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by tarsh » Sat Sep 27, 2014 1:54 pm

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I thought this was a cool shot :hmm:
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by DirtyBacon04 » Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:05 pm

Minus the redneck parking lot, it would be a fantastic shot.
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by ErikSS » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:12 pm

More pics of that bumper please. I recall something very different on your truck.
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by tarsh » Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:41 pm

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:salut: There u go Eric. Still needs some work. It's getting there
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by ErikSS » Sun Oct 05, 2014 12:47 am

I'm surprised you have no radiator protection.
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by Moots1288 » Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:01 pm

ErikSS wrote:I'm surprised you have no radiator protection.
What's a radiator?
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by tarsh » Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:51 pm

I will in due time. Don't have the oomf these days
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by DirtyBacon04 » Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:00 am

Went out today to test some camera mounts. The video is in the works. Here's some stills, though. It's been raining here for about 2 weeks, minus these last 2 days. So needless to say, water levers were up, and I got thwarted several times by deep water.

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by Cable810 » Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:25 pm

Did some driving around on State Land 2 Tracks... Found some pretty cool spots to wheel.

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Pulled the blind off of State Land that I had up for bear season. Saw the tree on the way in and stopped for a picture on the way out.

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by Trail X » Thu Oct 09, 2014 9:24 pm

Great shots guys. Bacon, that truck is looking especially handsome lately.
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by DirtyBacon04 » Thu Oct 09, 2014 10:50 pm

Thanks bud. I got her makeup just right, and her hair just so. then I added mud.
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by JoeyV » Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:53 pm

Build still in progress. Need to fab some protection for my external trans filter and get fogs installed. It is mostly done, at least for now. Did a quick test run through some rolling plains and a bit of mud. Then, front license plate holder, d-rings, and isolators came in.
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by Trail X » Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:50 pm

Looks like a good time Joe. The truck looks great.
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by tsmith1156 » Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:15 pm

JoeyV wrote:Build still in progress. Need to fab some protection for my external trans filter and get fogs installed. It is mostly done, at least for now. Did a quick test run through some rolling plains and a bit of mud. Then, front license plate holder, d-rings, and isolators came in.

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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:59 pm

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Couple pavement shots but I gotta say I love my lower end of the spectrum bumpers.
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by tsmith1156 » Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:06 pm

HARDTRAILZ wrote:ImageImage

Couple pavement shots but I gotta say I love my lower end of the spectrum bumpers.

Best TB out there! You running 33s or 35s?
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by tsmith1156 » Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:06 pm

HARDTRAILZ wrote:ImageImage

Couple pavement shots but I gotta say I love my lower end of the spectrum bumpers.

Best TB out there! You running 33s or 35s?
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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:12 pm

There are better...with solid axles.

35s on 17x9
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by DirtyBacon04 » Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:40 am

I'm a huge fan of my lower spectrum bumper, too!

Curious what local fab shop with no experience on this platform could produce of high quality...
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by DirtyBacon04 » Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:12 am

Good pic of how much light is being thrown out rear of vehicle. With new yellow top, i'm not too worried about draining the battery, either.

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