Finally installed my 1 ton MC. I ended up replacing the rear OEM brake line with a -3 SS line to remedy the leaking one.
Added some fluid and got them initially bled. I just have to tuck all the lines away. Then on to a test drive.

 

Started mocking up my sliders tonight. I found them online from a shop called Slag Factory. They are 67" long with a kickout. The main tube is 2x3 with 1.75 outers and 2x2 legs. Scab plates and gussets were also included. They seem to be built well. I'm leaving the 2x3 tubes out a bit in order to be able to tie some tube into. Time to bust out the chop saw tomorrow to get the other legs cut and burned in.







Scab plate and gusset

 

Nicely done!

 

Looks great! I really like those sliders.

 

^X2, sliders look awesome, as does the rest of the truck!

 

Those things look sweet

 

After running out of wire and gas for the welder I finally got my sliders burned in.

 

Love those! I really need to get some on mine. I made some awhile back but was not happy with the way they turned out. I need to make another Set.

 

Got the red truck out of the garage in preparation for Wheelers 4 Wishes.





Front winch mount



I will be loading up in the morning to head out for the day.

 

Nice work, truck looks awesome, can't wait to see some pics of it out on its maiden voyage!

 

Looks great man!

Love those MTR's!

 

I've been working on a few things over the past week.

Addressed my pass side spring perch and got it all torqued down. I had to trim the inner 5/8 bolts to fit correctly to keep the spring plate on evenly.





I painted the front calipers, high steer arms, and steering linkage. I should have painted all this before in installed it the first time.







Just waiting on the paint to dry. Should be back in this week.

I installed a new fuel pump mount on the back of the cab just slightly lower than the fuel cell.



Finished up my anti wrap bar

 

Truck is ready to wheel as of this afternoon. I made a few hot laps through the neighborhood.





Rock lights are done.



I need to get my spare DS shortened since the slip yoke on my current one is beat up pretty badly and I don't believe it will hold up for too much longer.

 

I've been out of town since getting back from K2. It is truly an awesome park to wheel and is definitely hard on your rig. I think once the tire break in they will be awesome. Issues that I found: I need to clearance both front fenders, cut off about 2 inches of slider in the front and rework my winch situation. My tires eat into the sliders and fenders when stuffed and my approach angle is horrible.
On to the pics..

King of the Hill





My tires hit the leaves a little.



Daniel losing his idler and steering pump pulleys on Smoking butthole.



Alex on Crazy Wabbit



Ron doing his thing on Dolphin



Guy named Rob with a sweet fj55 buggy and a hot 5.0 under the hood



Ryan's Twisted Customs buggy on Kiss My Grits



Ron on Hanibal Lecter







Exit on King of the Hill



Weather was perfect for wheeling.

 

Sweet pics, looks like a blast! Your rig look like it handled the terrain with ease, and no carnage, that always good!

 

It's a great place to wheel. It's kinda deceiving because you can flip or roll anywhere. No damage except to all my fresh paint. I started buying some parts to link the rear today. Should have just done it from the beginning. Then on to the front.

 

Alex and I hit up Superlift ORV in Hot Springs this past weekend. This park is awesome! There was some rain and it was slick.

Horsepower Hill wrapped out at 5500 rpm!!



Alex took a harder line and was a little more impressive than mine



Daniel warming up his tires



Got 2 tires off of the ground on Schaffers



Hills galore



Our group for most of the weekend


Alex on Pinion Hill



Red doing work







RTI still had a little to go





headed home

 

I have been putting in a bit of work lately since getting back from Superlift ORV in Hot Springs.

I cut the outer rail and Kickouts off of my sliders. They stuck out way too far and were more of a hindrance than a blessing on my past few trips. I will refit the Kickouts to reweld to the rear of the sliders. I also trimmed another 2 inches off of the front of each slider. The 40's kept digging into them at full stuff and on hard turns.

I stripped down the interior of the truck in preparation for the Auto Swap.

I have pulled the Duals and am in the process of pulling the transmission. I have them sold and should have enough to drop on an Atlas II 4.3. I removed the clutch peddle, slave cylinder reservoir, hard line and starter.

I found an A340F at a local yard for a decent deal of $300. I ordered the Advanced Adapter 50-5710 adapter to fit the A340 to the Atlas. I also replaced the 3 solenoids in the Transmisson pan and need to install the Transgo 340 HD2 shift kit after the new valve body gaskets come in.

I also ordered some miscellaneous brackets and tabs to make the transmission crossmember. Dave @ Brave Motorsports is going to Fab up one of his tail housing supports for the Atlas.

Since my truck was a manual and will be keeping the stock wiring harness, I went with the RADesigns Baja Shifter to manually control the transmission and the Rock shifter for the trans gear selection. Iwill have to fab a mount for the 2 shifters and adjust my transmission tunnel cover accordingly.

I will be adding an external TransCooler (Derale 13950) and ordered all of the -6 fittings and hose to plumb it in.

Parts buying should just about be done besides ordering the Atlas..

Damn I'm broke..

 

Almost have my winch mount wrapped up





It's tucked in a lot better than before.

 

I finished up my front winch mount. I used a piece of 4" channel iron for the winch base instead of the 2" square tubing like i originally planned. I had to use 4 socket head grade 8 bolts instead of the regular ones due to space constraints. I also trimmed the front grille to fit around the winch. I still need to fab up a mount for my steering cooler and run the wording for the winch but other than that it's done.







I also finish welded the trimmed down kickouts on my sliders and capped off the front of them where I trimmed them back.

Plan for tomorrow is to fire up my new to me smoker and drop the transmission.