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An Ugly DIY Build... Where should it go next?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by Delta-Four-Three, Aug 13, 2022.

  1. Aug 13, 2022 at 1:01 PM
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    Delta-Four-Three

    Delta-Four-Three [OP] New Member

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    First Name:
    MacK
    Vehicle:
    06 Access V6 4WD
    Radio Equipment + Solar Poly Bushings + Suspension etc IR Headlights for NODs :)
    Hey Everyone!

    Been on TW alot for months now but just became a member, I think it was inevitable.
    Just here to show my tacky DIY build. It ain't the easiest on the eyes, but I'm a big experimenter and I love it.
    When you have a paid off truck and you accept the fact that you're never going to sell it...the possibilities are endless. Here's what's been done so far, chronologically:

    2006 Access V6 4x4 AT w/ 140,000mi

    Came with Magnaflow Exhaust and headlights/tail lights I don't recognize
    All fluids except coolant (not a mod but just good to start with)
    Infrared Lightforce ROK40's (850nm) for driving under NODs
    Camper shell I found abandoned in a parking lot on Fort Bragg
    Roof Rack I took off of an abandoned Ford Escape, also on Fort Bragg
    Giant 250w solar panel from Santan Solar ($58!)
    Budget Radio setup: of Baofeng DMR and UV5x3's with a VHF 136-174 mhz amplifier
    Used a bunch of random commo wires we tore out of old humvees
    Restored rear C channel section of frame to include chopping and welding new material in (this took so long it drove me crazy)
    Energy Suspension Poly Bushings (only done cab mounts and sway bar bushings, I got the full master set but dang it takes a while to do UCA's LCA's etc)
    Ratchet straps on the back for 5 gal jerry cans
    and then of course medical for almost every seat, insert gear here, etc.
    Also keep flex tape and hose clamps and usually a little bit of almost every type of fluid for hose repair
    Keep a bag of extra fuses and a tester, etc
    Other random parts from a 2007 silver Access i4 2WD

    Future modifications:
    KrakenSDR 5 antenna radio direction finder/passive radar
    Additonal jerry can mounting solutions
    lighter wheels + tires
    Maybe some lightweight pulleys just because?
    If I won the lottery I'd put the hilux diesel in it when the head gasket goes
    Rattle can the whole thing a horrifically ugly woodland camo?

    Previous owner said, "I won't maintain my truck, I'm just gonna plasti dip the wheels and put mud tires on it!" (it came from WV) classic, right?

    Call me dumb, call me tacky, but don't call me uncommitted!

    What should happen next to this frankenstin command vic? I'm open to pretty much everything

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