Squeaky Penguin's (Trip Reports) Build Thread

Ok! I am also have not installed the bracket to support the hoses like the factory one did, so that's probably a part of it. Taking it wheeling for the first time since the lift next week, interested to see what kind of Pandora's box I cracked open. Doing the fuel tank lift was by the longest and most frustrating part of my rear frame chop LOL!!

 

Yeah, I found a perfect little spacer to raise that up about an inch from the bracket on the frame so it's all secured. There's just enough room between the raised crossmember and the bed.

Think I might have had to slightly bend some of the metal lines too.

 

I was thinking of these posts the other day when I was loading the truck up. This is how I spaced my filler out:

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

Just a bunch of nuts lol.

 

Mine stopped shutting off randomly, must have been a gas pump issue.

 

Been slowly getting this thing ready to roll for summer. Fixed the f'd steering rack mounts, went through the front suspension, swapped shackles, retrofitted some headlights, probably some other shit, and now mostly done with the new bumper. Also have a new grill and corner lights, so the front end will be looking mint.

 

Best part of this pic is the Banquet in a bottle (bumper looks good too)

 

Stoked on how this came out.

 

Looks great! Really impressed how close you kept it to the body. Wonder how my coastal would look as a hybrid

 

Thanks Jake! I'm not sure you could effectively get it any tighter.

Only downside is there's no extra room anywhere, and assembling things, which now has to be done in a very specific order, is a huge PITA. I.e. you can't take the grill off without also removing the headlights. oops

 

But damn like Jake said great job keeping it so tight. Going to help with approach so much. Really clean work dude!

 

Looks great! When are you opening up your fab business?

 

Never! If I used my billing rate from my real job, it would be at least a $5k bumper.

 

Whoa looks awesome, weird question, but what paint did you use on that?

 

Rustoleum metallic black stainless.

Never used it before, but tempting to paint all my armor with it now.

 

Yeah, looks real sharp.

 

Wow. That actually looks really really good for a shitbox.

 

It's a premium shitbox now

 

It will become full shitbox when you LS swap it and put on a turbo.

 

At least it will look good as it's cracking and falling apart.

 

And that is what matters. Looking good and go down swinging.