Cody's 2002 build "The Tank"

Got tired of the faded LED bar so i repainted it. also got rid of the useless chrome in it while i was at it.

 

Looks good! Also looks like someone needs new tires and is that overspray on the left and right side or is it burnt?

 

haha yes, i have 2 tires in the shed waiting to be put on.
nope, it's neither. just the angle and the way the flood lens' catch light i reckon.

 

How do your pro comps do in the winter? Specifically ice. I'm looking at them and I need a good MT ice tire so I thought I would ask. And are yours the MTs or MT/2s?

 

Im going to go out on a limb here and say no mud terrain tire is a good ice tire. They turn into hockey pucks in the winter. I think the best "year round" tire for your buck would be the Duratracs.

 

No MT is good on ice..period

 

So is it better to go an all-terrain? Or is there a way to get away with MTs in the winter?

 

Yep, all-terrain would be better on ice... (duratrac's are the best for this) or if you really want mts, you can get them siped to get better traction.

 

^ all the above. even in the rain my pro comps suck.
duratracs are the best all terrain i've ever had. i had great grip on ice and snow, and everything else.

 

Hey how did you prep for painting on the led bar?

 

poured moonshine all over it

 

okay now seriously.. wiped it down with acetone then just sprayed it all with adhesion promoter. didn't want to spend too much time with it. i also used extreme high heat paint.

 

Ok thanks, I'll give it a shoot

 

Damn.. Your setup pretty much covered everything i want to do all the way from gumby on back. (I was going to go with a Yoda action figure)

 

nice man! gumby started on the top of my cb antenna

 

so the reason for no recent updates was because i lost my job back in july which put a halt on everything. i got another one as a web developer again for a local company so i'll be back up and on my feet here soon. first thing on the list is get a new tube bender and roller and start on my bed cage and add more lighting.

so over the last few months i don't have anything new to add to the truck.
i was rear ended a few weeks ago. totaled dudes car, but my overload leaf stopped him from doing any crazy damage. drove away and thought i was good but realized my driver tire was way too close to my sliders. come to find out he bent my leaf spring. insurance completely covered the repairs. they also fixed my leaking rear seal



though i did relocate my cross member for a better angle for my shocks:



OH and i know this isn't truck related but right before i lost my job i picked up a pup. her name is Arya, and is 80% wolf and 20% husky.





and here she is now at just a little over 4 months, she's huge!





now back to the truck. the other night i did a photoshoot with a friend. we drove around downtown nashville looking for good places to shoot. these were taken with my phone. i'll upload more when they are online. that's about all i have to update with right now.

 

Thats a beautiful dog you picked up i really like it! sorry to hear you lost your job but im glad you are back on your feet

 

She's beautiful dude. I'll get another wolf sometime. Maybe after my puppies now leave me. Haha

 

thanks guys. She's more than a handful but i couldn't have picked a better pup for real.

 

DUDE. Wth happened? Totaled, huh....

http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/360709/cat/500