Ah bummer about the wheeling carnage but glad you know how to keep your head up! And ya keeping the bumpers with the unfinished look is pretty sweet
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^^ delightfully tacky, yet unrefined... Wood Grain Warriors unite!
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yes indeed thank you ... all the weld joint are starting to surface rust ... i'll keep coating with WD-40 and working it with a scotch brite pad till it gets to the patina i want then clear over it ... I love the idea of a luxury vehicle with Gnarly bumpers with an even rougher finish ... that says "im a Wood Grain Warrior and i dont give a crap what you think ... excuse me while i mow down some zombies LOL ...
all i need now is a hooters decal lol
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Your GX is badass. Even if you broke it, it's still badass!
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How my paint job is coming so far ... lol ... I'll post some pics after buffing them down with a pad and wd40
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wow thanks man i really appreciate that ... thats exactly what i was going for lol
.... wont be broke for long ... I just got a quote from Pandora Adventures, who has a relationship with my club Louisiana Land Krewsers , to build me a front and rear 4.10 for a price im very happy with ... just need to decide if im gonna bite the bullet and get the lockers added in for 50% more $ tacked onto the price 
After watching that video posted a few pages ago, I won't be adding a locker. Just put a winch on and you will never need a locker! That's my solution. No air lines or extra wiring and air pumps to go wrong. Plus arb around $1k then you need to buy the pump. If my budget was unlimited I would have front and rear ARB's, but I aint rich.
I would not do a locker of you are only wheeling at events or with a group. That being said I plan on doing a lot of solo overland travel where it would be much easier to engage your lockers at the push of a button to get through an obstical than to get stuck and have to winch your self out. Especially with a family. But as it always is, you have to look at what you will be doing with your rig.
We really need to get a GX event going. I need to teach you people about GX ATRAC magic! You will never worry about lockers again.
Everyone should come to Mardi Crawl!!! Kevin from @SouthernSS is the in charge of the event for our club. We will have at least 3 GX's there between Kevin, Caitlin (@THeGeNTLeMaN ) and I.
Hell, that isnt far. I might have to plan on that one
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yeah we should def get a GX trip together ... and everyone should look into Mardicrawl ... Probly the biggest GX gathering you'll .. which isn't many but more than two is alot to see off road ....it will be a great event we got big plans ... even talks of a swap meet one day and maybe car show/contest/show off night ... food ,live music and raffle
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well you just get the lockers and when i go on an overlanding trip you can pull me up if i need a help LOL
And its Catlin (cat-lyn) ... not Cait-lin ....
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99% sure you'll find me at Mardi Krawl next year as well...it's kind of become a yearly get-together for my brothers and I.
I like the idea of a mini GX470 "meet"...keep us all in the loop!
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I like the idea of a mini GX470 "meet"...keep us all in the loop!
- Brian
Ah damn if I was still in the South I'd be down for Mardi Crawl
oops... I usually spell it correctly!well you just get the lockers and when i go on an overlanding trip you can pull me up if i need a help LOL
And its Catlin (cat-lyn) ... not Cait-lin ....
As in Jenner? lol
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Negative. .. I will come through this Internet and slap you ... that's Caitlyn (kate-lyn) ... not Catlin (Kat-lyn) .... it's hard enough growing up with a name that gets mistaken for a girls now Its associated with the poster child for transgender lol
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Any-hways lets man up ...
Mom's out of town so had to bring baby to work while the older two are at school ... trunk mat makes a good play rug in daddys office
And I added a Lil trinket of necessity to the rear bumper ....can you spot it?
$3 hobby lobby
Mom's out of town so had to bring baby to work while the older two are at school ... trunk mat makes a good play rug in daddys office
And I added a Lil trinket of necessity to the rear bumper ....can you spot it?
$3 hobby lobby
I love the bottle opener but I don't want the officer that pulls me over thinking I'm drunk automatically when he walks past my bottle opener...