Finishing a coiled-over idea (1 Viewer)

[TachedOutOffRoad]

great pics by the way

Thanks!

Ive got a lot of work to do before a big ride in July, and if the boss lady allows it, one next month on the 18th-20th.

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

While upgrading my links from 1.75"x .120 to 2"x .375

I did this to my shop

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

And this to my tools

And this too my truck

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

Not so much fun

It was kinda neat to load my truck up with a rear link missing ------> rear steer! ;p

A buddy from work let me park my junk in his shop for a few weeks.
Hope to take it riding on Tues after Alfa buys my new tools

 

[Eskimo]

Holy s***! What happened? I mean, fire, obviously, but..

Really sucks when the FD has to come to one of their own's place, too.. BTDT.. But they did bring the cavalry once they realized where they were going.. (ex-GF's car caught fire in my driveway, in front of the garage)

 

[Tapage]

I'm so sorry dude ..

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

I was welding, grinding, and torching that morning and when I came back that afternoon every window in my house was blacked-out. Usually when the fire truck comes to my house Im driving it and the lights and sirens aren't on


Fire investigator/Tachedoutoffroad president (me) has determined that something hot started a tiny fire which smoldered for seven hours and did $49,800 worth of damage to my house. PLUS all our stuff
The truck is just kinda melty. The roof, whole passenger side, mirrors, and interior panels are gooey. My home owners insurance doesn't cover my truck and I havent insured it because its not street worthy yet

Im going on a week long, high profile ride in July that I cant talk about, so Im lucky that the house didnt totally burn and destroy my truck.

Nobody was home and staying up welding in the garage is something that Ive done 1,000 times before and then gone to bed. I was lucky that this happened during the day, in an empty house.

 

[Dusty]

i hurt for you. but at leaste you and yours are ok. there are lots more trucks out there to wrench on but you cant replace arms and faces and lives.

 

[Tapage]

F luck ..

Again dude .. I'm so sorry .. are only 1 seg off and sh** happens.

 

[projektdotnet]

Glad to hear that it was only possessions and not people hurt but still sorry to hear the damage that stuff sucks

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

My truck finally has a name

The Dragon Wagon

I thought that "The Phoenix," "Smokey," and "Burnt Truck" were all kind of "homosexual."

I plan on going riding every weekend this month so hopefully there will be a few good pics to post.

A friend in my club is going to paint it for FREE too!
OD green anyone??

 

[Eskimo]

OD Green? Blah.

"real flames" - the current hotness.. (and so appropriate!)

 

[hammerhead]

Yah, talk about a flame job!

Glad no one was hurt.

I call my '69 FJ40 "Fireball" cause it burned to the ground once. What a mess! Talk about a fun cleanup job...

 

[Mace]

Yah, talk about a flame job!

Glad no one was hurt.

I call my '69 FJ40 "Fireball" cause it burned to the ground once. What a mess! Talk about a fun cleanup job...

You cleaned it up after that??

Hmm, who'd a thunked it..

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

Same silver/ grey as now with black flames?

Its getting exoed and I want the cage to blend in some. Silver with balck fames and cage

 

[kling-on]

you gota keep the melted tail light on it ... sorry your shop burned glad ever one was out and safe

 

[hammerhead]

You cleaned it up after that??

Only partially. I got some good parts off of her before I traded her off. The guy that has it now is using the sheetmetal and frame (all that was left) for a buggy.....

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

Got rid of this crap

put this crap on

got rid of the home made duals adapter and got a clocked adapter from Marlin

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

not BlueTorch, but still made in Alabama

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

picked up some street tires in my wife's Acura