The Reject: Headed down the Road...

[BIG TODD]

ill stop over but u can keep ur beer

well Tera wants to go to the mounds tomorrow!  i guess the article got her all giddy about the mud again.  that means its crunch time tonight.  gotta get several little things done.  the truck wont be completely done, but good enough to get out there and play a little. 

Tonight I need to mount the towbar, cover the engine sides, fab and run the intake hose, secure the fuel tank, brace and patch the cab floor, patch the windshield, top off all the fluids (incl. axles), put in a pass. side oh bar, and if i have time bleed the brakes.


replacing the windshield will have to wait, along finishing the hitch relocation in the rear, wiring in push button start and e-stops, mounting the 35" spare (i have a 31" i can use).

My brother will be in town, so i will have at least one set of extra hands, if anyone else is bored and wants to work for beer tonight so we can move the debut of the Rusted Reject up to tomorrow pm me.  

[ProGrade]

ill stop over but u can keep ur beer

well Tera wants to go to the mounds tomorrow!  i guess the article got her all giddy about the mud again.  that means its crunch time tonight.  gotta get several little things done.  the truck wont be completely done, but good enough to get out there and play a little. 

Tonight I need to mount the towbar, cover the engine sides, fab and run the intake hose, secure the fuel tank, brace and patch the cab floor, patch the windshield, top off all the fluids (incl. axles), put in a pass. side oh bar, and if i have time bleed the brakes.


replacing the windshield will have to wait, along finishing the hitch relocation in the rear, wiring in push button start and e-stops, mounting the 35" spare (i have a 31" i can use).

My brother will be in town, so i will have at least one set of extra hands, if anyone else is bored and wants to work for beer tonight so we can move the debut of the Rusted Reject up to tomorrow pm me.  

thanks Todd

[ProGrade]

Last night we got a bunch done, got the door working, got the window ghetto patched , got the intake done and coming through the hood, shrouded both sides of the engine, rerouted some hoses, secured the tank, secured the battery and coolant overflow, and fabbed and mounted the towbar setup.  Tested it at the mounds, today, went well, here is a pic after the rain washed the rig up a bit.  Smoked the power steering pump, otherwise a couple tweaks and we are set.

[BIG TODD]

 

[chevroletj5]

      beaters are by far the best to play with..nice find

[BigFrank]

  glad ta see ya got to go run it

[ProGrade]

Checked things out and it was my powersteering pump.  got a pump (thanks herb and andy).  I think that is all i will need for now, so I am going to consider my build cost complete. 

I said in an earlier post when i got done, I would post my cost. so here goes. (a friend of mine gave me the truck, it was in an abandoned junkyard where it had been sitting for 5+ years.

I bought, 4:10 axles, wheels & tires, some brake lines, fuel lines to move the tank to the toolbox, got the toolbox, bought a battery, power steering pump rear shackle,  light bar (without lights), and front centering anchor strap.  i'll count fluids purchased because I replaced something (gear lube for axles, power steering fluid for pump change, brake fluid etc.), (not counting oil change or maint. fluids.)

I fabricated everything else myself, with the exception of 6 hours of help from my brother.  (thanks for fabbing the towbar mount Tyler)

I sold the original axles, and scrapped out everything I pulled off the truck that was useless to offset the cost.  so right now my grand total is : $93 and a case of mountain dew.  I say thats pretty damn good! what you think?

[chevroletj5]

Checked things out and it was my powersteering pump.  got a pump (thanks herb and andy).  I think that is all i will need for now, so I am going to consider my build cost complete. 

I said in an earlier post when i got done, I would post my cost. so here goes. (a friend of mine gave me the truck, it was in an abandoned junkyard where it had been sitting for 5+ years.





AWSOME!!!!!

I bought, 4:10 axles, wheels & tires, some brake lines, fuel lines to move the tank to the toolbox, got the toolbox, bought a battery, power steering pump rear shackle,  light bar (without lights), and front centering anchor strap.  i'll count fluids purchased because I replaced something (gear lube for axles, power steering fluid for pump change, brake fluid etc.), (not counting oil change or maint. fluids.)

I fabricated everything else myself, with the exception of 6 hours of help from my brother.  (thanks for fabbing the towbar mount Tyler)

I sold the original axles, and scrapped out everything I pulled off the truck that was useless to offset the cost.  so right now my grand total is : $93 and a case of mountain dew.  I say thats pretty damn good! what you think?

[chevroletj5]

That was just susposed to say AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RIP_K52007]

wanna run it against the dodge? I have it back.. again. lol

[ProGrade]

wanna run it against the dodge? I have it back.. again. lol

hell yeah! I'll have it out at the mounds on Sunday, probably without power steering.  I spent 2 1/2 hours swapping pulleys, and the pump and belts and my power steering problem is still there so i think i might take the belt off and try to strong arm it.

[betterbeaters]

YOU DONT WANNA RUN STRONG ARM!!! TRUST ME

[ProGrade]

YOU DONT WANNA RUN STRONG ARM!!! TRUST ME

it will be an improvement over last week. I ran strong arm while the the truck let out an ear piercing squeal the whole time i was trying to turn.

[betterbeaters]

ok last time I tryed it I broke my hand (everytime I do this I mess something up)  now I just fix it then run it!  good luck!

[ProGrade]

ok last time I tryed it I broke my hand (everytime I do this I mess something up)  now I just fix it then run it!  good luck!

oh Thats not good, what happened, hit a rut and it pull the wheel out of your hands or something?

[betterbeaters]

yep hit a rut it turned I tryed to stop it pop there goes my hand! when my big bogger is done again its getting hydro steering

[RIP_K52007]

I gotta find a boat tank, towbar' power steering line and get a orv sticker but ill try to make it out before work sunday.

[ProGrade]

I gotta find a boat tank, towbar' power steering line and get a orv sticker but ill try to make it out before work sunday.

sounds like you are about where i was last saturday. hope to see you out there.

[Hammerlane]

yep hit a rut it turned I tryed to stop it pop there goes my hand! when my big bogger is done again its getting hydro steering

Hey Alex,, learn to let go..  .. I've had strong arm steering in most of my rigs,, it's ok.. reallly.. have to change how is all!

[betterbeaters]

yep hit a rut it turned I tryed to stop it pop there goes my hand! when my big bogger is done again its getting hydro steering

Hey Alex,, learn to let go..  .. I've had strong arm steering in most of my rigs,, it's ok.. reallly.. have to change how is all!

I learned to let go after that! lol