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I think if I weld a frame at the bottom of the trailer around the wheel wells I can keep the shape of the original bed. I will play with photoshop tonight and see what I can get it to look like. I agree that the frame showing doesn't look as good. My current bed is more fiberglass than steel...
Yeah I had them on a CJ7 and you couldn't stop them in the mud. On the pavement they make you pay for the off road performance. They wear fast if you keep them on the pavement.
Rusty the guy I bought my trailer from had a few m1101 and they are huge. They looked nearly 8 ft wide. They are also aluminum, making it harder to modify. Unless you can weld aluminum.
do you have any pictures? I know it will be nasty when done, but like you i feel bad taking good stuff and tearing it apart. My trailer needs some patch work and I want build some rockers like the ones on petersons tug truck.
I have an 85 m1008 that I restored recently and I want to build an off road truck out of it. I also recently picked up an m101a2 trailer to do the bed conversion, but once I hooked the two together I want to restore the trailer and keep them together. I know it's not a classic, but i am having a...
Sweet do you guys have spots to wheel in the area. Im right around Flint Hill on 522. I am also helping my brother build a Jeep. We were planning on riding GW. It would be cool as **** to trail ride with other cucvs
yeah that is what I am thinking. I was converted to 12 volts before I got so I need to do some wiring to get both alts functional. I will run a few test, but most likely rebuild both of them. Where is the best place to get a quality rebuild kit? Can I get kits that beef them up more than...
donally1 thanks for the check list just what I needed. I have an 85 m1008 with 4000 miles on it. Drives great no issues. I installed a 12,000 lb winch today and after spooling it back up my gen 1 light is steady on. Have you guys ever seen a winch burn up an alt? I will check the wires, but I...