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Patrolman
July 13th, 2017, 08:22 PM
Very interesting rig. Reminds me of a Scrambler.

https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/6155236749.html

dieseldoc
July 13th, 2017, 08:26 PM
looks like a Brute.

would be very carefull on this as who knows how they cut and welded the frame.

looks realy nice and the 117" wheel base will work realy nice.
but this thing screams for Tons at at least 37" tires at least

Spieg
July 15th, 2017, 04:45 PM
That's a big girl! I kinda like it, but agree it needs proportionally bigger tires to make it right. For 117" WB, I'd probably have used a JKU frame and extended the very rear section of frame to support the extra bed length behind the rear wheels... less stress on the frame there than between the wheels

dieseldoc
July 15th, 2017, 07:40 PM
If the fdamecwork is done right it is not bad, buy I doubt its done the way it should be

Patrolman
July 15th, 2017, 11:55 PM
Since they swapped in the V8 from a Ram, I personally would have just put the Jeep body on the Ram. Might have been an easier swap. I agree that the framework may be questionable.

dieseldoc
July 16th, 2017, 07:37 PM
Ram frame is a touch wider.
The body mounts would have been a challenge.

If it was decent it could be a good start.
But it needs long arms 1 tons and 38-4