Chux's 2013 Beach Buggy Build

I think him and @hubmasta ninja'd it in the mawl parking lot in a few minutes

 

I'm doing mine today. I'm expecting aprox. 30 minutes including drinking a few beers.

 

Xactly. Shouldn't take long. At first we tried to use pry bar to seperate the body to remove old bushing and was just short of getting it out. Then we used bottle Jack and seperated body from mount with ease. And definetly made easiest with after market bumper to access bolts.

 

Mine just got here today, so if the weather holds out I may get it done today. I'am also almost out of beer.

 

Make sure you have something to sip on while you stare after install

What up with your bumper? No build = drop pic here

 

Everybody should check out their radiator/frame mount bushings. Mine were whooped, upgraded bushings were cheap, and install was easy. Already have a few local buddies following up on theirs..

Here's a link for more info https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/polyurethane-radiator-support-mounts-cab-also.361346/

@Wheelspinner brought my attention to them


Bottle jack FTW



New vs. Old

 

Fixed... The new bumper is getting painted and it should be done tomorrow. Build pages are overrated.

 

My bushings looked even worse than yours, and I believe the popping noise has gone away.

I used a floor Jack and a 2x4 to lift my cab off the frame

 

Mine looked pretty bad too, the passenger sole was torn. Did you do the cab mounts too?

 

This is the method I used, easy day.

 

Nah. Thought about it, but between my cab mounts being chopped to shit and my firewall being beaten as far back as possible, I wasn't sure how easy a job it would be

 

https://youtu.be/jSia3VE4KKY

 

@Chux when you first got your Cooper's and SCS wheels were you able to fit the spare in the stock location?

 

To be honest I didn't even try.. I heard reviews of won't fit, it'll fit if you cut out the brackets to keep it in place, I was just ok with keeping it in the bed and mounting it to the track system for efficient bed room.

 

Gotcha. I might try it... First I gotta pull out the dremel and make some more room

 

Few up dates to drop.

Working on getting our iPad set up for map use while traveling. What map apps does everyone use? I swapped out the Ram phone mount for a tablet mount. Really like how it's positioned, everything is still accessible around it. Think it will be great as well to turn twords the passenger for co-pilot navigation.

 

Got out a couple weeks ago to break in a buddy's 2016. Good times.





Stopped to take a drink at my favorite watering hole
http://youtu.be/gnfwhfcaL2o

 

I love Motion X GPS. you can easily download tracks into it, also use OSMAndMaps on my iPhone

 

Then this