@85_Ranger4x4 , Awesome pics! Loved your truck BTW. And I just realized you came from IOWA!!!! The 5oh sounds fantastic too.
I wish I could have stayed longer to actually chat with some of you guys.
You will be able to get around on a lot of the stock trails.
May have to stay away from the sand and hill climbs lol. But there are bypasses around most "hard" obstacles.
No worries there lol
1. I dont care for mud. I avoid it at all costs
2. I just plan to put around. I need it working for a ride on the 21st
3. It does have a 12k front and 15k rear winch. But I dont want to try them out yet.
4. Southington does have dozers & large excavators if needed. I hope...
HAHA! Right!?
Frame was in great shape luckily
ANNNNND I did a thing. I bought "Gray Ghost" of Pirate last night. 400 mile trip and shes home. The 7th will be the shake down ride.
91. D60/10.25 Locked with 5.38s. 351/ZF/1356, 16" frame chop, 44s, some winches, doved front...
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Is there like a schedule of events out there for this weekend?
My wife had our 3rd kid a few days ago haha. So I will only be coming for a few hours.
My son and I were going to shoot up there from like 930am to 2pm or so on Saturday. Unless more action is happening later that day. I am only 50...
This thing clearly isnt going to make it. We have had 2 kids since I started this project.
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I bought this 1996 for this event. Had to fix a few things. Weld the rear, toss on some 33s/35s and roll.
HOWEVER, its turning out to be a nice truck. And I really like the...
Well, I haven't been able to touch my Mounty project since this started to come about. So I was just going to buy a beater and roll with it.
So I bought a 96 F-150 to beat around in. But I havnt been able to even get that reliable enough.
Thursday I am going to grab another truck. I should be...
Tent I purchased in 2008 for my tow rig. Love this tent. I dont use it much anymore due to life, but its still in great shape.
Its great for open ATV trips. I don't have to worry about getting run over my a drunk on a dirt bike at 2am.
GOAL: Have a streetable family rig on 40s that can handle difficult obstacles and trails.
Rig - The Mount
Make: Mercury
Model: Mountaineer
Year: 1999
Engine: 5.0L EFI
Trans: Auto
Case: AWD, no low range.
Front: Torsion Bar A-Arm
Rear: SOA 8.8
Gears: 3.73s
Miles: 146,000
Plans:
Trans: ZF5...
Currently just a rolling frame
QUICK SPECs:
Jeep YJ frame
Body: TBD > I want a CJ clip
WB: Planning 112-114"
Front: Planning to be a 3-link Ford D60 setup
Rear: Sngle triangulated Corp 14
Gears: 5.13s probably. Currently 4.10
302 EFI
ZF5 5speed
1356 case
Tires: Planning 39-40" range
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