Recent content by Mattcrouch1502

Been a crazy year, I had a turbo go bad and had the input shaft and counter shaft blew up in the transmission. I have come up with most of a plan for how I want to layout the box and that project will start soon. I have just finished my current attempt at a heavy duty spare tire carrier, It is...

So it has been a while since I updated but for the most part I have been driving the truck and working out little bugs. I ended up installing bigger lift rear springs to get rid of the sag in the rear that I had, while I was at it I replaced the rear main eye hanger. Over the last six months I...

I'm sure most of you saw that Texas had some craze winter weather two weeks ago. My family and I were fortunate enough to maintain power through the storm. I saw the slick roads as a good opportunity to road test the truck. With the hubs locked in and the case in 4hi it handled real good. I have...

I am planning to seal the seams and add interior insulation, then I am going to deck it to add a sleeping platform. I am hoping to start on that this summer, right now I am trying to put some miles on it and see if any "bugs" creep up.

It is on 2008 Ford F550 axles, Dana 60 super front and Spicer-110 rear.

Lol, we have joked about needing to mount a turret on the top! I took it on a bit of a road test this past week during the Texas snowpocalypse and it handled pretty good. Still some small stuff to finish up but driveable!

Thanks man! I am running 4.88's, I ran a few few ratios through a gear calculator and the 4.88's look to be a good fit.

Short post today, got the shackle flip install and was reminded why I hate frame rivets.... I installed the flip without dropping the tank, care had to be taken to not send the chisel through the side of the fuel tank. After some very choice words and a sore shoulder from swinging a hammer it...

I don't get downtown very often, I am more worried about drive throughs! Honestly though, it looks really tall but it is about 8' 3" tall for now. I will have to double check the height after I do the shackle flip.

Had a good weekend, was able to drive the truck around a little for the first time in at least a year and a half! I still have some small things to finish up like the rear shackle flip, and clocking the transfer case down, then do some shaking down and re-torqueing but this was very exciting...

LOL! It is a little over the top! This is what it looked like with some 37" tires... The Goodyears are big but I think that the 46's look more proportional!

Thanks! I am ready to have this back on the road!

It has been a busy last few months with the holidays,"covid", and work but I did get some stuff done! I was able to get all the engine compartment wiring finished up and ran the engine for a while. I also got the rear driveshaft re-worked, hooked up the parking brake, installed the grill guard...

Thanks, I am excited to get it back out on the road and my two boys want to go camping extremely bad! Thank you, this build has been a learning experience!

Thank you very much!