Great Ebay rockcrawler

[myjeepsux420]

Wow! Now this thing is freaking sweet. The only thing that sucks is how the idiot mounted the gas tank in the back of the jeep. Well judge for yourself!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6285

[fredjacksonsan]

Looks like he relocated the tank into the rear for ground clearance; I've hit the skidplate on mine several times...he probably got an extra 6-8" of clearance.

cool Jeep!!

[CanaMark]

Very cool old skool coil overs there. I love it, but for $15k its pricey. I got an old '89 Mazda B2600i 4x4 ext cab manual I am pondering making it a crawler. Been thinking using the 4L Jeep Inline 6 with some dana axles off a dodge 1 ton. Also do some body work, and make the ext cab into a crew cab. They have these mazda's in crew cab from the 80's but over-seas. It would be a great hobby to start to learn to weld, and fabricate my own truck. I just pulled the old 2.6L inline 4 cyl, cylinder head, turns out I got 2 cracks. LOL, just pulling the engine out. I hate how these imports are all crammed and tight.

Are diesels a good idea for an offroad rig? I could get my hands on a Dodge diesel for real cheap.

[fredjacksonsan]

Diesels + off road =

Lots of low end torque, like really low end, 8-900 rpm. Check out the torque curve here:

http://dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/Facts/96specs.html


Looks like at least 300 lb-ft at just under 900 rpm, which is more than a gas I-6 engine at max power.

[myjeepsux420]

They got all the power in the workld, but they weigh a ton. Makes it tough to keep balanced while rock crawling.

[fredjacksonsan]

Originally Posted by myjeepsux420

They got all the power in the workld, but they weigh a ton. Makes it tough to keep balanced while rock crawling.

Good point, need some ballast @ the rear end to keep from going over..... Guess you can solve the power issue with enough gears.

[CanaMark]

I have never done any rock crawling, I find it more fun abusing my rigs in the mud and ruts.