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Ok, We've been hard at work on the truck and we've made better than expected progress! Even cooler, we made a video of ourselves and we're going to try to keep making updates as we go. Check it out! So here's how it all went down. I was able to get the timing cover apart and replace the...

So the back half of this week was a bit of a roller coaster of emotions. Thursday I received my official Easter Jeep Safari guide book and registered for the event. I was getting excited reading through it and picturing what we'll get to do as well as adding some things to my build list to...

Thanks man! I appreciate it! We'll see how it holds up.

So I've been making good progress the past couple days and my list is getting shorter! I've also got my large pile of mostly exhaust parts so I think I have a solid shot at test driving the truck in the next 2 weeks! I went to my buddy's place and had him modify the outlet on the radiator...

For sure. I actually work for a shock manufacturer as a ride engineer. but my goal right now is just to get on the road. I think if I built myself a set of parts, I would be endlessly tuning them.

new update! \/ \/ \/ Project: In over my head (again) - Page 19 - M715 Zone

Well, I hate to do this but for some reason when I try to post updates, the forum is telling me "content not allowed". So, here's my last attempt, I'm linking my build thread on the 715 forum for you guys to check out. Project: In over my head (again) - Page 19 - M715 Zone Over break I got my...

Alright, so I'm a little late to posting this but it's been a busy couple of weeks. I was able to get the front axle 80% finished but when removing one of the eye bolts for the driver's side leaf spring, the spring pack fell and crushed my finger. Between doing that and traveling for work, I...

While waiting on my chassis paint to arrive, I swapped out the front axle drive flanges for the lockout hubs. It went really easy and I only pulled 3/12 studs! I didn't change out the tall studs or trim them, I'll leave them for now. They're not that big of a problem at the moment. I was...

Alright, so the advantage of Thanksgiving is it allowed me to take the week off! Which means lots of work to do on the truck. Yesterday I took the seats out to get reupholstered. We'll see how they look when they come back wrapped in leather that's like an old baseball glove! Today I focused...

Alright, after a busy week, I finally got the rear end back together! Switching out the pinions was easy enough but cutting gaskets for the axle hubs and reinstalling the studs that pulled out took time. But it's finally together! Hopefully the 10 spine pinions can hold up to the V10...

Ok, so I got the rear leafs back together and the shocks installed. It looks really good and now the rear of the truck moves a bit when you put weight on it! From here, I started to take the axle apart so I can install my Detroit locker and 1410 pinion (thanks to Treepusher's install guide)...

Thanks man!

I made some pretty good progress today. I was able to get one of the rear leaf packs off and it was much easier than expected. From there, I undid the leaf pack to knock the rust off and paint them. After the paint dries, I'll keep spring #2 out to see how much that softens up the...

Ok, after a long hiatus, I was able to resume work on the 715! I started with getting the fuel tank hooked up. The new filler neck with nice, fuel rated hose was a touch short so I had to extend the fuel tank inlet. I used a piece of 3" exhaust extension, some sealant, and tapped it on...

Ok, so I was finally able to get the fuel tank mounted in the truck! I had to clearance some of the cross members as well as weld in some spacers so I could sneak the fuel module in and tuck the tank up as high as possible. The downside is the bed is now a touch weaker. But the upside is that...

ok, so long time no post. My primary driver (the 80 series land cruiser) blew it's head gasket and that combined with work took away from 715 wrenching time. I was finally able to dig back into it again tonight for a bit. I messed with the fuel tank mounting some more but I need some material...

That's awesome! Looks super clean. how's the insulation work on the cab? I put a good amount on the floor of mine so hopefully it's a bit quieter.

what have you done to it? looks like Chevy axles? 350 motor?

Thanks! The drive-line brake is my parking brake. The truck had similar originally but it was a strap around a drum. Kind of like a tractor. Here's the old tcase with the old drive-line brake