Message from @culperOrion
Discord ID: 704567525656231997
I think most of us probably started that way.
Wouldn’t trade it for anything though
Definitely not.
I want you to join my group on MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/icecastlechopshop
I own a piece of shit YJ, so i am forced to be a mechanic
I got 2 xjs
I had a ZJ
Was like wheeling a lazy boy chair
/comf/
Damn. Y'all making me want a project rig now. Not usually a Ferd fan but that's a sharp looking pickup. Probably way off but I'm gonna guess...'95?
97 actually. Last year of that body style for the -250’s. This one is a short box 5-speed 460 truck too
Yeah I actually zoomed in and looked at the grille and lights after I said that. I used to have a '97 but it was long bed and had the 7.3. Never should have sold that truck. Gotta love those old 460s though. Unkillable 7mpg goodness. You have plans on a build or just a restoration job?
Gonna swap in a Dana 60 front, shackle reversal kits front and rear for ~5-6” of lift, and replace the cancerous sheet metal
Hell yeah. Let'r eat bud.
Whats up new to the discord. Any welders ?
Boilermaker myself industrial mechanic soon to be welder no certs hey
Yet**
Got some welding certs while I was in highschool. Stick welding, oxy, and some Tig experience. I have a mig, but a monkey can weld with mig.
No certs but I can do some damage
Nice, sadly I own no boog sticks (19 in commiefornia), so my main thing has been thinking up ideas for armored vehicles
Gravitation designs
Fabrication**
Armored vehicle ideas are good, but buy some junker car and some basic tools and fix it up.
If you can learn to fix your own car your in better shape than 80% of society.
Even basic shit.
Yeah that’s very true, I want to get a truck soon thinking about an OBS Chevy and weldin some steel plates into the doors and and inside the fenders surrounding the engine block
Dont do that to your everyday vehicle.
If it's your boog out vehicle yeah that's a good idea. But use a lightweight but strong metal. Because you still want to have semi reasonable gas mileage.
Having a tank vehicle is awesome. Only being able to go 100 miles before needing to fill up makes it pointless though.
Because chances are when were boogin they arent going to give us many opportunities to refuel.
True I was thinking these could be used for strategic moments. we could have light weights and the heavy hittakers.
> If you can learn to fix your own car your in better shape than 80% of society.
@Anonymoose.
Sadly this is so true. Most people cant even check the fucking oil much less change it
If you can change suspension components like control arms and tie rods, and diagnose basic shit with an engine you'll be alright.
The rest comes with time.
I can tell you straight up most of my lightweight shit will either be motorcycles or dirt bikes. Easiest vehicles to lose people on.
My heavy hitters will be something like a Dodge Megacab with AR500 plates welded in the vital areas, 50 BMG turret mounted in the back. (Because the national guard kindly let me use it)
I cant do all that. I can do a good but tho.. if I had to I could learn. I have dropping a couple transmissions and put them back on. chaged parts. Alternator water pump radiator shit like that. But I haven't rebuilt and engine.. I am planning on doing axel swaps on my jeep. But dont have the cash atm. I want to put a small lift kit on...
My heavy weight would be some type of pickup with some horsepower upgrades and superb cooling modifications. With some type of armored enclosure in the bed