John Rebuilds The Bog Hog

[johndeerekid]

well guys like i said in the last thread i sold the bog hog to John Cena. i ended up blowing the axles out of it and just couldnt keep up with the maintenance. to i cleaned it up and sold it to john. now john is a good friend of mine so he told me i was more then welcome to help him with the rebuild and that i was also welcome to take pics of the progress. so anyway i sold the truck to him as is. it came with a 35t warrior motor, a xl-5 esc, pede tranny, traxxas radio stuff, traxxas shocks a blazer body, full interior 4 custom cut 2.2 rock claws, and 4 2.2 swamp dawgs and no axles-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley883.jpg

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so the first thing he did was buy himself some brand new axial axles-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley886.jpg

he has them mounted on the rock claws for moving around/

before i could get some pics of the front axle he took it all apart because the axle wasnt locked-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley887.jpg

he checked it all over to make sure it really wasnt locked and indeed it wasnt, which means now he has to try and find a single locker.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley888.jpg

so he put the front axle aside and decided he would start workin on the rear one. so he started by checking to see where the holes were for the top link mount-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley889.jpg

then he mared them out and drilled and cut them to fit(sry no pics of it drilled and cut of of the axle)
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http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley891.jpg

then after he got it all drilled and ready he tried to put the yoke on the axle but it didnt fit at all-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley893.jpg

he tried with all his mite and it didnt move a mm-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley892.jpg

so he checked it over and found that the shaft only had one flat side on it so it wouldnt work with a traxxas yoke, which means that now he has to try and get some axial yokes for it-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley894.jpg

so he gave up on the shafts and focused on getting the rear end mouted on and making sure there wasnt any problems. so he got the top link mount mounted on the axles and got the shocks and everything hooked up(tires were on just for easier movement of the axle)-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley895.jpg

more in next post

[johndeerekid]

Voila
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it looked great until we put the tires on and noticed that one tire was back slightly farther than the other.
good one-

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley901-1.jpg

bad one-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley899.jpg

john checking it out-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley900.jpg

so he took the tires off-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley902-1.jpg

and we thought it was the bottom links that one was longer than the other but nope-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley903-1.jpg

so we took the front links off anf still looked perfect, so he just shortened the bottom link of the side of the one tire that was back farther and it looked alot better-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley907-1.jpg

he also noticed that the shocks were hiting the top links and they were binding alot so he decided he would mount the links in more on the frame part, so he added some spacers-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley904-1.jpg

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we checked it all out and no more binding and it looks alot better. also john spent all of his money on buying this rig and he was wondering if someone could help him out by donating a axial axle locker or some axial diff yokes(or even one he dont care he just want to get atleast the rear end turning) so he can get this build really going. he said he is willing to pay for shipping also. -Wes and John :D

[LSXEric]

The first RCD cartoon build, awsome!

[roadrunnr43]

thats cool. tell john good luck.;)
i didnt know you could even fit a diff into axial axles. if they are brand new, they
should have come with a locker in the kit.

[BAJA 1000]

Ha ha ha prety cool lol, good job john. :)

[Maxx man]

ha ha... looks good! I see you used tamiya rims on that... same ones on my dark impact

[demo12]

Boy johns is quite the mechanic!:D

[tormentor3211]

lol this is going to be fun to watch

[GOAT]

i believe the hulkster is the real mechanic heer!

[sb4pro]

Now i know why john lost the title so he'd have time to build the truck

[LSXEric]

Yea man the post are gone on this thread, the most recent ones.

Hey JDK can you post the threads you had up before?

[johndeerekid]

sorry about not reposting totally forgot about this thread:D

well me and john headed to the local hobby shop and boght some stock traxxas yokes because we really wanted to get this sucker going-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley908-1.jpg

so we got them out of the package, cut off the little lip thing and got them ready to go on some shafts-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley910-1.jpg

after a couple of hours of taking off the rear axle and drilling a hole through the mega strong output shaft on the axles we finally got the shafts on there-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley909-1.jpg

after we got the shafts on john moved onto putting the axle back on the truck-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley911-1.jpg

then we decided that we would put the front axle back together and see how it does with an unlocked front end. so first he put the big gear back together-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley912-1.jpg

then he put it in the case and put the shafts in-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley913-1.jpg

then he put the bevel gear back inside the other half of the case after we drilled it out for the driveshaft-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley914-1.jpg

