Chicagoland area members

A quick video from a few weeks back at the badlands...

http://youtu.be/r5Oyq-MYDpk

 

good video.

Near roll over at 4sum min

Shroud comes loose



and aired up pea gravel dig

Looked like a blast!

 

Does anybody in Chicagoland fab sliders or bumpers?

 

I do/have. I always do one off stuff. I wi post pics tomorrow. I have done sliders for a jeep jk...bumler for my 05 taco...tube bed...full hydro for a SAS first gen...frame repairs...you get tue idea.

Depends on when ur looking to get work done. I am in process of a divorce and my truck is mid sas in my garage at the house...with my wife. But I am not patting myself on the back when I say my work is top notch.

 

Sliders for 2008 4DR Jeep JK:





(Added the lightbar hoop as well to the front bumper)

Bedcage and front bumper for my truck:





Full hydro for Supra TT:

Oribital Valve mount and hose retainer:


Ram mount on the axle:





Finished product:







Frame repairs on same truck:

What frame looked like after removing old shackle hanger:





Repair and reused hanger:

 

Are there any tacoma world events at the Badlands in Indiana? I will definitely be heading out there once it starts to warm up.

 

not sanctioned by badlands but we get out there quite a bit

 

I love me some badlands in the winter!!! Lots of fun!!!

 

Do you guys have regular meets? I would like to set something up where we could all get together and shoot the shit about trucks or set a time to go to badlands.

Are you all on facebook? We could make a group for just us Chicago guys.

 

My shits on jackstands undergoing a SAC right now

 

I saw a Barcalona Red DC Baja today at about 2:30pm in Aurora, IL. It still had the Baja stickers on it. Anybody here?

 

Anyone thinking about going to the Moab Event? I am going for sure.

Moab Thread

 

Which one? There are several being talked about.. May. June and July!

 

End of may! Click the link on my above post.

 

So, who is waiting on some snow?

 

I am for sure! I just got my new bumper on and installed. If it gets bad I am going to drive around and look for people to tow out.

 

Well I can't wait to drive around and get full use of my truck. I know this is not quite the place to ask, but how did you like your 2010 Mustang GT? I have split auto DNA, I am both a lover of Fords and Toyota's. I have had 3 Mustangs in the past, and if I was 25 again, I would be dying for a new one since they brought back the 302, never thought that would happen...... but on the flip side I love my truck, it never fails to impress me with the ease of maintenance. Try 11 years of changing the oil on a lowered 2000 mustang gt......... pain in the ass.


forget, very nice truck! don't take any chances with that baby.

 

I am a Ford/Toyota fan as well.

It was wicked fun. Manual trans which was awesome and I threw a Hurst short throw in it. I also had the upgraded interior, track pack, and HID lights so it was plush on the inside compared to my Tacoma. The traction control system was actually really good. I put blizzak snow tires on it in the winter and it was a champ.

I miss it from time to time but I really love my truck. In a perfect world you have both but reality hit and I needed more than a mustang could offer. I graduated from school in 2011 and moved out in the summer of 2012. Moving is what pushed out the mustang. I needed more room.

Here are some videos of it.

http://youtu.be/1EH5CbW2ReU

http://youtu.be/k_wTCxl1aos

 

They are very sweet rides, Ford really did get it right with the 5th Generation. Almost perfect 50/50 wt dist. Mine was a 5-speed, all I have ever owned, and I drove one day after the blizzard, but she was a handful in slick conditions. rain or snow, would not let anyone else drive her. its funny the 4.0 v6 was stronger than mine from the factory. I don't tell this much but the ONLY time she ever got away from me was in 2006 and there was a lot of patchy ice on the roads and I got on the 290 heading out from downtown, and I was running late, and it was 1 pm and I gunned in on the on ramp and as I sailed on the 290 I hit ice and spun around 3 complete times going across the 290, kept my cool, powered out of the spin, and took off, did not hit anyone or any wall. but I learned a lesson.

 

Nice bumper LoadedTaco