Wyoming B.S. Thread

Id go arb if it was me for that reason on the first gens, it still wasnt huge and terrible like 2nd gens. Also when we took larrys off that things was like a blade on a D8 and would demolish a deer no problem at 50mph.

 

I'm hopefully picking up an ARB for my 80 today. The old ones aren't massive like they are nowadays. Plus this one is winchless so smaller center cavity too. The 1st gen one is kinda ridiculous though it protrudes in all the wrong areas and it is a flat tube in the front, no curvature to work with the truck design.

 

deer doesnt care if its pretty.

 

No but if your gonna spend money on it you might as well like it a little unless it's Uber cheap. That's the predicament I got myself in with the Badland haha.

 

why spend money if its meant to plow deer is all im saying.

 

ARB isn't much cheaper than most though, if we're just going for cheap I don't think anything is cheaper than the Badland maybe the trailgear. Bout it. One thing is for sure there's no deforming the Badland unless you hit a wall or a bull moose haha.

 

:rofl thats a great idea! The cable will just drop a little plate infront of 90% of the head light. If i make it like a hand throttle I can adjust the amount of go fuck yourselfness

 

lol I tried. On the cheap too! I think @Speedytech7 is right though. You come here to hear what you want to hear.

 

Don't you have a welder and a tape measure? Bet you could copy that elite pretty easily.

 

Can you imagine the PM influx he'd get if he recreated an Elite?! But yeah probably could remake it, he's done similar with a rearend.

 

Or just some real headlights...haha

You're so far away now! Over 6 hours..

Still a good idea though..

Yeah I could. I mean I wanted to build one. A kind of hybrid of sorts. Was waiting to get settled into the new shop. I cheated death by deer for too long though.

They are terrible up here.

 

Psssh, come on guy. You don't think I'd be willing to meet you halfway if it would help you out? Noob. I'm sure you will find something closer than me though. Plenty of good parts rigs in MT.

 

Haha well I already feel like you've helped me out a LOT so would never ask that.

I'll look around up here.

Eric thinks he can get my a full fabbed bumper next month.. not 100% sire I want that though yet.

 

The damage..

 

I was expecting way worse. That's not bad at all

 

yeah the core of the truck is fine i think.

Bumper
fender
Fender flare
corner light
headlight bracket
grill

Seems to be the only damage.

Im glad its still drivable. Supposed to get 2 feet or more of snow over the next 3 days possibly.

 

Wasn't at first. I limped it to work and unbolted the stupid wing bracket that sits under the corner light. Then took a cut off wheel to the bumper and trimmed off some pieces so i could turn passenger again without rubbing shit.

The hood is fine, its the fender that is tweaked to shit.

Flare is junk. All but 2 of the clip braces broke off. Only thing that was holding it on where the 3 bolts at the end.

Headlight just bounces around, the bottom adjuster broke off. Think its okay. Didn't notice it yesterday, use my ditch lights as much as possible anyways.

Eric hasn't gotten back to me, but the more i look at it, the more i like his bumper anyways.

That said, might just leave it be and buy a winch and some steel.

 

Well its broken on the bottom corner where the head light goes..like smashed.

It also separated.

I think i might be able to reuse the back part, at least the center. But the rest is too far gone sadly.

I still have my stock grill though. But maybe I'll get in line again for anyone Homer grill later. Sorry Craig! @HomerTaco

 

Glad to see the deer didn't flip on on the hood tho. That would have been much worse.

 

yeah a lot of things could have gone way worse. Im glad i stayed on the road. Was a 10' drop on my side of the road and a steep hill on the other side. Would have rolled for sure.