Sorry to hear that and glad to hear you are Livingstrong.
Love how mine has turned out, how well it performs and allows the family and I to get into the great outdoors...
Thanks Brett. Yeah, I've put plenty of "love" ($$$) into it and it performs as intended. Still not "complete" though I doubt any of my projects well ever be truly done...
I could have sworn I posted some pics, they disappeared into cyberspace somewhere.
But, she is hovering around 90lbs, has become a great family dog. She loves everyone she meets but will let us know when someone is creeping about. She loves to stand on her hind legs to survey her territory...
Thanks, and yes, I measured about 5 times before cutting the hole.
Love to have a cold one with you, Mark and Abbie, we will have Rubi with us also...:beer:
I've still got a couple things up my sleeve for it, but its pretty much maxed out. Had to go out and pick up an FJ45 so I could waste more time in the garage...:beer:
The wheels are turning and that is the plan as of today. My oldest (Mikaela) is graduating from HS this year and going to Greece with some of her HS classmates on a school chaperoned trip. That is right when Rubithon is going on so I thought it a good idea (as did the girls) to keep Regina...
Thanks Corey. I'll be moving most of my threads over to this forum where I have great faith in the owner here and how things will operate for all concerned...
Finishing things up, at least trying. I give a heightened respect to those who work with tires like these. I'm only having to pull one bead over the lip and it killed me. I've still got the spare to do but I couldn't help but get some pics loaded up of the finished product.
Weight of the...
Part II...
Time to burn some metal...
I wanted to be sure that I had solid welds and no pin-holes and thinking it should be easier to slip the inner bead over a smooth surface, I elected to grind the welds. Took about 30 minutes each to make them nice and smooth...
End results, not...
Beadlock DIY...
After popped my bead last year, I'd been on a quest to find some "reasonable" beadlock wheels. Yet, I couldn't justify spending $400 a wheel for something decent nor could I justify spending $300 for some crap beadlocks.
So, I found some FJ80 steel wheels that I bought off...
Front end upgrades...
I finally got around to upgrading my front end components. I've been doing fine with the stock UCA's but got a good deal on some Total Chaos UCA's from a member who had them rebuilt. I also got a deal on the All-Pro HD steering links, so that went on the install list as...
Cont...
Talking with Bud during the Tummy Tuck process, I discovered the he is an ICON dealer. Never being unsatisfied with my OME suspension, being 3 years old, I couldn't resist an upgrade to something adjustable as well as rebuildable. So, on go the ICON's up front, keeping the OME...