Project - "Rock Trac" Restoration

[backfrmcolorado]

The legend lives on!!!!! Hell yeah man, great work.
Keeping her as well as keeping him around in memory....great thing to do.

 

[TxPlates]

Well you might have seen some of the photos from the Hamilton run from this weekend, but thought I'd throw a couple up here.

Took the Rock Trac out for it's first inaugural "off-road" run - ok it's mainly just trails, and I still don't have the front pumpkin installed - but she took the trails well and held up. I borrowed the wheels/tires off my Trac for the run. Had a great time with a bunch of great folks. And we installed a rear view camera, and by we, I mean Russell and Robert did 97.5% of the work I was able to finally also get a new window motor for the rear, and it's back to working as well, saweet!



First we have the new Boss stereo I installed so I could listen to my music from my phone and install cameras.

Russell doing a great job helping fab a bracket to house the rear camera

Robert also helping fab the bracket!

Rock Trac getting borrowed shoes for the run

And then just some odds and ends from the run....

And the rear camera installed - I'll paint it eventually so it blends more with the Trac.

I've got some other items in the works, I'll try to update more often

 

[reapereviltwin]

97.5% of the work? I can't say anything, I was having trouble keeping my coffee from spilling while that was in process.
A good trail run finished by some good 4 wheeling, then a cook out with fellow EF'ers, now that's the way to live!

Another run at city lake is in process. (this time with out the trail run prior!)

Love that display. BTW, no pic of you sticking your butt to the camera like at Robert's?

 

[TxPlates]

Hard to get a pix of my own ass in the camera

 

[NICE59FORDF100]

Im glad I could help bud, anything I can for you guys, i will. the backup cam came out pretty decent for a schmuck like me doing it

 

[TxPlates]

I just wish the camera had said he had those silly yellow lines when I bought it!

 

[NHarris]

Took me several months and a facebook picture to find this. : I am slow... Great Registry/Project! Glad to see this trac come back to life!

Also, subscribing to this thread!

 

[HAPHAZRD04]

Nice work!!!

 

[TxPlates]

So today's project is sprucing up the rocker sliders.


Already stripped off the grip tape and started sanding...

More sanding...

Preparing to start throwing some black rustolem on them...

Couple coats...

Added a couple top layers of glossy

I'll let that dry over night then I'll do the the red on the side. Then let that dry and the put the grip tape on, then start all over on the other side hahaha.

 

[lynchy wa]

Looking fantastic so far and can't wait to see the finished product mate

 

[reapereviltwin]

X2 on Greg's post!

 

[NICE59FORDF100]

looking excellent man, congrats!!!

 

[TxPlates]

Ok so I have the finished product on the drivers side...(haven't started on the passenger side one yet..hahah)

Getting prepared for the red....

Looking like a great tape job hahaha

Who doesn't love red???

And we have two tone!

And now for the final touch...grip tape....

And stay tuned, find out wed if I'll be able to do something I really wanna do to upgrade the Rock Trac.

 

[reapereviltwin]

Looking good, Chris!!!

 

[NICE59FORDF100]

Looking great chris!!! EXCELLENT JOB!!!!

 

[TxPlates]

Yea it turned out really well. Now I gotta start on the other one ha.

 

[lynchy wa]

x2 on Mikes post

 

[BigRondo]

Nice work!

 

[TxPlates]

Big project in the works. That's all I can say for now.

 

[Randall]

You talk too much.