NorthwestCruiser's linked 80 series crawler slammed on 4d's and BS

Yeah I might but still have some things to try. Im just hoping by a miracle of god it fixes it after we rebuild the axle.. but if not going to adjust my pinion angle up and try my friends double cardan driveshaft

 

What about something so simple as a bushing/mount for Xfer case or transmission?

 

I don't think so since I feel it in the floor board up front in my feet and not around the center console area. Plus we just had my transfer case out for the new gears

 

Well turns out its the front driveshaft so im in RWD for the next week or so, just so happy to have found what it is. Now to research if I need a double cardan or just have this one rebalanced etc..

 

Hopefully this fixes the problem, custom length double cardan


Snow has been horrible and I don't have sliders so haven't gone wheeling.
Stereo is getting completely redone this weekend, sliders go on next Monday and it'll finally be ready to wheel

 

are you driving this thing yet or what?!

 

I've been driving it.. in rwd haha went back to the fab shop for some stuff and should be picking it up this weekend if I don't go to bend. Then stereo gets redone, then sliders, and then I should have it back in my possession by next week!

 

Did some bump stop tuning this morning


And sliders this afternoon. 2x4" 1/4" wall main tube


And it's ready for the rocks tomorrow. Hoping the inaugural run to the rocks goes well!

 

First day in the rocks was a complete success. Went out with my good friend Andrew in his linked 80, his cousin in an 80, and our friend Dustin in a 3rd gen 4runner.
The start of the new trail at Tahuya




Flexes pretty damn good!



Then went to yellow jacket hill

Then the last hill that Im not sure the name of..

 

Looks awesome!

 

So happy with how it did! Its insane how big of a difference this was compared to LT IFS

 

Friday night:
Travis and I tackled the alarm/remote start and stereo.
During the stereo install my dome light went out so we figured my battery died since we had been testing the remote start. Turned out it started right up, but my radio, dome light, clock and dash lights didn't work. Blew a fuse. Put another in and immediately blew again (tried 2 more times). Unplugged radio and some other stuff, put a new fuse in and it didn't pop but we noticed an electrical burning smell. Great. Never saw smoke but the smell got strong.
We ripped out all wiring that we had just put in

and something was still burning. After 2 hours of testing wires, checking EVERYTHING and getting mad/trying to figure out what the hell it was I called my buddy Nick and said check the stock amp. Sure enough, even with a bypass you can't run a stock amp with an aftermarket amp, and that almost caught fire.

So we reinstalled the stereo which is now:
Pioneer double din headunit
Rockford Fosgate everything: amp, front door speakers, tweeters in the rear doors, 6x9 speakers in the very back with two 10" subs. This heffer is LOUD.
Oh also finally got my CB in too.

 

So we finished at 1:15am, I got home at 2am, woke up at 5am to go snow wheeling

 

Happy New Year Brian!!!

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The rig is simply amazing!

 

Thanks Chad!

 

Hit up Reiter foothills with 2 of my friends and had a blast. Probably the hardest ORV park in Washington


Leaned into a tree a little bit

 

Badge of honor!

I kissed a tree on my dcsb C pillar on my first trip out around Manastash Ridge (307/308?).
Tossed some paint on it, called it a day...

 

Another from today

 

One more from last week haha hoping to hit Reiter again soon if we get a break in the rain


Not much happening since I broke my foot last week and slowly getting better.. I did claybar/buff/wax it, probably the first time it’s ever had that in its life


At least @loco is back and decided to put 39’s on his finally