my 77 4x4 rebuild

[winky]

Update! Been gone for a while :/ my little boy is here now pretty amazing feeling to be a dad and the 77 is about 80% done. Just can't seem to get the right windshield seal for it.. Any ways changed the 4" susp lift to a 6" super lift kit ($320 for the entire thing shocks, springs, drag link, all that good stuff got bench seat in stealing colum etc drive it a block or two last week. Front clip is on but needs to be painted. Need to put the ac/heat vents in and finish running all the wiring and shell about be done


Lights installed (gift from the wife)


First day she drove on her on


Hole for t case shifter (2wd cab) always measure more than twice before you cut lol

Any ways if you have any input or criticism let me know! Always out to learn better ways to do things. Thanks for looking! Will be updating more often now

[bake74]

     Nice progress so far.

[winky]

Thank you, and sorry everyone for the bad grammar. Typed it all on my phone last night and didn't relize I had messed up so many words.

[slammed79]

Lookin good man.

[winky]

OK been a WHILE had  a little boy, changed jobs, got married. Now back to the truck lol everything has been put back together besides the engine I built its still sitting in the shop were I work (need heads) anyways been driving it with just rear driveshaft and no bed or grill in it. Put a bed on it tonight, put power doors on a few weeks ago hopefully getting the grill in next week. Here's an updated pic

[winky]

UPDATE:
finally got settled enough to start back tinkering on my truck its been a long time, between work and watching my little boy i havent had much time.
 built the truck realized the frame was bent and had been patched a few times.... so out with it and in with another one.
New setup (go big or go home
Dana 60
14 bolt ff
sm465
205 t case (twin sticked)
39.5 tsl's
15" bead locks
Kevlar stainless steel braided brake lines
91 blazer front end
power doors
warn 12000lb winch
custom front bumper
step side bed
floor boards sprayed with bed liner

PLANNED UPDATES:
custom diy4x dash
disk brakes on the rear
window tint
build a back bumper
transplant steel bed floor into step side bed.
relays for headlights and door glass ( already done this to a few trucks anyone want a write up?)
LED lights everywhere! haha


im sure im forgetting something. me and the family are about to watch a movie, when i come back ill add pics and fill in all the empty spots on the build

[winky]

my little boy helping me on a different truck


Got some parts! dana 60 and a 14 bolt ff 4;56 gears and a Detroit locker in the rear


moving the donor frame to the new work location (who needs tow dollys?)


The tear down has begun!


needed help moving cab so started on the drive train. picked up an sm465 and np205 from a guy that turned out to be a very big help in my 4x4 adventures lol.
old 700r and 208

[winky]

205 shift rails ground for twin sticks (i actually did it right the first time)




dana 60 under the front and the sm465 and engine in.


cab and front clip on new frame


sold the 37" boggers and got some 39.5 swammpers on bead lock rims from the 4x4 guy i mentioned earlier.
also got the 14 bolt under the truck


front clip wired up. also added a custom bumper and warn 12000lb winch (thanks to the 4x4 guy aka Mr Belcher again)

night


got some wiring fixed in engine bay. used a junction block off a 90 model chevy i had out back

[winky]

test fit the bed and play time with my son lol



this is where we are now


had to grind the calipers to make the 15" rims fit.

bed side painted


hood based in


next to my 90 model


my little boy "driving" he even makes the engine noises lol


i still have to finish the bed
move the rear spring pads
have a front drive shaft made
finish some wiring
get my new dash

[bake74]

      Looking good so far, so where is the ladder to get into that thing. 

[Greybeard]

I only have one question and one comment....


WHEN DO YOU SLEEP??!!!

And

Awesome work!! That is my kind of project, and stamina I wish I still had!

[winky]

      Looking good so far, so where is the ladder to get into that thing. 

haha gotta do some leg stretches and then do a special hop kinda move

I only have one question and one comment....


WHEN DO YOU SLEEP??!!!

And

Awesome work!! That is my kind of project, and stamina I wish I still had!

i sleep when my little boy does haha. this project has actually been in progress for a long time. due to moving, having a kid, work, work on the side, and watching my little boy (he cant work with me in the cold weather). every now and then ill get a good week where i get determined to do something to the truck then usually the next 4-6 weeks after that im doing everything else in life.
hopefully now that im half way settled in i can be more consistent. finally had a few good weeks at work so i ordered tint, twin sticks for my t case, all new lug nuts (only had eight that i robbed off my dually), and some grade 8 bolts for the cross member and bed. going to sneak the rest of my bed into work sometime this week or next and put a steel floor in it and get it painted and ready to go on.

thanks for every ones replies! im the only one around here that does this kind of stuff so its hard to stay focused and not get burned out when theres no one around to help you. wrenching in the dirt and mud aint too great by yourself haha

[Greybeard]

thanks for every ones replies! im the only one around here that does this kind of stuff so its hard to stay focused and not get burned out when theres no one around to help you. wrenching in the dirt and mud aint too great by yourself haha

OH MAN!!! DO I HEAR THAT!!!!!  Since I got laid off my job of 23 years where I had a nice big construction shop to do all my work in I am now forced to work in the same conditions, I have a farm but no decent place to pull in out of the weather. everything has dirt floors, no doors and no electricity.    And I have to do it all alone myself. I don't have any neighbors either within a mile. This is a great place to live, not a great place to find help when I need it. So I too, do everything work related around here by myself from making six acres of hay to tree, rock and stump removal. Puttin up and takin down fence; it all has to be done. But at my age, I'm slowing down a lot. There is nothing inviting looking at 60. Creativity and taking serious risks are a way of life now.

Good luck !

BTW- when I had my wimpy 6" lift and 39" Mickey's I had to yell at folks all the time to not hold onto the door when climbing in. Do you have the same problem or is it not an issue with you? It was a serious annoyance to me. I hated adjusting the passenger door every two months. 

[winky]

i haven't had that problem yet im planning on putting rock guards on or step rails to help people get into the truck

[Tonka]

OK been a WHILE had  a little boy, changed jobs, got married. Now back to the truck lol everything has been put back together besides the engine I built its still sitting in the shop were I work (need heads) anyways been driving it with just rear driveshaft and no bed or grill in it. Put a bed on it tonight, put power doors on a few weeks ago hopefully getting the grill in next week. Here's an updated pic