Author Topic: The '86 Extracab 2WD - 4WD Buildup (Read 24757 times)

Doable · « **Reply #180 on:** Mar 16, 2008, 07:23:26 PM »

Man your doing it just right by wheeling your truck as you build it. Here is the view from the drivers seat last weekend wheeling in Texas .I like my MTR's !

tom w. · « **Reply #181 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 06:47:08 PM »

Still needs a little touching up, but it's ten times better than it was.

DTB · « **Reply #182 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 06:54:25 PM »

me likey

tom w. · « **Reply #183 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 06:57:09 PM »

$20 worth of rattle cans, and a few hours with my buddy Adrian.

Duffil · « **Reply #184 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 07:02:43 PM »

nevada, huh? whereabouts?

DTB · « **Reply #185 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 07:03:18 PM »

Is that battleship grey?

I liked the way it looked before too

DTB · « **Reply #186 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 07:04:59 PM »

actually looking at it again..i think it would look good with the logo/stripe on the door continued across the bed and the front fender? know what i mean? I suck at paint shop

skipnrocks · « **Reply #187 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 07:54:09 PM »

New paint looks awesome!! How long did it take you?

Duffil · « **Reply #188 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 07:59:15 PM »

Quote from: skipnrocks on Mar 18, 2008, 07:54:09 PM

New paint looks awesome!! How long did it take you?

Quote from: tom w. on Mar 18, 2008, 06:57:09 PM

$20 worth of rattle cans, and a few hours with my buddy Adrian.

skipnrocks · « **Reply #189 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 08:00:35 PM »

Come on duff you know I cant read, I just like the pictures!!

tom w. · « **Reply #190 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 09:59:45 PM »

Quote from: Duffil on Mar 18, 2008, 07:02:43 PM

nevada, huh? whereabouts?

About 45 minutes north of Las Vegas

Quote from: DirToyBoy on Mar 18, 2008, 07:03:18 PM

Is that battleship grey?

Just plain old primer grey... $2 a can at ACE

Quote from: DirToyBoy on Mar 18, 2008, 07:04:59 PM

actually looking at it again..i think it would look good with the logo/stripe on the door continued across the bed and the front fender? know what i mean? I suck at paint shop

Yeah, the old bed had the stripes all the way back, but because I'm an idiot I swapped them out, and decided it'd be way too much work to freehand the bed stripes.

Quote from: skipnrocks on Mar 18, 2008, 08:00:35 PM

Come on duff you know I cant read, I just like the pictures!!

No worries

Duffil · « **Reply #191 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 10:06:06 PM »

hmm for some reason I was thinking you were in Idaho.

tom w. · « **Reply #192 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 10:07:28 PM »

haha not quite... although right about now I wish I was.

THK Matt · « **Reply #193 on:** Mar 18, 2008, 11:48:25 PM »

Quote from: Duffil on Mar 18, 2008, 10:06:06 PM

hmm for some reason I was thinking you were in Idaho.

I AM

AND OMG! i love your paint job....

fordh8r · « **Reply #194 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 12:25:55 AM »

Paint scheme looks good! $Beer Chug\'n$ I especially like your color choice.

tom w. · « **Reply #195 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 09:09:16 AM »

Quote from: ImaHoToy87 on Mar 18, 2008, 11:48:25 PM

i love your paint job....

Quote from: fordh8r on Mar 19, 2008, 12:25:55 AM

Paint scheme looks good! $Beer Chug\'n$ I especially like your color choice.

Yeah well, I wanted to do something a little different...

jthacker29 · « **Reply #196 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 11:22:08 AM »

nice job man. mine went in the garage yesterday hopefully have it running by the end of the week.

tom w. · « **Reply #197 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 11:25:46 AM »

Sweet dude

jthacker29 · « **Reply #198 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 11:28:28 AM »

how those mtr's workin out for ya?

tom w. · « **Reply #199 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 11:33:39 AM »

I like them... they don't have the traction that my super swampers did, but considering my truck sees about 75% highway I'm not too worried about it.

Maybe once these are pretty worn I'll get a set of trail tires, and keep these for daily driving.

THK Matt · « **Reply #200 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 04:48:20 PM »

Quote from: tom w. on Mar 19, 2008, 11:33:39 AM

I like them... they don't have the traction that my super swampers did, but considering my truck sees about 75% highway I'm not too worried about it.

Maybe once these are pretty worn I'll get a set of trail tires, and keep these for daily driving.

what PSI you running? that may be your problem.
i Have load range D 315/75R16s and they have like 25-30% tread.. if that. and at 20 PSI they get more traction then my set of 235/75R15s with 90% tread at 35PSI

tom w. · « **Reply #201 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 06:57:24 PM »

The problem is I went from this,

To this...

I pretty much ran/run all of them at 30-35 PSI.

THK Matt · « **Reply #202 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 10:30:26 PM »

run them at 20.

THK Matt · « **Reply #203 on:** Mar 19, 2008, 10:30:51 PM »

30-35 is WAY too much for that light truck...

tom w. · « **Reply #204 on:** Mar 20, 2008, 08:52:49 AM »

Quote from: ImaHoToy87 on Mar 19, 2008, 10:30:51 PM

30-35 is WAY too much for that light truck...

That's only on the street. I haven't really had a chance to take these out in the rocks. Not as much as I'd like, anyway.

THK Matt · « **Reply #205 on:** Mar 20, 2008, 11:42:13 AM »

Quote from: tom w. on Mar 20, 2008, 08:52:49 AM

That's only on the street. I haven't really had a chance to take these out in the rocks. Not as much as I'd like, anyway.

oh okay, i run mine at 20 psi on the street and went as low as 8psi on a trail.... psi helps man.

tom w. · « **Reply #206 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 04:22:31 PM »

Not much in the way of updates except that I replaced one front axle seal, one rear, got a 5.29 V6 third with a Detroit for the rear, built a skid plate, and bent the main stinger for my bumper.

THK Matt · « **Reply #207 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 04:49:34 PM »

Quote from: tom w. on Apr 14, 2008, 04:22:31 PM

Not much in the way of updates except that I replaced one front axle seal, one rear, got a 5.29 V6 third with a Detroit for the rear, built a skid plate, and bent the main stinger for my bumper.

Ballin

fordh8r · « **Reply #208 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 05:50:14 PM »

need more

and less

....

$Beer Chug\'n$

tom w. · « **Reply #209 on:** Apr 14, 2008, 06:25:42 PM »

Needs more wheelin' and less workin'...

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