I'm Cheating On You...

[nfpgasmask]

Looks great, Justin, really coming along. Promise to drive out to Reno or somewhere in between for a camp trip!!!?!??

"Hillbilly Rape Wagon". That is good stuff. I'm gonna make a sticker that says that for the back of the Trooper!

Bart

[ZEUS]

Looks great, Justin, really coming along. Promise to drive out to Reno or somewhere in between for a camp trip!!!?!??

"Hillbilly Rape Wagon". That is good stuff. I'm gonna make a sticker that says that for the back of the Trooper!

Bart

You know it! I'm hoping to get this thing back together around late September or so... maybe in time for the October meet in Moab.

[ZEUS]

I guess being in central Florida, you would know.
"You gotta real purdy mouth... Squeal like a pig boy!"

Other hillbillies, or maybe rednecks?

[Bob Barker]

I actually grew up in Arkansas... so I'm pretty much an expert on hillbillies, rednecks and purdy mouths

[Mile High VX]

I actually grew up in Arkansas... so I'm pretty much an expert on hillbillies, rednecks and purdy mouths

Mee to Mr. Barker...I know of which you be speakin'

[ZEUS]

HAHA! Dat's sum funnie shiz rite dur!

[RamAirZ]

Looking good man! Isn't it nice to have so much aftermarket for something for a change lol, dropping in that L33 will be pretty straight forward. I thought you were gonna leave this one alone, haha

[ZEUS]

Do you mean Hill, Bill, the wrecked dress, and purdy mouth?

[Bob Barker]

What part of AR? I have family all over, maybe we know some of the same people...

and sorry for the tread jacking!

[ZEUS]

Don't care one little bit.

[Triathlete]

Sawzall, sawzall, sawzall, sawzall...

Same ride hieght and 36's....once you wear out those 33's of course!

[ZEUS]

I bolted the new trans and motor together and did the first test fit today. I had to remove the A/C compressor and mount (it mounts really low and contacted the frame rail). There is a way to relocate it to the stock S-10 location using 4.3 TBI parts though. Of course the exhaust manifolds were not going to fit so I took those off first thing. Now the trans is 1" away from reaching the stock trans mount/crossmember. The heater box is barely in the way - if it weren't I could bolt the trans down in the stock spot and start fabbing motor mounts. I may just Rotozip a hole in the heater box and patch it together with a recess... don't know yet.

V8's fly!


Here it is in the bay sitting a little lower than it will when done.


See... the steering pump is sitting on the steering box right here.


Here is where it contacts the heater box (rear of the valve cover).


More research before more work!

[Triathlete]

Where's your sense of adventure? Research is over rated...just fly by the seat of your pants.

[ZEUS]

Well OK THAT might happen!

[Triathlete]

Man, I wish I was always that persuasive!