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Why Old-School Is Very Cool

Photography by Kevin Blumer
  • Ford's famous 9-inch rearend was an OEM offering on many trucks, including this one. This housing sports disc brakes and a full spool in addition to the extensive gusseting and three-link mounting brackets.
    Ford's famous 9-inch rearend was an OEM offering on many trucks, including this one. This
  • Arringdale's Machine bored, balanced, and blueprinted the 400 V-8. An MSD distributor sends high-voltage sparks to their specified destinations. A Dominator carb was taken out of the box and set into place atop the intake manifold. It's good, but it'll be even better with a bit of tuning.
    Arringdale's Machine bored, balanced, and blueprinted the 400 V-8. An MSD distributor send
  • Danny tied the front and rear suspension brackets together with short sections of small-diameter tubing for added strength. Simple and effective.
    Danny tied the front and rear suspension brackets together with short sections of small-di
  • A Pyrotect limit strap loops below the driveshaft and keeps the 'shaft from becoming a vaulting pole in case of a U-joint failure. Although driveshaft loops are required by racing sanctioning bodies, we think using them is common sense that's applicable to off-roaders in general.
    A Pyrotect limit strap loops below the driveshaft and keeps the 'shaft from becoming a vau
Sources
C&D Fabworks
www.canddfabworks.com
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