than he put the cases together and screwed it shut-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley915-1.jpg

i went to go to the washroom and not 5 minutes later i came back to find him out cold on the sleeping bag i kept in the truck-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley916.jpg

so i decided i would finish up the axle for him-
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after about an hour i woke john back up to help get the axle mounted up-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley918.jpg

so he took off the old top link mount that was make for a tlt axle-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley919.jpg

then he set it up on the new axle-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley920.jpg

then he drew the holes on it-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley921.jpg



more in next post

[johndeerekid]

then we cut it out and he mounted it up-
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it looked good but alot of overhang so we ended up cutting off all of the exess afterwards(sry no pic of it cut up) he also got the steering link makd for the axle-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley925.jpg

then it was time to bolt on the tires, and hook up the links to see how it looked-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley926.jpg

we got it all hooked up and it looked hilarious-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley927.jpg

the front end was waaaaayyyy too far forward so we shortened up the bottom links-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley928.jpg

and this is how it came out-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley929.jpg

it looked awsome-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley930.jpg

john wanted to get some poser pics so here they are-
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more in next post

[johndeerekid]

well after the poser shoot we went to bed(we live in same house but he rents downstairs and i rent upstairs, and thats how we met). i got up bright and early the next morning and made a link from the servo to the axle, and i decided to take the truck for a little test run. i figured i would let cena sleep since he drank quite a bit the night before. i went out with a few buddies and i wanted to see how it would crawl without a locked front end-
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it didnt do well at all at crawling because withot a locked front end there was nothing to pullt eh truck over what it was crawling. so we decided that e would try some trail riding. well towards the end of our trail ride there was a little mud pit and it didnt lok all that deep, but man was i wrong:eek i ended up swamping it and getting stuck and getting a budy to pull me out. i didnt get any pics out there but i did get some when i got home. when i did get home john was pissed offfff:notcool
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after john finished yelling at me he went inside and told me to give it a wash, but i had to get somebetter pics of the truck without him yelling in them:D-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley940.jpg

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after i cleaned it up i talked to john about how it performed, and we decided the next things he is getting for it is a front end locker and some 1.9 rock crushers8). -Wes

[johndeerekid]

heres the newest part of the thread

anyway after john flipped on me about it being muddy i tore the whole truck apart and cleaned it and john told me he had odered a locker for the front end and he said he would call me when it came in. anyway a few weeks later i get a call from john and he says to get over here and bring the cam we got a truck to work on.

a package came in from amain hobbies-
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so john opened it up-
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and looky what ws inside-
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http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1025.jpg

some brand new STRC lockers-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1026.jpg

so we went to work, first john took the top links off-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1027.jpg

then the bottom ones and the shocks-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1028.jpg

then we took the axle off and moved it then took the top link mount off-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1029.jpg

then off came the steering knuckles-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1030.jpg

john showing off his mad muscle-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1031.jpg

then off came the driveshaft-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1032.jpg

then he took the screws out of the axles-
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http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1034.jpg

then we split the axle in half-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1037.jpg

kinda dirty-
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more in next post

[johndeerekid]

john took the big gear out-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1040.jpg

then took it apart-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1041.jpg

john took a look inside to make sre nothing was broken-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1042.jpg

then we took all of the gears out-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1043.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1044.jpg

then john put the locker in and pt the top back on and screwed it on-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1046.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1047.jpg

then put the bearing back on the gear-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1048.jpg

then we put it back in the axle and greased it up-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1049.jpg

then the shafts went in and put some grease on the end of those to keep water out-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1050.jpg

then we put the casings back together and put grease on the output gear to keep water from getting in, and put the steering knuckles back on-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1051.jpg

then screwed the casing back together-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1052.jpg

then we put the shaft back on and axle the was fully locked and ready to go in-
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a few weeks later me and my dad went to johns again to help him with the rig. he said we wanted to get rid of the top dual indepedant link set-up on top because it was binding wayyyy too much, but he didnt know what to do to replace it. but my dad remebered that for the top links on one of his mud trucks they did a wish bone kind of thing and he said it worked amazing so john said lets give it a try and this is what my dad came up with-
front-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley968.jpg

rear-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley969.jpg

my dad custom welded it all himself(hes a professional welder and has been doing it for 30yrs+)

more in next post

[johndeerekid]

anyway john got some nuts and bolts for it and he started putting it together, he started with the rear end-
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then he got me to hold the wrench to keep the nut from moving as he tightened the bolt-
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after the rear end was all set-up and looking good-
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he started on the front end, he put the bolt in-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley976.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley977.jpg

buttt the bolt wasnt long enough for the front end because my dad made it different so it would clear the shocks-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley978.jpg

after going to about 10 hardware stores we found a bolt at my LHS that was justttt long enough so we put it in there-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley979.jpg

it was just perfect-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley980.jpg

so after that john hooked up the stering links to the servo-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley981.jpg

then john put all of the pins and hexes in the truck for the tires-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley982.jpg

