Bottobro's Build. Laura let's get SASSY

[bottobro]

#1.5problems

#squareIsBetter

Couldn't have said it any better

 

[caseycamby]

Mines square and it's the same way

 

[bottobro]

Interesting...

 

[bottobro]

So. This vacation I've had time to think about what's to come in the next few weeks to come before WENT.
1) picking up a winch from harbor freight next week
2) around the end of Aug order rock sliders to pick up while at WENT
3) after that change all the oils and prep for the trip.

I'm running out of time for things so decisions must be made

 

[bottobro]

 

[GPD605X]

Gotta love HF!

 

[Pro-2X]

For reeelz
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[GPD605X]

I'm looking at an HF 12k winch but I'm thinking the 9k should suffice. But I'm also looking at other winches in that price range. I know Smitty built has a 9k winch for close to the same price.

 

[bottobro]

Andddd in a few hours time... DONE! Thats another check mark

 

[GPD605X]

Looks good!

 

[bottobro]

Looks good!

Thanks dude. That's the goal to turn heads

 

[Prime]

I thought the goal was to be able to go anywhere you wanted? And that the head turning was a bonus.

 

[bottobro]

I thought the goal was to be able to go anywhere you wanted? And that the head turning was a bonus.

well you are correct there.

 

[bottobro]

well.. finishing the last preparations for WENT, Need to get her to a shop soon for a tire aliment and rotation. And ordered new CB parts to overhaul my 5 year old system in the truck (which I never did properly to begin with)

 

[bottobro]

had a nice photoshoot for my clas today at the lake

 

[bottobro]

Well. Some awesome news

First off WENT was awesome!

But anyway things to come:
My rear mounted gorrila lights (thanks to the went raffle!)
Annnnd I forgot my friend wrecked her taurus soooo when I head home I'm going to take the Efan off of that and start my next project

Plus lots of stickers

 

[Diadaga]

Well. Some awesome news

First off WENT was awesome!

But anyway things to come:
My rear mounted gorrila lights (thanks to the went raffle!)
Annnnd I forgot my friend wrecked her taurus soooo when I head home I'm going to take the Efan off of that and start my next project

Plus lots of stickers

Remember to make sure your e fan is going the right direction, definitely helps if you do lol.

 

[bottobro]

Remember to make sure your e fan is going the right direction, definitely helps if you do lol.

Yea haha don't need air trapped in the radiator like tucker had lol

 

[Roadwarrior]

At least you know how to wire one up.. All except for the switch in the cab which I think you can handle

 

[Diadaga]

Yea haha don't need air trapped in the radiator like tucker had lol

We had the polarity backwards on mine so it was pulling hot air from the engine bay through the radiator.

 

[bottobro]

At least you know how to wire one up.. All except for the switch in the cab which I think you can handle

Yea plus I want to tie the relay into the coolant so it automatically comes on and shuts off plus then I have the override switch

We had the polarity backwards on mine so it was pulling hot air from the engine bay through the radiator.

Yea that's not good

 

[Diadaga]

I noticed it on the trail the next day. Only reason we didnt catch it was because we didnt finish everything until midnight on Thursday.

 

[bottobro]

I noticed it on the trail the next day. Only reason we didnt catch it was because we didnt finish everything until midnight on Thursday.

Yeaaaa I plan on doing it in the light haha hopefully I can get home to get that fan pulled before they scrap the car

 

[bottobro]

Fabricated these up in the lab today. I want to get those lights on! Lol

 

[bottobro]

Got some post WENT work done this week, and a good cleaning lol

Nice new reverse lights, temporarly wired to a switch, eventually I will hook them up to the actual reverse lights.

Home made brackets

And got all my stickers on today

the left overs went to my poster in my room (eventually there will be no black)

 

[Xterra Performance]

Great build thread Botox, You get new front shox yet..:sure:

 

[bottobro]

Great build thread Botox, You get new front shox yet..:sure:

the rears are the ones that went lol and im going to rock the Advanceautopart brand until I get a real job and then ill be hitting you up for those bils Still got the second new one that needs to go on when I get the chance

 

[bottobro]

[video=youtube;J_zanHXemMk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_zanHXemMk&feature=youtu.be[/video]

Got a small collection of some WENT pictures and videos

 

[caseycamby]

Are those rear pod light brackets aluminum?

 

[bottobro]

Are those rear pod light brackets aluminum?

I think its Galvanized steel. It was what ever I could find in the scrap bin in the labs. Im going to paint them eventually once I am home and have a real workshop/garage to work in. until then these work lol

 

[caseycamby]

I was thinking it was aluminum because you left it unpainted but then if it was, I wouldn't see how those bends would hold up haha

 

[bottobro]

Just ordered some Mollie panels from Xterra performance . Cant wait for those to come in!

 

[bottobro]

Just scavenged these bad boys from my friends wrecked Taurus

 

[Muadeeb]

Sweet!

 

[Roadwarrior]

Bingo! Those look sweet. Now how's your shroud going to work?

 

[Prime]

Bingo! Those look sweet. Now how's your shroud going to work?

How indeed?

 

[bottobro]

Bingo! Those look sweet. Now how's your shroud going to work?

I might make a new one I haven't quite figured it out yet. It was too much of a PITA to pull the Ford shroud. So its my winter break project

 

[Prime]

Suggestion. Pull another factory X shroud from a junk yard. It'll give you a good starting point for covering the entire radiator.

 

[bottobro]

Suggestion. Pull another factory X shroud from a junk yard. It'll give you a good starting point for covering the entire radiator.

True that's not too bad of an idea.

Now to find an X in a junkyard is my challenge

 

[bottobro]

Looky what arrived at my door this morning

Now I just need those stupid hooks from nissan