Project: GOOBER, 1971 GMC

[johnnyclack]

Awesumm

[jgammill]

I have always read that you should not run your winch hooked up to the side post of a battery, but that's how I have been running one for years. This may have been the hardest I had ever winched before but this was the outcome.



Battery still works fine for now, I guess time will tell. Just running off the top posts for now.

[jgammill]

Last time we were out I dropped off in a hole that was deeper than expected and my fan went into the mud. I had turned it off just before we hit but didn't realize mud filled up between my fan and radiator. When I turned it back on after coming out of the hole it fried the fan motor. I got it replaced and washed up this weekend.

What I found when I got my fan off.



New ford tauras fan installed.



I also wanted to drain my diffs to make sure there wasn't any water in them and that gave me a chance to paint my diff covers.





Pretty much have everything back to 100% and ready for our Clayton trip in April.

[jgammill]

Here's the only picture I have of what we got done the first day on my cage. Went over to a friends place that had the bend software to make the complicated bends.



Made a little more progress last night.

[johnnyclack]

Side & rear view ?

Does this mean the paint won't get scratched now ?

[jgammill]

Got my seat mounts finished and the rust cut out of my floor.



Added a center console out of a 1994 chevy. Interior is done.



Got the cage painted.







Then we had to test fit me and my buddies rigs to make sure they would fit my trailer after I added the dove tail.



We are fully loaded and ready to head to Clayton after work today. Should be there about midnight tonight. Should have some action pics next monday.

[johnnyclack]

looking goood !

[jgammill]

Just picked up some new MasterCraft suspenstion seats last night.



Should work well. And this will give me enough room to put a kids racing seat in the middle for my daughter.

[johnnyclack]

Don't be falling a' sleep behind the wheel now,

Like those seats

[jgammill]

Originally Posted by johnnyclack

Don't be falling a' sleep behind the wheel now,

Like those seats

Haha, thanks.

[jgammill]

Got some more cage work done.









Hope to get back on it Friday night.

[obijuan]

i have developed a large respect for people who can bend up some tube. thats a *****in a pillar and windshield hoops. one aint bad, but getting the second a pillar to be equally opposite lol. my cage came out allright but i had help on the main hoop and a pillars.

i like the center of the roof. i did something similar but its interior.

[jgammill]

Originally Posted by obijuan

i have developed a large respect for people who can bend up some tube. thats a *****in a pillar and windshield hoops. one aint bad, but getting the second a pillar to be equally opposite lol. my cage came out allright but i had help on the main hoop and a pillars.

i like the center of the roof. i did something similar but its interior.

Looks good man. I am not a fan of doing cage work myself.

[obijuan]

What or whos doubler do you have in there?
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[jgammill]

Originally Posted by obijuan

What or whos doubler do you have in there?
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It is a Jed's steel doubler, 203-205

[obijuan]

i have heard about those resplined shafts breaking, but a new hardened one ought to do you good. its a pain in the ass to pull my ord doubler. your adapter is steel!

[jgammill]

I found my problem. I believe it is called the intermediate shaft coming from the NP203 gear box. The splines twisted pretty good before it let go. Waiting for ORD to open this morning so I can give them a call and see if they have something better than stock. I have another case I could rob it out of but would rather upgrade while I'm in there.

[obijuan]

Nice!
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[jgammill]

Got the doubler all back together with another factory resplined shaft from Jed's. That's the only way to get another shaft and he had to make it for me. I should be good cause I really thing I must have shifted the wrong case iin first and that caused to much torque on the shaft. I won't do that again.

We decided to go to Clayton over the labor day weekend and had a pretty good time. To bad it was 108 degrees during the day! We had already decided that we would just be night wheeling anyways. Pulled in at midnight Friday, unloaded, set up camp, and went wheeling. We didn't pull back into camp until 7am. No breakage that night so we just hung out in the camper in the ac all day sleeping and bsing. Went back out Saturday evening about 6 and wheeled until 2 of the rigs in our group had major problem. One smashed the tranny pan and broke the shifter off the side of the case. The other one had a link mount rip off the frame and then on the way down his tcase took a ****. But I made it out without any carnage except for a few more dents in the old girl.

We only got a few pic all weekend and very little video since we were mainly night wheeling. Here's where I was starting in to try the ledge. Never had tried before cause I never thought it would fit.



I had to hit it at a hard angle to get the bumper to clear so I could get started up it.



Got most the way up without much issue.





Then when my belly bottomed out it allowed the rear end to slide to the passenger side, witch put the top of my bed corner right under the big rock behind me. No way to back out. So we figured to try and winch it and make it pivot back to clear the bed. I thought it was going to rip the whole bed side down but it came out alright. I'm just glade they put the tailgate down cause it would have ripped it down. Just a couple more dents.



Then on top of the mountain it got a little sideways. Picture doesn't do it justice.





Was able to drive out of it.

We had a good little group of rigs with us.



We definitely will not be going back during the heat of the summer like that again though. Ended up coming home a day soon since the other 2 guy were broke.

[Jwood70]

Holy awesome rig man. You have done some great work and made a sweet truck.
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[jgammill]

Haven't posted here in a while. Been wheeling it pretty regularly. I added a light bar to the top and had about 20 rigs come out to play at my place.





Then was asked to bring it to the river for a music video shoot.





Also took the girls and some of the band members for a ride up the river bank after it was over.

Then took it to a new place to try out. It was a little slimy but still had fun.







Hope to get started on building a rear bumper for it before long.

[johnnyclack]

Looking good

[fun in dirt]

Looks like you've got a great place to ride!

[jgammill]

Had to do something about the glare I was getting on my windshield from my light bar. All the white tubing made it even worse. So, I built a little visor and it made a huge difference.

[johnnyclack]

Once again A Sweet looking truck