Nice build man, the LX looks sweeeeeet! LED Light bar, definately..
the flexus build thread
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Dude - can you lay off the fisheye lens for a few pics? Like what you've done with it, it's an original take on what a Cruiser can look like.
I guess the lights depend on what you're going to do with it. I don't think I'll be strapping a few hundred bucks worth of leds onto the outside of my Cruiser unless I know I'm going to need them and use them, but that's just me. No harm in waiting a few months to see if you find an option that becomes a must have.
Go Buffs.
I guess the lights depend on what you're going to do with it. I don't think I'll be strapping a few hundred bucks worth of leds onto the outside of my Cruiser unless I know I'm going to need them and use them, but that's just me. No harm in waiting a few months to see if you find an option that becomes a must have.
Go Buffs.
Looks great,
I have to admit that i wasn't crazy about the wheels at first but they are growing on me. Your truck would look great with a blacked out hood. What lift are you using on this truck?
You turned as beauty into a beast and i like it!
TLC Dan
I have to admit that i wasn't crazy about the wheels at first but they are growing on me. Your truck would look great with a blacked out hood. What lift are you using on this truck?
You turned as beauty into a beast and i like it!
TLC Dan
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spoiler: yes. it needs to be removed but i kinda don't want to mess with it. huge holes to patch up, and gotta find a third brake light up top. yuck. but i agree, it needs to be gone. i tried to swap hatches with a buddy that has one without a spoiler but he was too smart.
fish eye lens: i have a oregon scientific action video camera that i do a lot of filming on. and it has a 5mpix camera on it so it's the most convenient thing for me to take a quick pic or three. i apologize but it's going to be the majority of pics i take. that or low rez iphone shots. besides, you want me to drop a ton of money on cameras or on the truck?!
lift is AHC adjustments. i like that analogy.
fish eye lens: i have a oregon scientific action video camera that i do a lot of filming on. and it has a 5mpix camera on it so it's the most convenient thing for me to take a quick pic or three. i apologize but it's going to be the majority of pics i take. that or low rez iphone shots. besides, you want me to drop a ton of money on cameras or on the truck?!
lift is AHC adjustments. i like that analogy.
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added a custom ladder a friend built for me. it attaches to the front runner up top and below, 3m adhesive to the body and a bungy strap that holds it tight to the ride. no rattles. the ladder has a release pin that allows it to fold down for easier climbing. this thing is badass.
again, sorry for the low rez iphone and fish eye lens, it's all i got!
again, sorry for the low rez iphone and fish eye lens, it's all i got!
how's the wind noise on the side?
I see a rear fender being dented very soon.
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wind noise is fine. the legs have three layers of rubber padding and it's strapped down pretty tight. and if it dents, it dents.
umm, that is going to be a bad idea on the trails. Maybe contruct a folding on on the rear.
hoser
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Would be nice to hinge the top of the ladder so it can fold onto the top of the rack. I can see kids climbing all over that like as if it was a playground... sliding down the windshield!
I was all-in till the ladder bit. I agree with Hoser on this one. It would be cool if you could build a hinge on it and then have it slide on rails (like the ramp on a U-Haul truck) when stowing it. Love those wheels though.
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prototype. it can be more flush to the body for sure. and also, it comes off real easy.
just not feelin the ladder. There have been at least a dozen times I would have messed that thing up, if not two dozen....one one trip.
As above. I'd think seriously about moving that damage multiplier to the back or flipping it on top as hoser suggests. Sorry for the criticism but its for your own good
flipping it up would be cool but you would have to make sure it folds underneath and not on top.
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UPDATE:
took ladder off and added toyota center caps to wheels. looks more complete to me instead of the "rolling on 4 spares" look.
painted front grill and back emblems black. added arb rear bumper with spare tire carrier. wiring of lights is still a project but i think i'll have it done in the next week or so. it was NOT easy to do so when someone tells me they want to charge close to 700 bucks to install it, i believe them! still won't let anyone touch my truck and i'll do it myself but boy, is it a bear. plus, arb likes to throw all the nuts and bolts in a huge bag and you get to spend an hour just sorting out the hardware.
waiting to get matching wheel back from powdercoater and then it's complete. anyway, enjoy:
took ladder off and added toyota center caps to wheels. looks more complete to me instead of the "rolling on 4 spares" look.
painted front grill and back emblems black. added arb rear bumper with spare tire carrier. wiring of lights is still a project but i think i'll have it done in the next week or so. it was NOT easy to do so when someone tells me they want to charge close to 700 bucks to install it, i believe them! still won't let anyone touch my truck and i'll do it myself but boy, is it a bear. plus, arb likes to throw all the nuts and bolts in a huge bag and you get to spend an hour just sorting out the hardware.
waiting to get matching wheel back from powdercoater and then it's complete. anyway, enjoy:
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pretty well. not too long ago, i adjusted the "lift" in it. made the back end sit slightly higher. i took the seats out of the 3rd row, and added the arb and it's netting about 100lbs or so, and it sits fairly level.
