The Reason I'm Broke

[ryrycars]

Thanks! Unfortunately that gti and my other toys keep taking away from my Comanche funds :doh:

[Fattyalx]

Thanks! Unfortunately that gti and my other toys keep taking away from my Comanche funds :doh:

It's okay, that's a beautiful GTI. One of my dream cars actually.

[ryrycars]

wow...just remembered this existed. You could say some things have changed 

[neohic]

I’d say!  Details?

[DDJeep89]

Wow! What happened!?

[Wounded_Fighter]

Details!!

[ryrycars]

Build List

Front Axle

1979 F350 Kingpin Dana 60

·     Yukon 5.38 thick cut gears

·     Yukon Grizzly Locker

·     Yukon Master install kit

·     Yukon Kingpin Rebuild kits

·     RCV 4130 Axle Shafts

·     RCV Drive Slugs

·     Reid Racing Knuckles

·     SORD Double shear high steer arms w/ ARP Hardware

·     Barnes4wd Truss

·     Ballistic Fab Shave kit and diff cover

·     1330 Yoke

Rear Axle

            1979 Chevrolet 3500 14Bolt FF

·     Nitro 5.38 Thick cut turned gears

·     Detroit Locker

·     Yukon Master install kit

·     RuffStuffSpecialities Disc Brake Swap Kit

·     Ballistic Fab Truss, Pinion guard and shave kit

·     1350 Yoke

Steering

·     2.5x8 PSC Double Ended Ram

·     160cc PSC Orbital Valve

·     PSC Cherokee Power Steering Pump

·     Transmission Cooler

·     Parker Store Lines

·     PSC Resevoir and mount kit

·     Custom Ram mount made of 1.75” .120 wall dom

·     Barnes ¾” Heims

Suspension

Front

·     16” ORI STX Struts

·     Double Triangulated 4 link

·     Ruffstuff 1.25” Heims

·     1.75 .120 Upper

·     2.0 .25 Lowers

·     Barnes4wd Shock Hoops

·     Custom Crossmember

Rear

·     16” ORI STX Struts

·     Double Triangulated 4 link

·     Barnes 1.25” Heims

·     2.0 .25 Uppers and Lowers

·     Barnes4wd Shock Hoops

·     Custom Crossmember

DriveTrain

·     Stock 1987 Renix with 400k miles using a 1990 Computer

·     1998 Wrangler ax15 with around 160k

·     NP231 With SYE 

·     LUK Heavy Duty Clutch

·     LUK Flywheel

·     LUK Master and Slave Cylinder

·     Homemade front and rear driveshafts

·     3 Core Radiator

·     Electric Cooling Fan

·     RCI 15 Gallon fuel cell with a Delphi 1997 Cherokee Fuel Pump

Wheels and Tires

·     17x9 3.5BS Trail gear Creeper Locks

·     42x14.5x17 Maxxis Trepador Competition Compound

Interior

·     4 point cage made of 1.75 .120 DOM

·     Corbeau Baja Suspension Seats Tied into cage

·     Round Body Center Console

·     Bluetooth Alpine Headunit, Waterproof 6.5” speakers, 10” JL Sub

·     Custom Built Floors

·     6 switch panel

Body

·     Badlands 9k Winch

·     Custom front winch bumper

·     Rear bumper tied in as part of frame

·     LED Rocklights on all 4 corners

·     LED POD headlights

·     Custom Half Doors

·     Bed bobbed to 3’4”

·     2x6x3/16 Rock Sliders

·     75% of Unibody is plated with ¼” Steel

·     Copper Hard Brake lines, Rough Country Steel Braided

[ryrycars]

I had a dana 44 and a 9" under it on 37s for awhile and things just spiraled out of control....

[Wounded_Fighter]

[ryrycars]

Its been a fun project. After a couple more wheeling trips it'll be hard to tell its a Comanche tho. Body is getting pretty beat

 

[Pete M]

On 9/10/2018 at 9:42 AM, ryrycars said:

Its been a fun project. After a couple more wheeling trips it'll be hard to tell its a Comanche tho. Body is getting pretty beat

 

 

can you add in more pics or the details?  I'd like to move this over to the Epic forum.  

[Me&my86MJ]

On 9/5/2018 at 2:45 PM, ryrycars said:

wow...just remembered this existed. You could say some things have changed 

Very good looking MJ you got sir!