The Pirhett Ship BS Build

Hahaha thanks so much man!! Means a lot!!

 

Guess who got to wheel and hang with the one and only?! @DefconBrix my biggest influence towards my truck and its uses and I finally got to meet him! Such a sick truck and I guess he's okay too

 

That's awesome buddy! How did you get to do this?

 

I live near Tyler and satin pelfrey and they knew how much I look up to him so they called me over.

 

7'2" had is drivers seat lowered 4 inches to fit

 

So this weekends project was making rock lights to install on my truck for a cheap price and one where I can easily remove one if it goes bad or anything. I am not taking credit for this as I have seen @Base Camp and some one whose name is blanking me.
What is needed:
Lights : these are RioRand 2-piece lights

RioRand RR-2P-6W-6K-S LED Daytime Running Light (2-Piece Waterproof Aluminum High Power 6W 6000K Xenon Slim COB, White)

http://www.amazon.com/RioRand-Waterproof-Aluminum-Daylight-Vehicles/dp/B00C1YI2XA
I have 8 in this picture and am working on another 8.
Rare earth magnets: I found some cheap ones on eBay but not sure if they are the best
Aluminum angle 1 inch and 48 inch long X2
Lastly you need a two part epoxy hardener which I used the heavy duty stuff.

This is a super easy project, cheap, and replaceable. for added strength you could probably bolt them to the frame or use double sided tape and the magnets.

As you can seat easy to do and you can put them any where. I plan on using 14 or so with 4 for wheel wells, 8 on the frame 4 on the outside and 4 on the inside, and then based on the remaining lights I have ill use them to add more light to the front bumper or the rear. Hopefully this helps anyone who wants to build cheap rock lights. If you want to see pics of them installed Ill have them wired up next weekend.

 

This weekend I was lucky enough to be invited on a two day camping trip which I had to cut short sadly. I have gotten to know Tyler and Satin @Pelfreybilt pretty well and have been lucky enough to get to test their armor and can say its so comforting going into the unknown and choosing to drive over rather than around something since I know nothing is getting through my armor. They also know how much of a @DefconBrix fan boy I am so they were kind enough to invite me to meet him and some other really awesome guys like @Brosefff and his sick 2016 taco. Sean is such an amazing guy and his truck lives up to all the instagram glory plus he was full of some sweet stories. Tyler who is already a badass has a truck that is in my eyes neck and neck with Sean's so it was a sight to see. We started getting all geared up and headed out to Julian which we would take the 78 to a trail. This trial off the 78 led to an old abandoned mine known as the Warlock Mine built in 1870 and expanded in 1957, This mine lead to the first and only San Diego Gold rush. Most of the ground around was burned in the 2002 fire but has begun to regrow thankfully. This trail that passes the mine and a hill side home to the wolf sanctuary would eventually turn into a hiking and offroad trail that lead down along side the hill.


Here we see Mrs. Satin Pelfrey in her sexy 4runner decked out with extended travel kings, Goosegear drawer system and frontrunner rack which holds the CVT Mt. Shasta. Oh and can't forget the front bumper with Bajalights. I personally love how the front bumper matched the cars lines and provides a good amount of airflow without any obstruction.

Here is a view of the first trail we took. This would lead down to a spot where a house once was but all there is now is a concrete slab that made for a good lunch break.

From here we would follow down through some sandy curves till we met S2 which would take us to the trail head and a little fun in the sand. Of course we had to all do donuts and make a mini sandstorm. Here I took a moment to take a picture of @Brosefff 2016 LT taco which has to be one of the few 16's I actually enjoyed seeing.

We would then take the trail to Arroyo Seco Del Diablo and on to Devils drop off and Broken Axle Gulch. Devils drop off was a tight fit as Sean, Satin, and myself all were within a few inches of a bad day but in the end it was a learning experience of just trusting the truck and letting gravity do its thing.

This trip is one that is stock 4x4 friendly but it doesn't hurt to have some extras like maybe a Total Chaos +2 long travel kit with fox coilovers and bypasses. Sadly as the rest of the group would go on to camp and later visit some awesome stuff I had to turn around and unfortunately hit the pavement. I didn't leave empty handed though with some new friends, a ton of scratches, and a Mexican diamondback rattle snack rattle. I did however realize how much more I want to do to my truck as soon as I get money lol

 

Wait what? He's over 7 feet tall?

 

Nice job @Pirhett . Cant wait to see the night shots...

Also to give credit I believe @SMKYTXN did the original. @Bsheriff11 and I think @geekhouse23 have done it also. I found that on some of the magnets the epoxy failed over time. I tried gorilla glue and that seemed to do the trick.

 

Thanks man I wasn't sure who the OG of the idea was. Yeah I think I'll throw some double sided too just to be safe.

 

No I was being a smart ass lol he's about 6'3" I think

 

I was about to say....









Oh and by the way

 

Haha

 

Thanks man figured it was time I do real reports and DIY stuff

 

haha I deserved that

 

Nice job on the rock lights. I did have the epoxy fail on me, so I switched over to threaded stud rare earth magnets. So you have an option if your glue fails over time.

http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=MM-C-16

 

Oh smart idea! I think Ill try this out and I used the heavy duty epoxy so maybe that will help along with some double sided tape. Thanks for coming up with this idea man and thanks for letting me use the idea!

 

No worries, glad to help!

 

Post a pic!

 

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