MCTacodriver
Diarrhea: A natural lubricant
Just getting a space going for my build, though it won't have any progress until I get back at the end of June from leave.
I bought it last August as a Birthday present to myself for $1,000. When I picked it up, we could get it to start only by pouring gas directly down the carburetor. She would run absolutely fine for the few seconds it had fuel even after sitting in a field for 3 years. I towed it back down to Havelock and moved it into a storage yard until I could get it registered to be able to bring it on base. In the month of August I got little progress done, though I did get the interior painted down with some bedliner, rebuild the carb only to discover it was missing various components from the get go, and replace various filters.
And various pictures of her just sitting there:
Interior all did up:
The next step for the build was to...deploy on a 2 day notice in September and leave it sitting in said storage yard. The good part of this, was I that I then had some cash to spend on this truck. I finally got back in May to discover that various parts had been stolen, and my friend that was supposed to take care of paying the bill didn't.
That's about the back story on this truck, and as said, some actual 'building' will happen in a month or so.
Parts already purchased and waiting to go on:
-Weber 32/36 carburetor
-Marlin Crawlers brake upgrade package
-Nitro 5.29 gears
-Marlin Crawler diff armor housing
-Ballistic fab axle truss and under diff armor
-4XInnovations rock sliders
-Spool locker for the rear
Parts to be purchased:
-Aussie or Spartan locker for the front
-4xInnovations interior cage
-Front and rear bumper, not sure who yet
-Wheels and tires, since my old one's were stolen while I was gone
-Lift kit, will either be a Trail-Gear or All-Pro suspension...Not happy about either of those choices but they seem to be all that is out there. All my springs or shot so the RUF isn't an option, chevy 63's may happen though.
I bought it last August as a Birthday present to myself for $1,000. When I picked it up, we could get it to start only by pouring gas directly down the carburetor. She would run absolutely fine for the few seconds it had fuel even after sitting in a field for 3 years. I towed it back down to Havelock and moved it into a storage yard until I could get it registered to be able to bring it on base. In the month of August I got little progress done, though I did get the interior painted down with some bedliner, rebuild the carb only to discover it was missing various components from the get go, and replace various filters.
And various pictures of her just sitting there:




Interior all did up:


The next step for the build was to...deploy on a 2 day notice in September and leave it sitting in said storage yard. The good part of this, was I that I then had some cash to spend on this truck. I finally got back in May to discover that various parts had been stolen, and my friend that was supposed to take care of paying the bill didn't.
That's about the back story on this truck, and as said, some actual 'building' will happen in a month or so.
Parts already purchased and waiting to go on:
-Weber 32/36 carburetor
-Marlin Crawlers brake upgrade package
-Nitro 5.29 gears
-Marlin Crawler diff armor housing
-Ballistic fab axle truss and under diff armor
-4XInnovations rock sliders
-Spool locker for the rear
Parts to be purchased:
-Aussie or Spartan locker for the front
-4xInnovations interior cage
-Front and rear bumper, not sure who yet
-Wheels and tires, since my old one's were stolen while I was gone
-Lift kit, will either be a Trail-Gear or All-Pro suspension...Not happy about either of those choices but they seem to be all that is out there. All my springs or shot so the RUF isn't an option, chevy 63's may happen though.