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Old 10-09-2011, 09:29 AM   #1
r0nin89
 
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Bought another 4x4,been busy, some pics.

Nothing great for pics but Ive noticed that quite a few guys have spun off into offroading on here. Some may know Ive always been into it and have/had an 87 k10 pickup I converted into a square tube flatbed with lockers front and rear, longer springs to make it flexy, etc, etc.

Well the truck was just too wild on 36 TSLs and I decided I wanted to step down to a more tight spaces friendly rig on 33s that would make the local wheeling more of a challenge rather than walk through everything.

At the beginning of the summer my DD (99 stratus) started weeping from the water pump so I took it as an opportunity to look for a new DD trail rig.

2 days later I bought this. 1994, SOHC v6, 5 speed, rear discs.



I had really wanted a Toy FJ60 or FJ80 but the FJ60s are too old and "hollow" like my square body chevy and FJ80s never came stick in the US.

I put a high clearance exhaust on it and drove it for a couple months. Then I built some roofracks. Then came the big mods this last month.

The truck came from keyport and was used for launching a boat or jetskis. The last 2 feet of the frame rails were swiss cheese. So I took out the sawzall.



And put this in its place, 3/16sth wall 2x3 box tub, 45*d together so no ugly caps.





Welding has been getting progressively better since I picked up a gun senior year of highschool.

Then these badboys came. Tire prices have gotten ridiculous... $1150 for 5 33s... Goodyear Duratracs are awesome though. Man are they the best of both worlds for on and offroad driving.



Now she sits like this.



1in body lift, 2in suspension lift on 33.2x11r16s.

Its only just begone. Im going to go make a rear plate bumper today. Then I have to make a front and get the 12,000lb winch from the chevy on the front of the trooper.

This winter I plan on narrowing the dana 44 from the front of the chevy and doing a solid axle swap on the trooper. I dont trust IFS as far as I can throw it...

Suspension will be jeep coils, ford radius arms, DOM steering. Lockright up front, ARB in the rear.
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94 2wd SBSC Gmt400. 330CI LSX, Fast 102, Trickflow 205s, close ratio nv3500, 4.30/trutrac.
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