Little Red 85 Build

[Boomtacoma01]

Let me run out to the garage and take a few.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

The one I need to finish






Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[fsbrain03]

Looks good, should cut down on the mud and debris coming in.

 

[Silverback]

Did you stitch weld them in place? I thought about welding little tabs and bolting some pieces in place similar or using plexi.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

They are stitched in. Looking for some suitable plexi for the other panels.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Silverback]

I'd at least put plexi on the passenger side. So you can see.

 

[fsbrain03]

Are you going to make it to Katemcy for the Land Cruiser roundup in March?

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Yes I am Brian.

Got a nice piece in from Jesse at Hi Angle. This thing is nice. Almost have all my parts together for my 14B.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Got my tube doors painted and did the quick release pins in the hinges to make swapping doors easier.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[tx_shooter]

Looks nice; quick release pins were a good idea.

 

[Silverback]

Looks good.. x2 on the QR pins.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

I don't know why I didn't do the quick release pins earlier. I can take the doors off in about a minute. I need another set of the outer hinges to put back on the regular doors to make the quick change process complete for both sets of doors.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Here are a few pics from K2 this past weekend. I managed not to survive unscathed except for a driveshaft issue. This park continues to impress with some great wheeling!























Rest of my pics and videos

http://s241.photobucket.com/user/boomtacoma01/library/K2 March 2015

 

[balakay]

Damn Alex's truck is sweet.

 

[Silverback]

Hey rumor has it that you are famous now? Like willing to sign copies of magazines and stuff. Got any pics?

 

[Boomtacoma01]

I can sign a few if y'all would like. Too bad my temporary fame is overshadowed by Matts Tacoma on the cover of the magazine


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Boomtacoma01]

Jambo is heavily attended by FJCs so I figured I need be some light bar action to fit in and add to my trail cred so I started on a roof-mounted radius light bar. I got it all welded up and in place. It will probably have to be moved back a bit when the light bar is installed to reduce glare. Final placement will be determined by the dimensions of the light bar.





Got my light bar finished and painted. I picked up a 42" radius bar on Amazon that didn't break my wallet. I ran the wiring up from under the hood and up the A-pillar to supply power for the light. I used grommets and some clear poly sealant to seal everything up. I have about a 1/4 inch gap between the bottom of the bar and the roof. I also moved the mount back further to reduce any unwanted glare off of the hood and windshield.








Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Boomtacoma01]

So I finally got around to putting all of my pics together.

Started off on with a little hard luck on Thursday on JB Turnpike.





Video of turning it back over

https://vimeo.com/126571049

Aftermath





Thank god for the cage. This is the most damage I have had ever in one weekend.

Got it recovered and wheeled the rest of the weekend. I think I spent more time fixing trail damage than wheeling but that is part of it. I still had a great time.









Now it's time to do a little body work and get on with the axle swap. Lots of work ahead.



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Broken Wrench]

See what happens when you hang with fj's

I have to say , that poor rig looks worse than my runner did when I parked it. That is with 3 rolls to your 1, it was jem

 

[SecretSquirrel]

If Sean had the "Raisin", you've got the "Dried Cranberry"... what a mess