Snow White- 85xtracab Build

[Matty]

well my thread is pretty dead cause im waitin till this winter to seriously tear into her, and make her a beast master rockcrawling machine.  Its gonna be crazyyyy....anyways heres a pic of what showed up here last week!(looks upside down and weird but its all i got)

[RHG]

Nah, toss that impact in the garbage. Ingersol Rand looks like you got a nice rig. Make sure you post up when you start the winter projects.

[Matty]

wait why toss the impact?

[shad]

A CH is a good starter impact.
However for the money IR's rock.
I have a IR 2135Ti. It's sexy and lightweight...

specs:
# 1000 ft.-lbs. of Nut Busting Torque™
# Lightweight and compact titanium design — only 3.95 lbs.
# Free speed 9500 RPM; 1250 BPM
# 625 ft.-lbs. forward; 700 ft.-lbs. reverse
# 5.0 CFM; 1/4in. inlet
# Through-handle exhaust; 360°swivel inlet
# Model 2135TI; U.S.A.

I work in a auto service center though so I need it.
Snap on and MAC impacts tend to require a hell of alot more air and the IR's can still operate on minimal air output.

[scheid6996]

sexy?  u think ur tools are sexy? 

[Matty]

thanks for the info shad, ill be sure to look more next time i am buyin air tools.

well, not a whole lot has been going on with the truck lately.  i am getting a garage for the winter and slowly gathering parts so that i can continue the build within the next few months.  a good friend of mine got a tube bender  and notcher so i ca build my own stuff.  this winter im tubbing the fenders, putting on a tube front bumper, and tube fender bars, bobbing the bed, which sucks cause its a flatbed and i have to bob it, but i didnt build that. putting the sliders on and rear axle in.  also 5.29s spool rear, aussie front. dual 2.28 cases, and hopefully 37 in Iroks tires are last on the list though, i can still wheel with my 33s until i can affford the 37s.

[shad]

sexy? u think ur tools are sexy?

No just that tool

[shad]

I maybe buying a lifted 2002 TJ on 37" buckshots so I may stop working on my truck for a little while and put it up for the winter.

[Matty]

I maybe buying a lifted 2002 TJ on 37" buckshots so I may stop working on my truck for a little while and put it up for the winter.

wait, why would you want to do that?

[shad]

I dunno it's a really good deal he will let me have it for $10,000.
I know the guy it only has 32,000 miles on it. It has a new clutch it has a 4.5" rubicon express lift on it with 4.88 gears he has lockrights for the front and rear he will include with it it has a nice rear bumper with a tire carrier a brand new 35x12.50 procomp xterrain on it and he will also throw in a SYE with it.
Reason he is getting rid of it he has too many toys.
He has a brand new decked out 2005 rubicon unlimted and a big lifted 6.2L diesel military truck,Also he has a big 2002 Dodge tow rig and the 02 TJ so he is making payments on all of them except the military truck.

[shad]

Hey quick question how do you like the 5" skyjacker soft rides? I am thinking of going the same route with mine.

[Matty]

What springs are you running now??  They are OK.  The front actually isnt that bad, but that back has no droop.  Mine are decently broken in and i was looking to run some other springs ill sell ya mine if ya want. 

heres a pic for ya

[shad]

The front springs I have on mine are procrap 4" springs the bottom leaves broke on both of them so I threw a cut down leaf from a rear pack in it. They ride like total crap. I've been in 2 1/2 ton trucks and they ride better than that.

The back flexes ok with the chevy leaf pack. Right now I found my shocks are limiting the travel now so I need to reconfigure them.

Damn well it's a little late my 5" skyjackers are already on order today. I got them from jack it for $264 shipped with bushings.

I have a friend who might buy your old ones off ya. let me know how much you wanted for them.

[PrettyTacoLover]

dude your tuck is so Im gonna get  and  on it.  my 3rz will  your 22r anyday.  just kidding bra

[yotee]

continued these pictures are the rockers being cut out, and then it comes to the truck being just finished, and my favorite thing is the shifter which is a joystick out of a crashed k-max helicopter gift from a friend

that shifter is sofa king cool. love to wire some arb switches in there

[Matty]

that shifter is sofa king cool. love to wire some arb switches in there

thanks, yea i wanna wire it up to either lockers, or lighting

[unclejpl4x4]

are U peeing

[Matty]

are U peeing

haha....thats not me thats actually PTLs little bro.  I think hes just checkin it out....

[Matty]

well still not really doing anything till i have more money and the winter comes, but look at the new gift that i got from lowgeared!!

[Volcom]

well still not really doing anything till i have more money and the winter comes, but look at the new gift that i got from lowgeared!!

I spy a CU-Boulder catalog.  I graduated from there 3 years ago     Are you from CO?  Don't tell me you bought that 85 4Runner for $500 here in CO.  I've been looking for months and bought one last week for $375 but it doesn't run.   Good buy 

[Matty]

I spy a CU-Boulder catalog. I graduated from there 3 years ago Are you from CO? Don't tell me you bought that 85 4Runner for $500 here in CO. I've been looking for months and bought one last week for $375 but it doesn't run. Good buy

i don't live in CO.....yet. so no i didnt buy the runner there that was here in CT.  im not from there either, i want to go to CU Boulder though.  thats my appilcation in the picture.  it gets sent out this week    hopefully it goes well.

[Volcom]

Let me know if you have any questions about CU or Boulder in general.  I lived there for 4 years, best 4 years of my life so far 

The wheeling here in CO is great!  Here's a link to some pictures of a trail 15 mintues outside of Boulder
http://www.rockfrogs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=124

Good luck on your application! 

[Matty]

just checkin back in its been a while....truck sat through most of the winter... did a ton of skiing, and i got in CU Boulder!!!

anyways the trucks back out now, and i will have pics probably by tomorrow, but we put my new CB in, we just started on the sliders today, and they will be in in 2 days.  the aussie is going in this week and im ordering my dual case adapter.  i think that will be more than enough to get me through this summer until i head to CO.  Tube doors go back on for the summer in another few weeks.    

[Phazertwo]

It would be nice to have more than like 5 people on the board in CO!  CU  boulder is a good school, tho I don't go there, I am  only a few mins away!  Would be cool to wheel with some more yotas!

PZ

[Volcom]

How do you like Boulder so far?  I miss not living there.  I'm now down south in Pueblo, about 1.5 hours away.  We should get a Colorado marlin group together sometime    I'd be up for some wheeling (once I get my 4Runner together and running Phazertwo  )

[Matty]

How do you like Boulder so far?  I miss not living there.  I'm now down south in Pueblo, about 1.5 hours away.  We should get a Colorado marlin group together sometime    I'd be up for some wheeling (once I get my 4Runner together and running Phazertwo  )

i go there august 22nd for orientation and school .  but we should get a marlin group together plus i need to get the lay of the land when i get there 

[Matty]

i finally got my lazy and cheap    back to workin on it...

i cut the firewall to tub it a little bit, got the sliders going on this weekend, and pulled the diff so that we can put the aussie in! 
I am trying to get dual cases sometime soon, but thats hard.

thats all i got for now, more progress pics when i get the camera back...

[Matty]

well i got the locker put in, and the axle all put back together.  cant wait to wheel it!

i ordered new black wheels too with 2.5 in backspacing.  they will be on her by the weekend

[whiteman]

Sweet, get some pics in action 

[79coyotefrg]

glad to see you getting off the east coast