Xado89's Build - The Silver Submarine

[Timrich]

I like it. First one is a little busy but I still like it.

 

[Xado89]

Thanks man, I do agree the more I look at it. I want to try and blend it in better and maybe remove the one image on the top right.

 

[Timrich]

Yeah get rid of that jeep..lol

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[Xado89]

Hahaha, aww gotta be nice to the lil jeeps. Right now he does wheel more than I do. however he can't drive his cherokee more than like 30 miles at a time because it'll fall apart.

 

[Timrich]

Hahaha...

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[Xado89]

Have to remember, It's a Jeep thing, "Just Empty Every Pocket".

anywho, I scratched the first photo I had, the more I looked at it the more busy and crowded it got. So I went with a before/after kind of fade look if that's what you want to call it.

 

[Timrich]

I like it! Much better.

 

[Xado89]

Thanks Creepy!
Soon as the weather stops being crappy I'll get them on and get some pics up!

 

[Xado89]

finally got a good day of weather.

Thanks again, Creepy!

 

[AZhiAZiAM]

lol the zombie high 5 looks cool.

 

[Muadeeb]

Love the DD sticker and the "Ain't dren/Oh dren" ones.

 

[Xado89]

Thanks guys. I still have to acquire my "Happiness is a Headshot" one. Then a few more misc. I'm thinking of doing an XN banner on the front, either that or for my local Club FL 4x4. Not sure yet.

Also I bedlined the brush guard I got for Christmas.

It's no Shrockworks bumper but it will do for now. I'm not an extreme offroader currently anyhow.

I also trimmed up the front bumper pieces a little bit as they were rubbing when turning. I finally got sick of the noise and took the sawzall out.

 

[Timrich]

Looks good man!

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[Roadwarrior]

I said that on my tires then tore the whole thing off

 

[Xado89]

Yeah eventually it might get to that. Maybe once I get new rims and tires.

 

[DirtyRice120]

Looking good!



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[Xado89]

Thanks buddy!

 

[Xado89]

Hitch Flip in the process!

Had to trim some to fit the hitch in first.

My Workbench.

Trimmed

Fits! and secured down tight!

Bumper trimming is still undergoing process. Ran out of daylight and my garage is packed sadly, so had to call it quite for now. Just making small cuts at a time so we don't hack it to snot.

 

[Xado89]

Also got to goto Hardrock this past weekend and have some fun. only got a few pictures though, wish I had more to share.

 

[outlaw_xterra]

Did you finish the hitch flip yet?

 

[Xado89]

The Hitch is on, but the bumper's sitting in my garage. Haven't had time to finish trimming it yet. I got sidetracked and started ripping my dash pieces out to paint and install my CB. My hitch is apparently more of a PITA than the others I've seen on here. Had an extra guesset on it that needed some fabbing on the frame. I also managed to squeeze 3, 9/16 bolts in the mounting points so it's solid!

 

[outlaw_xterra]

Im miss 3 bolts total on my rear bumper. but I want to build oneif I keep itI

 

[Xado89]

Yeah, eventually I'd like to tube stuff out. How the hitch sets up I might end up welding the rear bumper on. The hitch is in the way where the brackets go through. So are you really considering trading for a 1.5 gen? I'll help you look fi you want.

 

[outlaw_xterra]

I dunno its tempting. I need to sit and think aboutit. But my buddy with the sas fronty is gettig a set of international harvester axles with a divorced transfer case that he will give me for 100 so I dunno any more.

 

[Xado89]

Just get something built so we can go wheeling. =P

 

[Xado89]

Hardrock video, watch in HD.
Sorry for shakiness, used my Cell phone to film it. That's just a small portion of what there is to do there though and the camera doesn't do the hills justice, of course. XD

[video=youtube;9uT8ovrMIKc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uT8ovrMIKc[/video]

 

[gorillamel]

Nice video! (wish I had a sawzall, haha)

Never really pictures what wheeling would be like in FL, but that looks fun!

 

[Xado89]

Thanks Mel!, My buddies on FL4x4 just posted a Vid of where they went this afternoon, I wasn't able to go but Check this stuff out!
[video=youtube;LqafKbRNBNw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LqafKbRNBNw[/video]
The guy that owns the Ranger will do just about anything.
Only thing I have against them, is that some of them are actually out to break their rigs...which I don't understand, you don't see the aftermath but the Ranger ripped his driver mirror off and punched in the door and scraped down the side pretty gnarly with the first stunt....

 

[Xado89]

Did some interior plastics painting, used bedliner.

Then started my CB install.
I started with the stock setup in the dash and removed this piece here.

After that bracket was out, I cut the two lower tabs off the stock head unit and slid it in lower using the holes for the lower mounts. (Lots of filing was required.)
Then I cut the trim piece that went around the head unit.

I actually had to trim it more, I had to cut out the bottom piece of it and make it into a U shape instead, more filing and sanding was done.
I now decided how I wanted to run my wire, nothing to fancy but enough to keep it all hidden for the most part.

I don't have a pic but it runs underneath the rug up the drivers side and up around the gas pedals and comes in from behind in the dash.
I wired it right into one of those 12v plugs on the truck and ran all the wires nicey nice through the back, tucked em in.

Finished without the last trim piece on.

Finished.

The CB actually sits in very snug, took some finesse to get it in so I don't even need a bracket to fasten it in. I just need to get it tuned now officially I get a few channels right now. I have a PA wire ran, I need to get a new PA speaker for it though which should come soon. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it.

 

[AZhiAZiAM]

i did my cup holder area too, i hated it because it sracted me. i think you need to make a tube bumper

 

[Xado89]

I'd love a tube bumper, I love the whole pre-runner look. One day front and rear tubes will be in the works.

 

[AZhiAZiAM]

I'd love a tube bumper, I love the whole pre-runner look. One day front and rear tubes will be in the works.

one day for the front you mean. like asap i agree sir pre-runner look is awesome, i'm working on finding a ranger right now for mine.

 

[Xado89]

I need to get some shackles and get my PML done, if I have enough I mayyyyy splurge on some new shocks. I have to get my dang bumper back on too from the hitch flip.

 

[Xado89]

Just ordered up my rear lift shackles and new bilstein shocks all the way around, got the ones for the 3" suspension lift! Can't wait to get em from 4x4parts!

 

[Macland]

That was a quick turnaround on needing to get things done and getting them ordered.

X nerds unite!

 

[bigjim247365]

sweet videos, and nice job on the inside.

 

[Xado89]

Thanks guys, I'm stoked to get the new stuff and get it all on. After that saving will begin to do the DIY snorkel and sliders I think. Unless I get sidetracked with another cool mod I see on here, hah. Which is bound to happen >.<

 

[outlaw_xterra]

Wooohooo winning this month and doing a lift.

 

[Xado89]

Can you guess?

 

[Timrich]

Some bedlina!

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