I can post my final shots of Kate after picking her up.

I have only gotten her on the trail once since I picked her up.

First impression.....I LIKE :D

It is definitly going to take some getting used to with the auto, but so far, so good.

I have been working out the bugs on the tranny and the engine and keeping it cool.

I bought one of those kick ass coolers that Georg suggested...I bought a 14 x 14....biggest they had, so if it lets enough air through to the radiator, I think the tranny heat will be a thing of the past.

Her are the final shots of the engine bay and the skidplate and such...

Here is a shot of the front driveshaft necked down with solid bar at the top to clear the tranny pan...

:eek: :eek: - I love auto - it may not be as "technical" but the slush-box has always been my friend.... you bringin' Kate to Papa's Thurs? - love to see the final result

Chris

I am really excited by how much clearance I got with my shaved "Arse".

I have 13.5" of clearance front and rear with a nice "ramp" of a slope on the rear axle to keep it from hanging up on stuff.

13.5" is with 5# of air in the 42's.

Here is a shot from the rear of the rear transfer case crossmember/traction bar anchor point.

The skidplate is built 1" below frame level and it is flat, save for one little "bulge" of 1/2" at the Atlas.

It is 3/8"...heavy bastard!!!

Originally posted by CruiserChris
:eek: :eek: - I love auto - it may not be as "technical" but the slush-box has always been my friend.... you bringin' Kate to Papa's Thurs? - love to see the final result

Chris

See you there :D

What is the big ass thing to the left of the drive shaft from the rear in the last picture?

Originally posted by coyote
What is the big ass thing to the left of the drive shaft from the rear in the last picture?

My 3" Hooker Turbo Muffler....

VVVVRRROOOOMMMM :grinpimp:

Originally posted by wngrog


My 3" Hooker Turbo Muffler....

VVVVRRROOOOMMMM :grinpimp:

hey grinpimp, are we lookin at the same thing?

i think coyote was talking about the big black thing next to the driveshaft....either that or its one f'd up muffler :grinpimp:

yeah, that is a Hooker Turbo muffler turned at about 2 o'clock from vertical. In front of it is my Cat....

Here is a better shot....

Figured it out after the post but that means your trac bar ain't centered if I do the math, as it appears to be next to the frame on the drivers side, dude you owe me $1200 plus bucks....all these picture's and the girlfriend order's 42's for the truck with my card and says its a gift......o well guess that's what you get....

i'm gonna have to report this post to the moderator!

first nolen busts out something about shaved arse (his?).

next reply he's talkin about hookers!

what the hell is goin on here?:flipoff2:


nah, somebody's gotta give you some crap cause kate is looking way to good!
besides, we likes mo powa!:D

Dude, if your truck had Rockwells, it would be prrrrrfect... I like very much!!!!

Now, you just need to bring that sucka out to AZ for some REAL wheeling, and convince me to go V-8!!!

Originally posted by elf_cruiser
Dude, if your truck had Rockwells, it would be prrrrrfect...

:rolleyes:

Originally posted by high5


:rolleyes:

Double :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Originally posted by coyote
Figured it out after the post but that means your trac bar ain't centered if I do the math, as it appears to be next to the frame on the drivers side, dude you owe me $1200 plus bucks....all these picture's and the girlfriend order's 42's for the truck with my card and says its a gift......o well guess that's what you get....

Are you drunk again......what exaxtly does this mean?:flipoff2:

Originally posted by wngrog


Double :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

:rolleyes: x3

rockwells and an I6=:laughing:

Why did you remove your site tube on the Atlas? Was it too close to the crossmember?

Originally posted by wngrog

The skidplate is built 1" below frame level and it is flat, save for one little "bulge" of 1/2" at the Atlas.

It is 3/8"...heavy bastard!!!

Planning on running over LANDMINES? :eek:

That is one heavy skid plate. Let me know when you install the lift in your garage to remove that thing!!!

That rig is looking too sweet!

Tom

Originally posted by Eric
Why did you remove your site tube on the Atlas? Was it too close to the crossmember?

That thing is an accident waiting to happen. I bashed it bad when a stick went up in there on a trail and almost lost all of my fluid.....what the hell is the purpose of that Micky Mouse thing anyway?

Originally posted by roundrocktom


Planning on running over LANDMINES? :eek:

That is one heavy skid plate. Let me know when you install the lift in your garage to remove that thing!!!

That rig is looking too sweet!

Tom

That is what it takes with a 4800# beast like Kate. The 3/16 one I had before was worthless.....it bent like hot candy.

Originally posted by elf_cruiser
Dude, if your truck had Rockwells, it would be prrrrrfect... I like very much!!!!

Now, you just need to bring that sucka out to AZ for some REAL wheeling, and convince me to go V-8!!!

Dude, you should start reading your posts BEFORE we do!

Nolan, awesome job! Farmington here we come.

Originally posted by Aggro


:rolleyes: x3

rockwells and an I6=:laughing:

:rolleyes: x4 here!!

Nolen, Kate is one bad-ass beatch...

Nolen -

NICE! :smokin:

Looks like you need some protection for that shaved arse! The first pic shows a bit of arse rash :flipoff2:

Seriously - it looks like the rear cover could peel off if you hung it up.

Wish I could get south and meet up with you guys in Farmington....

I will be covering the CALROCS finale for a friend's site... Anyone coming for that?

Jim

Nolen, Had your picture/website up and showed the girlfriend, then she gets the bright idea of hey, lets order those....and no I wasn't drunk at that point but was well on my way....

