Bought this from Ed (aka Rip) in Raleigh:



He kept the 33's and I need to do a little work to it to get it road/trail worthy. all the power stuff inside works, and the 3.4 is putting out around 200 hp. Probably just gonna do a light buildup so's I can to drive it on the weekends, tow a future project, and pull light to medium trail duty:

-paint it some different color (not much for burgundy, meself) I'd love it if I could find a line on some of the original graphics that came on some of the OG rigs.
-round-eye grill
-a little tranny work (clutch and fix or swap to another mua5)
-a little tube work for bumpers & sliders
-winch
-buy a bunch of front end crap (bj's, tre's, new brake stuff, wheel bearings, etc) just so I don't have to worry about it **NEVERMIND! Slapping together solid axle parts!**
-33-35" trxus m/t's for their road manners, good siping for the winter, price, and awesome offroad capabilities **NEVERMIND! 36-38" meat!**
-FRONT AND rear lockers
-mirror dice (of course) <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" />

should be able to get it to my place this weekend, or soon thereafter.

I'm excited <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

and in case anyone is wondering, the swollen goat will be traded to a friend of mine for his 97 toyota camry (DD, baby!). we have a d44 for it and big plans involving big tires, tube, alloy, and of course the trusty cutoff wheel. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />

Congrats on the new Trooper <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

It sounds like you'll have an impressive rig with a little bit of work. Great starting point <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Enjoy,
<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />Andre

Nothing like using anothers project vehicle. That's definatly the way to buy. That 3.4 already sitting in there is a great start to a good running trail/street truck.

Joe

after some thought, this should be more of a trail vehicle. I mean, I'll have a reliable DD. time to get on an SAS. I'll try to keep it street legal <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />

Hey sorry i never got back to you. Didn't use to be at this site much. now i am. If you still want any of those just email me.
Some great part trucks if anything

Soooo...how's the rust? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Michael

never fails! it's all good, though, man. I know a few people who may be interested, and if you send me your email addy I'll forward it on. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />



nothing I can't handle <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Two ways I'm thinking of going with the axles:
a) Find a wide (like 63" wms-wms) 12 bolt rear from a 2nd gen troop and do a one link rear w/ coils, and a chevy front d44 w/ the long side cut down for a waggy shaft; leaves. more time-consuming and probably pretty pricey to get it setup for extensive flogging.
b) Use a toyota front axle and the stock rear. I could get a 4.56 3rd member from a V6 4runner and run the stock rear gears. With the power it's got, it shouldn't be a problem. I'd get some spacers for the front and 2" backspaced wheels to help with the width issue. toy axles are readily available, lots of folks around here run them (nice for bumming spare parts) and this setup could save me some time and $$$.

I'm torn on the drivetrain. I have another MUA5 I can beef up with teras, but I want to have a much lower crawl ratio than this would afford me. maybe a divorced case behind it, or switch to another trans with more case options. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Yota, 4.56, 36s, and WHEEL IT <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

hit me up tomorrow and we'll do some engineeeering

<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
Eric

Shoot, it's a beaut just as it sits! A 3.4 is my goal and it's in yer lap! Nice truck, man. Must be livin right.