New guy from the UK

[badger1bear]

Hi to everyone,
Now before I get kicked in the teeth and flamed like a big whopper,  liked I did on a certain other 4x4 off-road website do you guys accept trucks that dont go off-road often ?

Cos if ya do then I'll just leave now and save ya the time 

Surely if the RED WHITE AND BLUE,  on both sides of the pond can fight together, then surely a little forum help cant be a bad thing can it ?

[Rocksurfer]

  to the board. Some people don't even have a 4x4 here, though most want one. You did say often, which means it does see the dirt every now and then even if it's only a couple times a year. Even still it's not a requirement, knowledge is our purpose. If you want to build a curb hopping mall cruiser we will help you build the slowest curb crawler in the world.

[mudmaster]

  Lets see some

[badger1bear]

Thank you Rock surfer that was just the kind of welcome I needed.     I made the mistake of registering with Pirate and posting one question and got flamed so bad you would of thought I had been born on the Sun !     I appreciate what you guys build and I can see the engineering that goes into them.    My truck is mostly built for advertising, we have some local companies who sponsor us to turn up to to draw attention to  monster sales or monster opening offers so the lure of money and of course   is quite high. I do appreciate it handles like a pig and runs the risk of going over but if I dont abuse it,  I can keep the risk minimised.   I do have some questions to ask so long as I dont get burned   along the way

Before you all start condeming the life of the wheel bearings I know they wont last very long but with the money coming in it is not a hardship to replace them often 

[badger1bear]

Thanks for the welcome Mudmaster, i like your avatar, Benny Hill is a firm fave over here :-)

[79coyotefrg]

looks good to me to Marlin,  man them is some wide wheels,  what size are they

[DTB]

   Not all of us discriminate. I like yotas of all shapes, sizes and colours. Got any action shots?

[Bazzi]

welcome
I am from Iceland. I have been looking for some one or some web site in u.k with stuff for those trucks. with litle luck.... If you could p.m. me with some links or something I would be really happy......  I am mostly looking for something for the diesel engines
with regards Bæring

[badger1bear]

Hi all, the rims are 20" high by 14" wide (the bearing killer) the truck will be used for earning money but she will get a baptism of mud pretty soon, im not daft enough to try and climb with it, standing it on a soda can would flip it over but it does attract which is a bonus
Thanks for the welcome

There are some more pics here     http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2325237/1

[Rocksurfer]

I don't think it's that high, maybe a little for my fancy but there are people around here at that elevation and wheel the hell out of 'em.

[badger1bear]

i dont think its that high but the girlfriend cant get use to the snow on the highest point as well as the mountain goat 

[DTB]

I like that painting on the side. It's pretty sweet! 

[badger1bear]

Thanks mate   

Tell me what ya think of this next one , I designed it on the puter but havent got round to getting it airbrushed yet

[DTB]

  Honestly, I like the other one better. Just a personal preference thing. I guess I'm just not into evil and death and dead things. To each his own though!  Cheers, mate!


EDIT: I think it would look better w/o the lettering on the second one (night time). makes it look a little cheesy 

[badger1bear]

Not a a problem, both designs have had mixed reactions so its not cast in stone yet 
Do you know of anyone else on this forum with a truck similar to mine ? mall queens I think you guys call em 

[Lady Di]

Wow Badger, that is a pretty cool looking truck. You shouldn't have any problems on this board with getting flamed, that is not the type of attitude we want here on the Marlin board.
If you have a problem with anyone giving you a hard time please let one of the mods of the board you are posting on know, that's what we're here for.
Other then that, ENJOY and to Marlin Land! A big truck like that is not at all uncommon here in FL, the land of mud, sand and swamps.

[badger1bear]

Thank you for the warm welcome Mrs Mammoth its nice to find some where in life to fit in, if you liked my yota then tell me what ya think of my real baby, she is from 1943 and above all she is a Chevy    I apologise if you think the pics are in the wrong area

[mudmaster]

I like the second one best also (without the lettering). Around here most of the Mall Queens are full size trucks. Looks good. I'd agree that it doesn't look like it's super high and unstable. Sweet tow rig. What model Chev?

[Lady Di]

Wow, now that is pretty cool!! For now the newb thread is as good a place as any I guess.
Although the Rig Gallery is a good place for showing off your stuff and moving out of the Newb board.
Are the first pics the before, and the second the after?
Or the first pics what you have now, and the second what it's going to eventually look like?

[badger1bear]

The rough pics  are what she looked like when we found her in a field. She had been stood up 4 years earlier when the brakes had failed, the later pics are what she looks like now. She is a Canadian Gun Tractor from world war II or her proper title is a CGT FAT or  Chevrolet Gun Tractor Fied Artillery Tractor.  The Canadain flag is obvious why it is there but I put the Stars and Stripes proudly on her the  weekend following September 11th  We were heading out to a big show that weekend and I felt it only right to show it and that we will NEVER be beaten just as my Avatar stands proud !

[Lady Di]

I like this guy!!!   

     

[badger1bear]

Thank you Mrs Mammoth, that meens a lot 

[Lady Di]

Check out our build when you get a sec. (or many secs!) You might be able to give MrW some ideas for the Mammoth's diesel engine.

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=6472.0

[Rocksurfer]

Check out our build when you get a sec. (or many secs!) You might be able to give MrW some ideas for the Mammoth's diesel engine.

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=6472.0

....or maybe a few weeks to read that novel.

[Lady Di]

LOL!!! Well, just skim through and check out the pics first.

[badger1bear]

What part of the diesel engine aspect are you having trouble with mrs Mammoth ?

[Lady Di]

finding one that suits our needs and size.
We have the SD22 2.2 liter Nissan diesel engine in it now, I believe Mark is going to be looking at putting a turbo on it, to see if that helps.
We need more low end power to get up to speed on the highway faster, and get a slightly higher highway speed as well. Now it's all it can do to get out of it's own way doing about 60mph with a tailwind downhill.
Then I believe he is going to look at getting the TD27, 2.7 liter, which is already turbo charged.
if you go to the last pages of our build you can see he tried putting a supercharger on it. It worked at high revs but nothing in the low end.

[badger1bear]

Hi Mrs Mammoth, here in the UK we have the Nissan Patrol,  you may have it over there but with a different name,  the ones we have are 3.0 and 4.0 td  just tap it in  and hang on,   what does it matter if you have to sit in the back   

[DTB]

Nice resto job on the chevy. That thing's sick looking! 

[Willy Mammoth]

 

Nice rides.

I may want your help getting some info on engines that are available everywere else, but here.

Hope you don't mind?