We love to see peoples winter projects and we think this one is very impressive. I think you will agree. As JR says " this aint no store bought rig" and we would have to agee.

• 5 inches of total lift with Energy suspension bushings(no sway bar)
• 33x12.5 Interco tires squeezed on 15x8 wheels to run low pressures
• 4.88 gears with a Detroit out back and Truetrack lim. slip up front
• All-pro Profield joints
• Warn lockers
• New bearings, bushings, seals, hardware, etc. all over

• My bro GAVE me a 87 parts truck with a 5 speed that he rebuilt for me. (Thanks MEL)
• I used the IFS steering box out of the 87 with pump, res.,hoses,etc
• All-Pro Hy-steer crossover steering kit with shock
• All-Pro u-bolt flip kit modified to my needs (The All-Pro stuff works best on later model stuff)
• I made my bumpers with 6" channel steel (cheap, easy, strong)
• Roll bars are made from ski-chair hanger (super strong and free)
• Simple flat-bed made from 3" angle and 2x12 pressure treated wood with rails to mount stuff
• Custom wood tool box made by my Grandpa (bomb proof)
• I'm running a stock 22r motor with a new Weber carb
• Hedmen hedder to a 2 1/4 pipe straight back to a Flowmaster muffler
• Electric fan from a Saab 9000 (to free up some ponies)
• Pro-comp deep cycle battery
• $18 gallon of O.D. green and a million dollar paint job by Grandpa
• Roll-on bedliner in cab after fixing major cancer in floorboards
• Kenwood stereo with custom speaker boxes by Grandpa
  

As you might be able to tell, this aint no store bought rig (You Rubicon guys know what I'm talking about). I built 90+ percent of this truck single handedly in my mothers 75 year old garage in the winter, in Leadville,CO, at 10152 feet above see level. (Literally single handed, I lost my right arm below the elbow to a machine about 3 years ago) I am damn proud of it. Thanks to Shawn and Big E for laying the beads, Mel for the tranny, and Grandpa for the above mentioned stuff.

I took it to Moab last week,and everything worked great.I still need a few things , like a winch, armor, t-case gears, but she can hang on any trail I tried.

JR Fearneyhough