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  1. JLockert
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    Hey Roy, If you have time could you measure your tie rod length.

    Thanks Jim
  2. SES
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    Roy,

    Lambert is dropping some paint off at your house sometime this week, I believe. I will tentatively plan on picking up the wheels this coming Sunday afternoon, if you are going to be around. Maybe around 2 p.m. or so.

    If that doesn't work for you, we can work something else out.

    Thanks!

    Steve
  3. SES
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    Roy,

    Lambert is dropping some paint off at your house sometime this week, I believe. I will tentatively plan on picking up the wheels this coming Sunday afternoon, if you are going to be around. Maybe around 2 p.m. or so.

    If that doesn't work for you, we can work something else out.

    Thanks!

    Steve
  4. Roy
    During that process (of slacking) I bought another rig (the Cherokee you mentioned), but it would never have been Buford...I knew that. Also, I got fairly lucky that I didn't lose $$ on that rig. I basically sold it for what I had in it...and that is nearly impossible to do with a trail rig.

    I'm not telling you not to buy a rent-a-wheeler like I did, but it could turn out to be a waste of $$. Money that could be spent building what you really want to wheel--your TJ.

    I doubt that you are interested, but if you were looking to get out of the house/garage this weekend, I'll offer you the passenger seat in Buford for the Barkcamp ride on Saturday.

    Anyway, best of luck in getting the Jeep completed. Keep us posted!

    Roy
  5. Roy
    Hi Tony. I put it for sale last April & it sold in less than two days: http://www.ohio4x4.com/forum/showthr...&daysprune=365

    I figured when you started the TJ project that your time frame was kinda optimistic. I say that from experience. For years, I always chose to band-aid Buford and keep it wheeling because I'd observed so many people disassemble a good rig to "make it better", and never get it put back together. I thought I'd never do that....but when the time came that Buford needed major work (new cab, nose, etc) my junk was down from mid November 2008 to July 2009. That operation could have been completed in a weekend, but it wasn't.


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  6. Flint
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    Roy, whatever happened to the Cherokee after busting out the window? I may be looking for a daily driver that can do double duty as off road warrior. My TJ project is taking too much time.
    Regards,
    Tony
  7. SHAKEnBLAKE
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    http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=155932
    Thought you might like this if you're bored lately.
  8. Freebob59
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    Roy I know this sounds dumb. How do I know my locker is engaged without taking it outside of the barn. I know to jack it up an spin the wheels but I can't remember how it is supposed to act locked and unlocked.
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About Roy
Make/Model/Year:
1978 Ford F-250 4x4
Engine / Modifications:
469 V8
Approximately 340 HP 525+ TQ
9.5 compression
L&L headers, Flowmasters
26" x 24" 3 row radiator
Dual 1000 amp batteries
160 amp alternator
Quadrajet for now
Propane coming soon
Transmission / Transfer Case:
C6 w/ $30 shift kit
NP205 T case w/ 1410 output shaft yokes on both ends.
Front axle (gears, locker/posi, etc.):
Dana 60
4.10 gears
Detroit Locker
Dedenbear Knuckles
35 spline stubs
Drive flanges
Welded U-Joint caps
1410 pinion yoke

When a joint blows/shaft breaks, Yukon axles & Longfield Chromo joints are coming.
Rear axle (gears, locker/posi, etc.):
Dana 70-U...smoothest rear end in the club.
4.10 gears
35 spline axles
1350 pinion yoke
Welded Differential
Suspension (lift, shocks, etc.):
Stock front springs with two added leaf springs per pack, Skyjacker shocks.

Rear Pro Comp 6" lift springs in place of the stock springs & 3.5" blocks

Approximate total supsension lift over stock: 2.5"
Tires and Wheels (size, make, etc.):
42" TSL's on 15x8 Wheels with 2.75" backspacing.
Winch:
Milemarker 12K Electric
Bumpers, nerf bars, skidplates, etc.:
Front Bumper: 2"x6" 1/4" steel tube with angled/filled in ends.
Rear Bumper: None
Skid plates under the truck: None
Skid plates on the doors: Several strips of 1/8" thick 3/4" and 1" square tubing welded to stock doors. Like the truck in general, it is rather hideous, but it works.
Other stuff:
On Board Air with a stock A6 compressor.
3.5" front driveshaft, stock tube thickness.
3.5" rear driveshaft, stock tube thickness.
Tail lights are installed in the tailgate.
Future modifications / wish list:
1. Chromoly front axle shafts & joints
2. Klune V or Atlas 4.3 T-Case
Location:
Philo, OH
Interests:
Wheeling, Hot Foods, Beer, Long walks in the park, seeking obese bar-hog chick with similar intersts
Occupation:
Child Abuse Investigator
Biography:
I have a scar on my face and sometimes I offend people...but I mean well...

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Large: 1978 Ford F-250
469 V-8: 340 HP, 525 TQ
C6, NP-205, 4.10's, 42" TSL's on 15x8's
D60: Detroit, 35 spline Alloy Shafts w/ Longfield Superjoints, Dedenbear Knuckles, Drive Flanges.
1410 Driveshafts, D70-U Welded, 12K Winch, OBA.

Small: 2009 Yamaha Grizzly 700 4x4

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