no body damage on marlin

[SCyotacrawler420]

how come marlins truck never has any body damage? does he go on trails like tank trap in hollister or the sluice box or little sluice in rubicon? his truck is just always super clean, is there alot of bondo involved with that thing???  cause i know i love wheelin but i sure do get body damage on some of those hard trails 

[GNasty 82]

I'll chock that one up to the same reason as to why Jesus never gets wet when he needs to cross a river.

 

[<MIKE>]

^^^^ awesome post.
I've always heard how methodical he is with wheeling so i'm sure that is a big factor.

[SCyotacrawler420]

or maybe, he doesnt wheel hard trails... cause lil sluice box would destroy toyotas like his... an even mine an mine is savagely built

[slabcs]

He wheels it, and he does get body damage.  It just gets repaired because it has to look good for customers.

He's at the Rubicon often and the Hammers at least once a year to lead a trail at the Tinbender's Jambo.

Sure he'll avoid lines and obstacles that are going to rash up his truck, but I would too.

[Goldrush]

He wheels it, and he does get body damage.  It just gets repaired because it has to look good for customers.

He's at the Rubicon often and the Hammers at least once a year to lead a trail at the Tinbender's Jambo.

Sure he'll avoid lines and obstacles that are going to rash up his truck, but I would too.

you said it! im sure hes been through a couple a fenders and doors though. as of right now he has a small dent on the drivers side of his bed but you can barely see it when your far away..

[84t0y]

pretty sure theres very little left on that truck thats original, frame swap, bed change, im sure its gone through a couple doors and fenders.

[Cheesemaker]

HAHA  I know the answer to this.  According to Marlin and all the articles that have been written on him and his famous truck.  The only thing that isn't original is the bed.  Everything else is.

[H8PVMNT]

Body damage happens but it is possible to pick a line instead of purposely wraping your truck around everything on the trail.  I'm always impressed at watching smart drivers wheel really hard stuff without driving like a demo derby...

[kneedownnate]

HAHA  I know the answer to this.  According to Marlin and all the articles that have been written on him and his famous truck.  The only thing that isn't original is the bed.  Everything else is.

I always thought it was - the only thing that is original is the cab    Either way, as was said, it's a rolling advertisement for the company and wouldn't be as good a representetive if it were dent riddled.

[IronClad]

HAHA  I know the answer to this.  According to Marlin and all the articles that have been written on him and his famous truck.  The only thing that isn't original is the bed.  Everything else is.

Ah no.. go look at the rebuild thread on here. the frame was replaced

[Tool Pimp]

He told me last year that he has a very good body man to repair any damage the truck gets    and yes, he wheels the piss out of that truck on the hard trails without much damage but then again he is the master 

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You guys have to look at hes got 15-25 years wheeling experence on most of us on this fourm. He is very wise and picks his lines carefully. He will not do anything retarded that you and your buddys might do to get a few laughs. He has more gearing choices then a airplane has buttons. I'm not by any means calling marlin a god or a old man, he just is wise and knows his stuff. He has replaced parts on his truck, incuding the frame which is very common with 1st gens as they have seen their 30+ years of offroad.

[88_Pathy]

Frame is not original.  But let me tell you... I have wheeled two trails with him, in very small groups.  He is very smooth and ridiculously fast through the toughest sections.  He just picks the best and smoothest line on the fly.  But, I have a feeling that he has wheeled about every trail in the US at-least once.  He just is a certified ninja...

[TacoStewie]

THE MAN KNOWS HOW TO DRIVE

[Rocksurfer]

... and he buys off anyone that gets a shot of him doing damage.

[yota4x4sc]

... and he buys off anyone that gets a shot of him doing damage.

ha exactly... he gotta.... and its easyer when u hit the blue square lines

[SCyotacrawler420]

you all love marlin dont you? im not hating on him but i mean you cant be the king of rock crawling if you dont go on some savege rocks, or fore example... SQUEEZE ROCK... SLUICE BOX... idc how original his truck is or not, its a very good looking truck. but personally i think it has alot of potential to just get cagede an see that thing go up some double black diamonds

[swapped89]

I bet he's been up a few double black diamonds.

[RockRescue]

And just maybe he knows not to bring a knife to a gun fight?   i think maybe he can drive  more than just his truck 

[GNasty 82]

And just maybe he knows not to bring a knife to a gun fight?   i think maybe he can drive  more than just his truck 

Most people here realize that the first step in becoming a good offroad driver is knowing the limitations (or lack thereof) of what their rig can do.

[COToy91]

And just maybe he knows not to bring a knife to a gun fight?   i think maybe he can drive  more than just his truck 

That is not owned by him, just sponsored by Marlin

[RockRescue]

i know that  but i am sure if he wanted he could take it for a spin 

[SCyotacrawler420]

there are no limitations to a truck... endless posibilties. A.K.A. WINCH! hahaha

[yota4x4sc]

Most people here realize that the first step in becoming a good offroad driver is knowing the limitations (or lack thereof) of what their rig can do.

so your talking about people that are too scared to take on body damage to tackel a tougher trail

[88_Pathy]

I guess it depends on how you see it.  I don't mind getting a few dents here and there but I am not going to run the side of my rig down some rocks just to get a weeew out of the crowd.

[yotatough]

I guess it depends on how you see it.  I don't mind getting a few dents here and there but I am not going to run the side of my rig down some rocks just to get a weeew out of the crowd.

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[emsvitil]

He's using body panels from Saturn............





Don't know what's going to happen now that Saturn is extinct....

[GNasty 82]

so your talking about people that are too scared to take on body damage to tackel a tougher trail

It has nothing to do with being scared.  It is all about knowing what your rig can do.  For example, I'm sure Marlin knows exactly what his truck feels like when it's getting near the flop point, so instead of pushing it harder and flopping, he backs off and comes at the obstacle a different way.

[crawlerdan]

...a customer rolled his truck a few years ago....