San Diego BS Thread.

Truck looks clean!

 

Shoot, looks like its slightly contorted, have you sent them a pic and said anything yet? Or wait, you already painted it right? Oops.

Wonder if they will exchange it for a straighter one, or if there is any way to permanently bend it (I have no idea how to bend fiberglass perm.)

The hood does look really kikass though, I like it....I wonder if you could put a 4x4 block in the middle under your hood between the core support and the hood and lay some 45lb weights on towels on the outside of the hood and let it set in the sun, Thats worth a try anyway.

 

Hood pins further out??

 

That's awesome!!

 

Im gonna try this. I bought it used from another member here but he had never used it... It has been sitting around in garages for the last 2 years...

No where really strong enough to mount to IMO...

 

I dont think that will hold, and it will always have a lot of preload since the hood is trying to "spring" back, it is probably best to try and straighten it out instead IMO, otherwise it will eventually dimple the hood where the pins are from the constant pressure.


Heat and bending should hopefully fix the problem, fiberglass tends to distort over time, thats why its a good idea to reinforce the ares prone to bending with some steel plating fiberglassed into the backside of the weak areas, then it will be way more resistant to bending and or cracking..

 

Chris. Get a hold of Chilidogrc and see where he got his hood locks. You could run those farther out attached to the radiator support. and it wont look retarded like 4 hood pins sticking up or save you from having to repair the 2 inner holes to move them out.

 

Very true. I get pissed about that kinda stuff, but in the end Im very grateful to have a job in this economy

 

I have someone selling a set of 5 km2s 285/75/16 for 975 a set if.I buy two or more sets, anyone interested?

 

Just wanted to give a shout out to Brian and Alex at American Motorsports for mounting and installing my bedcage and deaver long travel kit on my 5 lug taco. It came out clean rides smooth and turn around time was incredible!! Can't wait to hit ocotillo this weekend and test it out! Thanks guys!!

 

Posted that thread with my phone, I don't have a comp
Right now to post the pics....

 

TW live?

 

I got you Nate.

 

Huge cage!

Looks good though

 

It came off a fully caged truck so imagine the highest cross tube on my truck is where the cab cage tied into.

 

Edit: nvm

 

Noones rocks 33 in tires anymore come on

 

Do you have money to buy me 35"s and redo my ring and pinion??? Rocking 33 on a mini is ok!

 

im going 33's from 31's