Builds Broski's Adventure Rig build thread (2 Viewers)

[bigdfzj80]

Nice, I love seen the 80 doing some rock crawling. I am always being told that the 80 series are overweight overlanders and not for rock crawling trails.

 

[suzuguru]

Made it look easy.

 

[Broski]

Nice, I love seen the 80 doing some rock crawling. I am always being told that the 80 series are overweight overlanders and not for rock crawling trails.

Put on a diet and built with rock crawling in mind there definitely contenders.

I'm working hard to break the stereotypical overland mold that the 80 has.

 

[Broski]

Another Perspective of Axle hill.

 

[suzuguru]

looks a lot worse from the bottom.

 

[Feldrian]

Nice, I love seen the 80 doing some rock crawling. I am always being told that the 80 series are overweight overlanders and not for rock crawling trails.

80s make great rock crawlers. Wheel base is about perfect, weight is low slung, 1FZ works pretty well at extreme angles. Only Issue I've had is the transmission doesn't like being at crazy angles for extended periods (starves for fluid).

 

[baldilocks]

80s make great rock crawlers. Wheel base is about perfect, weight is low slung, 1FZ works pretty well at extreme angles. Only Issue I've had is the transmission doesn't like being at crazy angles for extended periods (starves for fluid).

Is that fluid starvation in reference to the A442 or A343? I come from near ten years wheeling an A442 and never experience a lack of propulsion. You have me interested now as I’m transitioning to a rig with A343.

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

You gotta be jerk to be that badass

 

[Feldrian]

Is that fluid starvation in reference to the A442 or A343? I come from near ten years wheeling an A442 and never experience a lack of propulsion. You have me interested now as I’m transitioning to a rig with A343.

What ever is in a '96 - which is a A343 from memory.

 

[Broski]

This is the last climb on pritchett, after this climb it's a long bumpy dirt road back to the Highway.

It was my best day of wheeling in Moab ever

 

[ThreeEyedBandit]

Supper jealous, looks like some great wheeling and scenery!

 

[BILT4ME]

This is the last climb on pritchett, after this climb it's a long bumpy dirt road back to the Highway.

It was my best day of wheeling in Moab ever

One of the keys to your driving style is that you are aware and use momentum to carry you through the obstacles. You visualize your run and keep it moving with very smooth throttle control.

You know your truck well.

 

[suzuguru]

One of the keys to your driving style is that you are aware and use momentum to carry you through the obstacles. You visualize your run and keep it moving with very smooth throttle control.

You know your truck well.

I couldn't agree with this more.

 

[Cruisers and Co]

Fun times on Kane Creek

 

[Broski]

Fun times on Kane Creek

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Thanks for posting.
Was a great day hanging out and wheeling with you guys!

 

[Feldrian]

Fun times on Kane Creek

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Pic #2 looks like it had some pucker to it.

 

[BucketEighty]

@Broski I’ve got some cool ideas for hybrid interior/exo cage for your 80. I was into rock crawling in South Lake Tahoe when I was 17-23 and then went to Cal Poly for engineering. If you wanna cage your truck I’d love to hear your plan/design. My Adventure 80 is a much milder build for family camping, but hopefully when the kids can drive their own trucks it will be a 2-seater on 38’s for harder trails. I’m inspired by your build.

 

[Broski]

@Broski I’ve got some cool ideas for hybrid interior/exo cage for your 80. I was into rock crawling in South Lake Tahoe when I was 17-23 and then went to Cal Poly for engineering. If you wanna cage your truck I’d love to hear your plan/design. My Adventure 80 is a much milder build for family camping, but hopefully when the kids can drive their own trucks it will be a 2-seater on 38’s for harder trails. I’m inspired by your build.

I do have some ideas for a cage.
And would like to swap ideas/ hear what you have in mind.
I have wanted to do something for a long time.
Things to consider for me, I have tried to keep it more of a sleeper, and as light as possible with a low center of gravity.
A full Exo cage goes against all of these things. They also lack the bracing necessary to make them safe/work.
I also don’t care for the Exo cage look.
I would rather it looks more like a roof rack.
This is where the hybrid interior/Exo cage comes into play.
My thoughts were to come off the rock slider in the very front tying into the front door hinges for strength on the way up. popping out of the top of the fenders and following the windshield line up and over the roof keeping tight the rain gutters.
Probably using 13/4” dome .120 wall and down sizing the cross overs to 11/2” .120 wall.
Somewhere around the backseats dropping down through the roof and down through the floor to tie into the rock-sliders and or frame.
Inside the interior could then be properly cross braced for strength.
The main part of the cage on the outside would continue all the way to the back to complete the look of a roof rack, but would be basically floating back there. It doesn’t need to be structural because no one rides back there.
This is just the basic concept.

 

[mudgudgeon]

I do have some ideas for a cage.
And would like to swap ideas/ hear what you have in mind.
I have wanted to do something for a long time.
Things to consider for me, I have tried to keep it more of a sleeper, and as light as possible with a low center of gravity.
A full Exo cage goes against all of these things. They also lack the bracing necessary to make them safe/work.
I also don’t care for the Exo cage look.
I would rather it looks more like a roof rack.
This is where the hybrid interior/Exo cage comes into play.
My thoughts were to come off the rock slider in the very front tying into the front door hinges for strength on the way up. popping out of the top of the fenders and following the windshield line up and over the roof keeping tight the rain gutters.
Probably using 13/4” dome .120 wall and down sizing the cross overs to 11/2” .120 wall.
Somewhere around the backseats dropping down through the roof and down through the floor to tie into the rock-sliders and or frame.
Inside the interior could then be properly cross braced for strength.
The main part of the cage on the outside would continue all the way to the back to complete the look of a roof rack, but would be basically floating back there. It doesn’t need to be structural because no one rides back there.
This is just the basic concept.

I love this concept ( link below). Only a handful of pics unfortunately

Post in thread 'HAMOM weekend Nov 3-5 project gonzo' HAMOM weekend Nov 3-5 project gonzo - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/hamom-weekend-nov-3-5-project-gonzo.1323525/post-15218323

Have seen cages tucked / frenched into pillars before, lots of work, but neat and unobtrusive

 

[Broski]

I have seen it before also and like it a lot.
The interior is the only thing not all hack up on my rig and I would like to keep it that way.
Plus it’s a boat load of work.