Tiger14 Build Thread with BS

Yeah I hear ya there, meant to do the dragons tail before moving but missed out on it.

 

Well I finally got my SOS Concepts rear bumper installed after looking at it on my garage floor for the last few months. I Was able to do it by myself but it would have been a lot easier with another person (as usual). I will try to get the LED flush mounts wired up next weekend.

 

Took some time to get the flush mounts wired up today and I am very impressed with the light output. Took about an hour to get it all done. Tapped into the PS tail light at the red wire.

 

I got my ditch lights wired up today. Tapped into my fog light circuit since I never run my LED fog lights on road anyways. So now my fog lights and ditch lights come on at the same time. I know the picture facing the truck is blurry but I'll get another one tomorrow. Driving down the street to test the light output was kind of weird, they light up the front of everyone's house as you drive . For off road use only.

 

I've been slacking on updates so here we go:

2/19/2017
I finally had a chance to install the bed supports from @Bentrodder and I have to say that these things are awesome! The welds are incredible and the radius fits the bed sides perfectly.

3/21/2017
I finally got my BFG AT KO2's mounted up and these things ride so smooth. A very nice change from the MT's I have been running for the last 2 years. The good news is that the Fierce Attitude's are getting to live out their lives as my wheeling tires. These things do great on the trails, good bite, strong sidewall, and minimal chunking.

3/24/2017
Made the trek to the TW meet at Adventure Offroad Park with a lot of great people. Had a lot of fun and tried some tough trails (for a new guy like me) and the truck did great. Can't wait to do this again next year!

A little 3 wheel action

And there was some carnage in the form of a busted rear driveshaft on @Sandman614 truck

And had a good time watching @EddyRRT tackle some crazy trails and even gave a little assistance when he got hung up on trail 50 while the rest of the crew watched from camp in the background

 

Nice build, did you have any issues mounting the SOS T case skid? My frame is boxed right where the T case mounts and it's causing it to not sit flush.

 

Thank you! I did have an issue with the T-case skid not wanting to sit flat but I basically just took a hammer to it to form around the extra material and once i tightened it down all was good with a nice coat of bed liner. I was also thinking that the gap wasn't a very big deal as long as my T-case stayed in one piece

 

I am leaving mine off until I get the sliders in. I have a feeling I'll need to trim the skid plate, maybe even cut off as much as so there is only one attachment point onto the frame.

 

I guess i should add on here that the Tacoma is sold (Back in April) and a tow rig was purchased (2014 f250 6.7). Currently on the lookout for a trail toy / project. Wheeling is a blast but the thought of destroying a truck I had that much money into was getting to me. I'll be back on the trails eventually!

The day i drove it to GA to trade in

Andddddd what i cam home with

And the next week some goodies arrived

I need to start documenting this truck too but life has gotten crazy.

 

jelly of your tow rig

 

Not a tow rig until I have something to tow currently looking at jeep cherokees...

 

@Acerwin
https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1998-jeep-grand-cherokee/6279360275.html

?? if that's legit doesn't seem bad.

 

Nope not bad at all. I bought mine for $1500. Got high mikes but do t care since these motors last 300k plus and it'll just be a trail rig.

 

Do it!

 

Not to mention the 4.0 is a dime a dozen so even if it blows you can get a running motor for like $350

 

Just know nothing about jeeps like which ones to avoid and what to look for when buying.

 

Just to help you make a decision lol

 

The 4.0L with inline 6 will last forever. They're jeep Cherokee XJ. Better to go with a clean stock one that way you know someone didn't dig it out.

 

Well everything is easy when you have an Eddy to help build it. If I had a shop with some basic metal fab tools I'd be broke as hell because I would have too many projects!

 

My point exactly haha.