project freebie H3 hunter

ok i was givine a 5.0l awd 1998 murcery mounty a tree fell on it my plan is to repiar the roof and mod it so it is just as capable as a new h3 hummer for cheaper than what it would have cost me to buy a stock 98 awd 5.0 mounty here is pic of it

 

[RangerX]

nope

 

[turtle83]

ooops you mean the sway bar in the back right i was thinking the front

 

[turtle83]

 

[sport97]

Looking good. Ditch the running boards. Itll give you much more clearance.

edit: the joy of posting while you post. I see you did that.

 

[turtle83]

yeah i walked the trail a little and took them off and trashed them. Now i got rust holes to fix lol. Still debating cuting up the plastic bumper cover

 

[sport97]

I wouldn't cut up that bumper. Maybe snag a steel bumper from a 95-98 explorer. It should fit, but then again, the grill of the mounty looks a lit lower than the headlights across the bottom so I cant be sure. Without the valance on the bottom of the ex bumper it will give you a better approach angle and more clearance.

 

[turtle83]

a few more pics from my trip

 

[turtle83]

went wheeling again this time i have some battle scars broke tail light and rear glass time to go to te junk yard anyway here are th pics
me after making it up the rocks

this was a hella of a hill clime even thow it dosnt look like it

 

[turtle83]

two vids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIybDAiZumA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ARNrMa6C14&feature=related

 

[Keeper0311]

Look like some great wheeling, and nice Mounty!

 

[turtle83]

thanks and it was some great wheeling

 

[turtle83]

another video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQ66rvEdX4

 

[Keeper0311]

Pretty cool, strap the camera to the rear bumper?

 

[turtle83]

home made mount

 

[turtle83]

Well truck took a pounding on the passenger side time for sum junk yard runs

 

[turtle83]

my airmen ook me fishing

 

[turtle83]

Been a while just got done doing the tt shackles (home made) to get 2.5 inches of lift

 

[turtle83]

Well truck ended up on it's side again today, and I found the limits of my awd t-case fowling a few jeep buddy's got wedged in between some rocks hit the gas no tire spin just tranny slipping I think (jeeps made it thow think they might be wider). trans seem to be shifting harder now as well will change fluid soon see if that helps .only real question is ? Is their anyway to improve my mounty side hilling I came to a spot to day were I had to turn around and the jeeps including a stock rubi made it threw kinda up set me .
know I won't go back out till I get a low range t-case and am now looking for anther body.

 

[yellowford]

Well truck ended up on it's side again today, and I found the limits of my awd t-case fowling a few jeep buddy's got wedged in between some rocks hit the gas no tire spin just tranny slipping I think (jeeps made it thow think they might be wider). trans seem to be shifting harder now as well will change fluid soon see if that helps .only real question is ? Is their anyway to improve my mounty side hilling I came to a spot to day were I had to turn around and the jeeps including a stock rubi made it threw kinda up set me .
know I won't go back out till I get a low range t-case and am now looking for anther body.

Looks like your getting a good start but I'm still not sure how your even going to come close to matching a stock H3 in wheeling abilities without doing a ton of work. As for the side hill climbs a solid axle is what most likely let the jeeps walk through it the ifs on ex's just lets the truck lean a ton and does not have the travel that is normally necessary. The 4406 swap is really easy the hardest part on mine was tracking down driveshafts and shift linkage.

 

[turtle83]

I hear on the h3 I picked it because at the time it was the best ifs off roader I could think of. Now that the raptor is out the build is switching to build something close to a raptor(I love that truck) over the h3. I'm already looking at long travel kits and flares lol
I still think the old mounty has been great tons of fun and I just can't beat the price.