Sgt Ex

[disciplerocks]

Scribed. Mural looks badass.

 

[railman]

Scribed. Mural looks badass.

too bad ya wont be ready to see it in person at TB New Years Day.....

l8r, John

 

[disciplerocks]

I know. Once I'm done with everything I'm trying to wrap up, I'm gonna want a rundown at IL before attempting TB.

 

[Josh40601]

IL? Come on man! You two are killin me! Bring your tails my way! Dirty Turtle FTMFW. They have easy trails and hard trails. (So i have been told)

UPDATE!

Well, now that John has talked my tail into going to LBL for New Years, I have to get my tail in gear on the Ex. The two biggest issues were these...

1. Wouldn't run for poop. I couldn't go 20 feet without it trying to die on me Figured this out to be the computer was freaked the F out because of the flop. Reset it and all is good.

2. Giant hole in the side of the rig that used to be a window.... Instead of trying to find a used side window that i would likely bust out again, i did what Dan, the pevious owner, did on the driver side.... Lexan. I picked up a HUGE sheet of 4x8 1/8" Polycarbonate Plastic from General Plastics and Rubber for just 115 bucks. I only needed a 20x40ish piece, so my step dad split the cost and took half. So i got a bendable, scratchable window for around 58 dollars. I used just M4-.70 hex bolts and fender washers to mount it. Of course i masked it and painted it to kinda look like the factory window and used some windsheild sealant to keep most of the weather out.

Now that those two things are taken care of, I am knocking out a few more little bugs the rig has.

1. covering the storage area with bedliner
2. new bulbs in the fog lights
3. new relay for the fans
4. CB from D installed in this one
5. reset the centerpoint of the steering
6. adjust the Railman ram mount
7. Put the new mirror on the passenger side


As you can see, i have a good amount of work to do in the few days i have left before New Years Eve.... Wish me luck!

 

[Josh40601]

well, i did manage to get some work done on SGT last night.

1. cargo area is painted (BTW, never paint when its 29 degrees....)
2. new mirror is on
3. fog light installed
4. fan relay installed
5. exhaust removed. The resonator and muffler were just on there for looks. I disconnected the hanger and they both litteraly slid off

Prepping and painting took the longest. Due to the temp, it was taking about an hour between coats, and of course prep took a good hour and a half. I think it will look good. I didn't take pics because i left the side panels off so everything could have a true 24 hrs to cure since its outside and temps are pretty cold out.

I did take a shot before though

 

[Bennybooster]

Your front right tire/wheel alignment looks funky

 

[railman]

Your front right tire/wheel alignment looks funky

I bet his driver tire is just really low or flat....

with a SAS, that would be the only explanation....or the axle tube is bent....

l8r, John

 

[Bennybooster]

thats what I figured, or there was a drop in the pavement on the other side

 

[4.0B2]

in a diff pic the driver front tire is flat... probably leaks

 

[railman]

in a diff pic the driver front tire is flat... probably leaks

I believe it would be this one

l8r, John

 

[Josh40601]

yup! Takes about 2 days to go from 20psi to 0psi. Im at 14 right now. I will likely air down to 8-10 but leave that one alone.

The Lake Barkley lodge BTW is awesome. Definitely recommend for someone looking to get away with a significant other. They even sell bathing suits for when you forget to pack yours!

 

[disciplerocks]

Yes it is.

I'll see ya in the morning

 

[Josh40601]

Here are some pics. As you can tell, most were of the Ex. Kristy took the pics, and she is still used to taking pics of just our rig. There are a few of greg and john though. Great wheeling with you guys. Thanks for the spotting, and John, thanks for all the help!

Mini Gauntlet

Greg decided to become a Sawmill Worker and bring the wood home with him

Rock Garden. I Tried hard to get Greg to do it, but due to the trip he had to make back home, he passed.


Sgt Ex

RailRanger

Kristy's Nature Pics

RBV's FTMFW Poser Shots

Almost End of the day.... Never leave a fallen warrior behind

 

[97TrailRigDD]

It was nice to meet you and I had a great time at Turkey bay.

If you ever want to try Interlake off road park let me know. Would be glad to lead you around.

Here are 2 videos from yesterday.

http://youtu.be/MBgYvpD2ERg

http://youtu.be/ppxzkzksU1Q

 

[Josh40601]

gotta save some funds.... It cost me 300 bucks just in fuel this weekend