this is the best working jeep i seen in 6 decades of wheeling the southwest. i still have a picture of our jeeps sitting in your yard on the wall of my shop
Love the concept of just cruising in it and chatting. I just love how purpose built yet so simple this thing is, and its absolutely killer aesthetically to boot. Makes me wanna cut my 5 all to hell. 😂
Awesome to see Rango again. I have slowly been gathering stuff so i can build my 48 willys. Your videos and build info is very inspirational. Thanks for all the info. I have a 4.3l chevy and took your advice awhile back and boight a ford T18. Need to get a bell housing roinded up for this combo at some point. I think i might try and use my dana 18 transfercase but need to find axles that pumpkins alingn with T case. Happy Memorial Day to you too !
Sounds like a great project. You can pretty easily adapt a ford T18 to a GM bellhousing with a spread bar. I think Novak still makes these. Overall, that is going to be a great combo.
You have built as close to the perfect Jeep as the original concept was about. Light, durable, reliable, capable. Sure you have tons of design and fabrication in your MB that mass production for the war effort couldn't be employed. But you have built an uber cool MB by refining that original concept.
Thanks. In order to fit the 35s at close to stock ride height, it is best to move the axle back to help the front of the tire clear the front edge of the wheel opening. You can't trim that side nearly as much as the rear of the opening. The rear shocks mounts don't really work that well ( shocks are laid too far back ), I will be doing something different when I install the new fancy rear shocks.
Your build thread on Pirate inspired me to tear down my cj5 and do something similar. I even bought the 2 x 4 tubing. I didn’t get far and wound up selling it as a basket case. Now I regret selling it. It had the 225 and an sm420. Now I’m thinking about a flat fender but not sure if I want a stock one or modified.
Can you consider making the rango frame plates in a kit I’m sure many people will be interested in purchasing them save us a lot of time😅😅😅 rango has a huge fallowing
I've looked at it a few times, shipping just the plates around seems to be ridiculously expensive vs. the cost of the plates. The cut file is posted in the Rango build thread. Having them done locally to you is going to be much more feasible.
this is the best working jeep i seen in 6 decades of wheeling the southwest. i still have a picture of our jeeps sitting in your yard on the wall of my shop
My favorite jeep in the world, even all these years later since you built it. thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much
I’ve been watching the thread on pirate since the beginning. A great Jeep and very expiring . Thanks👌
Thank you for watching
Super cool Jeep. I remember following on Pirate with great interest. Glad to see it still kicking about 👍
Thank you. I think this one will be around a long long time.
Thank you very much
Love the concept of just cruising in it and chatting. I just love how purpose built yet so simple this thing is, and its absolutely killer aesthetically to boot. Makes me wanna cut my 5 all to hell. 😂
@brandonshenanigan6123 thank you very much!
great video! Rango and your advice on Pirate was the inspiration for my 46 diesel willys, which I've been driving for 10 years now!
Thank you
Awesome to see Rango again. I have slowly been gathering stuff so i can build my 48 willys. Your videos and build info is very inspirational. Thanks for all the info. I have a 4.3l chevy and took your advice awhile back and boight a ford T18. Need to get a bell housing roinded up for this combo at some point. I think i might try and use my dana 18 transfercase but need to find axles that pumpkins alingn with T case. Happy Memorial Day to you too !
Sounds like a great project. You can pretty easily adapt a ford T18 to a GM bellhousing with a spread bar. I think Novak still makes these. Overall, that is going to be a great combo.
The video I've been waiting for, fantastic presentation.
Glad you liked it!
One of my favorite flatfenders, looking forward to the build thread.
The build thread is linked below.
Loved how well it drives.
Thank you! It's pretty well dialed in at this point.
You have built as close to the perfect Jeep as the original concept was about. Light, durable, reliable, capable. Sure you have tons of design and fabrication in your MB that mass production for the war effort couldn't be employed. But you have built an uber cool MB by refining that original concept.
Thank you very much.
A sweet ride mate.
Thanks 👍
Rango has been one of my favorite flat fenders since I first saw it on the Ultimate Adventure. It isn’t lifted like a lot of other Jeeps.
Thank you very much.
Great video.
I have your brake conversion, power steering bracket and alternator bracket for my 225.
Thank you very much
The best looking jeep!
Thank you
awesome videos Brennan - can you go over the rear shock mounts when you have time. and rear axle/ springs and why you moved then backwards. thanks 👍
Thanks. In order to fit the 35s at close to stock ride height, it is best to move the axle back to help the front of the tire clear the front edge of the wheel opening. You can't trim that side nearly as much as the rear of the opening. The rear shocks mounts don't really work that well ( shocks are laid too far back ), I will be doing something different when I install the new fancy rear shocks.
Your build thread on Pirate inspired me to tear down my cj5 and do something similar. I even bought the 2 x 4 tubing. I didn’t get far and wound up selling it as a basket case. Now I regret selling it. It had the 225 and an sm420. Now I’m thinking about a flat fender but not sure if I want a stock one or modified.
Modified of course! A big project like this is daunting, but once done, it's something you could have forever.
Good stuff!!
Thanks!
What is the total length of the rango chassis bumper to bumper once you finished it
There is a blueprint for the chassis posted on the build thread that I linked in the video description.
Will a v8 fit in rango with the same transmission transfer case combo or is that pushing it
In my opinion, no. A V8 in a flatty requires a 3-4" nose stretch to do it right and have enough room for things like a proper cooling package.
Can you consider making the rango frame plates in a kit I’m sure many people will be interested in purchasing them save us a lot of time😅😅😅 rango has a huge fallowing
I've looked at it a few times, shipping just the plates around seems to be ridiculously expensive vs. the cost of the plates. The cut file is posted in the Rango build thread. Having them done locally to you is going to be much more feasible.
Can you provide the cut files in a usb mail order $ I’m having trouble downloading them I have the frame plans but not the cut files
Right click and then 'save as', don't try to open the file directly.
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Looks like something, maybe a gasket, flew off your roof at the beginning
It was just an old cardboard template from the OBW project. There was a stack of them on the roof of Rango when I dug it out. Missed one. 😆
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