Reds rc beater rebuild

Got a bumper and winch too

 

Can't wait to see it all cleaned up and on the truck! PSA 700# springs and no weight up front is a rather harsh ride

 

Thanks bud I owe ya big!

Me too man I appreciate it you’ve helped speed this build up, I can only imagine that ride lol when’s the tear down? I hope whatever ome spring thats on it can hold up

 

Soon almost all the parts for LT are here. Got home and had a surprise package at the door. Only waiting on a couple of bits left.

 

All jd fab stuff looks awesome was looking and his inner fenders he built, what size tire are you gonna run?

 

Bigggggg
Right now I've got 35s and 37s to choose from and play with but I have a feeling I'll be getting some 4Ds

 

I'm gonna make a garage clean out thread with a bunch of crap free 99

 

I call dibs

 

What size rims you got now? Hell yea 40s are the new 37 lol

You know somebody that needs a bunch o parts

Guess I’ll get seconds

 

I got 2 sets both 17s the 37s are on steelie beadlocks and the 35s are on some kmc xds

 

Dang these km2 are like new but their 16’s I’ve been keeping my eyes out, should get 17 so they’d fit both trucks though. Next thing is some uca for the rc this squeak is annoying kinda don’t wanna drive it that bad lol.

 

Well thanks to @ovrlndkull for selling me his bumper and winch, and @gixxerphil for hauling it from ga to clanton and meeting me today. I got started on sanding it down some and threw on a coat of self etching primer.

 

Looking good! Can't wait to see it on the truck

 

Yea me too! I was just gonna do semi flat black but where I took a flap disc and knocked the rust off and not the paint it’s made kinda uneven so I think I’m gonna bedliner it and that’ll blend it I think?

 

Oh yeah I put that original paint on thicc.

 

Yea that red primer seemed thick too, idk I didn’t wanna bedliner but seems like the easiest way to blend without doing a lot more sanding. My lil compressor had a hard time with that die grinder and all I had for my other grinder was 40grit lol.

 

Oh yeah. If you want to blend do more coats in the lower areas fading to the thick parts.

I never worried too much with it. It would get sanded a bit cleaned then shot with more paint in the bare spots

 

Yea that’s a good idea, I’ll see what it looks like maybe tomorrow just wanted to get something on it since I got it to bare metal.

 

Well decided bedliner it was, I think it blended good. I’ll get a pic when it’s dry.

 

Oh damn that looks nice!!!