Hey everyone, I've been looking at getting a super low-buck offroader to play around with. I'm looking more at 1/2 tons, I-6, 5 speed. I'm thinking of stripping everything off it to make it as light as possible. I will just open up the wheel wells instead of lifting it way up (may get a small lift though). My goal is dirt cheap, and entirely function over form. Just something that I can beat up and not worry about.

Anyone else have a beater like this and can share pictures and low buck ideas?

Thanks in advance!

 

That what mine started out as ...

then I had to make it better and now I'm stupid money into a 78 Bronco thats beat up and cut up to hell.


Welcome to offroading

 

Pretty much what Paul said.......

my 77 started as a cheap player now its not so cheap.... lol


It was cheap when all i had was the stock 351m and 32's then i wanted bigger tires so i bought some 38's then i wanted more power so i got a 460 but i need a fuel pump to feed the 460 so i bought a holley blue then i wanted more gears so i went to 4.11's then i Blew up the 460 and it sat for 2 years where it got more gears, and the fuel pump locked up from setting and no longer works so i bought a BG280 worst mistake EVER put a Junk yard 429 in it and bought another fuel pump to replace the Barry grant....... oh and while it was down i got ride of 2 38 TSL's and got 2 38.5x15 boggers

Ill have to see if i cant find some orginal pics of it... and then some as it progressed...

 

 

Thanks for the input guys! I guess I can live with it snow balling a bit. Haha. Hopefully the light weight will allow it to be good enough for a while. I love the look of that truck Dave! I saw a picture a while back of a guy who just rachet strapped a pallet to the frame behind the cab, but your's looks better. Now I just have to decide on F-100/150 or a Bronco... leaning towards the pickup though.

 

That was my DD at one time. 351M, C6, 205, 5.13s and 39.5 tsls in that picture. On 4 inches of lift.

But, without doors the roof folds to the dash easy when u set it on its roof. The pipes held up the back of the cab tho. Lol.

 

Bet it got cold in the winter..... lol

 

Nope, Ford heaters work great. Lol

 

Yeah, I know these cabs aren't too fond of rollovers.

 

Honestly if you want a resonably cheap beater, I don't think you can beat a solid axle Toyota. Unless your mudding then your going to need more power.

 

I disagree, my little Comanche will walk circles around a yota

 

Ya,

 

Looks like one of those mini vans Chebby made a good many years back.


I think i see a crap stain on the seat Dave

 

No I really think you dont.





I kinda miss that pickup. It grew into a ginormous expensive garage space taker.

 

i have always wanted to just strip down a frame and build a heavy *** cage and make a screw around buggy myself and when i get around to making the 7deuce a 4x4 this winter i might take the old 2wd frame throw a 360 and a c6 on it and put some 42" tall fertilizer spreader tires i have accumulated on the rear i think it would be awesome but thats just me