My 1950 Willys Trail Rig

[clean4drxj]

Nice tires, give me a ring if you need a hand I'll be around for another week before I'm on the cruise.

[OWEN]

It was nice out today and I had some free time so I figured I would officially start the 2011 rebuild/redesign. I removed the seats, rock sliders, rear shocks, tailgate and battery, and unbolted the roll cage. When I built the cage, I set it on "feet" that bolt the cage to mounts on the frame, with the body sandwiched in the middle. Its tied in at 10 points, four 3/8" grade 8 bolts at each point.



I was pleasantly surprised that after 4 flops this season, the cage hardly deflected when I unbolted everything. I am going to try to pull it out tomorrow, I just have to get a couple people to help me.

Also I got my new tires

[OWEN]

very nice owen! how come you didnt go with red labels? too much money?

Pretty much, I was getting frustrated looking for used reds, not many to speak of on the east coast and they are typically a lot of money plus shipping and after you spend said large amount of money, you need to then buy 17" wheels if you don't already have them (I don't).

That hydro assist ram is incredible, i hope the survival pack of longtrail i dropped off is doing you good out in your garage haha

That ram is for full hydro! And I am still choking down my keg of long trail, haven't even tapped into the birthday beer yet, but thanks again!

they are a pain in the balls to get through bfg's race/comp program. Creeps are damn good though and at 400 a tire for krawlers, if i found a good deal on some creeps i'd go for em too lol.

Yea I got a great price and don't have to buy new wheels.

[Zullock Holmes]

very very nice. and now i want to build another rig

was waiting for this..... buggy build one

very nice owen! how come you didnt go with red labels? too much money?

they are a pain in the balls to get through bfg's race/comp program. Creeps are damn good though and at 400 a tire for krawlers, if i found a good deal on some creeps i'd go for em too lol.

[netrachamp1853]

That hydro assist ram is incredible, i hope the survival pack of longtrail i dropped off is doing you good out in your garage haha

[CumminsJeep]

very nice owen! how come you didnt go with red labels? too much money?

[DrThunder]

very very nice. and now i want to build another rig

[Burton58]

excellence

[OWEN]

oh dear sweet win 39.5's??

38.5x14.5/16

Found a good deal online, couldn't pass it up

[Burton58]

oh dear sweet win 39.5's??

[HeavyMetal]

Nice decision.

[OWEN]

Called last Friday, Stak said my case is about 2 weeks from shipping.

Ballistic ends and tube inserts for the front came in this yesterday... a lot less time then last time I ordered!

oh and...

[OWEN]

Thanks guys, I hope to have it in the garage this weekend or next week sometime... and hopefully the Stak will be in any day now, tomorrow will be 6 weeks since I ordered. My birthday is this weekend, it would be nice to have it by then

[Lawn Guyland]

awesome, owen

[clean4drxj]

I like the progress, I'll have to check this out next time I'm over.