Colorado

[Volcom]

so thats why you haven't been working on your truck!

Bingo!  4Runner is getting a cage in 2 weeks though!!

backyard is looking nice!..almost time for a bbq

I can't wait for that day!  I also have some big plans for extending the covered patio out and putting in a deck outside of the master bedroom but that's for next summer.  I can't afford it this summer.  Just getting some grass back there will help out a ton. 

[burnyota]

sod is not cheep...we airated and seeded this year a few months ago, 100000times better. Plugs can work well sometimes, depending on your soil content.

[Matty]

Bingo!  4Runner is getting a cage in 2 weeks though!!

Nice!  Whatre the plans for it?  internal or exo?

[Volcom]

sod is not cheep...we airated and seeded this year a few months ago, 100000times better. Plugs can work well sometimes, depending on your soil content.

We're looking at $600-$700 for 2100 sq foot.  I like the seed idea also but I need that instant gradification that sod gives ya    Plus it give the kids something to play on soon.

Nice!  Whatre the plans for it?  internal or exo?

Scotty at Addicted and I are going to build an internal cage.  I'm hoping for an 8 point and maybe something similar to the ORS cage without quite as much bend in that D pillar tube.

[854RUN]

Hey Aaron check out Big Valley sod farm. i went with them and it was cheaper than any one even with it delivered and right now its free delivery. to you with a delivery charge is .27 sq ft which would be $567.00. http://www.bigvalleysod.com/

[wakkjobb]

Hey Volcom... you got a nice yard in the works there; too bad the view is ruined by all the houses! Where do you work on the rig? You get hassled by the HOA (if there is one)?

I'd rather have 100 acres of flat boring land than 100 neighbors within sight... 

But I rent so I'll  now

Dan

[Volcom]

Hey Aaron check out Big Valley sod farm. i went with them and it was cheaper than any one even with it delivered and right now its free delivery. to you with a delivery charge is .27 sq ft which would be $567.00. http://www.bigvalleysod.com/

Thanks, I'll check them out!

Hey Volcom... you got a nice yard in the works there; too bad the view is ruined by all the houses! Where do you work on the rig? You get hassled by the HOA (if there is one)?

I'd rather have 100 acres of flat boring land than 100 neighbors within sight... 

But I rent so I'll  now

Dan

I know the view isn't the best but it works for us.  The kids love the neighborhood and having other kids their age running around.  We are at the end of a long cul-de-sac so no traffic.  There is an HOA.  The HOA is the main reason we sold our other house.  I've had one letter from the HOA stating that I couldn't park my utility trailer on the driveway.  That was probably a year ago.  That little trailer has sat on my driveway while I've been landscaping for 2 months now and nobody has said a thing.

I've got a 3 car garage that I work on the rig.  I put an 8 foot tall door on the 2 car garage to make sure the 4Runner would fit  

I'd love to have some acreage as well but we couldn't afford it.  One of these days, I plan on getting some land and building a big shop on it.  That would be nice!

[COToy91]

Just to prove I am actually doing something





All the parts that are going in... long output, hydro assist, etc., minus the fan and gears which should be here soon




I have been working on the sammy, new weber, some re-wiring, and put the top on and I picked up a ton of spare parts for $100

[854RUN]

Looks like a lot of beer to me

[COToy91]

Looks like a lot of beer to me

to bad im not 21 and at home

[hilux-1983]

to bad im not 21 and at home

Good boy!!

[jarboarder1]

to bad im not 21 and at home

What?
At Home was where I got most of my drinking done.

   ... "Mom we're out of beer" ....
 

[COToy91]

What?
At Home was where I got most of my drinking done.

   ... "Mom we're out of beer" ....
 

My mom is the one who cares lol, dad doesnt and my brothers buys for me lol

[Volcom]

I've had one letter from the HOA stating that I couldn't park my utility trailer on the driveway.  That was probably a year ago.  That little trailer has sat on my driveway while I've been landscaping for 2 months now and nobody has said a thing.

