L-Attitude Adjustment time/GB bumper build...

[mobydick]

I think it's time for our fearless leader to rally the troops into a springtime frenzy, don't you? Tell us all what you've been doing with all that hard earned cash from the land of snow and ice now that you are back in the land of dirt and mud! What do you say??

 

[retrofive]

I heard he opened a taco cart and is slinging nachos.

 

[mobydick]

Ooooh.....that cheese can really burn 'cuz it sticks so bad when you "sling" it!

 

[jamister1]

Yeah what are you doing these days j-diddy? Do you have the next 8 months off? Still living at your place in yreka? Did you blow all your hard earned cash on jager and strip clubs.... oh wait, that's the other 90% of our club! :-D

 

[Kief]

Can I get a Jippy Taco's franchise????

 

[mobydick]

Can I get a Jippy Taco's franchise????

Yep! You need about.....Treee Fitty...

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Hehehe well I picked up 400 lbs of steel last week, and am in the process of armoring and winching GB in preparation for Moab... I'll get pics up as soon as there's some progress...

I wish I had a nacho cart! That would rock!!! I had a lot of work back up while I was down south, so I'm catching up on a lot of that... As for my new found riches, I'm trying not to spend too much of it... we'll see how that goes...

For the time being, I'm staying at my dads. The house in Yreka is Rachael's now, but I still have visitation rights for the kitties...

Attitude adjustment? Troop rallying? Come to the mining claim run! You might want to extend your diff breathers if they aren't already... Hehehe

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

I made some progress today, hopefully the hard part is done... hehehe Enjoy!

 

[mobydick]

Save your scraps! My front bumper is pathetically weak. Could use some beefing up and also would like to pull out that cable all the way and inspect for any weaknesses.

 

[retrofive]

I made some progress today, hopefully the hard part is done... hehehe Enjoy!

Nice

 

[Heron]

Looking good!
What do you have planed for handling the bending loads on the bolts in the bottom flange of the angle.
A couple of gussets close to the winch mounting bolts and some kind of tie in to accept the tension loads at the top of the mount?
Keep it coming this is the kind of thread that makes belonging to a club a blast.

Al

 

[Kief]

Receiver mount hitch/winch?

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Receiver, yes. I will have a bracket going back along the frame from the winch mount plate, so it won't be going anywhere. Also the receiver will be going over the front cross member with a plate running down the backside and through bolted... Just to be doubly sure!

I got some more winch parts cut today, and the skid plate cut and bolted up. Though it's not done yet... Pics later...

 

[Russ in California]

Gettin' heavy, yes?

 

[jamister1]

Just an FYI when building up a mini for every 100 lbs you add you must also subtract 100 lbs else where. I vote to cut the roof off... and then some!

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

I'm thinking for every 100 lbs I add I can wheel 100% harder... The winch bumper is going to be around 100-120 with the winch, and the skid was somewhere in the 80-100 range I think...

 

[mobydick]

I used to get cash for riding shotgun! Occasionally a bonus was offered if I rode strapped to either of the bumpers. It was bad for my hair though.

 

[dILzNAK]

LookN good, nice winch....

 

[retrofive]

I think we need a 4x4 mobile taco stand to run over mcgrew and serve tacos and burritos for our event.

ANyone got one in their back yard?

 

[dILzNAK]

DANG, Just donated the one I had.....