The d00kie Build (and a dingleberry)

how much did u pay for rims n tires?

 

About $2500 for a set of 5 with the 265/70 Duratracs.

 

Nasty...

 

285 spare under the bed...no problem.

 

Cut the tailpipe to dump just after the axle then had to bend the hanger up and out of the way after beating the tire guides back an inch or so...but got it up under the bed and out of the way.

 

Drove down to St. Augustine, FL a week ago and picked up a SnugTop Super Sport for a great price! I think I can live with the black on my truck until I either have it painted to match or find another shell that is Pyrite Mica.




@JimboAnz helped me out a few weeks ago with grabbing a Baja Rack for the shell (I didn't have) from a guy local to him and brought it down to Charleston for me! @rogs6266 came over last weekend and we installed his Prinsu rack then he helped me install the Yakima tracks on the SnugTop so we could mount the Baja Rack.



Lots of real estate up there now!

 

On May 1, 2016 we had a SC TW M&G and had a great turnout!

@rogs6266 and I showed up early to setup.



@EddyRRT of SOS Concepts set up a display and did a raffle. @MKW was the big winner and walked away with a brand new IFS skid plate!





@ahspurlock, our host, worked on multiple trucks the whole day. I don't think he came out of the shop much...





@rogs6266 getting his SOS Concepts high clearance rear bumper installed and was lucky enough to have had steady Eddy to cut the bedsides:



@rogs6266 and @Acerwin with freshly cut bedsides and SOS Concepts High Clearance Rear Bumpers!


@Daria stopped at Conquest Brewery in Columbia, SC and provided the tasty adult beverages!


@ahspurlock mounted @EddyRRT's new 40's in preparation of his F250 front and rear axle swap.



Random pics of the M&G. We had a great turnout!

 

ICON u-bolt flip striker plates for my hydraulic bumps showed up last week. Still need to order the u-bolts...



Today the MOLLE panel I got from @Joelev showed up...thanks for the awesome deal and super fast shipping! Will get it powder coated by @Tacomaski before I install it.

 

Great build, pics n info!

 

Thanks!

 

Got my quote from ECGS to regear and install my lockers. They're recommending 4.56 gears for my application but I wonder if I'll suffer more than what I want on the top end so I'm debating 4.10s.

Only thing left to do is decide, get some free time, and drop off the truck. Well, after running all my electrical (fuse panel, relays, switches, etc.) and installing the compressor. Will also probably pick up an air tank to complement the compressor and allow me to run pneumatic tools requiring a higher lpm.

 

Did some light wheeling at Gulches last weekend to stretch its legs and see how bad the rubbing was going to be without the CMC. Surprisingly, it never rubbed on the cab mount and only rubbed on the fender liner once. I'll still get the CMC done just to keep it a non-factor in case the alignment gets knocked out or it really gets flexed more than what I was able to do that day.

Was also reminded how much open differentials suck as I was trying to follow Jimbo and Andrew through a tight corner that had wheels at opposite corners of my truck up in the air...hence the motivation to get my lockers installed ASAP.















Had to leave early to make the 3+ hour drive home but 7 hours of driving for 4 hours of good times with friends was worth it...

 

Picked up Ozark Trail 73-Quart and 26-Quart High Performance Roto-Molded Coolers from Walmart last night. User-based reviews comparing them to Yeti and Brute Box sold me since these cost ~60% less than Yeti. My wallet is definitely lighter but the camping game has been stepped up.

 

Sweet! Might look into them myself

 

~$300 for both of them...still almost half price of one Yeti.

 

Would you mind sharing dimensions on those please? Or I can stop being lazy and see if I can find specs on the web. I'm still waiting for them to come in to stock up here.

 

Here's some better pics of the coolers.







@TacoFMS I'll get you some measurements in a bit. Interior & exterior?