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Wasn't a 75 drum in the front too? The gas Isuzu engines of that era were the epitome of head gasket-blowing nippo trash, but if you could keep a head sealed they were okay... until the rust monster devoured themShit, I would rock either of those as Yard Art / Emergency Transportation.
We grew up with a 75 LUV, that thing was a blast. Gas Isuzu though, Funky dual wheel cylinder brakes.
Current '65 scout is front drum. Stops on a dime, but I did overhaul it a few years ago. Have a '74 W200 that way but I swapped in a later axle, mainly because my oldest will be driving it in a few years. Brothers W200 snow plow truck is still rocking the drums, as well as his W100. Keep them up they ain't bad, but let an issue go... they get sketchy. much more so than front disk IMO
Drum all around, And we rolled it, cut the top off, welded a new windshield frame and had mom sew us a Bimini and a custom ass tailgate net from a hunk of cargo netting, we were rocking tailgate nets and convertible pickups in the late 70'sWasn't a 75 drum in the front too? The gas Isuzu engines of that era were the epitome of head gasket-blowing nippo trash, but if you could keep a head sealed they were okay... until the rust monster devoured them
My 56 chevy was front drums and non booster brakes I drove that thing a quarter mile at a time faster than I ever should of. someone was looking out for me
That thing sounds sweet!Drum all around, And we rolled it, cut the top off, welded a new windshield frame and had mom sew us a Bimini and a custom ass tailgate net from a hunk of cargo netting, we were rocking tailgate nets and convertible pickups in the late 70's
Had mom sewing them up for all my buddies.
Torsion bars cranked to the upper limits, and 15" Toyota wheels with a welded diff, we thought we were the coolest kids around me and my little brother.
yup, with the the torsion bars cranked every driveway with the slightest hump got me air born with little effort, and railroad tracks were a new kind of fun.That thing sounds sweet!
One of the reasons I moved on to Toyota's is every upgrade I could think of to a LUV ended up at Toyota parts. Eventually I came to the conclusion I should just start with a Toyota
Diesel LUVs taught me several lessons about vehicles. With the rear breaks non-op (just plugged them as I got tired of rusty brake lines and (at the time) expensive and hard-to-get parts) it was super easy to put on a smoke show with 58hp. Made spinning tires not very impressive so I never felt the need to 'show off' that way. With weight in the back and any kind of tread on the tires that fucker would tackle any mud road you dared put it on (only ever had 2wd LUVS for the first few I owned). Made teenage 'dirt road wheeling' unimpressive and bored me with mud (well, that and fighting it farming and going on service calls in the middle of a muddy field). Made me really gravitate toward wheeling in a more technical way. I'll still play in the mud on occasion, but it better be more difficult than what a 2wd long bed LUV could do when I was 16 and had no skill or sense. Also, jacked the torsion bars up on every one until they stopped. Due to strain and rust I had to fab some new keys as I kept folding them
Fun times,Diesel LUVs taught me several lessons about vehicles. With the rear breaks non-op (just plugged them as I got tired of rusty brake lines and (at the time) expensive and hard-to-get parts) it was super easy to put on a smoke show with 58hp. Made spinning tires not very impressive so I never felt the need to 'show off' that way. With weight in the back and any kind of tread on the tires that fucker would tackle any mud road you dared put it on (only ever had 2wd LUVS for the first few I owned). Made teenage 'dirt road wheeling' unimpressive and bored me with mud (well, that and fighting it farming and going on service calls in the middle of a muddy field). Made me really gravitate toward wheeling in a more technical way. I'll still play in the mud on occasion, but it better be more difficult than what a 2wd long bed LUV could do when I was 16 and had no skill or sense. Also, jacked the torsion bars up on every one until they stopped. Due to strain and rust I had to fab some new keys as I kept folding them
If your reffering in any way to the topic of the thread, Thumper isn't a mud rig in any way. By getting in the woods, I mean northern Adirondaci forest roads getting my to trail heads and campsites.i.e. I need groubnd clearance, but not necessarily 4WDBest mud anything is a rental. I dare anyone to disagree.
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I think this may be the last time I took the Jeep truly offroad(2018), Should have taken the detour around this obstacle.All these words and not one pic of the jeep
Problem is the yards already got too many decorations being used for storage. 8 off the road vehicles that don't run. Only 1 really has the chance to run, if we can ever figure out whats wrong with it('94 Firebird V6).... Another of our sisters cars, Our mechanic brother did a bunch of engine work, down into the timing cover and top end of the engine, and it never ran again. I pulled it apart myself, as he insisted the timing chain must be a tooth off and still couldn't figure it out Misfired like crazy initially, now won't run at all.
Local Jeep club I'm a member of. Pandemic basically destroyed it, but it's still a social group.
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'87. Frame was the issue, and was cut up into a number of pieces years before I tore apart the rest. Made up wood frame rail extensions to locate the rear axle just behind the cab as a preservation of the good parts/storage mechanism. I'd hoped to find a Bronco 2 frame to put it on.
This one was a single cab long bed. Bought the truck after looking at in the dark for $500, if I paid that night. I(ts last trip was with borrowed plates to its final resting place where I realized the rear of the frame was trash, years before I had welding abilities.
St Lawrence river as well.