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then john showing off his muscles again lifted the truck so i could get the tires out that were holding it up-
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more in next post

[johndeerekid]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley986.jpg

then i put a large yellow barrel under the truck to keep it up so we could get the tires under it-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley987.jpg

to get the front tire out john sat on the back and the truck tipped just enought to get the tires out-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley988.jpg

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then john got off and the truck stayed put(thank god:D)
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley991.jpg

then john put the tires on and tightened them up-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley992.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley993.jpg

john was really exhausted for working on the truck and i think he might have had a little too much to drink the night before because when we got him he wasnt feelin that great-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley994.jpg

so john decided he was gunna go to sleep and he said to wake him once i get the interior in-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley995.jpg

so after john went to bed i got the truck offon the stand and wanted to see how much articulation this truck had now and all i can saw what a difference-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley996.jpg

this truck has much better articulation than before and there is absloutely no binding anymore which mean the wishbones are working perfectly.

after the articulation trial i put the interior in-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley997.jpg

then i put the front seat in-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley998.jpg

then woke john up and he came and checked it out-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley999.jpg

more in next post

[johndeerekid]

he loved it and wanted to try it-
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so while he sat there and waited i got the electronics in-
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put the reciever inside the truck-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1002.jpg

i put the body and cage on and it looked awsome-
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john was extremely pleased and took it for a test run-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1005.jpg

pulled back in the drive way 5 minutes later and said something is messed in the rear end and this is what we saw-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1006.jpg

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the top links popped out and the yoke popped out because of it, so we found we forgot to put a washer in to keep the top link from popping out so we put the washer in and away he went and cam back an hour later and said he absolutely loves this truck -Wes and John

[roadrunnr43]

man, i love this thread.

[Maxx man]

haha this is awsome! I see your using dark impact wheels:D

[LSXEric]

Looks good. How much wheelspeed you got with the warrior? Is it on a 6 cell pack? Wishbone is a great idea BTW.

[johndeerekid]

thanks everyone for the great comments! and LSXEric the warrior has some pretty good wheelspeed, and yes im using a maxamps 6 cell 4700 pack, and thank you!

well me and john and a couple other buddies went for a massive trail ride a few weeks ago and got tons of footage but after it all my cam decided it was gunna reformat itself and delete all video, then we went for some mud bogging afterwards but used a different cam and heres all the footage we could get before the batts died- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Gm273ruSs .

John had so much fun out there and the truck performed amazingly, he was so happy and so was i:D heres a few pics of john on the truck when we got home.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1122.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1123.jpg

there was lotssss of mud, and the truck was covereddd.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1124.jpg

John got stuck in one of the pits and the rear left corner was way under water.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1125.jpg

we took the body off to see how muddy the unders were.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1126.jpg

it didnt look too bad. so john started removing everything startinjg with the battery.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1127.jpg

then put it on one of the project trucks we are working on.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1128.jpg

then out with the reciever.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1129.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1130.jpg

then John unscrewed the bed.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1131.jpg

then we lifted it off and set it aside.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1132.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1133.jpg

then john unhooked the esc from the motor.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1134.jpg

then pulled out the esc and set it aside.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1135.jpg

more to come

[johndeerekid]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1136.jpg

man this sucker was way muddier then we thought.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1137.jpg

we had to do some on trail fixing when the nut and bolt holding the top link came out and fell off. electrical tape did the trickLOL.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1138.jpg

then onto the big yellow drum it went.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1139.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1140.jpg

then john took all the wheels off.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1141.jpg

heres a pic after john finished taking off one of the tires. there was lots of mud packed in there.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1142.jpg

all the tires off.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1143.jpg

then john unscrewed and took out the tranny.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1144.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1145.jpg


after we took the tranny out john got called off somewhere and that was the last i heard from him till a couple days ago he called, he sounded so excited and told me i needed to get my butt over there with the camera.

