Hey everyone,
Figured I'd throw all my pics and mods together into one place. Most may recognize this rig, I picked it up a few weeks ago from Justin up in San Jose. I sold my FJC since I was ready for something new to play with. Was a great rig- long travel, marlin lefty case, 35's. The works. Just was time to move on or dump more large sums of mula in it. It's livin in the red rocks of Utah now.
Always give my cars pet names for some reason. Callin her "Gordita" since she's big, curvy, brown and has a little attitude...
On the drive to SD from SJ
It's already set up very well, with a host of quality parts.
- 4Wheel Underground 3Link Front Suspension
- 14" Dual Rate Radflo Coilovers w/ Remote Reservoir
- 2" Radflo Air Bumps
- RuffStuff Specialties 1 Ton Steering
- Hellfire Knuckles and High Steer Arms
- 30 Spline Longfields
- Marlin Crawler Transfercase Reduction Gears
- Slee 4" Rear Coils and OME Shocks
- Rear Lock-Right Locker
- Extended Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
- Custom Front Winch Bumper (.25" Plate)
- 12K lb Super Winch w/ in-cab controls
- 6" Trailworthy Fab LED Lightbar
- 4x4 Labs Rear Bumper w/ dual swing outs (Tire & Dual Gas Cans)
- OPOR Sliders w/ Kick Outs
- Custom Transfercase Crossmember/Skid Plate (.25" Plate)
- 37" Goodyear MTRs w/ Spare (New, Only 1000 Miles)
- 17x9 Black Steel Rims
- Alpine Head Unit w/ Kicker 6" Speakers in all doors
- Uniden Bearcat CB w/ WagonGear's Antenna Replacement 2' Firestick Mount
- LED Cab Lights and Reverse Lights
- Two Guys Trail Gear LED Rock Lights
Since the front is basically done, my focus will be the rear and all the other do-dads that should finish it out for me as a capable and comfortable trail rig for SoCal and long range trips.
Hangin out with a fellow Como Chingas Offroad member, who's marlin lefty decided two output shaft halves were better than a whole one.
First item up was replacing the inner axle seals in the front that decided not to be a part of the housing any longer. While replacing a $12 seal, thought it was the perfect time for new gears and a front locker
Diffs set up and ready to go in tomorrow. 5.29's and front ARB. Keeping the lock right in the back till I find a reason to ditch it for a matching ARB.
Went with the dual compressor set up to run the front locker and serve fill duties after runs. Also got the 1 gallon tank, but going to see how the unit does by itself. Going to see if it really works as advertised and runs some tools by itself....
14gau backing plate for support. Rubber idolaters from a VW secondary air pump keep it from rattling itself loose.
Panel trimmed around mounting points. Cubby space opens like stock.
Wired to the front. Bus under the seat, switches going where the useless coin slots are on the center console.
Sneaky fill hookup. Slide the window open and hook it up. Planning on a box build for tools/spares/recovery gear so the goal was to avoid having to climb up on the tail gate and over that crap to hook up the hose.
Next up will be straightening out a few dents, cleaning up the front fender trimming and opening up the rear wheel wells by taking out the lip. Will be changing the color up a bit. Clear coat is toast so why not. Maybe a flat tan or brown. I like my earth tones.
Once the rear is clearanced a little better, the focus goes here
Since it's a rolling minivan on 37's, it won't be a hardcore rock crawler anytime soon. Will take this thing all over, especially Baja. So I plan on matching the front with some 2.5" resi Radflos to replace the OME's. I need to down size the bumps installed to get some up travel back for faster pace fun. Will cut and adjust from there, figure out the best mix of travel and tire rubbin, then replace it all with some air bumps.
Little crap like lights and racks will come as I get bored. Haven't found any low profile mounts being made for LED bars, so I'll just make some to mount off the A pillar and throw a blingy radius bar on cause all the cool kids are doing it.
Excited to hit some trails soon. Will be up in big bear the 21st to test the rig out.
