Project Sanchez

[YJ_Aaron]

So a new project has begun for a few of us.  Yes I know it's not a jeep.  The theme for this project was get a buddy back on the trail and wheeling!  Now that's not hard but the next part is, ON A NON-EXISTENT BUDGET!

So for old members some may no the basis of the name.  A flashback to our old friend Dicks chevy (aka sanchez).  Now this isn't Dicks truck it's Bobby's but the name works!

So we start here:  A random C.L. ad for a running driving dodge 4x4.  $500 and 4hrs of misadventure later we have it on the trailer and headed towards home.  The pics from night 1 didn't turn out since my smartphone lacks a flash but oh well.  The pics below are Day 1, removing some of the redneck.  FRONT BUMPER!

[YJ_Aaron]

So since this is a budget build i'm going to keep track of exactly how much has been spent on it.  Gift/hand me down leftover parts have $0 value.

Truck is a 1979 Dodge 1/2 ton 4x4.  Dana 44 front 9.25" rear.  318 4 speed.
  Came with redneck bumper (plus 100 lbs more steel to make hood hoop), custom wood rack, 3 31" muds like new, 4 31" AT's decent tread, extra front driveshaft, 4barrel carb, and lots of homebrew engineering.

Truck $500
Trading 4 street tires off the truck for 5 35" Muds FREE
Lock right locker for dana 44 front FREE (thanks Dick)
Spring/Pin kit for lock right $19.95
CB Radio FREE
3" Tach FREE
New Battery FREE
Gear Oil $8
Oil Change $13
Spray Paint (black, gold, pink, OD Green) $28
2 Weld on D Rings $12

[YJ_Aaron]

Phase II will begin on the 17th of Sept.  Long wrench day/nite to get parts installed, body trimmed, carb fixed, and rear spiders welded. 

[mrfast]

Neat project! Looking forward to updates on the project

[CRAZY LARRY]

where the goat?

[YJ_Aaron]

The goat is still a work in progress.

Parts pile is getting larger and so is the to do list. If anyone is bored Sat give me a call and come lend a hand.

[CRAZY LARRY]

if you need help on carb. rebuild pull it off and I can do it next week

[YJ_Aaron]

I THINK the plan is to pull it off after its' done sat and back on the trailer.  Thanks for helping us out with rebuild.

[YJ_Aaron]

Today was a productive day.

Truck up in the air, tires and wheels at BIG 0 getting swapped around.


Even Jen came out to do some masking and paint work.

One of her contributions




Had to ditch the chrome and bedliner seemed great for the grill.


The interior got cleaned up after this pic.


The crew of trouble makers (minus mrs jenny taking the photo)

[YJ_Aaron]

So today we got the rig close:
Welded up the 9.25 rear axle.
Fresh fluids in most places.
Cleaned up the paint & trimmed some body panels
Installed CB
Built Recovery Points front and rear (yes the rear is crooked bobby shakes sorry)
Gutted most of the nastiness out of the interior
Mounted up the 35's.

Here is Mr. Sanchez going back on the trailer.

[B-Love]

A little late, but thanks to Aaron, Clint, Jen, Hunter, and my dad for helping get Sanchez up and going, and to everyone else who has donated parts along the way. 

Aaron, I can't believe you didn't get a pic of the "custom" front bumper on it LOL

[YJ_Aaron]

The ghetto original?  What about that big pimpin gold axle?

[YJ_Aaron]

Sanchez is now ready for Flat.  Thanks to Larry who did a great carb rebuild it will be on the trail in less than a week.

All for the ghetto low price of $646.00

[YJ_Aaron]

Trip Report:

Sanchez did well for it's first trip out.  Had to do some carb adjustments after first trail.  Day ended early for Sanchez when an off camber broke the jbolts holding the battery and allowed it to fall into the fan.  This caused catastrophic failure of the battery. 

So Sanchez got drug to the trailer with a battery box on order it will ride again.

[YJ_Aaron]

Figured I should put at least 1 pic of this pile from flat in here.



Have a bit of work to do next weekend to get it ready for Dec.  Attempting a flat skid.