Originally posted by coyote
Nolen, Had your picture/website up and showed the girlfriend, then she gets the bright idea of hey, lets order those....and no I wasn't drunk at that point but was well on my way....

:beer: to you! Awesome!

Sounds like you have an awesome girl!

Marry that woman!

Hey, Mark Whatley's building up his Rockwells to go behind his 2F...Not like it's anywhere near stock, but it's still a 2f;)

Originally posted by TheDragoneater
Hey, Mark Whatley's building up his Rockwells to go behind his 2F...Not like it's anywhere near stock, but it's still a 2f;)

That way he can sink even farther into those bottomless beaver ponds and permafrost we all read about!

Looking forward to seeing Kate this Thursday.
I'll have a cold beer waiting for you.

That way he can sink even farther into those bottomless beaver ponds and permafrost we all read about!

HEY!!! Rockwells behind 2F's KICK ASS!

Dude, you should start reading your posts BEFORE we do!

Dude it was a joke, relax...
I just like teasing Nolen. My front axle is THE ONLY thing on my rig that i like better than anything else on HIS, get it?

im glad you showed the better pic, i get it now.


looking nice!!!

Originally posted by Aggro


:rolleyes: x3

rockwells and an I6=:laughing:

one of the minitruck guys has rockwells, and over 40" tyres and a 22r :eek: so an I6 at over 4L aint that bad

plus the AZ dude, was mucking around, he likes nolens, but the rockwells arent for all!!

Originally posted by wngrog
Here is a better shot....

hey nolen, the angle of this wrap bar, seems pretty extreme....obviously it would still stop the diff wrapping, but on this sort of angle, would it cause a lot of hop or bounce in the rear? especially under load or climbing hills?

im not trying to be a guru or anything, it just seems like pressure on it would force the diff down, and try and push it in the arc of the bar

it could be beneficial though, in that, downward force could keep the more pressure on the tyres, thus increasing traction, and the hop is a side effect that you dont mind?

any hills where you are?

i do like it though, its big fat and heavy....SO.....you got gearing and heaps of horsepower, you got big tyres, and super strong axles, the weight is hardly something you care about...... and look at it this way, you can keep loading it up, and not worry, a heavier vehicle can always pull a lighter vehicle with ease, but not the other way around, having the biggest and heaviest rig out there is sometimes a good thing.

that dude with the rockwells, wasnt paying it out......he was just mucking around.....but HE does need bigger meats, and he'd be just as heavy, if not more, with all that hard top

got any wheeling pics?

BJ, thanks. And i have lost the top and windshield, got 40's, and have a new cage. Mine weighs around 4300 now. Here are some pics just before the cage: http://members.cox.net/weshanson/2deadcows/2deadcows.htm


Also, i know what you mean about the traction arm, cause mine does that. But you just have to build it to fit up in there, and live with some angle. In order to get a better angle on such a short arm, you would have to sacrifice a lot of clearance, and clearance is moer important than a little wheel hop. Besides it only hops on loose surfaces, or REALLY steep ledges.

Also, nolen your bar is on the wrong side... I bet you can feel that baby torque over HARD to the pass side when you hit the gas? If you could put the trac bar on the pass side, it would counteract that...

Laters!

hey elf

thanks for the clarification, i tried to get my top link horizontal and it runs just below the driveshaft level offering protection for it (this worked for a while, now they are both rockrashed good)

i also put it in the middle, and i can wial into it all day, it hops bad with the 38s on and aired down (almost uncontrollable) and its ok with 35s on! so i guess tyre wall is more of a factor than angle of wrap bar, and i see by the pics, he has NO ROOM to put it elsewhere, let alon, on less angle!! ;) underneath that thing is loaded!!:p

Originally posted by elf_cruiser
BJ, thanks. And i have lost the top and windshield, got 40's, and have a new cage. Mine weighs around 4300 now. Here are some pics just before the cage: http://members.cox.net/weshanson/2deadcows/2deadcows.htm


Also, i know what you mean about the traction arm, cause mine does that. But you just have to build it to fit up in there, and live with some angle. In order to get a better angle on such a short arm, you would have to sacrifice a lot of clearance, and clearance is moer important than a little wheel hop. Besides it only hops on loose surfaces, or REALLY steep ledges.

Also, nolen your bar is on the wrong side... I bet you can feel that baby torque over HARD to the pass side when you hit the gas? If you could put the trac bar on the pass side, it would counteract that...

Laters!

No shit....If I keep the Rancho 9000 on "1" and dog it out the left front tire will damn near come off the ground! :eek:

Good call, but I'm not moving it!!

Originally posted by BJ On Roids
hey elf

thanks for the clarification, i tried to get my top link horizontal and it runs just below the driveshaft level offering protection for it (this worked for a while, now they are both rockrashed good)

i also put it in the middle, and i can wial into it all day, it hops bad with the 38s on and aired down (almost uncontrollable) and its ok with 35s on! so i guess tyre wall is more of a factor than angle of wrap bar, and i see by the pics, he has NO ROOM to put it elsewhere, let alon, on less angle!! ;) underneath that thing is loaded!!:p

Mine used to hop REAL bad when I did not have Rancho 9000's cranked to "5" and when I carried a NAPA store worth of spares right over the rear axle.

I moved as much weight as possible beneath the drivers seat and attached to the center crossbrace on my roll bar and I damn near eliminated it with the 38.5's.

Now with the 42's the sidewalls load up and release on steep climbs causing nasty bouncing.

It should be a different story with the Auto tranny...I will let you know after Poteau on Labor Day :D