interested in the IFS brace, im guess its the rear brace? lmk

 

I think someone is buying the skid and brace today. and hes driving all the way from Redding. so, if he falls through, ill letcha know.

 

Final product of the winch. I must say, smittybuilt seriously dumbed these up for an easy installation. includes all the wiring, a wiring diagram that shows where they all go, and the line is already on the winch when you get it. probably takes 30-45 minutes to install if you can get the bolts to line up and dont need to clock it.







Tonight ill be tearing down my front axle and seeing how much place i have in the spindles and what not. once its torn down, ill be ordering everything needed for the axle. all new seals, gaskets, bushings, bearings, studs, brakes, pads, 5.29 R&P, and the diff rebuild kit. this thing should be golden after im done!

 

Wow, that thing is BEEF! Front end's looking 'Indestructo', ...........which will be needed when you begin to 'crawl over' rather than 'crawl round' more 'smashy' stuff! hahaha.

Sounds good, man.... how much you think you'll get all together for the front end stuffs that get cut?

 

PS> Just saw this guy the other day..... thought I'd throw it out just FTHOI, lol...........>>>

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/pts/2787853284.html

 

No idea what im gonna get for the front. I've already sold the manual hubs for 140, and the skid plate and IFS brace for 400. and I've sold a couple other things like tail lights, blinkers and HIDs for 185 ish. so its helpful towards my SAS. Ill be ordering EVERYTHING i need for the front axle this weekend. I just need to disassemble the front axle, check for spindle play. and see if anything requires attention before i do.

 

just picked up a set of 5 FJ Cruiser 17x7.5 steelies.

 

So woke up this morning to a coolant leak from the bottom area of the radiator... thinking maybe a hose broke loose, or maybe a hose cracked because its been getting pretty cold at night... i'll figure it out here in a few.

 

Nice wheels/sorry bout the leak.... FIND THAT SUCKER! lol...

Oh, and just saw another SFA from an 85, 300$, end to end. Strange, more out there than I remember being for sale over the last few years, lol.... And oh yes, I was looking at one point, quite a bit.

 

haha nice. get it!

So yeah, swapped the new radiator in. Cant really tell a difference since my factory gauges aren't percise. but regardless, it looks cool under the hood. Its a lot bigger than my previous radiator and the fan shroud wouldn't fit. It wouldn't even match up with the mounting locations, so no biggie. Here it is:

 

If I get this '86 I want your gears... Kthxbai...

 

Im not gonna let them go for cheap, letting you know that now, Mr. I have a baby on the way.

 

I know what ou paid for the installation of them and what you paid for the installation of the lockers... :p
Anyways, I'm just gonna want the front locker and gears... You can keep the rear locker...

 

Isn't this supposed to be a "family" vehicle? why are you going to make it more capable than your current wheeler?

 

im sure i had the same issue with the radiator. i just dropped the shroud in place and used zip ties since the mounting points where a few inches away

 

Mike... I want the GEARS... It's an auto so if I want to go anything bigger than 29s I'll need the lower gearing... SMH...

 

Im just gonna keep the shroud off... I might upgrade to a 94-95 fan or possibly get some electric ones. or maybe even the taurus fan. we'll see.

 

What are you doing with your current wheels?

 

Gonna sell them eventually... make some money back.

 

Went wheeling yesterday. The radiator worked great! I ran a little hot on the freeway due to the dirt and a bit of mud caked on it, but a little wash and itll be fine.

Also have an exhaust leak now. My truck doesn't do so hot on the rocks, I drag the entire underbody due to not having any lift. I even high centered on a small boulder. ( quite embarrassing ) lol I was actually looking forward to using my winch yesterday, but didnt' get around to it