Long Travel BS Thread

Bed cage is ready for paint. The vertical open top tubes are for a roof top tent rack. I have plastic caps for them. The removable crossbar holds 4 VP fuel cans or 2 VP fuel cans and two five gallon water jugs snugly. I found water jugs that are nearly the same exact footprint as the VP fuel jugs. Bed cage is a bolt in.

Between the spring perches, shock mounts (axle), and bed cage I went through almost 6 pounds of flux core wire.

 

I've thought about both Jason, gas would be nice. I would buy the tank rather than rent so it could move with me. How much do the tanks go for?

As for the tube a few guys here have them this way and I haven't seen them complain so I'm hoping it works out. It is gussetted in three directions and it's .120 wall DOM 1 5/8" tube.

I plan to put a go pro back there and see how it behaves; if it moves I will either punch throw the bed side and sleeve it or will drop a tube and bolt plates through the wheel well to another tube/frame.

 

With paint

 

I agree with jason about ditching the flux...gas makes it so much nicer.

 

yeah check around craigslist you should be able to find a decent tank for cheap, just make sure its hydro certified/tested or whatever, so that it can be refilled/exchanged

 

Stolen from DSMS Facebook page:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD5A0eExN5Q

00:20 and 01:07 hella sketchy haha

 

Thanks blackhawke88. Guy scoots in that thing!

 

hell yea that thing was booking it! I'd be scared to hit a kicker like that if I had that truck.

 

Just wondering if a driver saw said "kicker" a little ahead of time if laying on the skinny pedal just before the launch would aid the transfer of weight to the rear via acceleration ?? (it'd have to be good acceleration i'd think) any thoughts ? I don't mob so i dont know...

 

It works for a dirt bike, obviously, but with the power to weight of a truck it doesn't work near as well. You have to be careful too because loading weight to the rear at the wrong time will make it rebound harder and actually make the rear end kick higher

 

ehh idk, loading the suspension could cause a lawn dart effect to... it really just depends on the truck, its geometry, its spring rates and a ton of other factors.

 

Gotchya, yeah the bike reference was exactly the mindset i had when asking & i think i'll just keep my wheels on the ground if possible

 

hahah beat me to it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPOasoMtIfY

 

Wow, nice recovery tho' I guess, fire it up & drive away (dont know how far tho)

 

he finished, then raced again on sunday minus some fiberglass we ripped off. 3rd or 4th on the weekend I believe: Whole video with some more angles of the roll (starts at 1:00 basically)

http://youtu.be/uKHY5iNz6nA

 

race truck problems:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw6oiXmwvZc

 

ahahahhahahahaha! that gave me a good laugh.

 

Haha, he's like...