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It'll probably be whatever Trail Gear's Verso is/was (is that still offered?)
The upsides are that it can be doubled, and it packages really well - under the floor and no need to clock it.
That said, at a certain weight level the Atlas makes more sense.
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Trail Gear does not sell the Verso anymore.
The Verso was $2400, if you compare that to one of their standard passenger-side drop 4.7 cases, it was ~$1000 more. One of the reasons the lefty was so expensive was because of the large CNC aluminum housing section (you could buy that section alone and it cost $1200!!!). If someone can get that cost down (maybe a cast aluminum housing instead), I think that would make it a hot item!
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And I agree the packaging/fit of the Lefty is one HUGE advantage over an Atlas.
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09-18-2020, 04:11 PM
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Trail Gear does not sell the Verso anymore.
The Verso was $2400, if you compare that to one of their standard passenger-side drop 4.7 cases, it was ~$1000 more. One of the reasons the lefty was so expensive was because of the large CNC aluminum housing section (you could buy that section alone and it cost $1200!!!). If someone can get that cost down (maybe a cast aluminum housing instead), I think that would make it a hot item!
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And I agree the packaging/fit of the Lefty is one HUGE advantage over an Atlas.
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Yeah I always assumed TG and Marlin were using the AA housing on their TacoBoxes - maybe IW should partner with AA to get a cast housing like you suggested...
Or perhaps there is a market for a build-your-own center section (at less than $1200)?
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11-12-2020, 03:49 PM
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Saw this on Marlin's FB page, posted ~30 mins ago:
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11-12-2020, 06:42 PM
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is this only for manual trans?
sorry I have never messed with swapping out transfer cases... but having a gear driven 4.7 would be cool.
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11-12-2020, 10:19 PM
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so those are adapter plates; not necessarily Lefty stuff.
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11-12-2020, 10:37 PM
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Is this the TG equivalent? Looks like a drop in replacement. I don’t know if my W59 would require a 21 or 23 spline.
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11-13-2020, 02:24 AM
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TrailGear doesn’t make the Verso anymore; and the inchworm was the OG.
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yep - that would be fine if you could find one.
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yep - that would be fine if you could find one.
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so it looks like TG sells the Verso housing by itself for build-your-own? Cool!
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so it looks like TG sells the Verso housing by itself for build-your-own? Cool!
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They used to, still pretty expensive to build a working unit.
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so it looks like TG sells the Verso housing by itself for build-your-own? Cool!
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I don’t think they do anymore.
Last time I talked to them they stopped.
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let me see if I understand
so marlin crawler... is selling again or maybe first time ever?
3.4-liter 5VZ drivetrains (MC31) | Marlin Crawler, Inc.
so this allows the 3rd gen engine and trans to be used on other platforms. This really has zero benefits for 3rd gen owners. (other than maybe this opens some new possibilities for FAS?
and this is fine but we are still screwed because now everybody gets to use our platforms engines/trans on their trucks with their transfer cases....
so are there really any options beyond special build it yourself transfers?
unless somebody wanted to build the lefty again we are still SOL.
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Marlin and TG have been selling these 5VZ adapter plates for a while. I bought a used TG one not that long ago (was a good deal), but have been leaning more and more toward an atlas the more I think about it...
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Marlin and TG have been selling these 5VZ adapter plates for a while. I bought a used TG one not that long ago (was a good deal), but have been leaning more and more toward an atlas the more I think about it...
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atlas you say?
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