railmans build thread....

[railman]

howd you pull that off? im gonna assume on a sidehill area with a tree

yup....exactly

I used some pliers to roll me a lip in the rear fender to gain that last bit of clearance I needed....

as for the front I plan to trim just a hair more off the fender, since it won't take much....

l8r, John

 

[B2 Addict]

Wow John, I just sat here and read every page of this.... I LOVE IT my friend, what a transformation!!!!

As to your question of what happened to my transmission multiple pages back, I found out I tore several teeth off at least one gear on the main shaft and one gear on the countershaft.....they are replaceable and not very expensive, but to fix 'em I need to overhaul the whole transmission...looks like I will be down for quite some time.

I need to get 'er goin' so I can prove what she can still do!!! Gonna have 36's, cut fenders, a 4.0 clutch setup behind that high revvin' 2.8, and hopefully a front 35 when I bring 'er back out!!

Sorry man, not trying to threadjack!!


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[RangerSVT]

Congrats on OTOTM John Truck is looking good
SVT

 

[railman]

thanx Rick

now ya just need to get yours back together here soon.....

l8r, John

 

[farmer]

How is the clearance on the engine crossmember? You said you're on about 5" of lift right?

 

[railman]

with my axle moved forward 4" from stock....I just had a little trimming at the very front of the cross member to make sure the dif didn't make contact...

l8r, John

 

[bobbywalter]

with my axle moved forward 4" from stock....I just had a little trimming at the very front of the cross member to make sure the dif didn't make contact...

l8r, John

mine hit a little with the weak springs and no bumps....but i broke the springs in half and went to shorter stouter units as i run the roads before i went all out with bump/limit scenarios.

is it hitting hard or was this purely a preventative measure?

 

[railman]

more preventative.....I wasn't sure how much the bumps I used would deflect....

remember, I just built a slow moving trail rig....so no whoops, or other high speed off-road stuff...

I have 3" of up-travel with my set-up before the bumps make contact....and I figured the bumps would deflect 1".....

so far it has worked for me on the 2 wheelin' trips I have been on

l8r, John

 

[bobbywalter]

more preventative.....I wasn't sure how much the bumps I used would deflect....

remember, I just built a slow moving trail rig....so no whoops, or other high speed off-road stuff...

I have 3" of up-travel with my set-up before the bumps make contact....and I figured the bumps would deflect 1".....

so far it has worked for me on the 2 wheelin' trips I have been on

l8r, John

i am watching..the tb vid was great...hope to take you up on a tb couch trip and really want the 250 ttb

 

[Josh40601]

you didn't tell em you already fixed everything and are ready to hit the trails again!

 

[railman]

i am watching..the tb vid was great...hope to take you up on a tb couch trip and really want the 250 ttb

whenever ya ready I will be

and the D50 TTB is just taking up space out back....almost started to load it up for the scrapper today....

l8r, John

 

[B2 Addict]

and the D50 TTB is just taking up space out back....almost started to load it up for the scrapper today....

l8r, John

D50 TTB eh?

No, I think I need to get that out of my head and stick with plans on a D35...


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[railman]

D50 TTB eh?

No, I think I need to get that out of my head and stick with plans on a D35...


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I have one of those too....

just sayin'

l8r, John

 

[B2 Addict]

I have one of those too....

just sayin'

l8r, John

P.M. sent.......


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[disciplerocks]

Do eet. I know where an 8 lug sterling rear is with 4.10s.