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Gold Hills Posse 4×4 Club · Folsom, CA

1979 Ford high pinion Dana 60 build for a TJ

  1. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #12620 Aug 2009, 7:06 PM

    Looks like a tank 😉

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  2. RobD started this Subscriber
    #12720 Aug 2009, 7:46 PM

    It needs to be a tank the way I drive :rasta:



    "JohnDF" wrote: Looks like a tank 😉

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  3. Guest former user
    #12820 Aug 2009, 8:53 PM

    Looks good!

  4. Guest former user
    #12921 Aug 2009, 8:45 AM

    Very nice!

  5. RobD started this Subscriber
    #13022 Aug 2009, 7:25 AM

    I got the axle all painted up yesterday and installed it under the Jeep. I am hoping that sometime today it will be ready for a test drive 😀 I still need to measure and go get my front drive line narrowed and shortened. After that I need to finish my fenders and hood vents then it will be off for a test run 🍺

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  6. Guest former user
    #13122 Aug 2009, 9:54 AM

    🎉

  7. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #13222 Aug 2009, 10:12 AM

    Welds are looking pretty good by the way. But I'm no expert.



    Better bring a welder with you on the first few runs 😁

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  8. Guest former user
    #13322 Aug 2009, 10:33 AM

    Congratulations! Why are you adding hood vents?

  9. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #13422 Aug 2009, 10:46 AM
    "Bender" wrote: Why are you adding hood vents?



    He wants to be 😎 COOL 😎 like Fred.

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  10. RobD started this Subscriber
    #13522 Aug 2009, 3:43 PM

    I got everything hooked up today, but I was burnt out and didn't feel like a test drive. Next week I will work on the fenders and stuff. This is a lot of work for one person!!!!





    You asked about the vents? I am doing it because on the last trip to Fordyce with my 40's, I started over heating a couple times which never happened on 37's..I figure it is due to the extra work the engine is doing, so I will try hood vents to see if it will let some hot air out and help things out!!

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  11. RobD started this Subscriber
    #13622 Aug 2009, 4:19 PM























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  12. Guest former user
    #13722 Aug 2009, 5:55 PM

    Yikes! 😏

    Attached files

  13. Gregulator Member Joined: February 2012
    #13822 Aug 2009, 10:38 PM

    Looking good. How come none of your buddies on here have offered to come over to help? Will John try to savatage your rig? :nutkick:

    Um...what?
  14. Guest former user
    #13922 Aug 2009, 11:45 PM

    😎

  15. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #14023 Aug 2009, 12:21 AM
    "finder_87" wrote: How come none of your buddies on here have offered to come over to help?

    I have gone over and helped.

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  16. Guest former user
    #14123 Aug 2009, 1:31 PM

    They always seem to work on it on weekdays when everyone is at work, I think they plan it that way 😉

  17. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #14223 Aug 2009, 1:43 PM

    Rob is not a patient man...he can't stand to wait a couple of days for help...he'd rather just get it done NOW.



    And I think it's awsome that he was brave enough to take on this kind of project. And it looks like he did a good job.

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  18. Fred Subscriber
    #14323 Aug 2009, 2:02 PM
    "JohnDF" wrote: And I think it's awsome that he was brave enough to take on this kind of project. And it looks like he did a good job.



    Is it time to dig up the WWRD topic? 🍺

  19. Guest former user
    #14423 Aug 2009, 4:51 PM

    When I built my stuff, I was the same way. I'd just work on it whenever I had the time and never waited around for help. Some things are just easier to blast through when you've got an hour or two here and there...

  20. RobD started this Subscriber
    #14523 Aug 2009, 6:08 PM

    It just kills me when my Jeep is down, so I waste no time getting it back up and going or I will drive myself and my wife crazy 😂

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  21. RobD started this Subscriber
    #14627 Aug 2009, 8:00 PM

    I drove my Jeep today. It drives very nice and no bump steer 😀 The steering is way more sensitive than before. Notsure if it is the wider axle, shorter pitman arm, King pins, etc ??? Just have to get used to it like any new axle. My final new front width outside of tire to tire is 83 1/2 inches, I used to be 80 1/2... I will post some more photos tomorrow..I have a few more tweeks to do before it is all done!!!





    Here are the new fenders all done









    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  22. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #14727 Aug 2009, 8:09 PM

    I got to see it today 😁 The Jeep is an absolute BEAST 😎

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  23. RobD started this Subscriber
    #14827 Aug 2009, 8:26 PM

    It is just a pussy cat 😁 😁





    "JohnDF" wrote: The Jeep is an absolute BEAST 😎

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  24. Justin Subscriber
    #14928 Aug 2009, 7:06 AM

    Awesome Rob! Let's go wheeling. 😎

  25. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #15028 Aug 2009, 8:17 AM
    "RobD" wrote: It is just a pussy cat 😁 😁


    [quote="JohnDF"]The Jeep is an absolute BEAST 😎



    No, the rig's a beast...you're the pussy cat 😛

    I used to wheel a lot. . .

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