Builds The Boujee beater

[Diff Kraken]

All my skid plates are beat.

Just to clarify- my gas tank skid is beat- my other skids are mangled!!

 

[landwagon]

I got front steel skid coming. Already received the aluminum transmission and transfer case skid because i want to some some weight.
Looks like i am getting steel fuel tank skid next. The bad part is it make the driver side a lot heavier than passenger side.

Aluminum is not going to work for me, especially on the east coast.

 

[landwagon]

Just to clarify- my gas tank skid is beat- my other skids are mangled!!

I hear ya.
I am half drunk tonight!!!!!

 

[Diff Kraken]

I hear ya.
I am half drunk tonight!!!!!

 

[landwagon]

Dam I just looked at the first post and I’ve only had this beater for six years
Yeah!!!
That more then most.

 

[landwagon]

Just for @Onur a week of wrenching on the beater has taken it’s toll on my hands as well.

 

[OGBeno]

Calmer than you are...

 

[landwagon]

Calmer than you are...

I know that’s right.

 

[ArBrnSnpr]

I hear ya.
I am half drunk tonight!!!!!

Atta boy!!!

 

[landwagon]

Apex showed up today.

 

[landwagon]

It’s going to be tight in the sso bumper
Control box will have to come off.

 

[landwagon]

Just ordered this to adjust the front coil overs down a little.

 

[landwagon]

It is tight, I was able to put it in with out moving the bumper.

I’m not sure where I’m going to mount the control box yet.

 

[joabmc]

Wow! That is a tight fit. I’m trying to make a decision right now on a new winch. My M8000 is just not enough for the GX. I had planned on relocating the control box to top of the inner fender well on either the drivers or passenger side. More than likely the drivers to reduce the amount of wire that needed to be routed.

 

[tlin]

@landwagon - I have the same winch/SSO. LMK what you decide with your control box - I'm in the same boat right now.

I'm thinking of taking the internals (eliminating the outer aluminum housing) and putting them in this HF ammo can, running the remote and on/off switch up to the lid inside a small, dust-tight box and mount it all adjacent to the power-steering reservoir. Thoughts??

 

[landwagon]

I’m still not sure yet about the control box.
I’ve watched the video a few times of the install on n a 100 series, it’s in the winch and recovery section Badland apex thread.
There’s a lot of room on the passenger side but I’m wanting to relocate the washer fluid reservoir there.

 

[landwagon]

I ended up just putting a notch in the control box and slight bend in the line.

 

[tlin]

I ended up just putting a notch in the control box and slight bend in the line.View attachment 2278382

Weird (to me)....glad it worked for you! The cross member that the hood sits on is totally in the way for me when I tried to jimmy this in place......I had to go a completely different route (putting an update over in the Winch thread so I don't wreck you build thread).

 

[landwagon]

I got rid of the middle bracket and there’s not much clearance but it fits.

 

[landwagon]

Finished the bracket for the power cut off switch.