46&2's 85 FO RUNNA

Thanks guys

Yeah Mini got in it then the next issue was my truck. pretty exciting, especially since Crawl is my favorite offroad mag

Picked up one of these for the rear and some other axle and knuckle rebuild goodies:



Since I have the V6 rear axle I have to order the Aussie for my front third, install it in that and swap third members to run the aussie in the rear. That was a lot of work and the Aussie didn't come until 2 days before Fordyce, So I just pulled the rear third and welded it. My friend has another 5.29 open carrier that we will put the Aussie in and he will take my 5.29 welded carrier. Going to keep it open in the front for now.

Crappy cell phone pics:

Wow... I really need to update this...

Okay okay!! This might take a while

Dual cases went in about a year and a half ago :grinpimp:

Also cut about 2" out of my fenders front and rear, no clearance issues now!! Should be able to run 37-38s no problem. Did this when I installed the duals. Here it is a year and a half later and I still havn't gotten around to bedlining the front fenders heh





BEFORE:


AFTER:

I wanted some half doors for a Fordyce trip but by the time I found some cheap, relatively straight doors I had less than a day to make them.

Overall I guesstimate I have about $70 bucks into them (though I already had all the grinding/cutting wheels and paint, but I will figure that in anyway).

$40 for both doors
$3.00 for a 10' 2x4
$5.00 for (40) self tapping screws
$14 or so in grinding and cutting wheels
$10 in spray paint

My final goal is to get the same color (tan) interior panels and cut them to fit the doors, and fold them over so the armrest is nice and fuzzy. I also plan to incorporate a cup holder and make a little button for the door latch to make it more aesthetically pleasing. Eventually I will make a really nice set and use metal instead of wood and paint them to match my truck exactly. I rarely run half doors though so for the cheap investment in both time and money I am very happy with them. They work great on the street and especially on the trail. With the top off and the half doors on the air flow is really nice.


Donor doors



Cut off the window frame



Marked out where I wanted to cut. Decided to cut it level with the inner door latch mechanism. all you do is push it down to open. I am going to make a button for it eventually.



Cuttin' away

Here they are cut with the first piece of 2x4 installed. Cutting the top piece was the biggest PITA, just took a lot of trial and error to get it to fit right.



Almost done...





Just painted em black since I would never find a rattle can red that would even remotely come close to my factory red paint job.



Added a little Marlin Crawler bling bling






Took me about 3 or 4 hours total to complete.

Fordyce and MCR pics soon

fortysixandtwo wrote:Fordyce and MCR pics soon

still waiting....