Recent content by IL Boy

im sorry for your loss. i am starting to realize boone's impact on my life, i fought my hardest to be the opposite of him and it turns out im more like him everyday...

its been a busy few weeks. unfortunately not much progress, but here is an update on the motor mounting... i would like to re do the transmittion cross member

^^^^^ i agree %1000 ^^^^^^^

as for whats next... i got 17" steelies off of a dodge (cheap CL find) to mount using 2 inch spacer/adaptors. they will be painted JD yellow to go with the John Deere farm truck theme. once that happens i will be able to lower the frame, get the measurement from the ground to determine how high...

some inspiration for my build... Boone collected, restored, lived, and breathed John Deere tractors. Here is the last one he worked on...

started to disassemble the 55...

so i tore into the s10 and sent the frame to get an air ride suspension...

Greetings from S. FL. Here is my 55 1st series that I have been slowly working on for the last 18 months. This is in tribute to my step dad, Daniel "BOONE" Hodge. We lost him 3 years a go to colon cancer. When we first moved in with him his pride and joy was a 51 chevy 5 window with a 350 sbc...