Well, Crab and I made it back. It's been a home a few weeks now. I have been doing some upgrades and working out some of the bugs.
I was having some issues with the steering which turned out to be a combination of issues. I rebuilt the column and added a new shaft with a collapsible lower shaft and finished it off with a new steering wheel from Tom's. I also installed the Wildhorses 3 way adjustable tire rod setup and got rid of the heim joint steering. Finally I replaced the track bar bushings. It drives nice and straight now!
The seats and cage were a bit uncomfortable for me. I'm 6'4" and I was looking out of the top of the windshield. I swapped the cage for another one I had and installed Pro Car Elites form Wildhorses. I am really happy with these.
I put on a set of Raceline Monster Beadlocks and ditched the Outlaw II wheels as well.
Time to start enjoying it!
Thanks to sprdv1 for all his help.
Big shout out to my buddy Crab. We had a great trip and made some memories. I really appreciated his help!