What have you done to your ride lately?

[Silverback]

That sucks Chris!

 

[PSU Taco85]

Gonna make my trip from Houston to K2 with the tube doors on. 274mi each way. Unless I tow it. The trick is to stay hydrated and wear sunscreen.

Word, that's a lengthy trip! Hope the weather holds out for ya!

And keep some Frogtoggs close... just in case.

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Could have used them on my drive home yesterday, rain at 70 MPH sucks! GPS, radio, rearview mirror, pretty much everything covered in a fine mist and about an inch of water made it's way into the cab




Wheeling with no doors on is friggin sweet, though. That and the amount of crazy looks I get for driving it on the road with tube doors is well worth it
[video=youtube_share;GpUjy9uJ7FM]http://youtu.be/GpUjy9uJ7FM[/video]

 

[PSU Taco85]

That sucks Chris!

missed this post as I was typing, hope everyone is OK and that the red truck will live to see another trail

 

[TacoXpo]

I wheeled with a guy with an FJC and he would take them off at the beginning of the trip - stash them and put them back on when he leaves... But I guess they wouldn't be there in some parts!

Put on new hoses for the flat bellied thingee. Ordered a 1inch bore FJ80 Master Cylinder. I may finish that bitch yet!

 

[tx_shooter]

Flopped it at k2


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Damn that sucks.

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Wheeling with no doors on is friggin sweet, though. That and the amount of crazy looks I get for driving it on the road with tube doors is well worth it
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Yep; the first time I went wheeling without the doors on I was convinced it is the best way to wheel. You really can see so much more of what is going on.

 

[Silverback]

Project 8.0 eLicker delete starts today. Have an 8.4 already geared and locked sitting on jackstands in the garage. Just need to redo the brake lines and e-brake cables. Plus weld on some diff armor.. just cause I have some and its on jackstands.

 

[TacoXpo]

Project 8.0 eLicker delete starts today. Have an 8.4 already geared and locked sitting on jackstands in the garage. Just need to redo the brake lines and e-brake cables. Plus weld on some diff armor.. just cause I have some and its on jackstands.

 

[garzanium]

Word, that's a lengthy trip! Hope the weather holds out for ya!







[video=youtube_share;GpUjy9uJ7FM]http://youtu.be/GpUjy9uJ7FM[/video]

How dat blind guy with cane and dark sunglasses spotting you?
Must be the same guy

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[balakay]

Started ordering parts for the next phase of the build. Going to redo my suspension. Axle relocation plates, u-bolt flip, shock relocation, bumpstops, and D6XL. I don't know if I can get the nitrochargers to work with the shock relocation in a way that I want them to so I may end up ordering some new rear shocks as well. Will just have to wait and see. Also ordered my Spidertrax spacers so I can have full turning again. And got my extended (+8") rear brake line that I'll put on when I have it all torn down.

 

[PSU Taco85]

I wheeled with a guy with an FJC and he would take them off at the beginning of the trip - stash them and put them back on when he leaves... But I guess they wouldn't be there in some parts!

Put on new hoses for the flat bellied thingee. Ordered a 1inch bore FJ80 Master Cylinder. I may finish that bitch yet!

wheeling in the ghetto problems . If I saw a set of doors in the woods I'd probably pick em up too, gotta chain them to a tree to keep em from walkin

Damn that sucks.



Yep; the first time I went wheeling without the doors on I was convinced it is the best way to wheel. You really can see so much more of what is going on.

It's amazing how much more you can see. I'm not a huge fan of the dirt flung up in the interior but other than that they are great. I'm going to keep my eyes peeled in the local junk yard for some doors that I can hack up into some half doors.

How dat blind guy with cane and dark sunglasses spotting you?
Must be the same guy

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rofl rofl I thought the same thing when he busted that thing out. Apparently it's some kind of telescoping mount for the go pro and he just holds it out and points at random shit, def looks like a blind man spotting though!

 

[tx_shooter]

Project 8.0 eLicker delete starts today. Have an 8.4 already geared and locked sitting on jackstands in the garage. Just need to redo the brake lines and e-brake cables. Plus weld on some diff armor.. just cause I have some and its on jackstands.

Any current plans for that eLicker? Also it sounds like your back is doing better if you are talking about stuff in the garage.

 

[tx_shooter]

Started ordering parts for the next phase of the build. Going to redo my suspension. Axle relocation plates, u-bolt flip, shock relocation, bumpstops, and D6XL. I don't know if I can get the nitrochargers to work with the shock relocation in a way that I want them to so I may end up ordering some new rear shocks as well. Will just have to wait and see. Also ordered my Spidertrax spacers so I can have full turning again. And got my extended (+8") rear brake line that I'll put on when I have it all torn down.

I thought you were not going to go crazy with mods. Just some mild changes to make it more capable....

 

[Silverback]

Any current plans for that eLicker? Also it sounds like your back is doing better if you are talking about stuff in the garage.

Sell the whole thing... end to end. Back isn't 100% by any means, but I'm taking it easy and doing lightweight stuff. When it come time to stuff it under I'm sure I'll need help. I just came in from out there. It rained like a sumbitch and not its just humid. But I got the "new" housing broke down, I still need to tear the brakes apart on it. though, but the axles are out. Also ground off all the old tab mounts and gave it a fresh coat of black paint. Diff armor was a no go. Its the BTF armor and I know you can make it fit with a lot of extra metal being used. But for now I'm gonna say screw it and look for one designed for that axle or just use the BTF one as a template and make my own.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

The obligatory flop pic

 

[DarkHelmet]

Damn Chris... Sorry to see that.


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[TacoXpo]

The obligatory flop pic

ouch

 

[balakay]

I thought you were not going to go crazy with mods. Just some mild changes to make it more capable....

I'm just doing what's necessary to make the new tires stuff

 

[balakay]

The obligatory flop pic

Ouch! At least it's just a flop, looks like it could have easily become a roll.

 

[balakay]

Sell the whole thing... end to end. Back isn't 100% by any means, but I'm taking it easy and doing lightweight stuff. When it come time to stuff it under I'm sure I'll need help. I just came in from out there. It rained like a sumbitch and not its just humid. But I got the "new" housing broke down, I still need to tear the brakes apart on it. though, but the axles are out. Also ground off all the old tab mounts and gave it a fresh coat of black paint. Diff armor was a no go. Its the BTF armor and I know you can make it fit with a lot of extra metal being used. But for now I'm gonna say screw it and look for one designed for that axle or just use the BTF one as a template and make my own.

Pretty sure I'm going to be in Austin this weekend. If you need a hand with anything, I should be able to help out for a few hours Sunday. I'll know for sure tomorrow or Wednesday whether I'm coming down or not.

 

[Silverback]

Ouch! At least it's just a flop, looks like it could have easily become a roll.

Yeah looks like if could have been really bad!

Pretty sure I'm going to be in Austin this weekend. If you need a hand with anything, I should be able to help out for a few hours Sunday. I'll know for sure tomorrow or Wednesday whether I'm coming down or not.

Cool. Let me know!