Haddix's build thread

[Adams06]

Thanks man.
I'm going a few times this summer for sure. I can hit you up when I go and you can come if you want. I was going to go to opening day yesterday but I was in TN. Got any pics? I want to see what it looks like. Seen some videos on youtube of some trail cutting. Looked like fun.

Yeah Id defiantly wheel with you up there, but Ill warn ya, im new to it. Unfortunately I forgot my camera and my buddy and I were too lazy to get out and take cell phone pics. But pictures dont do it nearly enough justice, you really have to go out there and check it out.

 

[haddix]

Yeah Id defiantly wheel with you up there, but Ill warn ya, im new to it. Unfortunately I forgot my camera and my buddy and I were too lazy to get out and take cell phone pics. But pictures dont do it nearly enough justice, you really have to go out there and check it out.

Thats cool. I wouldn't mind driving up there one day and just cruising around and checking it out. Its about 1:30 hr from my house. Theres also a place in bowling green called wishbone ranch and it look pretty good. I really want to go to coal creek in TN this summer. It would be cool to get a big group of people to go down there. Maybe some people from T4R??

 

[Victor]

Haddix, love your truck. Hey, how did you run your E-Locker? OE Wiring harness with the computer and switch?

Victor

 

[haddix]

Haddix, love your truck. Hey, how did you run your E-Locker? OE Wiring harness with the computer and switch?

Victor

Thanks, I used the inchworm control kit. If I waned to go OEM with it I would have had to get a new compuer and everything. I wasn't up for that when I could get the kit from inchworm for 75 and it do the same thing.

Heres the kit.

Inchworm Gear - Toyota Rockcrawling Equipment

 

[G_T]

That thing looks so mean. Can't wait to see what is next.

 

[Muti007]

50 vehicles. Im 37 and this my 8th. Thats a new ride every 5 months. LOL! Anyway, the 5 star OEMs look best on your rig.

Thanks dude!

 

[haddix]

50 vehicles. Im 37 and this my 8th. Thats a new ride every 5 months. LOL! Anyway, the 5 star OEMs look best on your rig.

Im 19 and this is my 4th. Ive had the 4runner for two years lol. Yeah the 5 stars are clean looking and the trd fj's look mean and ruged imo.

That thing looks so mean. Can't wait to see what is next.

Well hopefully sometime in the near future ill get the rear bumper done. Ive been waiting on it forever. I done this shatty job to show you the hoops on the side..

I may go with only one hoop instead of two..

 

[haddix]

Alright guys the rear bumper may actually be coming together(hopefully) and the ARB may be for sale..I'm thinking about just going custom on front and rear bumpers..

 

[xskydivingdudex]

ok so i def wanna get that ARB from u if u sell it. First dibs! haha let me know how much u wanna sell it for and ill see if i can save enough money by then...

 

[haddix]

ok so i def wanna get that ARB from u if u sell it. First dibs! haha let me know how much u wanna sell it for and ill see if i can save enough money by then...

haha alright. ive actually got a few people in town that are wanting it but we will see how that goes. if i going to sell it then it will probably be soon..im going to talk to the fabricator tomorrow so we will see..

 

[haddix]

Well I went and talked to Adam(fabricator) and showed him what I was wanting done. For the rear it's basically going to be a steel rear bumper like kreggs and others except I'm going to have hoops on the side for Protectiom on the 1/4 panel. I've posted pics of
the rear I already have cut out but that was a while back. For the front I showed him a pic of the armorology so I may end up with that. I've got a couple other ideas too so we will see.

 

[haddix]

Anyone want to throw some ideas up here?

 

[haddix]

Alright guys got some deciding to do. No longer going to be an ARB owner. The runner is going into the shop the beginning of next week to get the new bumpers.

Heres what im going to choose from....Lets get some opinions.

Bentup

(except higher clearance in the middle)

CBI

Armorology

Rear bumper is something like this..

As high clearance as i can get it and ill have tubing on the rear 1/4 panel for better protection. Minus the tire carrier and the receiver will be flush.

I really love all of these bumpers and im sure I cant go wrong with any of these. What do you guys think?

 

[Mauzer]

I love the bent up design, I really like how the winch mounts on them...nice build

 

[xskydivingdudex]

i like the bentup one in the first two pics...

 

[haddix]

Yeah im torn. I don't think with any of these designs I can go wrong. I also like this mossyrocks bumper..

 

[CharlotteFire]

x3 On "Bent Up"

 

[haddix]

Hmmmm lot of bentup love on here. I was expecting everyone to say armorology. Im getting a new winch in a couple days(warn m8000) and then hopefully upgrading the line to synthetic within a few weeks. I like the bentup and armorology because it shows the winch but I also dont like it for that same reason if that makes any sense lol. I think it looks good being revealed like that but I dont want to draw to much attention to it.

 

[xskydivingdudex]

ya i know just wat u mean bout the winch... haha but i like the bentup one bc im a fan of the metal bumpers not the tube ones. I dont think id ever get a tube bumper bc to me personally i think they look cheap.

 

[haddix]

I take it you just don't like the tube work on top? This is what i think of when you say tube bumper..

On a side note the rear 1/4 panel is going to have the tube work something similar to that on the taco.