Elgatoprerunner
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- February 6, 2011
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- City, State
- La Habra, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1992 Mazda Navajo Truggy
Hello everyone. I am new to this forum but not new to the sport. Being a life long Ford fan I was torn to buy a Mazda. Its the principal behind it. I know below the emblem it is a Ford. I bought this Navajo with a blown motor for $500.00. I then bought a good used motor form a Ford junkyard for another $500.00.
36" swampers (military take offs)
pro-comp 16.5x8 wheels
DIY bead locks from Rough Stuff Specialties
Full size axles from 79 bronco
Here are pics of the progress so far. Hope they come through.
The truck cost $500. Not too bad condidering it has the big TTB axles and 8.8 with a locker
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Military Swamper take offs. All tires had 3 holes drilled in them. The hundred dollar man in the high desert had them patched and plugged. One of the tires were brand new. I paid $100.00 each
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 17, 2011/IMG_0395.JPG
Here are the axles from a full size 1979 bronco,
The front is a High Pinion Dana 44, the rear is a 31 spline big bearing ford 9"
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 17, 2011/IMG_0394.JPG
Cut back half of the Navajo
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 21, 2011/IMG_0419.JPG
Getting the rear hatch ready. The goal is to have a functional opening rear window.
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 21, 2011/IMG_0420.JPG
The initial fit up. I have a lot of grinding and cutting yet to do.
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 21, 2011/IMG_0423.JPG
Getting closer
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 24, 2011/IMG_0431.JPG
Almost there
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 24, 2011/IMG_0436.JPG
Here is a picture of the roof. I had to weld in the transition of the gutters to the smooth back hatch.
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 27, 2011/IMG_0445.JPG
Cutting out my patch pieces
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/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 27, 2011/IMG_0459.JPG
Here is a quick drawing of what I was thinking.
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 21, 2011/IMG_0409.JPG
36" swampers (military take offs)
pro-comp 16.5x8 wheels
DIY bead locks from Rough Stuff Specialties
Full size axles from 79 bronco
Here are pics of the progress so far. Hope they come through.
The truck cost $500. Not too bad condidering it has the big TTB axles and 8.8 with a locker
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 7, 2011/IMG_0320.JPG
Military Swamper take offs. All tires had 3 holes drilled in them. The hundred dollar man in the high desert had them patched and plugged. One of the tires were brand new. I paid $100.00 each
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 17, 2011/IMG_0395.JPG
Here are the axles from a full size 1979 bronco,
The front is a High Pinion Dana 44, the rear is a 31 spline big bearing ford 9"
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 17, 2011/IMG_0394.JPG
Cut back half of the Navajo
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 21, 2011/IMG_0419.JPG
Getting the rear hatch ready. The goal is to have a functional opening rear window.
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 21, 2011/IMG_0420.JPG
The initial fit up. I have a lot of grinding and cutting yet to do.
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 21, 2011/IMG_0423.JPG
Getting closer
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 24, 2011/IMG_0431.JPG
Almost there
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 24, 2011/IMG_0436.JPG
Here is a picture of the roof. I had to weld in the transition of the gutters to the smooth back hatch.
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 27, 2011/IMG_0445.JPG
Cutting out my patch pieces
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 27, 2011/IMG_0448.JPG
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 27, 2011/IMG_0451.JPG
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 27, 2011/IMG_0454.JPG
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 27, 2011/IMG_0456.JPG
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 27, 2011/IMG_0457.JPG
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 27, 2011/IMG_0459.JPG
Here is a quick drawing of what I was thinking.
/Users/Elgatoprerunner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Feb 21, 2011/IMG_0409.JPG