Hello all!
I am the proud owner of a 64 Kaiser Wagoneer 2dr Factory manual, factory 4wd. And I am going to stuff a Cummins 4bta in it!!
I bought the vehicle from Minneapolis, MN.....Rust bucket!!! The front floor was completely destroyed along with seat mounts. But the rear floor, front clip, hood, dash were in great shape and it has all the original glass too!
I had my doubts whether to take on this rusty of a project, but I love the 2 doors! And this one is a crown jewel. Someone needed to save it! So I am completely taking everything apart.
One thing about this vehicle that intrigued me was the front 4wd setup. First every IFS????? and the steering geometry....wow
I decided that I wasn't going to be able to use this setup for what I wanted...So I decided to do a rolling chassis swap from a 1977 Wagoneer that has factory D44's and leaf springs front and rear. It had a 401 in it but I pulled that out and gave it to the owner as part of the deal since I will be using a 4bt. I am also going to be using the floor out of the 77 because its in amazing shape!! as well as all the factory steering and brakes etc.
I have already pulled the 64 body(I welded it braces to ensure integrity due to the floor being completely gone), off the rolling 64 chassis and it is complete!!! 1964 factory 4wd IFS wagoneer chassis so if anyone is interested shoot me a pm. I will have more pics coming soon, this is going to be a huge project with a lot of fabrication and I am looking forward to it!
Final plans:
Go anywhere Expeditionary rig
6" spring-over lift
35" tires
custom made bumpers w/front and rear winches
Intercooled 4bt swap with NV5600 and NP205 Tcase
Roof rack
I am the proud owner of a 64 Kaiser Wagoneer 2dr Factory manual, factory 4wd. And I am going to stuff a Cummins 4bta in it!!
I bought the vehicle from Minneapolis, MN.....Rust bucket!!! The front floor was completely destroyed along with seat mounts. But the rear floor, front clip, hood, dash were in great shape and it has all the original glass too!
I had my doubts whether to take on this rusty of a project, but I love the 2 doors! And this one is a crown jewel. Someone needed to save it! So I am completely taking everything apart.
One thing about this vehicle that intrigued me was the front 4wd setup. First every IFS????? and the steering geometry....wow
I decided that I wasn't going to be able to use this setup for what I wanted...So I decided to do a rolling chassis swap from a 1977 Wagoneer that has factory D44's and leaf springs front and rear. It had a 401 in it but I pulled that out and gave it to the owner as part of the deal since I will be using a 4bt. I am also going to be using the floor out of the 77 because its in amazing shape!! as well as all the factory steering and brakes etc.
I have already pulled the 64 body(I welded it braces to ensure integrity due to the floor being completely gone), off the rolling 64 chassis and it is complete!!! 1964 factory 4wd IFS wagoneer chassis so if anyone is interested shoot me a pm. I will have more pics coming soon, this is going to be a huge project with a lot of fabrication and I am looking forward to it!
Final plans:
Go anywhere Expeditionary rig
6" spring-over lift
35" tires
custom made bumpers w/front and rear winches
Intercooled 4bt swap with NV5600 and NP205 Tcase
Roof rack
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