Bet it would be easier to tow with out the ton of dirt on the bed 
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The "under destruction builds" supersize75k5 's driveway of despair and repair
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supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
Bet it would be easier to tow with out the ton of dirt on the bed
Lol ya,
There is a coin op car was around the corner that does half off after 7pm.
Owner is cool with the buggy as long as I bring a shovel and broom to clean up after I'm done. We just leave the mud on the trailer till it dries and shovel it off later.
End up being 20-30 bucks, I don't have to worry about having a pressure washer I'd just run over anyways and I don't have a huge swamp at the house after. Worth every penny !
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y5mgisi
1 ton status
Love having you as a FB friend.
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
Back at it..
Fenders from Stout fabrication came in. Hot damn it's like Christmas with a fancier version of an erector set :grinpimp:
StoutFabrication.com! Custom Jeep Parts and Accessories
As mentioned before my wheel well is moved and the radius increased to 17"
I primered the back side and fender to seal it up, chucked them up there ,clamped them in place and let my creative juices flow.
Being these won't ever have a reason to come off I've decided to weld them on and fill the seams before paint, for most I'm sure they will just bolt them up.
I also have a idea for this build that involved a military/air craft/ rivet look.. But most rivets are not solid and I was blown away at the process and cost of real rivets..scratch that idea:barf:
I decided on 5/16 carriage bolts and flap wheeling the lettering off the head. I may later decide to try to anneal some carriage bolts and strike the head of them with a ball peen hammer..but I'm not that bored yet.
K off to the fun. First thank you to stout fab. I selected him because he was very enthusiastic about the idea, he had the ability to do it and the experience from his other product lines for yj/tj fenders. I've dealt with many vendors in projects and he is a rock star with the product and customer service if you are stretching your wheel base, tub or looking at some serious body work, I can't say enough about how awesome it is to work with new thick metal ready for those bumps and bruises on the trail.
Pics of them getting ready to head my way
Happy fed ex guy.. He got a new dolly finally
My "straight" fender after I removed the bondo...
61 holes later..
Going to make some more armor for the front and keep the rivet madness going..should compliment a pin up girl air brushed on there nicely
Fenders from Stout fabrication came in. Hot damn it's like Christmas with a fancier version of an erector set :grinpimp:
StoutFabrication.com! Custom Jeep Parts and Accessories
As mentioned before my wheel well is moved and the radius increased to 17"
I primered the back side and fender to seal it up, chucked them up there ,clamped them in place and let my creative juices flow.
Being these won't ever have a reason to come off I've decided to weld them on and fill the seams before paint, for most I'm sure they will just bolt them up.
I also have a idea for this build that involved a military/air craft/ rivet look.. But most rivets are not solid and I was blown away at the process and cost of real rivets..scratch that idea:barf:
I decided on 5/16 carriage bolts and flap wheeling the lettering off the head. I may later decide to try to anneal some carriage bolts and strike the head of them with a ball peen hammer..but I'm not that bored yet.
K off to the fun. First thank you to stout fab. I selected him because he was very enthusiastic about the idea, he had the ability to do it and the experience from his other product lines for yj/tj fenders. I've dealt with many vendors in projects and he is a rock star with the product and customer service
if you are stretching your wheel base, tub or looking at some serious body work, I can't say enough about how awesome it is to work with new thick metal ready for those bumps and bruises on the trail.Pics of them getting ready to head my way
Happy fed ex guy.. He got a new dolly finally
My "straight" fender after I removed the bondo...
61 holes later..
Going to make some more armor for the front and keep the rivet madness going..should compliment a pin up girl air brushed on there nicely
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
Also messing around with an idea for headlights.
By the time I buy the brackets, the lights, the light buckets it was going to be over 200.00 for crap lights I'll just destroy ..ya..no. I do love the look of set back lights though.
The headache withy he cool 9 slot mb grill is it has a funky 6 inch hole that's not even round. I remembered my steel supplier having round rings, went down and found some that were 6 inch in diameter for under 2 bucks.
Took my 23.00 amazon led light inside and sure enough the idea looked like it would work.
Couple quick tack welds and I like the idea. One bummer is the light will be too bright,but I have an idea to have a customer of mine thst does photo metrics see what the light is doing as a baseline and then maybe tint the lens a couple shades till it's about right
I'll probably paint the ring a satin black to contrast the grill.
By the time I buy the brackets, the lights, the light buckets it was going to be over 200.00 for crap lights I'll just destroy ..ya..no. I do love the look of set back lights though.
The headache withy he cool 9 slot mb grill is it has a funky 6 inch hole that's not even round. I remembered my steel supplier having round rings, went down and found some that were 6 inch in diameter for under 2 bucks.
Took my 23.00 amazon led light inside and sure enough the idea looked like it would work.
Couple quick tack welds and I like the idea. One bummer is the light will be too bright,but I have an idea to have a customer of mine thst does photo metrics see what the light is doing as a baseline and then maybe tint the lens a couple shades till it's about right
I'll probably paint the ring a satin black to contrast the grill.
