4x4 North

Starting a Build thread here to keep me motivated

Bought it back in 2015 did basic maintenance for the next three years then it got parked do too a brake issue and me being too busy to look at it. sat at my place where it became part of the kids playground. this spring I boosted it and took down to my shop and gave it the once over and started ordering parts.
Ive also collected a few parts rigs along the way the goal is too get it back on the road as a reliable exploring rig for the family.

First off is suspension, its dicked. Broken spring packs front and rear and for half the price too have replacement stock springs, I got a set of ome lift springs. next the shackles were rotted and the bushing pretty much non existent. the rear spring plates had cracked

The front knuckles had play and the drivers birfield is clicking bad so yukon kit is on the shelf as well as some trailmart hd knuckle rings

Lastly body panels 60 series bodypanels are garbage but i think ive rounded up all that I need except the rear quarters as Im undecided what is going to happen with that

Got some time last week to pull the battery and get it charged up. Hoping to round up the last few things this week for the lift.


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Cut the rear quarters until there's no rust left.

Then the side windows would fall out lol


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going to try and get something done on my projects this weekend,last weekend was a bust as I worked most of it. I've got a bucketlist trip coming up next month that I havent even started prepping for. My towrig and trailer have to be gone thru and prep for sleeping outside in December. hoping things are a bit slow thru the last of december but if its anything like last year ill be swamped

Sleeping outside in December is easy. Just add whiskey.

Start by swapping out that 62 series grill and headlights!

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The 62 front clip has grown on me of course if somebody could hook me up with a 60s front clip



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Borrowed a picker truck and snaked this of from behind the shop



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Just use an xj front clip

chopped the u bolts and the spring will be heading for a new home.


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Scoobienorth wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2019 4:58 pm Just use an xj front clip

100% this.

Scoobienorth wrote:Just use an xj front clip

Might well swap a dana35 in too lol


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All that for the less shitty 60 series spring plates


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