jimmy revived part 2

as yall may know i listed my jimmy on craigslist as a full part out and have gotten rid of a bunch of stuff off it.. the grill, headlights, bumper, guages and rims and tires are gone right now.. i got about 900 bucks for all that stuff and chris is getting the rear axle and front windshield and the lift kit it going to a freind who i owe a few bucks for my lockout key set.. but anyways the interior is pretty much trashed and im gonna strip the rest of the drivetrain out and sell all that too so all that will be left are a shell with all the doors and a frame.. rather then cut it up and scrap it like i was gonna i figure it would be the perfect starting point for a full mud truck build.. i have all the front suspension parts minus the leafs and axles.. so im gonna get me some lift leafs for the front and rear and then use some dana 60 axles.. or even better if fazel ever get back to me about the rockwells i will be using them.. i have an lt1 at the shop that just needs main bearing and the crank polished out so all i really need is a 700r4 and transfer case.. then make some driveshafts out of box steel and figure out the front steering.. im gonna leave my dash and steering wheel in place so i have a good starting point there.. ill get an astrovan steering box because it bolts into my stock location but moves the pitman arm to where i need it.. jeep drop pitman and then ill have the crossover steering.. exxo cage, sliding ragtop. dovetail front end, winch bumpers for the front and rear and atleast 40 inch mudders to top it off.. thats just the vision in my head.. yall know i change my mind like my daughter goes through diapers but one thing is for sure its gonna be rediculous when its done.. totally illegal to drive on the streets but great for the trails.. something about stripping it apart and sitting there thinking of what was and what could have been got the juices flowing again.. its probley gonna sit in my shop for the summer while im gathering parts and all but soon as winter hits or work slows down a little its on.. here is a pic of how she is sitting now.. hope you likey.. lol

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you need an astro van box and CJ7 drop pitman arm to put the pitman are forward instead of back, then you're good to go fool! glad to hear it's not getting cut up

Very cool! Cant wait to see the finished product.

ya good luck!

it probley isnt gonna be finished till spring next year but now that i have a nice warm shop anything is possible.. lol

haha ya mean a nice COOL shop now. summers near.

well im not gonn REaly be doing NHTING With it till winder so...

OK i see. summers when i do alot more

summer is usually when i make my money building misc drag cars and what not..

haha i just make money n spend it on cars.

well i make money building cars so it all works out..

cars you don't have to pay for hahaha, that's the best part of doing work on other peoples crap

still cars i get to beat on at the track.. i like to "test" every car i build.. haha

hell yeah.. it's more fun beating up on something you built for someone else lol

yeah how do you think i got the firechicken in the low 10s.. dude couldnt get it into the 10s at all the first night.. clowns.. haha and its an auto

but this is a build thead... no more off topic..

how's it a build thread when you're not starting til winter?

cause its the start of the dismantaling.. lol

true.. here's a silly question though.. why in your driveway? lol

cause its alot easier to direct people to my house then it is to the shop... and i would rather have strange people know were i live then were my shop is cause i got alot move valuable stuff at my shop.. when i rip the motor out and the suspension then it will go to the shop cause thats were its sittig after that for a few months..

lol good point..

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and i would rather have strange people know were i live then were my shop is

dont let ya woman hear that lol. spoken like a true grease monkey.

the stuff in my house is insured.. my shop.. not so much.. lol