Oregon and Washington BS thread

Saw the Rattletrap at SEMA. It's pretty damn badass. I wanted to drive it so fuckin bad.

 

That IFS heep is gnarly. I dig it.

A) I challenge you to load a dead elk in either one of those.

B) I bet after a couple hundred miles down the highway you would hate it.

I could be wrong, it might handle like a sports car. It's a fine balance between performance, comfort, and reliability... I just haven't found it yet in the taco but I'll get there.

 

That's why I have a Taco haha. I could not live without a pickup bed. They just have waaaay to much utility not to have. Now, those AEV pickup conversions for Wranglers...if I ever get to swim in money...

 

Those AEV rigs are pretty snazzy. I looked at the website and got excited when I saw the prices. I thought, for $40K I'd get one. Then I notice the asterisk. "Price does not include base vehicle". Pssh. You could build one hell of a tacoma for $70K. http://www.aev-conversions.com/vehicles/brute-double-cab

 

Yea the prices are pretty absurd. Needs to be a diesel for that price point. Someday...haha. I like Jeeps, just need a pickup bed. I've thought that if I could stumble across a rear ended Wrangler for the right price this wouldn't be a bad idea. http://www.thejeephut.com/products/...ep-wrangler-jk-4-door-2007-2014-by-mopar.html

 

What do you think of this? I know their rear ends are not so strong...but an interesting rig none the less.
http://www.race-dezert.com/classifieds/index.php?ct=orcar&md=details&id=72668

 

Dabbled in some drilling today

 

looks good man, that a 42''?

Also, little off topic but ehh... what backspacing are your wheels? haha

 

yep a 42, and the backspacing is 4.5 I think, they are the TRD "beadlocks" spray painted, running an 1.25" spacer ... I need to get lower backspacing wheels haha

 

bar looks good, curved? whyd ya not go bigger? besides money of course lol


haha You had me worried for a sec before i read 1.25'' spacer lol. I was like shit..... ive only got 4.1BS wheels and installing my APLT kit this weekend lol.

 

It's hard to find them. It seems like all of the aluminum wheels in 16" or 17" are 4.5" BS.

 

Trail worth fab beadlocks and 37s are like 3.5" right? hehe

 

It may be close, my wheels rubbed on the upper control arms bad, if anything you will need a .5 or .75 in spacer. But I also have 35 in tires

 

Bad ass city rig. You think that would hold up to your soft touch?

 

Well, besides needing new tires it looks rad. I'm not sure if it's $20K rad, but different strokes for different folks.

 

Yup, plus you have to run 1/2" spacers so it is effectively 3" BS. Want to buy my set? I have to warn you double beadlocks are not very street friendly. Fantastic in the dirt, but impossible to get anything close to balanced. I had 2500 airsoft bb's per tire in the last set to balance them, but I didn't put any in the BFG's and it rides like a tank.

I think I would destroy it the first weekend, spend 6 months unfucking it, then break it again on the maiden rebuild voyage. At least that's how my other builds go.

 

Oh my god... I just finished up the LEDs I put on my Homertaco raptor grill... I will post pics when I wash the truck tomorrow. I don't know if you guys can handle the anticipation...

 

Hanging out at sun lakes!

 

Boys and girls, Will and I are hitting some trails tomorrow in NE WA. Only pics I anticipate will be cell phone pics. Be jealous. We are going places you haven't gone before.

 

guys I need some help... Ive tried the last 2 hours every possible way to get my upper ball joints separated from my spindles. Tried a pickle fork, tried a BFH as persuasion, getting a little pissed I can get that bastards apart.


Input? anything to help would be awesome.