1991 monty max 4x4. V6 to 4g swap & RHD. need 4g fit aide

[vagrant_mugen]

be even more legit tomarra night when theres hardware holding it together
instead of masking tape....

i found enough 1/8inch sheet metal to slap together a bumper too if ive got the time...
i should really fix the massive hole in the frame before that tho.
gonna be a cunt of a next 5 days, bollocks

[vagrant_mugen]

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lower valance template.

[vagrant_mugen]

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tryin to finish up the front end today, just have to make the corner
pieces to tie into the fenders, and the grille and bezel mounts
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got my upper dash bent up this morning, need to cut the radius for the windshield

[geezer101]

Oh man, that's a lot to take on in a tight time frame. And you're managing to do a not crap job of it in the process. It looks like the South American model trucks (Savannas IIRC?)

[vagrant_mugen]

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[vagrant_mugen]

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[vagrant_mugen]

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almost ready to squirt

[vagrant_mugen]

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[MrPaco]

Looks great, the bumper will complete the picture nicely. Well done!

[Chargerx3]

Looks great. Lose the diamonds in the grill.

[geezer101]

Damn, the guy can move fast! Looks good though. I'd keep the diamonds as it looks legit.

[MrPaco]

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[geezer101]

Hmmm, would a Monty hood swap onto Gen 2 trucks?

[vagrant_mugen]

I tried to find out that b4 I did all this. People said the monty fenders and hood are different dimensions
Then the pickups, idk about mounting points

[vagrant_mugen]

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didnt have time to paint the cap.
got till the end of oct now to vacate, wish id have known before...

gotta get the carpet and interiour back sorted. need to slap together duct work
for the blower to heater, didnt get to finish the lower dash or new seats.
oh well, itll suffice for the winter. looks like im stuck for another cold spell here
in the northeast

[vagrant_mugen]

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gotta get those slots cut under the grille....
plasma konked out for a day just before paint, totally F'ed me.
i made that lower trim way too tall. and that center seam bothers me
in certain light, namely those last pics. too little time.
shoulda just just the monty nose on not taken on the RHD swap
always bite off moren i can chew

[geezer101]

You took on a hell of a lot but it's worth it. As for the front clip being 'too tall' you can add a light bar or something to fill the void once the bumper is back on. That way it'll break it up visually.

[vagrant_mugen]

HELP!
i got no gauges! its been so long since i drove this thing, i know the oil pressure
never registered, but i swore i at least had fuel level and coolant temp.....
ive checked to make sure all the grounds are secure, and everything appears to be
plugged in, checked all the fuses. ive got lights in the gauge cluster, but the gauges
themselves are not reponding.....

any thoughts????

[geezer101]

Only thing I can recommend is pull the cluster out and check all of the harness connectors to the back of the cluster and check the traces on the circuit board. Seems weird that you have backlights to the cluster (which means power and grounds) but everything else is dead. I had a problem with a cluster ages ago where one side of the cluster straight up didn't work - turned out to be crap soldered joints (which may explain the non functioning oil pressure). 5 mins with a soldering iron - fixed (wasn't a MM or a Ram/D50 but that is irrelevant)

[vagrant_mugen]

found the culprit, toasted wire on the cluster
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the oil pressure and volt gauge and tach came up, but the water temp wont budge
fuel gauge finally came up after a minute or 2, but today it wont move atall....

i think im gonna get a new water temp gauge see if that helps, i really dont care about the
rest but water temp is kinda good to have

[vagrant_mugen]

new water temp sensnor... rather

[B-Line]

Very impressive build.

[MrPaco]

gotta get those slots cut under the grille....
plasma konked out for a day just before paint, totally F'ed me.
i made that lower trim way too tall. and that center seam bothers me
in certain light, namely those last pics. too little time.
shoulda just just the monty nose on not taken on the RHD swap
always bite off moren i can chew

Looks like the bumper on the montero overlaps the lower lip on the front, where your bumper butts up against the lower lip from the bottom, making the lower lip look bigger.

[geezer101]

Any chance you can get another dash cluster? It looks like a few of the traces on the back of your current one are 'iffy'. This is one of the things that bugs me about the printed film type boards - they are a biatch to fix and IMO not the most durable design.

[claych]

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