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Old 02-26-2003, 05:22 PM   #1
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got an idea

here's my idea. take a 4x4 blazer frame, mount my gmc cab and front quarter panels on it. add tool box behind cab and no box. 4 inch lift with 36 - 38 inch tires. fender cutting. poof instant mudder/ rock crawler. what do you think?
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Old 02-26-2003, 06:07 PM   #2
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Put a gas tank back there with the tool box.
Cool idea.
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Old 02-26-2003, 06:53 PM   #3
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i was thinking i would maybe put the radiator back there. out of the way.
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Old 02-26-2003, 09:39 PM   #4
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It will ride rough as hell with out the bed if its a 3/4 ton. I had to drive mine 40 miles like that and didn't even get a ticket but my kidneys still hurt... Pete.
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Old 02-26-2003, 09:53 PM   #5
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My brother-in-law did that with a Bronco only he made a shrot wooden flat bed for it. It was quite a machine even for a Ford. Cool idea
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Old 02-27-2003, 10:12 AM   #6
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i wouldn't drive it on road much. be an off road baby. the more i think abouut it the more i want to do it.
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Old 02-27-2003, 02:20 PM   #7
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People do that all the time in alaska with 73-87's they look cool tearing up the galcial silt. I always wanted to build one out of an old jeep truck they make great hunting rigs... Pete
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