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Made more progress on the Tail Gate.
Completed the hinges, and the bed side retailers. Not sure if I will
make a filler panel for the center or not, sure is nice to be able to lower
it with the winch in place. Also worked on the chain's and license
plate bracket (not shown). 03/02/2008 |






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The Tailgate is painted and installed. I
won't call it finished, as I still need to cover the chains, and determine
what I will do with the center opening. With the tailgate open, I have
98" from the edge of the tailgate to the front of the bed vertical support.
It doesn't open 180 degrees, I made a slight error when I used the 1" tube
across the bottom, and further aggravated it with the two inner hinge
plates, but it opens enough for me and my use. The design is such,
that you remove one bolt, and pull the hinge pin and the tailgate is
completely removable. The license plate is visible with the tailgate
Open and closed. 03/04/2008 |





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Well I got the new springs cleaned, painted and
installed. The new "added leafs" worked out well, giving the same
spring pack thickness as the block I'd used for tire clearance reasons..
The New springs both spring the same, and are not tired yet, so the front
bumper sets an inch higher. I still need to see about the drooping
bumper, but that's the same frame end that was bent when I bought the truck,
so I may not have got it completely straight. 04/09/2008 |











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This could be construed as taking the term
"carry a Spare" too for, but the only way I can get the M and the RZR on my
current trailer at the same time is to load the RZR in the M, and then the M
on the trailer. All in all, not too bad. Will need to do a
little more reinforcement on the upper rack, and install the wheel forward
stops on it. I will also need to install the center tailgate hinge
support, as the load on the tailgate is a little more than I'd like, as it's
bowing the center. Will also need to make sure I get the right secure
points to tie it in and down securely. 04/13/2008 |
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The Gama-Goat Military Rear Light Lenses
are installed now, as well as a better set of back-up lights.
04/13/2006 |
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The Center Tailgate Support Hinge is now
fabricated and mounted. I also mounted a fire extinguisher in the
floor of the cab. 04/14/2006 |






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Well I had a great time at my first time at the Badlands
in Attica, IN! WOW, running with Jill, Jon, Bill and a few other
Jeep's was a blast. I'm very proud of the M, as she went every where
the Jeeps went (as long as the trees were at least close to wide enough).
I suffered a little body damage to the front left fender, the left running
board, and the right rear running board. The right rear running board
took the blunt of my squeeze plays to follow the jeeps, some where along the
line I actually rubbed the paint off down to bare metal. The Holley
TBI gave me a lot of sre-starting problems, I have one more thing to try,
make sure the ground is as good as I though it was. I did go through
one of the ballast resister this trip, but being a good Dodge Electronic
Ignition user, I was caring a spare. 4/20/2008 |


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I did have one piece of bad luck while at the
Badlands. On the last trail, running over some boulders following Jon,
I must have gone over a bolder taller than I thought, as when the front
wheel road over it, the came down and it hit the muffler hard, and put a
nice dent in it, and managed to break the exhaust manifold. Now to see
if this 1984 Manifold will fit the '68 Block and the M's exhaust pipes.
I hope it's a direct bolt in. 4/20/2008 |