joyota 73 cj5 i guess now it's a "gladiator" build

[Smileyshaun]

View attachment 80945

 

[Smileyshaun]

unless I happen to win the lotto lol

 

[Smileyshaun]

part of my problem is every time I go to work on it I end up doing more woodworking then welding, it's just nice to be dry and warm View attachment 80946

 

[Smileyshaun]

or maybe a second gen 4 runner , had alot of fun in that thing to . I just need to really think about it and make sure whatever I buy I keep for years , I've owned way to many rigs and need to stop buying a new rig every 6-8 months just because I've become bored with the one I habe so I sell it .View attachment 80947

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

part of my problem is every time I go to work on it I end up doing more woodworking then welding, it's just nice to be dry and warm View attachment 80946

Very nice

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

or maybe a second gen 4 runner , had alot of fun in that thing to . I just need to really think about it and make sure whatever I buy I keep for years , I've owned way to many rigs and need to stop buying a new rig every 6-8 months just because I've become bored with the one I habe so I sell it .View attachment 80947

I'm bias towards 4Runners [emoji16]

 

[Smileyshaun]

got some stuff hooked back up and drive it around a little , rear locker and both cases work . View attachment 82227

 

[Smileyshaun]

finished up the intake tube View attachment 82228

got the old ifs mounts ground down View attachment 82229

and started in on priming all the exposed metal

View attachment 82230

 

[Smileyshaun]

hoping tomorrow to get the rest of the ifs mounts off frame , plate some stuff and extend the front driveline .... again and maybe get the rear spring pack all built .

 

[Smileyshaun]

extended the front driveline , shifter extended and bent ( it was hitting the dash ) cleaned up some wiring and got fluid in all the places it should be .
View attachment 82351
View attachment 82352

 

[Overland_Mitsu]

Looking good man! It’s must be nice to put your mind to this and the Subaru off for a bit. Wrenching and building always helps me blow off some steam.

 

[Smileyshaun]

it is nice to not need ramps to crawl up onto a trailer View attachment 82578

 

[Smileyshaun]

tonight and tomorrow's plan
drop the body down 1.5" (can't stand how high it is )
make new body mounts
pull a leaf from the front pack
put 2 thinner leafs in the rear spring pack
hook up and wire the arb pump
cut off the rest of the ifs mounts and primer the frame .
View attachment 82611View attachment 82612

 

[Smileyshaun]

hard to tell in the pics but body is dropped 1.25 " and moved it forward 2" amazing how much time it takes to measure everything 500000000 times to make sure everything Is lined up .... View attachment 82683 View attachment 82684 ok some of the re-measuring might be blamed on the whiskey
View attachment 82685

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

hard to tell in the pics but body is dropped 1.25 " and moved it forward 2" amazing how much time it takes to measure everything 500000000 times to make sure everything Is lined up .... View attachment 82683 View attachment 82684 ok some of the re-measuring might be blamed on the whiskey
View attachment 82685

Rum makes you measure better. [emoji12]

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Rum makes you measure better. [emoji12]

Forgot the pic.View attachment 82723

 

[Smileyshaun]

after trying many different combinations of leafs I think I have a good pack built .

View attachment 82731

 

[Smileyshaun]

it's alive

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

it's alive

So it only goes backwards? [emoji12] [emoji23] [emoji41]

 

[Smileyshaun]

Here’s a big update ........ sad View attachment 126064