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Okay, here's where I'm at, you can see the extra sheet metal I left on the rear where I cut seems to be WAY too much from the outside, but, on the roof are some stamped areas that all have to be matched back up, blend fitted, and welded. So I want it look as "factory" as possible when its...

Thank you Montaska, I'm so ready to get back in and get to work on it, I'll be sure to post pics for y'all this week as I get back to work trimming sheet metal and drilling out the factory spot welds where I trimmed off the roof... I was trying to get the little Tig welder to work on some...

OH, Tinker, I may have made a mistake, I think Chris' H3 may have been an original 5.3 Alpha..? Or he mentioned doing the swap..? I can't remember where to look that up now, I apologize for the mix up, my memory is shot... Maybe he was referring to the guy that did the REALLY COOL, tan, slant...

Thanks for the invitation K9..! Kentucky is awesome, but the Badlands would definitely be my first choice too..! I love it out there. My first goal is to have this back on road trips buy the 4th of July locally... So this fall sounds like working plan..!

Thanks K9..! I was hoping I had that right, it's been about 10 or 12 years... Nice to meet you.

Hey y'all, I'm up here too, and I agree. Without heading north or south, there's not much around aside from the more "hardcore" stuff... Which, I personally enjoy. There's a spot closer to Chicago if I remember correctly, most people call "The Cliffs" it's a day trip kind of 4x4 spot that I...

Burgh, thanks for the likes, I'm actually a big fan of Archer as well..!

Thanks Michael..! I hope it doesn't disappoint too terribly... what a great looking puppy..! Here's my "ride or die buddy", as the kids these day say... He's a beauceron and pit mix mongrel, and AWESOME fun...

Tinker, Thanks man, is that a Defender 90 in your avatar pic..?! I really hope to find one someday..!

Itsatruck, Thanks man, I sure appreciate the support..! I'm going to jump on an om606 I found locally, I really like the idea of the diesel, depenability, mileage, and low end torque these engines make with simplistic modifications, and there's so much out there for them. They're kind of gaining...

Thanks everyone for the support, ive been REALLY digging into the research on the Mercedes om606... HUGE thank you out to Motohead1 for that, you're a good man..! I'm liking what I've been finding out about the ability of that engine. As progress goes, I've been in contact with a fabrication...

Thanks Jake..! I appreciate it..!

Thanks for the compliments Happy..! It's taking too much time, I'm so impatient wanting to get it out again..!

THESE MAKE MOUNTAINS OF TORQUE..! Motohead you've got my gears turning again... LOL..!

Oh yeah..! His name is Chris over on pirate4x4, he's a great guy..! I'll ask him about posting his build over here, his was originally a 5 cylinder also, but he did a more "factory" LS 5.3 swap... he's got a lot of pictures of his build and camping out in Johnson Valley...

That would be awesome..!

THAT is a great build list on your thread, what a great rig, I love the FJ, I'm looking at one now... litterally... LOL..!

Chaentjens... You're right about those new little Cummins engines, they'd be perfect for this..! And the torque they make is outstanding..! Fred from "Dirt Every Day" has been doing a lot with that little power house. I'm really actually impressed with the way Cummins has stepped up their...

Then I helpped my brother in law move to Idaho, it was a long drive staring at the back of a yellow Ryder truck, when I got home it was too cold, and I was just burnt out, so that's where I stopped for this year. I have a donor vehicle with an LS drivetrain to go in it now, and I just want to...