rattlewagon's 1992 Pickup Build-Up Thread
09-12-2011, 10:14 PM
#81
Ahhhh, i gotcha. Hypothetical Hippo in the room! lol. yeah, that might look great. You basically mean to weld a plate all the way across the top of the slider so it looks like a solid piece of metal on top of the outer edge tube? Yeah, I've never seen that. You have pics of that somewhere? Or are you saying 4xinnovations does that already?
here some ideas. i want mine to be tucked pretty good and not stick out much. not really meant for a step but for the looks
some of these stick out to far cuz i think they wanted a dual slider/step setup
i been reading alot of off road mag from over the pond. so you can see its not uncommon over there
http://www.4wdaction.com.au/
http://www.arbusa.com/Products/Slide...-Steps/26.aspx
PS: sorry for flooding your page
Last edited by ToyoTech559; 09-12-2011 at 10:21 PM.
09-25-2011, 08:12 AM
#83
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Went to a little event up here called Vermonster. Mudbog, rock crawl, monster trucks kind of thing. Heres the video of my buddys Sammy on the rock course. Im spotting him through. The end of the course was wicked hard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAMKR4b4zzE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAMKR4b4zzE
10-09-2011, 05:08 PM
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Got my sliders on. Took all dam weekend but they are on.
Mock up
Found more insulation...IN MY FRAME. These mice are killing me haha.
After taking everything in place took them out to fully weld them with this old timer.
Put the truck up on blocks to get easier access to the frame to weld them on.
AAnd poser shots.
Action shots soon.
Mock up
Found more insulation...IN MY FRAME. These mice are killing me haha.
After taking everything in place took them out to fully weld them with this old timer.
Put the truck up on blocks to get easier access to the frame to weld them on.
AAnd poser shots.
Action shots soon.
Last edited by rattlewagon; 10-12-2011 at 07:25 PM.
10-10-2011, 08:50 AM
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Yeah they're sweet. My trucks so low and long, so they add a lot of confidence, cant wait to do some belly dragging. I didnt get a chance to test them out other than 3 of my buddies jumping on them when I pulled in his yard. Haha. Im heading to an offroad park in southern New Hampshire on the 22, so I should be able to get some good pics then.
Last edited by rattlewagon; 10-13-2011 at 05:55 AM.
10-23-2011, 04:42 PM
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I put the sliders and budbuilt to the test this weekend. Bent the pass side slider one a hair, but all my welds held so Im happy with that. Went to a off road park in Southern New Hampshire with my local off road club. Had a blast, made some new friends, and didnt break anything major. I call that a good weekend.
Last edited by rattlewagon; 01-05-2013 at 06:19 PM.
10-24-2011, 06:14 PM
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Good news, he found his camera, but no 3wheelin pics.
Edit: These photos were hosted on FB, and he deleted his account... so they dont show up any more. Bummer.
Edit: These photos were hosted on FB, and he deleted his account... so they dont show up any more. Bummer.
Last edited by rattlewagon; 02-16-2012 at 07:19 AM.
11-21-2011, 02:55 PM
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Made my doors quick release. Just cut the pin out and replaced it with a 7/16th (I think) pin. Wheel'd all day Sunday and absolutely love it. Should have done this YEARS ago.
Top pin goes up from the bottom, bottom pin drops in from the top. Got that?
Had to grind a chunk out of the head of the pin to get it to clear the hinge bolt. Close up of the pin ground down clearing the bolt.
AAnd door less!
The view from inside. Now once I get some had doors made I can switch them out easily.
Not a lot of action shots. Too busy drivin'
Top pin goes up from the bottom, bottom pin drops in from the top. Got that?
Had to grind a chunk out of the head of the pin to get it to clear the hinge bolt. Close up of the pin ground down clearing the bolt.
AAnd door less!
The view from inside. Now once I get some had doors made I can switch them out easily.
Not a lot of action shots. Too busy drivin'
Last edited by rattlewagon; 01-05-2013 at 06:35 PM.
12-27-2011, 04:02 AM
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Its been a slow start to the season for sure. I cant wait 'till we get some real accumulation.
Between this set of pics and the last snow pic, that snow had completely melted away.
But The ground is more frozen now, so I think this snow will stay.
Between this set of pics and the last snow pic, that snow had completely melted away.
But The ground is more frozen now, so I think this snow will stay.
Last edited by rattlewagon; 12-27-2011 at 04:04 AM.
12-29-2011, 05:52 AM
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THanks chef! The trucks a blast to drive, smiling every time I get behind the wheel.
Heres a shot from last year at this time during the motor swap! So happy to have the truck up and running!
Should have some new goodies for the truck soon! Cant wait for spring. My parents gave me the "ok" to make trails on their property. They have about 70 acres, so after a few days of cutting, ill have my own playground! All the recent snow pics are from there.
Heres a shot from last year at this time during the motor swap! So happy to have the truck up and running!
Should have some new goodies for the truck soon! Cant wait for spring. My parents gave me the "ok" to make trails on their property. They have about 70 acres, so after a few days of cutting, ill have my own playground! All the recent snow pics are from there.
Last edited by rattlewagon; 12-29-2011 at 05:54 AM.