Figured I'd throw all my pics and mods together into one place. Most may recognize this rig, I picked it up a few weeks ago from Justin up in San Jose. I sold my FJC since I was ready for something new to play with. Was a great rig- long travel, marlin lefty case, 35's. The works. Just was time to move on or dump more large sums of mula in it. It's livin in the red rocks of Utah now.
Always give my cars pet names for some reason. Callin her "Gordita" since she's big, curvy, brown and has a little attitude...
On the drive to SD from SJ
It's already set up very well, with a host of quality parts.
- 4Wheel Underground 3Link Front Suspension
- 14" Dual Rate Radflo Coilovers w/ Remote Reservoir
- 2" Radflo Air Bumps
- RuffStuff Specialties 1 Ton Steering
- Hellfire Knuckles and High Steer Arms
- 30 Spline Longfields
- Marlin Crawler Transfercase Reduction Gears
- Slee 4" Rear Coils and OME Shocks
- Rear Lock-Right Locker
- Extended Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
- Custom Front Winch Bumper (.25" Plate)
- 12K lb Super Winch w/ in-cab controls
- 6" Trailworthy Fab LED Lightbar
- 4x4 Labs Rear Bumper w/ dual swing outs (Tire & Dual Gas Cans)
- OPOR Sliders w/ Kick Outs
- Custom Transfercase Crossmember/Skid Plate (.25" Plate)
- 37" Goodyear MTRs w/ Spare (New, Only 1000 Miles)
- 17x9 Black Steel Rims
- Alpine Head Unit w/ Kicker 6" Speakers in all doors
- Uniden Bearcat CB w/ WagonGear's Antenna Replacement 2' Firestick Mount
- LED Cab Lights and Reverse Lights
- Two Guys Trail Gear LED Rock Lights
Since the front is basically done, my focus will be the rear and all the other do-dads that should finish it out for me as a capable and comfortable trail rig for SoCal and long range trips.
Hangin out with a fellow Como Chingas Offroad member, who's marlin lefty decided two output shaft halves were better than a whole one.
First item up was replacing the inner axle seals in the front that decided not to be a part of the housing any longer. While replacing a $12 seal, thought it was the perfect time for new gears and a front locker
Diffs set up and ready to go in tomorrow. 5.29's and front ARB. Keeping the lock right in the back till I find a reason to ditch it for a matching ARB.
Went with the dual compressor set up to run the front locker and serve fill duties after runs. Also got the 1 gallon tank, but going to see how the unit does by itself. Going to see if it really works as advertised and runs some tools by itself....
14gau backing plate for support. Rubber idolaters from a VW secondary air pump keep it from rattling itself loose.
Panel trimmed around mounting points. Cubby space opens like stock.
Wired to the front. Bus under the seat, switches going where the useless coin slots are on the center console.
Sneaky fill hookup. Slide the window open and hook it up. Planning on a box build for tools/spares/recovery gear so the goal was to avoid having to climb up on the tail gate and over that crap to hook up the hose.
Next up will be straightening out a few dents, cleaning up the front fender trimming and opening up the rear wheel wells by taking out the lip. Will be changing the color up a bit. Clear coat is toast so why not. Maybe a flat tan or brown. I like my earth tones.
Once the rear is clearanced a little better, the focus goes here
Since it's a rolling minivan on 37's, it won't be a hardcore rock crawler anytime soon. Will take this thing all over, especially Baja. So I plan on matching the front with some 2.5" resi Radflos to replace the OME's. I need to down size the bumps installed to get some up travel back for faster pace fun. Will cut and adjust from there, figure out the best mix of travel and tire rubbin, then replace it all with some air bumps.
Little crap like lights and racks will come as I get bored. Haven't found any low profile mounts being made for LED bars, so I'll just make some to mount off the A pillar and throw a blingy radius bar on cause all the cool kids are doing it.
Excited to hit some trails soon. Will be up in big bear the 21st to test the rig out.