Must have jinx myself writing this.  I got another letter in the mail.  Guess where the trailer is going to sit until I get the yard done??  Yup, the driveway

[854RUN]

to bad im not 21 and at home

Pour the beer in a coke can 

Must have jinx myself writing this.  I got another letter in the mail.  Guess where the trailer is going to sit until I get the yard done??  Yup, the driveway

Damn HOA, i always get a letter in the beginning of spring with a pic of one weed that is about 2" tall in my rocks, "this needs to be taken care of or we will have to fine you ba ba ba" some one need a life

[COToy91]

Pour the beer in a coke can 

Damn HOA, i always get a letter in the beginning of spring with a pic of one weed that is about 2" tall in my rocks, "this needs to be taken care of or we will have to fine you ba ba ba" some one need a life

No HOA here, we do whatever we want lol, tall grass, weeds, crap parked everywhere

[jarboarder1]

Hey could anyone recommend a good engine machine shop around the Denver metro area? I need to get a 22r block bored, milled, and hopefully hot tanked.

I looked up some places and I am calling for pricing today.
Thasnks 

[COToy91]

I used a guy named ennis rink in the springs but that is pretty far for you

[burnyota]

No HOA here, we do whatever we want lol, tall grass, weeds, crap parked everywhere

we have the HOA nazi..who actually has nothing to do with the HOA...he calls the city if my trailer is out for more than 3 days, so I park it in front of his house for 24 hrs for retaliation, and he cant do squat about it..and this is just the beginning

[Volcom]

we have the HOA nazi..who actually has nothing to do with the HOA...he calls the city if my trailer is out for more than 3 days, so I park it in front of his house for 24 hrs for retaliation, and he cant do squat about it..and this is just the beginning

Been there and done that.  I used to park an oil leaking POS 85 Toyota pickup in front of my old house.  Neighbors turned me in so the letters from the HOA lawyers started stating it couldn't be parked in one spot for longer than 24 hours on the street (city owned street BTW).  I then proceeded to park the truck in front in front of each of my neighbors houses, dripping oil right in front of their houses and moving it everyday after work.  I then got another letter from the lawyers stating that wasn't "in the spirit" (exact words!!) of the covenant.  Wrote the lawyers back telling them that I looked through my entire copy of the covenant and my copy was missing the "spirit" secton  

I then proceed to turn every SINGLE household into the HOA that was breaking the covenant.  Sheds too close to property lines, satellite dishes that could be seen from the front yard, trailers, and people parked on the street or their driveway for longer than 24 hours.

[burnyota]

sometimes it just gets to be a hassle doing everything you can. Right now I have the toyota on my carhauler behind a big ass Scout..so he has x2 the eyesores..it seems to never end

[hilux-1983]

 

[wakkjobb]

Hey COToy, where's that Ennis Rink fella's shop? I've heard of him but haven't been to his shop. I've gotten my engine work done at Lanier's downtown so far.   
Just looking for other options and whatnot...

Dan

[jarboarder1]

Alright my junk is getting all buttoned up from the flat belly and duals (Finally).
So anyone want to get out and run something. I need to get a decent shake-down run in before the Jambo.

[Volcom]

Cage pictures from last weekend!















































The cage turned out perfect!  Scotty at Addicted Off Road is amazing with a tubing bender, notcher, and welder!  I still need to paint the front half of the cage and install my new Addicted Off Road front bumper 

[Volcom]

Jeff wire wheeling the welds before paint


We also cleaned up the floor with the wire wheel to get ready for some DIY Herculiner bed liner.


Dash speader bar just barely cuts off the bottom portion of the guages.


A pillar floor mount.  All the floor mounts are .25" x 5" steel plate.


B pillar floor plate.  We tucked the B pillar hoop back to maximize space to get into the rear seats.


C pillar mounts on top of the tubs to clear the big tires.


Dash speader bar and an awesome grab handle.


All the triangle tube gussets came out perfect!






Rear view of the cage and the D pillar floor mounts.


With the tailgate closed.

[854RUN]

looks sik, good to see you did not wait till just before the trip. them there some sexy tires lol

[uglyota]

Nice looking cage, but what keeps it from folding over in a hard roll?  Not a single diagonal

[Volcom]

Nice looking cage, but what keeps it from folding over in a hard roll?  Not a single diagonal

I needed to keep the B pillar open to get my kids in and out of the backseat.  I guess I could add a diagonal between the C pillar sometime.

[uglyota]

as stout as the rest of the cage looks, seems like an X behind the rear seats and a V in the windshield would be plenty.  Though a real cross-brace closer to the driver would be ideal.