Ok that makes it more clear! (calipers)

Meh about the core charge, many a time I have just gave them back some caliper or whatnot from a totally different vehicle, not like they can tell from the part number exactly what you brought without checking the database.

I used the monte calipers for my rear discs, didnt think I would care too much about an ebrake, just another thing to inhibit flex when the time comes.

Les I was thinkin the same thing but sometimes it's nice to have. Maybe a line lock?

Gotta have an E-brake. This is a DD and we have a Nazi prick DOT/RCMP asshat here who just loves pickin on lifted trucks.
I USED to do the phoney core swap but they take down all your info here on cores now. They get you if it isn't right. I had to give up some core money awhile back. Used some calipers that I ground down to fit my wheels on my rail. They didn't like dat!

Getting closer...

Got the new winch bumper almost done. Have to make some removable ends to bring the width out to the Nazi specs.
Decided not to put the signal lights in the bumper as Yota did, so I made new metal facia pieces to mount the sealed signal pods in.
Still have to do some fiberglass repair to the right side headlight bucket.

damn!!!
_lookin good Rusty.......

Looks good but I see floor in your shop!!!! Post your pic's of your bumper!

Thanks! I'll get a few more pics up when the bumper is done. Had to go back to work at the seement plant...more rebuild shit on their crusher....yuuuk....takes time out from my projects..

Oh ya got ot go make more sement chickens eh!

LOL...nope they're too stingy with the seement....no makin chikkins. But they don't seem to mind if we make puppies
Did I ever mention how much I hate doing body work?
Fawk...just finished 7 hours of glazing, primer/surfacer, wet sand it off, put it on...wax on, wax off, wax on, wax off....
Hoping to get the cab sides and rockers painted tomorrow.
Hook up the lights, make a chikkin shit rear bumper (for now) and drill a couple of holes for cotter pins in the tre's and it's ready to rip

Huh I have a real problem spending all that time doing body work when I am going to drop it on rocks and rub my way through where needed. That's why when I change the color of the wacker it will be vasaline on the windows and wallmart paint. Rusty I bet your rig is pretty shinny now though!

Ummm...ya....it's getting to be more of a 5o footer all the time though. I don't have the 200 hours to do a proper body job on it. The new panels I bought don't fit worth a shit and I'm not going to section them to make them fit
Now that I look back....do you REALLY have to sand off the bondo and welds etc?(cuz this one'll get bashed also )
It'd have sort of a Fred Flinstone look...like one of them feathered dinosaurs on the history channel.
The last CJ7 I built...I did it all perfect etc. Took me a whole winter and part of the spring just to get it ready for paint. Then I took it out and bashed it

Ya I sent hundred's of hours on my chev I even won awards with it now it looks shinny shit beat.

I spent 18 bucks on bondo and forty bucks on tremclad, repaint the whole thing in 2 hours, that includes drying time,

FLAT BLACK IS WHERE ITS AT!!

fo shizzle my .........! Wizzzzzle?

HAHAHAHA...The Sherriff is back in town!
I didn't get the shizzel wizzel thing...thought maybe it was something like what the ol' lady digs out of the cat crap box

Goin wheelin with my new junk...hopefully about 10 or 11 am.
Kawkfukkin lights drove me nuts all day. Was a broken wire inside of the wire loom. How did it broke...no fawkin idea.

Ho hum...not gonna get out by 11 either. Forgot about a bunch of little stuff. Can't find the lugnuts for the back...couple other little things.
Don't care...hell it's been over a year and a half...couple more hours ain't the end of the hillbilly

lmfao..... ya been thar dun that......

finally got to take the new small blok out fer a tear thru a local skeg field last nite..... well werth the wait.

Cool Dan'l...hahaha...I'm sayin the same thing!
What a fawkin day! Finally got it ready to rip about 4:30.
Ran it down to the gas station for gas (yippee...no more fawkin propane!)(yet)
Took it out on the highway...laid a nice buncha rubber then seen how fast it would go. Got it up to about 120 ish then let off the gas....Worse fawkin death wobble I've ver seen. KAWKSUKKER!!! Wouldn't quit til I had it stopped.
Back home...into the shop...FAWK...forgot to set the toe in, had 1 1/4" of toe in. Ooops...forgot to tighten the U bolts for the springs.
Took it out again and it was fine.
Load up some tools and head out into the bush! YAHOO...after 1 1/2 years!
Thing is great! The Bilstiens just eat up the washboard and niggerheads...amazing! I was worried I'd spent all that money for nuthin.
Still having front driveshaft troubles so I took it easy, climbed a few rock bluffs etc.
Pretty impressed with my Camaro/Toy hybrid rear springs. Lotta flex and really good on the fawkin washboard.
Best rig (without lockers)I've owned by a long shot.
The suspension is so supple that the wheels are pretty much always on the ground.
T-case isn't as good as the guy said but it'll do for now.
Here ya go...
Here's another of the "almost" before




This last one is a view south of me. These are our more rolly type hills. The steep rugged fawkers are northeast of these. Kind of a windy, snowy day....fawkin nice! Had a blast!

right on man!! betcha it felt good huh?
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..and now we know that even if you paint something red, ....it will get outta the shop and go wheelin....

Yup...it was pretty nice! Been cooped up in the shop for so long I almost forgot what it was like!
The red was picked by one of the gurls who works for me. She was right...it doesn't look too bad. And oddly enough...it's the same color code as the red on the ol' ladies Cherokee

I think I remember someone around here working on a red early bronco at one time too.

Yeah me too, whatever happened to that fukker?

Colin...here's a little better view of that bumper. Still haven't decided what winch to buy so it may go through a few slight changes.
Very strong bumper but pretty light...