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I said that I'd do a thread on the '51 Jeep and here it is:
Where did it come from?
Idaho, USA. A Channel Viewer saw my videos and we got to talking. Someone started to do a Chevy Tahoe AWD Swap for him.
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2018 3:14:49 GMT by grenade
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Three years and a bunch of cash later, all he had was this:   |
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I agreed to take the truck and HEMI Durango Swap it for him. He loved the other crazy stuff I've done and knew I could get this one done for him. He shipped it to Ohio, where it was parked up until we got our new shop/garage. That just happened, so now it was time to get rid of that lousy Chevy Tahoe junk that was never going to work, the way they had it. I have 2 other trucks in the garage right now so it was easier to just call my scrapper buddy and have him take the thing away. I said "Bring a trailer or a steel chop saw, or you'll never get it up in the truck you have". He said "Psshhh, it'll go up in there, we'll get it". So he and I, with some boards and an engine hoist- a bit of chain and two hours- we loaded it over 4 feet up into his truck. Health and safety were on hand to supervise the operation. Probably.    |
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2018 3:23:07 GMT by grenade
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And then a truck arrived, carrying another Coyote engine and transmission. It's not for this truck obviously. It's for another truck this winter. But that's a thread for another day.
Big FUN in Little China... Or Ohio. Whatever, fun's fun!
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2018 3:27:07 GMT by grenade
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Proceed.....
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I see no H&S Nazi’s
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How else were you gonna load that lump of scrap?
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brc76
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Seems totally logical to me.
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Speedle
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When I emigrate to the US I need to make sure I'm within driving distance of you so you can make me awesome trucks Paul!  |
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Oct 30, 2018 20:49:30 GMT
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Cool thing about the USA- someone is always willing to transport stuff so the boundaries are limitless!
Me however, holy curse word am I tired. So much actual work doing all of this relocating stuff and setting up--
I aint' getting any younger.. lols
I did nothing but stay in a blanket today, for the first time in months. Felt great. Ready to get back out there though!
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cdwood2010
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Oct 31, 2018 10:26:05 GMT
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This is immensely awesome. I mean you see one of these swaps that you've done and think "wow that's pretty damn cool". Then the next one comes along and its totally different, you've pretty much made an art form out of what i keep referring to as "chop 'n' plop". That phrase just doesn't even come close to doing it justice, it's such amazing work. I really want to see an MR2 dropped on one of these chassis. If i post you a car can you build one?  c. |
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Oct 31, 2018 12:31:31 GMT
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Awesomes. I'm along for the ride.
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Oct 31, 2018 13:09:24 GMT
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Awesomes. I'm along for the ride. Me too. |
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Oct 31, 2018 17:11:22 GMT
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This looks like it could be one to watch
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Nov 11, 2018 20:22:27 GMT
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Engine cranes!
Where would we be without them?
I've used mine to unload tonne bags of gravel, sand. Unroot small trees.
I even swapped engines with it.
Not managed to load a truck with it yet so you are still winning.
Don't forget a walk-round of the blue donor plz.
Bookmarked obviously!
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I finally got around to cutting up a strong running Durango for this 1951 Jeep Build:    How do I know it's a good donor? Because we drove it from Ohio to the docks of Baltimore, then on to Washington DC- with a right hand drive MR2 on a trailer...   but this little car probably deserves it's own thread, yeah?  |
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I did chuckle at the nose of the Durango lying on the floor, reminded me of the "Front Fell Off" oil tanker sketch:
Will go look for the MR2 thread now.
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Nov 26, 2018 14:43:17 GMT
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Last Edit: Nov 26, 2018 14:44:18 GMT by grenade
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