Progress...

Transmission is delivered and mounted to engine

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Some loaners mounted with a 315/75/16 (~35") tire. We may need to go back to spring over with the 37s. It'll HAVE to be SOA IF (yeah, right) I ever go bigger...

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View from the front. I don't know how I'll cover these things up. Trying to figure out a tube fender...

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Here is the new bumper welded to the frame with the spring hangers attached. I like it better than the way it was. You can also see the clearance of the gas tank in it's new position. I want to mount the pintle hitch to the bumper. The bumper is also where the bushings for the drop down cage tire carrier will be fastened.

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Another view...

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Last one, from the top...

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As of today, the motor mount fab is in progress. Once the shoehorn is out and the engine is in, the fab on the coilover front suspension will begin. We are shooting for the end of June to have the rig back on the road.

73
-Jon
KJ6GVM

As seen on Expedition with TX plates: VEGETARIAN - An old Indian word for poor hunter

Grampa's Trooper
1974 FJ40
1987 FJ60