just bought an 1983 8x8 argo.now what?lol

[plott hound]

so it quit raining and as promised i tore the yard up.argo is definitly a 10 out of 10 on the fun factor and the ride is surprisingly smooth.heres some more pictures for you folks.test drive 002.jpgtest drive 001.jpgtest drive 003.jpg

[plott hound]

got some more work done on saturday.tires are on and put a little heat protection on the upper tub.almost 002.jpgalmost 001.jpg

just my luck,im all set for a test drive and its pouring rain.wanted to push it outside and test the belt for alignment then tear up the yard.

[KenRod]

Looks just like mine. i am having trouble with the brakes on one side. B+No idea what to do.

[plott hound]

Hey Plott looking good pal. All the axles working out good? Can't wait to see a video.

thanks to you lewis im almost good to go.ran my new battery cables and fuel line.ordered a new sealed battery should get it on friday.hopefull to get all the small items looked after this weekend then we should be ready to give it a rip.

[lewis]

Hey Plott looking good pal. All the axles working out good? Can't wait to see a video.

[plott hound]

Lookin good! I must say im a little jealous. Im still so far away from a test drive......

lets see some pictures mang.

[sieg]

Lookin good! I must say im a little jealous. Im still so far away from a test drive......

[plott hound]

got my nice new clutch installed after my bud caliberated it for me.im soooooooooooooooo close.100_0598.jpg

[Mike]

Man, test drive time already. That will motivate you even more.

[plott hound]

did a bit of trimming to the fire wall and mounted the solenoid.grabbed some welding cable and fuel line so i can get that routed tommorrow.also got my new clutch springs so my bud can finish rebuilding the driver for me.looks like i might be ready for a test drive sometime next week.firewall 001.jpgfirewall 002.jpg

[plott hound]

got my butt in gear today and placed the engine and transmission.am currently working on getting my new firewall fitted up.bit of a pain because its for a right hand drive.have 6 new clutch springs to p/u on monday so clutch should be good to go.will posr some more pictures tommorrow.engine.jpg

[plott hound]

im still waiting to figure clutch troubles out.might go ahead and mount engine this weekend and get the top tub washed then lined up.more pictures to come.glad to hear your making progress though paquette.

[Paquette]

Any up dates. I'm slowly getting mine back together. Got the transmission and idler gear chains installed now. Still working on the motor.....argggggggggo!!!

[gibba]

brings back memorys of my resto argo 8x8, some good some bad!! great job my friend, iv kept roll pins thru my axles but i will be changing to bolts.....

[Paquette]

Looking good mister....