Slapperbar
Retired Navy NDT Examiner
Hith is a headlight on a trail rig "too bright"?
Do you have a link on those LEDS?
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
http://www.amazon.com/Tuff-LED-Ligh...=1400208048&sr=8-11&keywords=Led+4+inch+light
They come in spot or flood.
I've bought a few sets and even mounted them to a heavy magnet plate and on a long cord to use around the truck. Very handy. I love my rigid and visionx lights..but compared to my visionx light that cost 225 each.. These make me almost as happy for a fraction of the cost.
How the eff is that ORI so beat to $hit already?
It's Shawn he has a super power to turn nice stuff into beat in almost no time at all. And he has a blast and makes most of us jealous
Dig the rivet idea, brother. Keep at it. 
It's Shawn he has a super power to turn nice stuff into beat in almost no time at all. And he has a blast and makes most of us jealous
Oh yah i forgot. Wheres the booby pics? I feel like he has been holding out lately.
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
No idea what you are talking about as I sit here with the new girlfriend
I've resorted to playing with several trucks rather than several girls, got a good one on the hook
she is the one I took to koh, she was even in the duramax when I about flopped it over and she laughed.. Hine even outs up with all my lady friends 
She is the one in the white dress on my right
No idea what you are talking about as I sit here with the new girlfriendopcorn
I've resorted to playing with several trucks rather than several girls, got a good one on the hook
Oh yah, now that you say that i recall seeing that on the FB.
Congrats dude.
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
Still going..
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
I'm tired of drilling.. decided to Cardy the theme onto the dash and cowl
Modified and changed the steering column and added a removable wheel
Ballistic fab d ring mounts..
And testing some colors ..pretty sure this one doesn't make the cut
Modified and changed the steering column and added a removable wheel
Ballistic fab d ring mounts..
And testing some colors ..pretty sure this one doesn't make the cut
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
Crap pic, finally picked out a color I can like
Also got the same wiring harness scaled down and stripped
Along with sorting out my head lights, the amber lights I'm trying to come up with a proper looking housing that is close to the army ones.
Woot!
Also got the same wiring harness scaled down and stripped
Along with sorting out my head lights, the amber lights I'm trying to come up with a proper looking housing that is close to the army ones.
Woot!
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y5mgisi
1 ton status
Im digging all of it!
Looks like that thing is going to be fun, and a head turner.
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
Slowly I'm getting out of control
Had a crazy last couple weeks but stayed up and played a little last night
Tail lights came in..
that should be enough leds, I still may clear and tint them black for a more authentic look when parked.
I've been trying to package the air shocks, we'll using another smaller set for mock up. The frame already has shock mounts but to get 5 or 6" up and package it using what I have is pointing me towards a 10 inch air shock.
But.. I had shock hoops waiting for the duramax..well hell why not mock them up reversed and the bypass coil overs while I'm at it..
Problem is I like it
3 link is mocked up too, bought brackets from that chappy service company somewhere south of here and cut them up for my needs.
So far..
-27" long lower links at 5 degree angle
-8 inch link separation at the axle for a 33"ish tire
-4 inch link separation at the frame
-Caster is easy to hit at 5-7
-Wheel base is 80-81"
-pan hard and drag link at the same 10 degrees
Going to trim up the brackets and build a bracket for the coil overs that is a little pocket to get it as low as possible next to the lower link mounts.
Couldn't use the high steer for the desired up travel and since I run into things I didn't want to notch the frame. Instead running a combo of fj60 arms as lowers and mini truck arms up top, puts the tie rod at the axle center and gives me the up travel.
Now if I could just talk myself out of using the coil overs
Had a crazy last couple weeks but stayed up and played a little last night
Tail lights came in..
that should be enough leds, I still may clear and tint them black for a more authentic look when parked.
I've been trying to package the air shocks, we'll using another smaller set for mock up. The frame already has shock mounts but to get 5 or 6" up and package it using what I have is pointing me towards a 10 inch air shock.
But.. I had shock hoops waiting for the duramax..well hell why not mock them up reversed and the bypass coil overs while I'm at it..
Problem is I like it
3 link is mocked up too, bought brackets from that chappy service company somewhere south of here and cut them up for my needs.
So far..
-27" long lower links at 5 degree angle
-8 inch link separation at the axle for a 33"ish tire
-4 inch link separation at the frame
-Caster is easy to hit at 5-7
-Wheel base is 80-81"
-pan hard and drag link at the same 10 degrees
Going to trim up the brackets and build a bracket for the coil overs that is a little pocket to get it as low as possible next to the lower link mounts.
Couldn't use the high steer for the desired up travel and since I run into things I didn't want to notch the frame. Instead running a combo of fj60 arms as lowers and mini truck arms up top, puts the tie rod at the axle center and gives me the up travel.
Now if I could just talk myself out of using the coil overs
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