but I know yanking people out in 4x didn't help, cool thing is it let go heading back to...

Big stuff out in the dunes following UTV's, went off a 15' drop, bent/rolled the driver frame really bad. Broke and bent a ton of things. drive shaft, front diff, drivers beam, master cylinder, brake booster, driver caliper, driver knuckle, driver stub shaft, front diff spider gears, and the...

Last prep in this garage, yanked the sohc out before a trip for more clearance work on the HVAC. Truck still rocking the FM146, and it was starting to show, the front seal and bearing started crying on my clutch, no problem just parts!

SOHC build and swap, sourced a decent motor off ebay after failing in the local yards. Threw new timing parts, injectors, intake gaskets, plugs, wires, y pipe, headers, beam pivots modified, lower engine cross member hack, made a new engine cage cross member, modified the engine harness, new...

Some random carnage! Broken leaf springs, and lost a fuel pump in a blizzard. Got the rear interior back in and the shocks fully sealed up.

Was prepping for a Baja trip and the timing cover seals at the water pump failed on my $300 craigslist motor, no problem! Some Glamis trips after that was all solved, really started hammering on the ohv.

Built a proper bumper for short wheelbase fun, more painted finished parts.

Next to the rear, stunt hoop to mount some bypasses and a Deaver F31 leaf pack, then added air bumps to the front. Truck got a good tear down after a lot more miles on the build.

Drove it a while with those mock up tires, I needed to make tubs for the rear not to chew tire before throwing money at a fresh set. So made some tubs, polished all my alcoas and picked up some bfgs. Drove it for a while like this.

Everything is bolt on, chromoly, and TIG welded by me. Made it a point to use the best parts fomoco put out for rangers and explorers for this build.