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[brinker88]

BADASS pic dude! (the first one). Looks like those coils are perfect for you.

 

[PlumCrazy]

Was that an IPad your son was using? Those pics are awesome.

-PlumCrazy

 

[escort_gts]

Was that an IPad your son was using? Those pics are awesome.

-PlumCrazy

Yep, the school provided all the students with iPads. These were from my phone. I still need to get the ones from his ipad. You can't sync it to a computer so need to get a dropbox account and upload them that way.....otherwise he will loose them.

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[escort_gts]

If it wasn't raining, I would of gotten more pics and videos.

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[PlumCrazy]

If it wasn't raining, I would of gotten more pics and videos.

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My buddy Kyle only took the two vids of me. The whole afternoon we were too far back to see/record anyone else.

I happy that you got a few good pics. I had an awesome time and still made the 170mi trip home and thats what matters to me.lol

-PlumCrazy

 

[PlumCrazy]

Yep, the school provided all the students with iPads. These were from my phone. I still need to get the ones from his ipad. You can't sync it to a computer so need to get a dropbox account and upload them that way.....otherwise he will loose them.

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Does it have WiFi? He could email them to you in a compressed(zipped) folder.

-PlumCrazy

 

[escort_gts]

We drive rangers...we can always drive it home after a beating. Just look at the way Charles drives his.

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[PlumCrazy]

BTW I figured out why that tire got into the bumper so bad, my spare has different offset rim. It sticks out and inch further.lol

-PlumCrazy

 

[escort_gts]

BTW I figured out why that tire got into the bumper so bad, my spare has different offset rim. It sticks out and inch further.lol

-PlumCrazy

Ah. That would explain it then. Still need to trim the ends though.

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[PlumCrazy]

Yup. My track bar pushes the axle to passenger side so really the driver side should never be a issue, but I suppose I need to make it symmetrical.lol

-PlumCrazy

 

[PlumCrazy]

Not much of an update, but I picked up some OEM slugs to keep in the toolbox for trail spares. With the spool I cant leave them in.lol

I also installed metal stems in the two wheels that I broke the rubbers off of.

Tried to straighten out my bumper on the truck by heating it up cherry red and jacking it up, but it still springs back. Looks like it will have to come off and be cut/welded straight again. No biggie since I want to plate the frame horns and brace the bumper more and add a receiver to mount a winch.

-PlumCrazy

 

[PlumCrazy]

Decided to crawl under the blue turd ti check the doubler for leaks and fluid levels in everything.

Found this...

I unbolted everything and I was able to straighten the bottom edge back out with a few clamps and some heavy angle iron. I pounded the slight bubble back in too.

Apparently slamming belly first after going air born did more than tweak the skid plate.

It all straightened back out easy so I am not too worried. Still drives straight and sits as level as a lifted truck on soft springs can.lol

-PlumCrazy

 

[Grunizzle]

Yeah now I remember looking at your doubler support and skid. I think I am going to do pretty much the same thing except use some round tube I have. What material thickness is the main part of your skid? And do you think sandwiching the frame at the rear skid mount would prevent it from bending like that? I was thinking maybe like angle iron inside the frame rail, then on the bottom a mount just like you did, and bolts going through all three

 

[PlumCrazy]

I may run braces diagonal up to the top of the frame. And gusset the angle on the bottom so it can't bend.

The skid is 3/16 or so.

-PlumCrazy