Thanks to all of you who answered my questions to help this thing come alive....

Tomorrow is test day!

Helmuts off to pirate4x4!

The ALPHA:

and the OMEGA:

no, that can't be the same rig................ its too MINT:flipoff2: , great job, love the cage, looks great....

Congrats on a job well done!!!!! :beer: :beer:

Nice job!

Nice job, but why did ya put all that damned sheet metal back on there?!? :p

sheet metal replaced to assure wife of no mud slinging into her mouth

Nice!!!

Specs, we need SPECS! :D

BTW, looks sweeeeet.

Originally posted by slider
sheet metal replaced to assure wife of no mud slinging into her mouth

Thats exactly why i would have left it off :flipoff2:

Hey Slider,

You going to show the guys on d-web your new toy??

Give us the specs. I know you got 33's a 4.16 and 5.12's. What else did you do???

Hank

more pics!

Nice work Slider! :D

just got back from Massachusetts power line runs....

This is ONE FUN TOY!!!

Fk'n could do everything and more than my rover-buddies!

I trailered it up there...120 miles or so on my "landscape trailer"!!!

and it performed flawlessly all day on our new england-type of slippery rocks and mud.

You guys weren't kidding!!

Will post spec.s and pics some other time...

...must sleep!!!

Didn't you just love the look on their faces everytime you reminded them how little $$$ you had in it. :evil: :D

nice looking rig slider, you going to that Zookin' event in Mass next month?

I'm thinking...Yes...

great, it will be a blast, there are some good trails up there...

That a sweet lookin' Rig ya got there!! Nice job. can you post a pic or two how the rear of the cage works....looks interesting

Just looked again...how about the front tie in as well. I need as much rom as posable looking for ways to get the clearance I need. thanks :D

It's a Petroworks Cage...you can buy one too...
I'll post pics for you if you really need them.

I got it in there to get me through to the end of the summer...
It's only tied to the sheetmetal...but then again, we're talking about a pretty light truck!

I think I'll be altering it a bit and tie it to the chassis over the winter.

Slider's Omega Spec's

TT 5.12's R&P's
4.16 trnsfr case
Yj Springs all around
TT missing links up front
TT shakles all around
Conferr Spring over perches all around
Calmini header and 2" all the way including CAT
Ford front shock towers
TT lower shock mounts all 4 lowers
Doetchtech shocks all around
Rear track/kick/sam hybrid axle
Tracker 3rd members front and rear
Extended slip yoke rear, spacers on front
Petro cage
105 amp alternator
Rhino interior
Shrock bar sliders
Custom wide open air cleaner with foam element
Custom throttle lock
Napa fuel pressure control
Eclin stock carb rebuild
Big plastic trunk
LED front turn signals
Breeze birfield rings
TT crossover steering and drag
10 x 15... 2" back spaced rims
33x12.5 Interco Super Swamper TSL's
Sandstone light absorbing military spec. paint
raised axle breathers
Optima, Yellow top
Faux carbon fiber shift knob (coolest part of the truck)


coming: (God knows when?)

Drvr / pass seats to be raised 1.5"
Drvr seat hinged to tilt back for secure storage
4 - 5 pt harnesses
Centerforce clutch
Center 3rd seat for rear (for my daughter's car seat)
Somewhere to put the damn spare and Jack-all?
Some olive drab canvass 1/2 doors (sound cool?)
Some way to beef the steering up and maybe power added?
Sideview mirrors?
A rear bumper?
A front bumper or at least a place to put a winch
Custom tilt down bar up front to mount a snatch block for reverse winching?

So that's it guys, nothing earth-shatering here...

I'm just enjoying the whole lightwieght wide tire thing...

remember, I'm used to a 5800 pound off road machine...

I watched a petroworks laden Zuk go end over end backwards at the Melt in 01. It held up surprizingly well but I would advise tying it to your frame. for piece of mind.

Originally posted by slider
Slider's Omega Spec's

-- TT 5.12's R&P's
500 4.16 trnsfr case
75 Yj Springs all around
290 TT missing links up front
70 TT shakles all around
45 Conferr Spring over perches all around
175 Calmini header and 2" all the way including CAT
15 Ford front shock towers
70 TT lower shock mounts all 4 lowers
160 Doetchtech shocks all around
650 Rear track/kick/sam hybrid axle
-- Tracker 3rd members front and rear
65 Extended slip yoke rear, spacers on front
500 Petro cage
-- 105 amp alternator
-- Rhino interior
-- Shrock bar sliders
-- Custom wide open air cleaner with foam element
-- Custom throttle lock
-- Napa fuel pressure control
-- Eclin stock carb rebuild
-- Big plastic trunk
-- LED front turn signals
60 Breeze birfield rings
350 TT crossover steering and drag
200 10 x 15... 2" back spaced rims
500 33x12.5 Interco Super Swamper TSL's
-- Sandstone light absorbing military spec. paint
-- raised axle breathers
100 Optima, Yellow top
-- Faux carbon fiber shift knob (coolest part of the truck)




Looks like $4000 (conservatively) before the Sammie, you get a good tax return this year Slider?

yea...yea...you and shrake!!

It's a fab I think I'll handle?!
I'm trying to keep the stock lights...
since I have several pairs of them!

they're just so deep!

we'll see

you forgot:

faux carbon shift knob = $4.99

Just another reason that Sliders ride is so cool. At least like this he didn`t have to worry about his tires rubbing the sheetmetal!!!!!

I know....

It was better that way...

Air conditioning &

probably more capable too!!

But now, at least my wife isn't so embarassed!!