so i headed over and this is what i saw.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1250.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1246.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1247.jpg

john had taken apart the whole truck, cleaned it, and repainted the whole chassis, interior and the frame spacer things.

this is what the chassis used to look like.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1248.jpg

well John got started putting it back together.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1251.jpg

more to come

[johndeerekid]

i put the screws in.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1252.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1253.jpg

then in went the rear and got screwed in.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1254.jpg

john loved the new look of the chassis.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1255.jpg

then in went the servo.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1256.jpg

then he put some new velcro down for the esc.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1257.jpg

then before getting too far ahead with the electronics he rolled the front end into place.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1258.jpg

then he hooked everything up.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1259.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1260.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1261.jpg

he needed help installing the rear end so no pics of that.

then he screwed the tranny in.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1262.jpg

the whole truck was looking much better.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1263.jpg

then in went the esc.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1264.jpg

then we put the bed in and john screwed it down.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1265.jpg

then he put his seat in.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1266.jpg

more to come

[johndeerekid]

re-installed the steering wheel.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1267.jpg

i noticed john had put a screw in the rear of the interior and i asked what it was for but john said just wait and see. as soon as he rolled the tire into the truck i knew what it was.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1268.jpg

on the trail ride the spare tire kept falling out of the truck so he put the screw in to bold it down. it was perfect length.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1269.jpg

bolted it all in and looked great.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1270.jpg

then he zip tied the antenna and the sleeping bag to the chassis
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1272.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1273.jpg

then he put one of those smiley things on his antennaLOL
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1274.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1275.jpg

truck looked awsome!
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1276.jpg

poser shots
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1277.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1278.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley1279.jpg

enjoy -Wes

[OldSchoolRC]

Great write up...lol! turns out John is pretty handy in the workshop!

[Maxx man]

ya! wish John could come over to my house and work on my emaxx:p great job man!!!!

[Rich64]

Cool build pics. I wish I had some help rebuilding my truck. Does John let you drive his truck anymore?

[Maxx man]

oh I just found one fault with the truck... the body! it should be a ford:p lol just kidding man looks awsome!

[johndeerekid]

thanks oldschool!! haha thanks nitro:P and ewwwhh heck no, im a chevy man! thanks rich and lol sadly no:P

anyway me and john hevent really worked on the truck for quite a while but john stopped by last night with the hog to show me a few things and toget some pics so i could update everyone on the truck. he came by a few days before but i didnt have the camera. anyway my dad did a bunch of welding for john. john decided to get rid of the cage, and my dad built him some bumpers.-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley751-1.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley752-1.jpg

By the way this is my dads old truck and this is what john decided he wanted to base the truck on. he plans on getting some 1.9 steel beadlocks and rok loxs to match the 44" mudders my dad had on his-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/img045-1.jpg

john also picked up a new flowmaster exhaust and got my dad to weld it on there-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley753-1.jpg

and john told me not to ask about the velcro, but he said its going to be sweeeet-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley754-1.jpg

john also brought over a bunch of stickers he wanted to put ot, and some new speedometers and gauges-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley783.jpg

he also picked up some new license plates since he lost one of them and the other one got messed up-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley784.jpg

he also showed me he got a radio installed, finally-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley787.jpg

first thing that went on was the niagara drivetrain sticker. one of our local buddies own it. he made the toughest driveshafts around-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley785.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley786.jpg

then he installed the guages-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley788.jpg

then on went the flowmaster sticker which came with the exhaust, and a kc hilites sticker that came with the new lights john got but he forgot them at work so that will have to wait for another day-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley789.jpg

then he put the new plates on there-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley790.jpg

then john went into his truck and came out wth these windsheild wipers. he said he was tired of not being able to see when he went muddin.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley791.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley792.jpg

more in next post

[johndeerekid]

i think they look pretty sweet on there-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley793.jpg

then lastly i gave john a few tools t throw in the truck for next time he went muddin since he had no tools-
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t245/johndeerekid/Wesley794.jpg

sadly that was the last pic i got before the battery died. also heres a video from a little while ago that i shot up at my cottage- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyKQwp0iUag&fmt=18 , enjoy. -Wes

[Maxx man]

pretty sweet man!!!!!!!! I cant wait to see what john has planed for that velcro lolz

[master_of_desaster]

them Gumbo Mudders on your dad's Blazer? my dad had 38's on his old Ford back in the day. very cool thread Wes!