Search results

Hardtop, all that awesome suspension bracketry you made, the massive tires and wheels, the top and bows are a few things that take the weight total up. BUT....it all adds up to, in my humble opinion, the biggest, meanest, most dimensionally-correct monster bobber! Great job, Ridgerunner. [thumbzup]

WOW! :shock: THAT is light bobber! Awesome.

Yet another example of why I love this site so much....... My simple post has turned into an outpouring of awesome info. Soon we'll be all shlogging around in the white stuff with our monsters so tis the season to get those heaters going! :beer: Drove my rig to work today. :grin:

Success! I managed (mangled!) to get the two valves open. The top one was tight but I gently opened it with success. The lower valve? Oh man.....it's handle was already broken. So I ended up flattening the portion where the handle was to make a "handle" for the pliers to grab. I SLOWLY...

AHA! I remember those. I had one on the Willys Jeep truck I drove back in high school. Simple, effective. Heck, I have a vacuum operated one on my '79 Malibu. :) Since I mangled the lower valve (the head was already broken) to get it open, I'll be in the market for either a replacement...

Great point. My truck is dead-on consistent temp-wise in the summer. This is the first winter with my truck so I'm assuming I can expect a noticable decrease in operating temp without some sort of radiator block due to the obscenely low ambient temps that we'll get sooner than later. :sad...

Never heard of such choices. What application did they come from? They both sound impressive, though!

Wildchild, I'm in the same boat as you....."oil leaks give it patina!". :p But OH to have what Bill W. has......:drool: You guys are kidding me......those little draincock clones are the shut-offs? :oops: Holy smokes. By the looks of mine, they haven't been opened in eons. Wish me luck getting...

MANY thanks for all the responses! I bled the core over the summer and it flowed great, no bubbles to report.....did it again this morning. Attached is a picture of my arrangement....my hose routing appears to be correct. The only valves I have are the little draincock type. No actual...

Hello all! I'm going into the first winter with my Deuce. I tested the damper controls and they are working properly. The blower motor is working fine. The engine was up to full operating temp. during these checks. I opened the housing out on the fender to check for blockages on the core and...

Isn't the M101 trailer too narrow and requires fender extensions to look dimensionally "correct"?

Thanks, Ron. Here's the actual scale sheet.

I've been thinking about this mod for months. I love the way yours came out, Kohburn! But the crane I've been thinking about is this one.......since it already has the vertical/upright portion and a winch (albeit manual): 1/2 Ton Capacity Pickup Truck Crane with Cable Winch I think this...

I could easily shed another couple hundred pounds by removing the troop seats. But I love the way they look, so they're stayin'. [thumbzup]

Hello all! I've been wanting to weigh my bobber ever since finishing it but haven't been by the local scale to do so. Well, this morning I went out of my way and got 'er scaled. Went to the local truck stop/Quik Trip. They have a Certified Automated Truck Scale so these numbers are certified...

I saw that rig on Ebay recently. It looked nice in the pics, that's for sure. Congratulations! I'm partial to shortened original beds. :mrgreen:

I believe those are Marsh Racing Wheels: Offroad Wheels, 20", Rockcrawler Wheels, Beadlock Wheels, Racing Wheels,Offroad, buy MRW Motorsports Wheels Buy MRW Those have to be 53" tires. I have to admit, they look dimensionally correct on a long wheelbase rig like that. Awesome.

VERY cool! Farmington isn't far from me at all! ;-)

Definitely shop around......there are MANY reputable sellers out there that will sell them to you for $250-275 ea.. I got my HEMTT wheels and XML's from Rodney Feltz. Love the look, the fit, everything about 'em.:beer:

Flipping the hubs is the ONLY way to go. It looks SO right.