caseycamby's Build Thread

caseycamby

Suspension Lift
Location
Marion, NC
I've had a build going on on Club Xterra since late 2010 so there's quite a bit of info over there. I'll just post the link for that thread (which can be found here) and just start adding on from here!

Stock Picture:

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Current Picture:
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Mod List - Most of the mods are linkable to the post when they were installed; some here, some on Club X

Waggy 44 SAS on coilovers!

Lift/Tires
AC Add A Leafs
(replaced)
Revolver shackles
(replaced)
Calmini Shackles
Bilstein 5100 Articulators (rear)
2" AC Body Lift
35x12.50 BFG KM2s
15x8 3.75 backspaced Pro Comp steelies

Drivetrain/Steering
Eaton mechanical locker (front)
ARB air locker (rear)
4.9 gear upgrade

Performance
Cherry Bomb Extreme dual exhaust (replaced)
Walker Quiet Flow OE exhaust
Catalytic converter delele
Safari Snorkel
Resonator delete mod

Stainless steel brake lines

Electrical/Lighting
Blue Sea 5029 fuse block
33" curved LED light bar

20" Ironman LED light bar
4" Tuff LED fog lights (removed)
6" Hanma LED reverse light
5" SBL amber LED fog lights
3" Xprite LED fog lights
3x3 NiteBruiser flush mount LEDs
Raptor lights
Viair 400C with 2.5 gal. tank OBA


Armor
RLC front bumper
RLC rear bumper and tire carrier
White Knuckle rock sliders
P&P rear corner pieces


Exterior
Smittybilt XRC8 w/ synthetic line
60" Hi-Lift
Bedlined plastics/bumper
Painted calipers/drums
Undercoated
Plasti Dip (fuel door, door moldings and emblems)
Smoked taillights and corner lights
Hood struts

Interior
Pioneer AVH-X3600BHS
Sony Xplod speakers
Infinity Reference X REF-9603ix 6x9s

2 12" Kicker Comps in Kicker box
(removed)
350W Lightning Audio amp

Painted interior plastics
LED dome/map light conversion
Paracord steering wheel wrap

CB
Cobra 75 WX ST CB
Firestick FS4-W Antenea
(painted)

Replaced by SAS
3" AC UCAs
Energy Suspension LoPro bumpstops
Bilstein front HDs
Raybestos Centerlink
Raybestos Idler Arm

AC IAB
AC HD TRAs w/ Raybestos TREs
Warn manual locking hubs
Skid Row skid plates



Stickers...
Lots of stickers... Current sticker count: 74



Thanks for checking it out, guys and gals!
 
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caseycamby

Suspension Lift
Location
Marion, NC
Got the sliders on! Well kinda... ;)

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They're not made for the BL so I scooted it up where just one bolt is holding it through each of the 6 mounting locations and I'm gonna have a guy I know, who's a great welder, weld the rest in to make it solid
 

Xterrafauss

Suspension Lift
Big yeller!

Now that you got sliders whatcha getting next?

Beefier steering? Or you could ditch the ifs steering for just a few more bucks and SAS it......you know you want to....:hihi:
 

caseycamby

Suspension Lift
Location
Marion, NC
Thank you, guys! I'm kinda OCD about that I guess haha

And if you guys wanna help chip in some cash for the SAS I'll kindly accept it ;)

As for next.. Hopefully Santa will bring a winch haha I'm probably gonna get some heavier duty tie rods.. What's the best place to get them?
 

Roadwarrior

Titan Swapped / SAS'd
Founding Member
Why not have your welder friend weld on some plates to your sliders or frame that you could tap and run the bolts through, I have found that when I wanted to repaint the sliders it was easier to pull them off and then paint them, but that could just be my .02

I would say welding a plate on to the mounting plates on the sliders and drilling the appropriate holes would be the best/easiest thing to do if you are going to have to weld anyway.
 

caseycamby

Suspension Lift
Location
Marion, NC
Here's another idea.. Say I get a piece of metal, and drill 3 holes in it. 2 for the 2 in the slider and one for the extra bottom hole on the frame. I put that between the sliders and the frame and it kinda acts as a washer, bracing it all together..

Think that would be pretty solid?
 

Roadwarrior

Titan Swapped / SAS'd
Founding Member
Here's another idea.. Say I get a piece of metal, and drill 3 holes in it. 2 for the 2 in the slider and one for the extra bottom hole on the frame. I put that between the sliders and the frame and it kinda acts as a washer, bracing it all together..

Think that would be pretty solid?

If you were to put a locking washer and nylon nut on the top bolt I don't see why not. I would also make it out something thick like 1/4" plate or maybe you could get away with 3/16" plate.

So you are saying the top hole in the sliders would be "free floating" and then the bottom becomes the top hole on the frame and then the bottom home in the metal is the bottom hole for the slider?

I don't see why that wouldn't work, others may chime in to agree or disagree.
 

caseycamby

Suspension Lift
Location
Marion, NC
I actually believe the plate we had laying around was 3/8 inch thick so it'll be sturdy.

And yeah, the bottom hole of the frame will mount with the plate. The top hole on the frame will mount with the bottom hole on the slider. And the top hole on the slider will mount with the plate. So it will all be intertwined.
 

Xterraforce

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Founding Member
Location
Signal Mtn., TN
That's what I did when we did the BL. I knew when we were going to be doing it at the March mod day at 4Wheel Parts in Nashville (thanks again Scott) so I got a friend to weld on some plates that extended down far enough to add an extra hole. Fortunately the distance between the upper and lower mounting holes is two inches so it was perfect for my body lift. Then once we installed the lift all I had to do was bolt the sliders back on using the original lower hole for the top and the hole in the new plate for the lower.
 

Intender

Wheeling
Location
Lewisville NC
If can drill through the plate through the hole for the upper bolt so that you can get a bolt through it and have it hold on that would work out. It all depends on whether there is enough clearance above the frame to get the bolt through with a nut and locking washer on.
 

caseycamby

Suspension Lift
Location
Marion, NC
If can drill through the plate through the hole for the upper bolt so that you can get a bolt through it and have it hold on that would work out. It all depends on whether there is enough clearance above the frame to get the bolt through with a nut and locking washer on.

That's exactly what I was wanting to do! I should have time to do it this afternoon.
 

Jack Stilts

Skid Plates
Location
Michigan
CASEY CAMBYYYYYYY. So glad you made it over here.

Also I wish I documented the look on your face when you won those sliders. It was like a kid at Christmas. With cake. And balloons. And a new Big Wheel. And more cake.

Love that rig, bud. I'll have some pictures up soon from our trail run; there are a few of yours in there.
 

caseycamby

Suspension Lift
Location
Marion, NC
I don't know about that... Haha

I took a step on them to get to get up to the rack and see how sturdy it was and I immediately got a rag and cleaned them once I got off haha
 

caseycamby

Suspension Lift
Location
Marion, NC
It seems pretty sturdy. I'm not a big fan of the gap; I like it high and tight haha ;)

But I'm scared of the first gash that's gonna occur haha
 
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