Dave's 1980 prerunner

[gunit]

It began like this:

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Now it looks like this:

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A list of parts and mods:

Full 1.75 x .120 cage front to rear including engine cage
Cage welded to body and frame
Front and rear upper shock mounts integral to cage
Trimmed factory fenders
65" x 2.5" Deaver race pack springs
Camburg extended shackles
Relocated spring mounts
Two link rear suspension
King 2.5 x 12 Coil over and 2.5 x 12 Bypass shocks on front
King 3" x 14 4 tube bypass shocks on rear
King 2.5 bump stops all the way around
Camburg C&T Beams with uniball ends
Camburg heimed Radius Arms
Dana 50 center axle upgrade
Custom swing set steering with 1.25" chromoly rods and 7/8 heimed ends
Custom pre runner front bumper with 1/4" skid plate
3 Hella 4000's with Tony's HID upgrade
Custom rear bumper with receiver for hitch
Custom transmission crossmember with skid plate
Fully braced and trussed 9" rear axle
Strange Nodular 3rd member with big bearings and Daytona pinion support
35 spline alloy axles from Moser engineering
Rear disk brakes
skid plate on pinion
Detroit lockers front and rear
4.56 gears
Warn Premium hubs
Alloy wheel studs
Beard Ultra series race seats
Deist Safety 5 point harnesses
Custom Fiberglass dash
Art Carr Gate type Transmission shifter
Autometer gauges
Lowrance 6600C HD GPS
2 Roadmaster race radios
4 place intercom with head sets
Satellite radio
Siren and PA speaker
On board air compressor with tank
Dual yellow top Optima batteries with isolator
Grant NASCAR 15" Steering wheel
Quick disconnect steering wheel
Aluminum floor jack with sand skid
Mounted Hi Lift jack
Mounted Shovel & Machete
Cordless impact driver in holster
First Aid Kit
Full tool box mounted
Carriers with spare oil & ATF
Two full size spare tires
spare drive shaft mounted
Safety light and back up light in rear
45 gallon fuel tank
Dual electric fuel pumps
91 Mustang 5.0 Stroked to 331
Ford Mustang Cobra GT40 heads
Crane roller rockers
Comp Cams 270HR cam
Edelbrock air gap manifold
Custom Holley carb built for off road by C&J engineering
BBK equal length headers
Flowmaster muffler
Ron Davis aluminum radiator with custom shroud
Race built C6 trans with billet parts and manual valve body
Trans cooler
Pro Comp wheels (6)
35" BFG KM2 tires (6)

[nobronco]

Sweet build dude. Get some paint on that thing now!

[gunit]

Why? It just gets scratched off

[gunit]

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[gunit]

There have been many changes and improvements since many of these pics were taken.

I consider my build successful as my goal was to create a reliable Baja prerunner and I have put more than 6000 Baja prerun miles on it in the last three years.

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[Rednek Renegade]

Are you in some way disabled? In the pictures it looks like you have a hand operated throttle/brake setup? Just wondering what those mods were in there for?

[gunit]

Good eye. I am a paraplegic and I drive with hand controls.

[SteveG]

I consider my build successful as my goal was to create a reliable Baja prerunner....

I think we all consider it a successful build... and your truck still makes me consider carving up my fenders.

[PBR]

awesome build dave!

[magic carpet XLT]

very nice. is that one of the "swiss cheese" frames?

[westco]

I consider my build successful as my goal was to create a reliable Baja prerunner....

I think we all consider it a successful build... and your truck still makes me consider carving up my fenders.

I'm thinking the same thing..cutting right below the wheel well trim...looks good

[gunit]

very nice. is that one of the "swiss cheese" frames?

Yes, not a big factor with a full cage.

[magic carpet XLT]

its already got speed holes! i would love to ride in that truck sometime

[tcm glx]

I consider my build successful as my goal was to create a reliable Baja prerunner....

I think we all consider it a successful build... and your truck still makes me consider carving up my fenders.

Ahhh, but then you will need to go up to the almight 35"!!!


Dave, awesome build!! Loved this truck since the first day I saw it which was in Off Road magazine a couple of years ago!!

[Andy Jones]

Sweet Build!

[DIRTYMINDS]

This thing is bad ass!!!! and this site rules!!! less bling and more haul ass

[bvz951]

awesome! from one paraplegic off-roader to another... where and how do you secure your chair during prerunning?

Brent