The turtle

[ryantowry_81]

i am going to keep the bed for now and bobbing it and building a custom canopy for it to make it dry and campable. first goal is to get it wheelable again.

[ryantowry_81]

not much progress but got bored the other night and decided to build some diff covers, built templates for both front 60 and 14 bolt. front almost done still need to add fill and drain and clean up but i like how it turned out. i was a little weary of the diamond plate but it was all i had left so why not right?

Pics:



and my welds dont completely suck

[Jimminyc]

And you didn't light the house on fire welding those suckers up! Looks good bro.

[tonka]

ill buy a copy of the templet off ya for the 14 bolt

[ryantowry_81]

as soon as iget to try it and see how it fits i will let you borrow mine.

[TRLR8DXJ]

Ryan, Where you at with your project this year. I was hoping to see this thing out and about. Any updates?

[ryantowry_81]

Originally Posted by TRLR8DXJ

Ryan, Where you at with your project this year. I was hoping to see this thing out and about. Any updates?

funny you say something i was just about to update this thing once i get some pictures. i got both the rear spring hangers done tuesday and wednesday i worked on the motor to get everything hooked back up and got new exhaust gaskets and bolts for the steering box to get that all wrapped up. hopefully if weather permits i should get her fired up again this weekend.

pictures to come!

[ryantowry_81]

here are some teaser pics a friend took. when the weathwer is good enough i will get out and take some close up shots of all i finished:



i know it is an RTI ramp but i was bored waiting to go wheel.....did n't get the score but was 46" up on a 30 degree ramp with a 115.5" wheel base you do the math.

[ryantowry_81]

well got to take her out for a short trip last saturday and she did great. these are the only pics i got cause the camera is MIA right now:





these werwe some pretty muddy rocks and i finally got some rock damage but nothing to write home about.

found the truck has a couple little noises i want to run down and fix, and a surging which i think is my front drive shaft telling me to clearance the CV.

list of little things i want to do still:
trim front fenders more
install longer shocks in front
clearance cv
grease bushings
remount muffler to get rid of rattle on the trail
bob bed
build new rear bumper and clean up the front
build some sliders and some skid plates
someday buy the doubler adapter to hook up my second case

and prob alot more i cant think of right now but most will probably wait till winter cause i want to wheel some before it gets real cold!

[TRLR8DXJ]

Man, with that low, small body when you articulate that thing it really looks twisted! Was that King river/ Ruby lake trail you got those pics from? Looks good Ryan can't wait to see it out and about.

[ryantowry_81]

thanks derik.

yeah that was house rock near the end of ruby lake trail. the rock was at my shoulder from the ground and the truck went right over it, i was pretty stoked! cant wait to get her out more once i get the trailer finished!