Fat Cat's 99 SAS

[dkchrist]

Drool big time! sweet truck fat cat. What ya gonna do with the 44 when the 60's get under way i know a pretty good place to dispose of that 44 (my front step) j/k but seriously... nice truck fat cat very nice

 

[Lefy]

Where did you get those awesome hood vents.. my truck seems to have developed an overheating problem after bumper and winch install
thanks

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[FAT CAT]

Where did you get those awesome hood vents.. my truck seems to have developed an overheating problem after bumper and winch install
thanks

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Here ya go http://www.raceace.com/

 

[Lefy]

thanks by any chance do you remember the size you got

 

[FAT CAT]

thanks by any chance do you remember the size you got

9x14 I'm pretty sure...

POWDER-COATED SEMI-GLOSS BLACK
SIZE MEDIUM
(9" X 14" each panel)
Aluminum Hood Louvers – One Pair.
Set complete with mounting hardware.

 

[FAT CAT]

The new hi-flo ones look like they would work better then the ones I have, although I happy with the way mine work...

Pretty soon, I won't worry about under hood cooling as the only part of the body that I'm leaving on the truck is the hood between the yellow lines

 

[colindo94]

what are your plans?

 

[Burns]

Man i was looking at that if i went 2.5 ton but i got to save more money for that first

 

[FAT CAT]

what are your plans?

believe it or not, after I spent all that time and effort to tuck the roll cage into the body, I'm going to cut off all the body and make it a buggy. It's going to look a bit like the pictures below which used to be a Wagoneer... All I'm keeping is the hood

I'm doing a few more runs with it like it is and hope to have all the new work done by the AZ run early net year...

Or, if anybody wants to buy it for $10,000 (minus the Atlas) let me know & I'll buy a buggy... Getting the van free'd me from needing to keep the Explorer family friendly so I'm gonna mess it up!

 

[mounty71]

Wow you've done a great job making this explorer lookin good, it'll be a shame to see it cut up i think. But how much will you sell those fiberglass fenders for? Please send me a PM.

 

[IZwack]

Ouuu CG, cant wait to see a naked Explorer.

 

[Lefy]

wow that nuts cause your rig look awesome as is. but hey to each his own.
I wouldn't be surprised if you got it in a magazine, with the way it looks and is setup.

but hey if you want to sell me your head lights/corners and taillights when you cut it up I'll buy them off you.
oh and maybe your mirrors too I have a problem with snapping mine off. sucks

 

[FAT CAT]

I should have stuff for sale next Jan. or Feb.

 

[FAT CAT]

I should have stuff for sale next Jan. or Feb.

This is the way it sits now: on 40" Iroks...

 

[R.J.]

hey, how do you like that mtx sub in the back end? i have one sitting around but an audio shop said it needs a bigger box to breath. how do you like yours?

 

[Lefy]

just when I thought this truck couldn't get better. he ditches the MTRs (which I feel are really overrated and suck) for some Irocks (which i dream about and will be my next set of tires)
I said it before and i'll say it again
This truck is AMAZING!

 

[RockRanger]

Are you going to come out to truckhaven in January? I want to see the beast. You have come along ways sense the busted TRE in Moab.

 

[FROADER]

I skimmed the thread but didn't see it. How many inches forward did you move your axle?

 

[FAT CAT]

hey, how do you like that mtx sub in the back end? i have one sitting around but an audio shop said it needs a bigger box to breath. how do you like yours?

For me, it is great! When I installed it, I changed all the speakers in the doors and added tweeters up front. I have a dial to add more bass if I need it. I used to have a 10" Bazooka sub & this hits as hard as that... I'm not a super bass freak though, I like a lot of volume, but just enough bass.

just when I thought this truck couldn't get better. he ditches the MTRs (which I feel are really overrated and suck) for some Irocks (which i dream about and will be my next set of tires)
I said it before and i'll say it again
This truck is AMAZING!

Thanks! I really like the new tires, the cool thing is W/ the aluminum rims, they weigh less then my old 35" creepy crawlers on steel rims.

Are you going to come out to truckhaven in January? I want to see the beast. You have come along ways sense the busted TRE in Moab.

I hope to make that run in truckhaven, I'm planning on that being the last run before I start ripping into it.

I skimmed the thread but didn't see it. How many inches forward did you move your axle?

I planned for 2" but it ended up closer to 4" We welded the frame mounts for the radius arms a little too soon & the heims are all the way in. To adjust the axle I need to go out on the heims.

I should have went 3 or 4 link with the coilovers but when I was planning everything I was just going to use coils. Now that it's done, I have pretty even flex front & back so It's all good.

 

[R.J.]

ok cool, so it should work fine for me too.


and i can't stop from saying it, your truck is beautiful.