Builds Reconstruction after rollover - building The Champ 2. (1 Viewer)

[baldilocks]

Moab 2017

 

[GW Nugget]

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Time to change your avatar.... with pic above.
How many others want to see a new avatar pic.

 

[baldilocks]

More Moab 2017 Did a 4500 mile road trip that included a lot of wheeling with this awesome week at Moad and never removed my front sway bar. And that was mostly because we were on and off highway.

 

[baldilocks]

Grand Tetons

 

[baldilocks]

Mt. Saint Helens

 

[baldilocks]

Single black diamond trail called Fire Break Five, Browns Camp, Tlliamook State Forest, Oregon during the dry season. These rocks are much slipperier than the granite of Rubicon that I cut my teeth on back in 90. I can imagine what these trails are like when it’s raining and it probably involves pulling a lot of winch line.

 

[baldilocks]

Uncle Tom’s Cabin, some where between George Town, CA and heaven.

 

[Broski]

How do you like your Tires in the Snow?
Dam you sure know how to have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!
On that note I have to go to work

 

[baldilocks]

How do you like your Tires in the Snow?
Dam you sure know how to have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!
On that note I have to go to work

The trXus work great in the snow so far and better than other tires I have had in the past. However, I can see where they won’t perform as well on snow or any slippery surface once the factory siping worn off. At that point, I will see about getting them re-siped.

 

[napir]

Love the truck man, curious if you stuck with the tapered Dobinson coils or went back to the flexi coils.

 

[baldilocks]

Love the truck man, curious if you stuck with the tapered Dobinson coils or went back to the flexi coils.

Thank you..... Still running the tapered coils up front and Slee heavy progressive’s in the rear.

 

[baldilocks]

Just to be clear....

 

[baldilocks]

Fort Rock, Oregon

 

[Masud]

Enjoyed every page, Crater lake looks amazing!

 

[auttiman]

I rolled my 94 and the body is done but mechanicals are fine. I want to pick up an 80 preferably one that's not operational so I have a foundation to build on with my parts. I prefer 94-earlier. I'm in CA so smog is an issue but I think that a newer model engine in and older cruiser would be no problem.
Are there any major reasons why I would not want to attempt to put all my running gear in a 91-92? These years are the cheapest to pick up.

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What kind of front bumper is that? Is it for sale?

 

[baldilocks]

What kind of front bumper is that? Is it for sale?

The photo was taken 3 years ago and that bumper is on my current rig.

 

[baldilocks]

Delta VS 6” radius arms installed/review

A big thank you to Dave and the crew at Delta Vehicle Systems for outstanding customer service and a mother’s patience with all of my concerns on my recent purchase of Delta’s radius arms to suit a 6” lift. These arms are 1/2” longer than stock and correct approximately 10* positive castor...

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[baldilocks]

80 Series PS reservoir cleaning

I searched and didn’t find a thread in 80 series tech on the subject of removing the top cover from the PS reservoir and cleaning the gunk out. This is also an opportunity to fix a leak from the reservoir if you have one. I decided to post this after I spent the time cleaning the...

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[baldilocks]

80 Series brake hydro booster conversion installed

A few months ago @RFB started a thread asking about the possibility of converting a gas powered 80 from the factory vacuum brake booster to a hydraulic booster that is powered with pressurized power steering fluid. A kit from a company called Power Brake Service was referred to...

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[baldilocks]

I built a roof rack in 2015 and used it a couple times when I took my sons friends wheeling. The wind noise was mind numbing. Not sure if it was due to the square tube I built it from or what but yesterday I threw together a steel wind deflector because we are running down to Rubicon tomorrow morning.

I was skeptical because I didn’t do a good job of contouring it to the roof line as I was in a hurry.

So, today I went into town to shop for the trip and got up to 75mph and there was silence like the rack wasn’t up there. I was very surprised and pleased. Paint comes later.