Also, anyone know how I can update the name of the thread "My 86 K5 build" to signify people to go to these posts for updates (so they don't look at the thread from the beginning and see unlinked photobucket pics)?
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My 86 K5 build
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Nice progress on the rig.
What's the reason behind the multiple shifters? Aren't the 205 levers kinda hard to get to in that location? Maybe it's just the pics....
What's the reason behind the multiple shifters? Aren't the 205 levers kinda hard to get to in that location? Maybe it's just the pics....
No, all the levers are very easy to get to, even in the full harnesses. Way easier then if they were mounted directly to the floor.
The shifters is kinda a long story. Essentially what happened was I originally purchased a triple stick shifter setup from JB Fab, but after I received it I realized Jon's bracket setup for the Titan box was not going to work. Jon has never had a Titan box in his possession before but thought a normal black box style bracket would work on it, but it didn't. All of JB Fabs shifters are designed to have the cable come from the back towards the front, but it won't work like that on the Titan since it's so much shorter of a unit. NWF's shifter for the Titan goes from front to rear. So after many phone calls between JB Fab and NWF, we settled on that Jon would exchange my triple stick setup for a twin stick setup, and Kris at NWF would send me a single shifter designed for the Titan Box, and Jon event went as far to make sure my shift knob for the Titan shifter would work on NWF's shifter so everything looked the same (JB Fab's customer service is second to none...and Kris at NWF was really awesome to work with during it all too). So in the end it all worked out, was kinda a hassle for a little bit though.
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The floor mounted shifters work fine for me but I have monkey arms, kinda the reason why I thought those shifter positions would be uncomfortable. But if they work for you that's all that matters.
I'm glad to hear you got the shifters worked out, I've also had positive experiences with Jon and Kris.
Everything worked ok with the cases I assume?
I'm glad to hear you got the shifters worked out, I've also had positive experiences with Jon and Kris.
Everything worked ok with the cases I assume?
Oh yeah, cases are the tits....freaking love all the gearing options!
I hear ya. Coming from a 205 I really liked the 241 gearing for most of the Moab stuff, then I put the 205 outputs in low for the technical stuff. However it's a lot easier to keep the 205 in low, range box in high and flip that into low for the fun stuff.
Yeah, the 205 on mine shifts alright but still a little annoying to shift like most 205's (might still mess around with the adjustable detents from JB Fab). The titan box shifts like butter, so I've been keeping the 205 outputs in low and then kicking the titan box between hi/low whenever needed. But it's so nice to be able to use just that 2.72:1 gearing when needed. When looking at a true trail rig, a true 4 speed case is the cats pajamas!!
This last weekend my brother and I entered a local to me off-road contest called Idaho Tuff Truck Challenge (ITTC) in Mountain Home, ID. Some are familiar with it as over the years its actually gained some pretty good popularity. The contest consisted of 42 rigs (more than your average contest) ranging from mild to wild. They break the classes up into 3 tire size classes. 37" and down, 38" - 43" tall, and 44" and up tire sizes. There were technically 5 events: The RTI ramp (though this one was not factored into the overall score, it was only used to brake a tie in the end if there was one), Tow Test, Obstacle coarse, Mud Pit, and the final Rock Coarse. There were quite a few guys there on 54" MT claws or 50+ in Ag tires, and a few straight up rock bouncer buggies, but at the same time there were some pretty much stock rigs on 35" tires running right along side. I really like the way they set the event up. It made for a fun weekend.
Here are some pics of the event:
Here are some pics of the event:
More...I freaking hate mud...but was still a fun event
On Sunday, it was clean up day at the city park we used to help clean up and hangout. Then on Monday, for anyone else who has still stuck around, they do an organized trail run with the Wild West Off-roaders club at a local trail. About 10-12 rigs showed up for the fun. We ended up running Marble Canyon (for anyone who saw the Ultimate Adventure 2006 when they came to ID, this was the first trail they ran on that trip. They called it Rattlesnake Alley, but all the locals call it Marble Canyon because all the boulders are constantly moving under you. The line you took will be different for the guy behind you). It was a very fun trail, and very difficult. I would probably rate it a 8 or 9 out of 10 for sure. The exit is a huge 8-10 ft "waterfall" that you have to climb up to get out, or turn around and come back out. All but 2 of us winched out of that one. Just winching up had the pucker factor. The last two pics show me and my brother crawling out the exit...it was legit for sure. My brother had issues with two tires going flat, but we found out they were valve stem issues (something he can fix easily back home).
In the end...it was a freaking awesome weekend. Lots of fun. I'm still cleaning mud from under the truck everywhere (did I mention I hate mud), and the only thing I broke was my wrap bar in the rear (not the first time I've broken that stupid thing) in the obstacle coarse, so just took it off and kept going the whole weekend. But other than that, I think I beat on the truck harder this weekend then I ever have, and it all held together just fine, and actually didn't get any new body damage! Who would have thought 
. Oh, and the Titan/205 is the cat's pajamas!!! Freaking loved all the gearing options.
. Oh, and the Titan/205 is the cat's pajamas!!! Freaking loved all the gearing options.
bad ass 
EDIT- NM, you posted as I did.
EDIT- NM, you posted as I did.
You forgot to wear your helmet on the 2nd day! 
You forgot to wear your helmet on the 2nd day!
Haha, to be honest, wearing my dirt bike helmet while driving my truck was a freaking weird feeling. Never done it before, and I didn't like it. Was hard to communicate with co-driver, and made it feel even more cramped with the interior cage.
what, no coms? Rookie....lol
I use to love my helmet racing because it was the only thing protecting my ears from open headers, I could see it being very annoying in a truck like that without coms.
All the headlight housing and equipment on my rig were breaking and falling apart (as most find out when they start wheeling these big fullsizers), so decided to get rid of it all. So I pulled everything out, made some home-made brackets/tabs that I welded straight to the core support, and bolted some LED pods up to them. Now with a total of 6 LED's up front...it lights up the freaking world! I also think it looks kinda cool too.
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1/2 ton status
I think it looks pretty tough. Ive always liked this rig
Dang man... this thing is awesome!
