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Post by mudmaddness1972 on Feb 26, 2012 14:17:33 GMT -5
luckily its just paint everyone thought it was burns. I'm glad it wasn't and thank you I'm trying. Its a long process. I really just tired of this thing I want it done. I never thought it would be so much work. nothing really worked how I thought it would when I first started and has been much more work than I anticipated. I need to get out and beat on it cause I haven't gotten to wheel how I like cause I'm not suppose to beat on the ol lady's rig to much. But I'm hoping to have it going by end of march and wheelable in april but we all now how timelines usally work. out I'm sure something will just not work like its suppose to and something will have to be changed i hear you about getting it done i been working on mine for about 6 to 8 months ..what sucks is i get weekends and maybe like around 5hrs max...cause i have 5 kids ..they sure keep me busy..i too what me truck done too...but it does look good...
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Post by mudmaniac3 on Feb 26, 2012 16:35:03 GMT -5
thank you. yeah I get weekends to work on it when I"m not helpin others out with their rigs. I get some time during the week but I have 2 dogs and they also require some attention especially being stuck at home all day alone. And yeah this one is about a year in the making. I took a few months off to build the gfs 4runner up and had to wire in a buddy's truck on weekends. for a bit. But its getting to all the little stuff now so its getting there. I love that blazer you have I had one back in high school and was gonna build it but i'm pretty cheap and didn't like paying for fuel
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Post by ickyzwicky on Feb 26, 2012 20:46:46 GMT -5
it dont matter how long it takes man that thing is bad. the pink is awesome to, i dig out there colors
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Post by popeye on Feb 26, 2012 22:28:46 GMT -5
I feel your pain! It took 2 years to get the xplosion on the trail, and I'm still messing with it
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Post by mudmaniac3 on Feb 27, 2012 10:45:22 GMT -5
thank you guys hearing others like it motivates me. I was lookin yesterday and its getting to the odds and ends to get it done. I"m going to buy tube this weekend so I can starte the cage, and gonna get some finish welding done on it sunday I beleive. might be weekend after tho. I know I'll have it at summer bash this year tho. I'll probably have it down there fri thru sunday. I know none of my rigs like to go to sand tho. last time I tried taking my toyota the motor blew just cruising around town. The one time I tried to drive it to the sand the ignition switch went out and I was young and dumb. sat on the side of the road for 10 hours waiting for someone to come pick it up. my dad brought the dollie with my daily 4runner on it so I could still go play a little. when he put it on the dollie he kicked it into 4hi and the square tube driveline broke going down the freeway. It blew a hole in the trans when the driveline hit it and locked up the rear end which flat spotted my brand new 37's, broke the rear ring and pinion, ruined my front pinion bearings, and front output tcase bearings, and when the driveline hit the transmission it hit so hard it cracked the side of my block so I'm super careful taking my rigs to the sand anymore. I went to take my ol mans k5 to rod run this year and it had a new 468 cu in big block in it with 2000 miles on it and a trans with 200 miles and the motor blew up on the astoria bridge. So I don't have to much luck goin to sand but I bucked up and bought a dodge deisel so I'll be at SB
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Post by 68cj5 on Feb 27, 2012 11:21:38 GMT -5
good man lol
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Post by ickyzwicky on Feb 27, 2012 15:07:08 GMT -5
gotta break the curse
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Post by mudmaniac3 on Feb 28, 2012 2:55:06 GMT -5
I know thats why I got a deisel and a car trailer now haha. so should be good to go now.
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Post by mudmaniac3 on Feb 28, 2012 15:42:04 GMT -5
ok well did a little work this weekend. I cut the shock plates to mount the rear shocks to the tower. I also cut all the plates and drilled for where the cage mounts so i can mount it to the frame. I also got into some more wiring here is more junk i took out By mudmainac3 at 2012-02-28 here is some harness all cleaned out gotta check a few more plugs and then its tape everything up for a stand alone engine harness By mudmainac3 at 2012-02-28 I started to skin the tunnel but I realized its to thin and i need to get some 18 guage sheetmetal so its easier to weld By mudmainac3 at 2012-02-28 went with the gf and got her a tuff truck for the fair and just to rally around. By mudmainac3 at 2012-02-28 its a 69 vw bug with baha kit. needs motor work for $400 bones. I also hooked up the flux capcitor adn got it all ready for some party time By mudmainac3 at 2012-02-28
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Post by mudmaniac3 on Mar 1, 2012 0:21:18 GMT -5
ok got off work a little early today. so I had to fix my truck and trailer since I lent it to my uncle and I had to threaten to call the police to get it back and everything was trashed. tailgate wont go down, trailer plug ripped off my truck, he smoked in it, and lost the pin to my receiver for my trailer the trailer was missing one pin to hold the tilt deck down, and the wiring to the running lights got cut. and tonight i found a screw in the tires i just bought and its leaking. Guess you can't trust anyone with your stuff anymore. well got everything fixed and my canopy back on and decided it was time to get some tube and steel for my tunnel cover and what not so hit up the steel yard and got 140' of 1" 3/4 .120 wall round tube for cage and bumpers By mudmainac3 at 2012-02-29
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Post by 92sdime on Mar 1, 2012 2:56:48 GMT -5
awesome build!
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Post by mudmaniac3 on Mar 1, 2012 15:41:47 GMT -5
thank you but its not done yet but it probably will never be done haha. are they ever.
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Post by mudmaniac3 on Mar 4, 2012 15:11:32 GMT -5
Ok actually got a ton of work done between fri night and sat night and lots of beer drank Fri night I got the 2rz stand alone engine wiring harness finished up and ready to be installed in the scout By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 then saturday morning got it all loaded on the trailer picked up a buddy and his welder then took it out to another buddy's shop to get it into the shop well we started with welding the front suspension and steering stuff up and then a front stinger and shock hoops bent we may have combined them for a bit haha By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 got the guys lookin at it more than workin haha By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 then somehow we had a shop party start off By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 Well somehow with all the beer being consumed we had my buddy weld everything in for suspension and what not and a few of us started on the roll cage By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 then got it ready to roll out of the shop By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04
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Post by mudmaniac3 on Mar 4, 2012 15:18:17 GMT -5
Yes the top does fit with cage in but I'm gonna have to notch the top in a few area's. Well the party started happenin I sobered up and took the ol gal home and I guess when I left my buddy took his 4runner out into the mudhole in the back feild and blew his motor or somethin ha. well here is some of what we got welded the hitch is all in now By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 got rear shock mounts, diff armor, bumpstops all welded in and also got the rear shocks installed By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 also got the mini boat sides in By mudmainac3 at 2012-03-04 and got the frenched in rear spring mounts all welded in plated in and crossmember tied in and ready to go By MUDmainac3 at 2012-03-04 I'm still blown away at how much work we got done and how well everything turned out with as much alcohol was consumed all I know is I hate hangovers
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Post by jhughes on Mar 4, 2012 17:02:51 GMT -5
Dude the stinger does look to bad with the hoops on the side...are you going to add some more bracing to the cage lance?
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