First stock, then Tippy, then Vegas!

[mattadams]

OK now I'll explain the nicknames to the whole group. See, I used to have a 98 F-150, supercab. Beautifal machine. Had a nice long wheelbase, very wide, never got too tippy in it. I bought the Explorer, it was nice but stock. Put the lift, big tires on, etc. and then at many spots I felt the new off-camberness of the vehicle. I called it tippy even though I technically never did tip it... then I put some new lights on it, and Ray Lobato gave it the nickname "Matt 'Las Vegas' Adams and his Explorer 'Sunshine'". WEll I didn't like Sunshine, but Vegas, that had a certain ring to it. Think ab out it, tons of lights, great stereo, when the A/C fails it feels like the real vegas, I can say I lost all my money on Vegas, or I'm doing it Vegas style, or its always a gamble on vegas. . So here's my newly updated "before... between... and now" pictures.

Completely stock... except for maybe a GPS in there and possibly some stereo equipment, I don't recall...
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Mainly built up except for the new set of lights and a few "minor" additions here and there.
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Finally with the new lights on, a few different pics of it all...
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For more details on the new lights, including pictures of switches, wiring, etc. go to http://bart.is-s.com/~explorers/madams/PIAA/piaas.html


[Edited by mattadams on 08-25-2000 at 07:02 PM]

 

[Skippman]

Ok, now that the name has been offically released and I finally get to see all the lights, I have to say "Matt, WTF do you need with 12 PIAA's!!!!" Good thing thats not wired to your house, would blow a breaker. Needless to say, I pray no one ever cuts you off at night.

Matt: "That jerk, I'll fix him!"
Jerk: "Oh my god! It's the sun! Can't see! AHHHHHHH!!!"
<insert crash sounds here>

 

[mattadams]

my co-workers were joking about that too. heres the clip...

Setting: Desert, middle of the night, near the local bar
Charachters: a bunch of drunkS sitting near some cactus, drunk off their *****, getting ready to sleep it off.
Enter: Matt Adams and "Vegas" with all lights flipped on.
Drunk #1: "Jesus, is that you Jesus? Good grief, I didn't think I drank THAT much!"
Drunk #2: "Take me home Jesus!!!"
Drunk #3: "ya darn fools, that ain't Jesus, that's the sun, that means its time to go home!"
Drunk #2: "aww dangit!"
Drunk #1: No way, that ain't the sun... if it is, its coming right for us!"
Drunks in unison: "Ahhh!!! It's the rapture!!! Quick hide the boose before god comes!"
Drunk #2: "no you derned fool, move it!"
Matt: Seeing the drunks plenty ahead of time, stops with plenty of distance, gets out of the vehicle, walks up to the drunks, they cower at his feet.
Drunks, in unison: "I never knew Jesus was 6'8" and had such big shoes!"

and on and on...

 

[Brian1]

Wow! That is alot of lights! So, does that gas powered generator distract you any Hee Hee

Do you have any rear facing lights?

 

[mattadams]

whoops, sorry, forgot to include those! I have one set of rear-facing lights, a set of PIAA 1500 XT's. Here's the pic...

The set of PIAA 80 XT's on the roof,f acing to eitehr side, can easily be re-aimed from almost straight forward to almost straight behind me (so far abotu the only benefit of the conferr roof rack) .

 

[kilroy]

Nice cat tail.

I see that yours leans to the left also.

 

[kubben]

sub

If you guys haven't figured it out already.
Matt stole that nuclear generator off that Russian sub.
Matts truck is 'glowing' now!

 

[mattadams]

hey you weren't supposed to tell that I'd stolen that! Ah great, now I'll have to paint the ol radioactive signs on the Explorer . I can't remember if the explorer was leaning left or if I was... it usually doesn't lean that bad so I think I just had the camera tilted a bit.

<---looking forward to the night run .
Matt it won't be a night run if you turn all those lights on. Ray

[Edited by Ray Lobato on 08-24-2000 at 11:16 PM]

 

[Goober]

Wow, talk about a rolling billboard for PIAA. Looks good Matt. Looks like you have changed tires or do you just put the good ones on for the trails? I see from the rear shots of your truck why you cannot get in your garage. I especially like the high-tech fastening device used to secure the rear license plate. And just out of curiousity, how many horsepower does that cat tail give you?..LOL.. Now you've made want to put my stuff back on.

 

[Skippman]

Ok Matt, have you started working out the sponsership contract with PIAA yet?

 

[CBoug76]

Matt,
I can only see your Stock Photo, is there a problem with the rest of the Photo's???

 

[mattadams]

there did seem to be a problem but I believe they are updated now...

 

[rpenner54]

Originally posted by Goober
Looks like you have changed tires or do you just put the good ones on for the trails?

Those are his both tires.... Suposedly he will get some M/T Baja Claws someday... Right Matt?

BTW those tires he has on now are BETTER then the old ones. The old ones were Dick Cepek Muds and those are short and skinny muds.

 

[93SPORTIOWA]

hey matt

what brand is your rear air deflector and where did you get it and $$$ very nice casino i mean truck

 

[mattadams]

yeah, one of these years I'll probably be putting on some baja claws . That's been in the works for what now, a year? . For info on accessories on the vehicle you can go to http://bart.is-s.com/~explorers/madams/. It is a Lund Windjammer, got it when I got everything else at Dick Cepek, now out of business... I think it was around $70 but I don't recall...

 

[NoBoundaries]

As long as Matt's Explorer is around, I think it would be wise to purchase stock in PIAA!! I was at galls.com one time, and I thought about how cool it would be to go four wheelin' with police strobe lights. Think about it, it would be pretty wild!

 

[4Wheelin]

I can only see the stock pic too and can't get to the website. I can't wait to see the new pics.

 

[mattadams]

ok now I'm signed on to AOL and I can't seem to view them either... I'll put them on the other server tonight and get the whole mess straightened out .

 

[mattadams]

ok try it now...

 

[kilroy]

Needs a bath, and a replacement cover for the right side tail light.

Out of security reasons, I would black out the license plate.