Carlovers Desert Beater Build

[cybergasm]

This the same truck i saw in the driveway the other day ?

 

[carlover]

no his other one, it a few years older. but in good shape.

 

[carlover]

Heading to barstow with the BTf race truck for testing/tuning this weekend. Hopefully i can get some good action and dirt shots finally lol.

 

[mounty71]

Brandon got his truck back together finally?

 

[carlover]

No its his brother travis'. Started with a frame and a cab built from the gound up. 5.0 c6 equal length beams, linked, bypasses and all the good stuff. Really nice truck and fast..

 

[mounty71]

No its his brother travis'. Started with a frame and a cab built from the gound up. 5.0 c6 equal length beams, linked, bypasses and all the good stuff. Really nice truck and fast..

Oh, is it a red extended cab that's in their avatar pic?

 

[carlover]

Yep, im hoping to get some good dirt time in too. Gotta revalve the shocks again, and finish up the floor. Long day tommorow for sure.

 

[carlover]

man ohhh man what a day. good trip and the explorer was working great. until i tangled with a 4ft deep washout and lost/ hahahaha. carnage pics in the morning, basically bent up the upper control arms so its down for a bit now.

 

[IZwack]

So morning is technically over now - where are the PICS !?!

 

[Tbars4]

...I've heard the story today by the 2 that were there...Also awaiting pics...

 

[carlover]

sorry guys, spent the day helping build new arms. here are the old ones...

 

[carlover]

.....

 

[cybergasm]

ya know there something about sudden Elevation changes and you that are not quite mixing here :scratch:

may i suggest flat track racing in the future?

 

[carlover]

naaa just working out the weak links. at the speeds and terrain of the stuff i put this thing through things are going to break, bend and tweak lol. it happened after a whole afternoon of prerunning the race course and abuse. on an access road of all places lol, ohh well i guess

 

[dkchrist]

Do you have balljoint specs on the arms? Angles, part number and such?

 

[carlover]

they are just the moog replacements for the explorers. they offer the most travel of anything other then a vertical uniball which requires a fully fabbed spindle.


expo is fixed and driving again.

 

[410Fortune]

next time check out Mquay Norris Extreme duty ball joints, screw Moog their quality has gone down in a rut (LOL intended)

new upper arms plated? chromolly? LOL

 

[carlover]

actually the moogs are a few years old now. been through alot of crap and still pretty tight.


old arms were 1.5" mild, the new ones are 1.5 dom. once the new spindle is designed the uppers will be boxed style.

 

[Dannyboy]

I think the next breakage requires a switch to good ol' reliable beams LOL.

 

[mounty71]

Now that the ex is drivable again, you gonna make it out to truckhaven? I still want a ride in this thing.