NorCrawler's.. Crawler Rebuild Thread (pic heavy)
 

jeez i havent posted anything about my truck here for a long time haha

How it looked in its prime:
https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2.../aIMG_0052.jpg

swapped out the boggers for some 33" MTs and built myself a flatbed:
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...75655576_n.jpg

Rebuilt the front axle:
pulled
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_0433.jpg
was not expecting to see this when i was taking it apart
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_0468.jpg
knuckle bearing...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_0469.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_0471.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_0474.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_0475.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_0525.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_0527.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_0531.jpg


now the bed is back on and got itself a spare tire carrier (from a 91 4runner) didnt know if it would work or not but for $20 it was worth a shot, and it worked awesome:

reinforced the bed where it bolts on with some 3/8" thick plating going about 12" down the inside of the bed, so its pretty damn sturdy.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_1826.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_1827.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_1828.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_1829.jpg

and here is how it looks today:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_1832.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_1833.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/IMG_1835.jpg


and its in desperate need of:
bigger tires for sure
gears and lockers (lock right went out on me)
utility camper shell (trying to go for a expedition rig/crawler :safari: )
on board air (already have a york compressor, just need to fab a bracket)
new clutch and flywheel
wheel spacers

and some more tubing around the cab maybe???? :welder:

ordered some goodies:

- New Clutch (i had some very bad clutch chatter from a cheap clutch)
- Wheel Spacers
- New door handle and mirror (broken from wheeling) lol
- and some 5.29 geared 3rd members, one is a V6 3rd, both are open for now, but gonna rebuild my lock right and put it up front. then get a Detroit for the rear.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/photo1-4.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22...8/photo2-4.jpg