Stephen Broady's "An Actual Trail Rig" build

[jeeptj99]

Still no color, going on 2 weeks beyond the their target completion date for that.

I can't speak to the axles , not sure where we're at there

better hurry. the new years race is coming up and i expected to see this thing go out the top screaming.....

 

[ridered3]

hang in there, gonna be worth the wait. I'm sure Wizzo will get it knocked out quickly once its all shiny.

Slight derail, but how about a build thread on that LJ???

 

[smbroady82]

Slight derail, but how about a build thread on that LJ???

she bad, definitely one of my favorite baby haulers around

 

[smbroady82]

Picked this thing up yesterday In Nashville, then brought it up to the Holler in KY , then I headed back to sweet home AL.

Brett at Superior Sandblasting & Powder knocked this thing out of the park for us.

Thanks Trey for the hand unloading it!

Sneak peak

 

[ridered3]

Picked this thing up yesterday In Nashville, then brought it up to the Holler in KY , then I headed back to sweet home AL.

Brett at Superior Sandblasting & Powder knocked this thing out of the park for us.

Thanks Trey for the hand unloading it!

Sneak peak

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Nothing like a "little" windshield time all in one day! Color combo looks good.

 

[smbroady82]

Chris got the ole Dana 35 weldered up this weekend

 

[Bebop]

Sexayyyyy

 

[jeeptj99]

Your axle is gonna weight half of my buggy's weight lmao

 

[smbroady82]

Your axle is gonna weight half of my buggy's weight lmao

Your axle is gonna weight half of my buggy's weight lmao

quite possible

 

[jeeptj99]

quite possible

Looks amazing though. can't wait to see it

 

[ridered3]

Nice looking Dana 35! What's the color plan on the axles?

 

[jeeptj99]

Nice looking Dana 35! What's the color plan on the axles?

Bright ****ing neon pink.....

 

[smbroady82]

Bright ****ing neon pink.....

Correct

 

[ridered3]

Nice looking Dana 35! What's the color plan on the axles?

@smbroady82 Answering my own question, but this rig will be cool enough that instead of people handing you beers at the top of the trail, people will just volunteer to clean and paint the axles for you when you make it to the top. :rolf:

 

[smbroady82]

Some more progress pics on this thing

Axles painted

Driveshafts painted, exhaust wrapped

Motor , Trans, t-case in
links mounted
rear brakes
bump stops
steering ram
winch

fuel cell, radiator, trans cooler , tool box , radio in

Firewall in , battery mounted

close up of the front end

 

[smbroady82]

Chris got the ole Dana 35 weldered up this weekend

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almost forgot to mention one of my favorite details, the weld washers on all the mounts.. I despise fighting misalignments on everything

you can also see a few of the bajillion zip tie tabs on this thing here before it got color

 

[wizzo]

I think this upper link/ pinion tie in is one of my favorite things. Just one of them deals that worked out when I didn't really know how it was gonna go exactly.

 

[ridered3]

Looking good!

 

[TBItoy]

fancy

 

[jeeptj99]

cant wait go with this thing

 

[Bjeep]

Some more progress pics on this thing

Axles painted

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You did not paint the yoke. That is completely unacceptable. You must start all over. :popcorn: :rolf: :dblthumb:

 

[smbroady82]

You did not paint the yoke. That is completely unacceptable. You must start all over. :popcorn: :rolf: :dblthumb:

lol, that looks to be the old factory one

This one will have these little gems from Mark Williams front to back

 

[ridered3]

cant wait go with this thing

Will have to carry a bigger cooler for all those trail beers people will hand him.

 

[jeeptj99]

lol, that looks to be the old factory one

This one will have these little gems from Mark Williams front to back

 

[Bjeep]

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He has millions of them...... :stir:

 

[ridered3]

He has millions of them...... :stir:

Must have been all those years of OT hours and crappy swing shifts as opposed to @tonybolton ditch line trash can money.

 

[Beerj]

Must have been all those years of OT hours and crappy swing shifts as opposed to @tonybolton ditch line trash can money.

Who's this Tony Bolt-on you speak of?

 

[ridered3]

Who's this Tony Bolt-on you speak of?

Haha. First time I met him, I legit called him Tony Bolt-on cause I figured he used a fake/funny name for on here.

 

[TBItoy]

Haha. First time I met him, I legit called him Tony Bolt-on cause I figured he used a fake/funny name for on here.

Me too...

 

[ridered3]

How goes the reassembly process?