just need a small horse tank filled with ice and refresments along with a couple hot shots to keep people honest, road trip time
Gambler 2024- this time I bought a Toyota.
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Ok so I scored a rubicoon factory bumper on CL for $25 I think this is gonna be the direction this is headed. This is a rough mock up just to get an idea. Real location is gonna be fitted closer and lower and I even got the front factory splash guards and skid plates just gonna cut to fit and zip tie. Just need the right JoOp wheels and we can turn this into a reel gladiator.
Also working on what the livery is going to look like and I’m leaning twords sons of Smokey if you not familiar check them out. All about cleaning up public lands and cleaning up trash.
Also working on what the livery is going to look like and I’m leaning twords sons of Smokey if you not familiar check them out. All about cleaning up public lands and cleaning up trash.
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This is the vision:
Glad-iator like the trash bags. Not implying JoOps are trash. But maybe I’ll score a Corp sponsorship for free trash bags. Pretty sure I’ll be able to find lots of take off fenders and rear bumpers and stuff maybe even a grill. Since everyone seems to just pull the front grill off and replace it with angry eyes
Glad-iator like the trash bags. Not implying JoOps are trash. But maybe I’ll score a Corp sponsorship for free trash bags. Pretty sure I’ll be able to find lots of take off fenders and rear bumpers and stuff maybe even a grill. Since everyone seems to just pull the front grill off and replace it with angry eyes
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Scored a 2023 Rubicoon plastic rear. and a whole entire front bumper with the factory rubicoon fog lights. its amazing what these joop guys are gonna just give away. Got a line on some YJ fenders for the rear. still looking for the right set of JOOP wheels. Also working on a couple of deal for people to donate parts in exchange for ad space on the race trok. so if you know anyone who is a Fabricator/mechanic or anthing else that would be interested in the cause, spread the word.
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Current Needs/Wishlist:
CB RADIO and Antenna
5x4.5 to 5x5 spacers
Jeep JK or YJ front rear fenders
Someone to help weld rear Diff
Brodie Knob
Any extra offroad lights or lightbars, someone might have laying around.
extra metal and materials for the light fab work ill need to do for the bumpers lift ETC
JK or JL wheels and tires- looking for something around 33s. this is stock factory JK sized. MUST SAY JOOP on them
Still need to fix the brakes and do an oil change. ill worry about that later
I have a bunch of parts i can offer trade, ton of front runner accessories. 4.72x5 2 inch rovers wheel spacers, JDM 80 series swing out.
or just donate to the cause.
cost so far:
$500 - trok
-$50 savings on car insurance- still dont know how that works
$25 - rubicoon front bumper
$475 Total
CB RADIO and Antenna
5x4.5 to 5x5 spacers
Jeep JK or YJ front rear fenders
Someone to help weld rear Diff
Brodie Knob
Any extra offroad lights or lightbars, someone might have laying around.
extra metal and materials for the light fab work ill need to do for the bumpers lift ETC
JK or JL wheels and tires- looking for something around 33s. this is stock factory JK sized. MUST SAY JOOP on them
Still need to fix the brakes and do an oil change. ill worry about that later
I have a bunch of parts i can offer trade, ton of front runner accessories. 4.72x5 2 inch rovers wheel spacers, JDM 80 series swing out.
or just donate to the cause.
cost so far:
$500 - trok
-$50 savings on car insurance- still dont know how that works
$25 - rubicoon front bumper
$475 Total
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my company wyndscreen.com can donate trash bags!
You can have these.
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Doin trok stuff.
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DM sent
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Small update: put on the snow tires and painted them bronze. Hopefully gonna have some more time to work on this think in the next couple of months
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I just gotta pull it out and drop it off kinda deal? I’m all about this
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Yeah whatever I gotta do to make it not just spin the passenger rear tire only all the time
The new paint adds at least another 15HP!
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FOUND MY WHEELS!
so i blew the budget for now, gonna have to sell some spare parts to recoop my costs.
Any one want some wheels/tires for an 86 toyota pickup?
i have 4xstudded tires- all hold air - decent tread and they were painted bronze over the rust. - $50?OBO!
5- street tires - one has a hole, decent tread - $50? OBO!
the new wheels are 17 inch JK WHEELS! 285/75/R17! 4 are powder coated black and one is silver - 4 are -id say 65% tread on some cheep ATs anyone heard of "big foot"?! the spare is a KM MT thats never touched the ground by the looks of it. so In a perfect world someone can find me another one ill have two for the rear!
These are gonna take a bit of cutting so anyone want to suggests the cheapest not sketchy way of gaining 2-3 inches im open to ideas.
looking at shackle lift/blocks for the rear and i read i can gain a couple inches at the cost of a horrible ride by messing with the torsen bar in the front.
so i blew the budget for now, gonna have to sell some spare parts to recoop my costs.
Any one want some wheels/tires for an 86 toyota pickup?
i have 4xstudded tires- all hold air - decent tread and they were painted bronze over the rust. - $50?OBO!
5- street tires - one has a hole, decent tread - $50? OBO!
the new wheels are 17 inch JK WHEELS! 285/75/R17! 4 are powder coated black and one is silver - 4 are -id say 65% tread on some cheep ATs anyone heard of "big foot"?! the spare is a KM MT thats never touched the ground by the looks of it. so In a perfect world someone can find me another one ill have two for the rear!
These are gonna take a bit of cutting so anyone want to suggests the cheapest not sketchy
way of gaining 2-3 inches im open to ideas.looking at shackle lift/blocks for the rear and i read i can gain a couple inches at the cost of a horrible ride by messing with the torsen bar in the front.
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current budget/costs:
Carry forward: $475
Rubicoon wheels : $200
Running total: $675
Carry forward: $475
Rubicoon wheels : $200
Running total: $675
I like that you posted the photo of the rear of the trok and need a way of doing “not sketchy” cutting. Cutting might start with the bumper…FOUND MY WHEELS!
so i blew the budget for now, gonna have to sell some spare parts to recoop my costs.
Any one want some wheels/tires for an 86 toyota pickup?
i have 4xstudded tires- all hold air - decent tread and they were painted bronze over the rust. - $50?OBO!
5- street tires - one has a hole, decent tread - $50? OBO!
These are gonna take a bit of cutting so anyone want to suggests the cheapest not sketchy
looking at shackle lift/blocks for the rear and i read i can gain a couple inches at the cost of a horrible ride by messing with the torsen bar in the front.
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its going under the knife soon but now i need to get the LX sorted out so i have at least one s***box to drive in the snow.I like that you posted the photo of the rear of the trok and need a way of doing “not sketchy” cutting. Cutting might start with the bumper…
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Build code for gambler is G662 so eight inch rear, 3.07 gear, two pinion open diff
Looking for a carrier with lower gears if anyone wants to sell for reasonable price ir donate.
Looking for a carrier with lower gears if anyone wants to sell for reasonable price ir donate.