The story
Truck started out as an 81 Shortbox 4x4... bought an 85 long box 4x2 as the body from the 81 fell apart... Did the body/frame swap. Added a custom bracket to mount the clutch slave cylinder as the 351M never came with a hydraulic clutch. Custom home brew winch bumper on the front. — houdini_1980
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The new truck... starting the dismatling Owner
Pulling out the little 6 cylinder... too small for me... Owner
Interior... Gutted... Owner
This pickup truck is undergoing repairs or modifications, with its front end disassembled. AI caption
Cab removed... This was fun with only 2 people... Owner
Disassembled truck chassis with a camper shell, revealing the frame and suspension parts. AI caption
Prep for Rhino Liner... Owner
The interior of a truck bed is shown after application of a black spray-on liner, with green masking tape along the upper edge. AI caption
The interior floor of a vehicle has been treated with black sound deadening material. AI caption
Dismantling the old truck... Owner
Out comes the big block... Owner
removing the mounts for the motor... need to add them to the cross member on the new truck as the 6 cyl was mounted in the middle of the cr… Owner
Drilling out the old rivets to put in the motor mounts... Owner
motor mounts are in... test mounting the motor... Owner
we sort of stopped taking pictures for some reason... but here's the old truck getting scrapped... everything has been swapped... Owner
here she is... almost finished... only a few things left to mount... Owner
Here it is... pretty much done... my buddy was scrapping his old cavalier... figured i'd try a couple flexes... Owner
got right up on the windshield here... my buddy didn't want me to drive on his neibours lawn though... damn... coulda gone higher... :) Owner
Applying sound deadening material to the floor of a vintage truck's interior. AI caption
We went to stave for a test run to see what the new truck could do... just stoppin' for the air-down. Owner
and into the trail we go... Owner
takin' a look at the first major obsticle... Owner
The first approach... didn't quite make it... Owner
and number two... Owner
oops... looks like I hurt the truck... nobody seemed to notice yet though... Owner
maybe we'll try going around... Owner
nope... hurt it even more now... finally someone noticed... Owner
Supposed to be straight... Owner
try to straighten it... somehow it bent forward and up... Owner
well straight enough for now... got up anyways... Owner
gotta turn around... actually steeper than it looks... Owner
had to add a little extra weight to the back corner... almost went over there... Owner
goin' back down... Owner
now it's the jeep's turn... Owner
A red 1986 Jeep Comanche pickup truck tackles a challenging rocky terrain on an off-road trail. AI caption
Jeep Comanche pickup truck on a challenging rocky trail with dense forest in the background. AI caption
stuck... on a rock... Owner
The high-lift is getting quit a bit of use today... Owner
A person uses a hi-lift jack to free a red Jeep Comanche pickup truck from a rocky obstacle on a trail. AI caption
Well the jeep didn't make it... here comes the 95 toy, 9.5" lift, 35" Muds, Locked front and rear... shouldn't have a problem... Owner
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