Making Of The Willy Mammoth

[Shamb]

yea you'll do fine on the rocks, this is gonna be a start to a beatiful friendship.. haha

hope MRS.W doesn't mind making weekend trips to the Con to hit the rocks 

[Willy Mammoth]

We got the decal on the windshield too.

[Lady Di]

yea you'll do fine on the rocks, this is gonna be a start to a beatiful friendship.. haha

hope MRS.W doesn't mind making weekend trips to the Con to hit the rocks

DUDE! I am so there! as long as the boot doesn't get stuck in the mud!

[Lady Di]

Here are my packing pics! It was way less then I thought. We still have a lot of space to strap a hitchhiker on! LOL!

LOCKED AND LOADED!! We are ready to ROCK N ROLL!!

[Willy Mammoth]

  Ok, I just found a better way to mount the  spare. I think this looks better and dosen't get in the way of the tire or lights.

[InstaGator]

     I wanna go        Have a nice trip.
Lator....

[BUBBA]

Also manager to cut up a perfectly good 84 front Axel housing and weld it to the front bumper. :

Why? oh the agony  
If only I could have gotten you my perfecty good bent housing.

[Shamb]

    @ Mrs.W


that sure is a SWEEEEEEEEEEEET lookin rig!  (dumb and dumber voice/)  I like-it-alot!  (dumb and dumber voice/)

[Willy Mammoth]

Why? oh the agony
If only I could have gotten you my perfecty good bent housing.

Sorry rocktoy and glen too. I really hated cutting it up but it saved me a lot of time not having to make a cover from scratch. It was only a bare housing, but could have been used for a better purpose. It cost me plenty if that makes you feel better. 

[88runner]

toyota crowd --> <-- Willy Mammoth

 

[Rocksurfer]

 88runner--> <--toyota crowd 

[88runner]

88runner--> <--toyota crowd 

It can't be, I'm not the one who cut a perfectly good front housing 
It's just sad

[Rocksurfer]

It can't be, I'm not the one who cut a perfectly good front housing 
It's just sad

Only for those that still have IFS.

[88runner]

Only for those that still have IFS.

not only for them, those with bent housing too

[Lady Di]

LOL!! OK we're ready to hit the road now...

[gonzo]

LOL!! OK we're ready to hit the road now...

Ooooooooh..........yeeeaaaaaa........looks good.

[Lady Di]

I can just see the looks on all those blue haired retiree's in their big honkin' motorhomes as we come tooling into the KOA in the Battle Cruiser towing the Mammoth behind it!

[reklund5]

So, are you getting Mr. Willy a sans-a-belt jumpsuit and some velcro shoes so he'll fit in with the "typical" RV crowd?

Ryan

[Willy Mammoth]

So, are you getting Mr. Willy a sans-a-belt jumpsuit and some velcro shoes so he'll fit in with the "typical" RV crowd?

Ryan

   I'magona ware my silk pj's   and if they don't like it they can kiss my 


It's like the Clampetts all over again.

[Lady Di]

he'll be Hugh Hefner Clampett of the RV crowd

[Lady Di]

Well I knew these boxes would come in handy!
Hey!! Someone is slacking off!

[gonzo]

he'll be Hugh Hefner Clampett of the RV crowd

[79coyotefrg]

i cant believe Mark could  try and sleep on the roof with Di and ORG swapping shots of tequila 

[Willy Mammoth]

Day three of Labor Day weekend and the list of things is getting shorter. Got the wipers done, wired up the in dash winch switch, installed the CB, installed the rock lights, finished the rear deck, polished the over spray off the paint so it will slide better across the rocks and even cut out the other foot and put it on. The E brake / hand brake is done too. We now have three (3) nights to finish the rest up if we are to leave on Friday night. 

No time to sleep, I guess I better get back to work. 

[Willy Mammoth]

Still gota make fuel tank protector plates, secure the brake lines and fuel lines. Add a piece of square tube on the rear bumper so the tag stays with us on the trail and mount the fire extinguisher.

I also would like to get the proper fuel filter installed, but there parts to be made that aren't available any more. 

The list seems to be getting longer again.    All this talk about work is making me 

But we are going to the Rubicon and that makes it all worth it.    

[79coyotefrg]

did you get a filter with a drain on the bottom ??  so you can drain the water out

[Willy Mammoth]

Nope it is the stock filter for the engine, but some of the fittings aren't avalible any more. I couldn't find a filter like that small enough to use. The lines are only 1/4" and all the other filters had 3/4" npt ports.

[79coyotefrg]

hmmm and you didnt make an adapter   you are getting close to the green flag

[reklund5]

Mark-

You might just try a 83-94 Ford Fseries truck diesel fuel filter assy.  The filter has a water separator built onto it and looks like it could easily be adapted to pretty much any diesel setup.  You can check mine out when you're here in Albuquerque next week 

Everything on the rig looks great! I can't wait to check it out!

Ryan

[Willy Mammoth]

Ok now that we made it to MCR4 and back it is time to get back to the buildup. I started making the templates for the brackets on the supercharger. I was going to locate a TD27 engine, but since I have the SD22 and the supercharger already I might as well give it a go.    I hope I can at least double my output from 60 hp @ 4000 to at least 100 hp    Then it's back to making a custom T case so I can go duals and get a better driveline angle.