Outlawed

On 26/11/2016 at 11:57 AM, Mark Colineri said:

As per Joyride, that isn't actually for Wrecking Crew. That chassis is going to be for Jim. This has seemed to go seemingly overlooked and not talked about at all, but 2017 is Avengers 20th anniversary, and he is building a new chassis for himself.

Speaking of Joyride, absolutely awesome film. 2 hours of great action, behind the scenes, and interviews. The ending, with Jim's monologue about how monster trucks started in the Pontiac Silverdome and how he started, fast forwarding to today, was a great way to end the film and actually gave me the chills. Highly recommend picking it up for the holiday season. 

To be honest I was completely unaware it has been 20 years already for Jim. I am excited to see what he can do with a low slung chassis, if they can sort it out quickly and he can adapt, there is potential to do big damage for first Q.

I spy the Wrecking Crew chassis replacement.

Here is his explanation that was made public on Mayhem, but basically yes it was.
http://www.monstermayhem.org/forums/showthread.php?148612-Bigfoot-Driver&highlight=kyle+doyle

*shock bodies

11 was retired in 2015 after it's crash in Springfield. 23 years of service, to give you a comparison, FELD has been retiring chassis's that are only a third of that age.

And that was during the 90s! I have heard a few accounts from former Bigfoot drivers that got to drive the 11,14 and 15 within the past 5-6 years. The sport is rough and tough on all drivers but when the tool you are given to use to do your job is old or outdated, it is not fun.

If you need me I will be at my safe space with a sippy cup of cruelty free, sensually squeezed apple drink.

Once the sport shifted away from legitimate racing (where how you did determined your payout), the R&D they put into the trucks was a moot point. Don't get me wrong, the inhouse trucks (8-16) were good but they were born and bred for racing. Sure you could freestyle in them but they kicked the crap out of their drivers.

I have thought about this quite a bit being a 'foot fan since the 90s. I would like to think they would around the 2xtreme Racing (Jimmy Creten) threshold, contenders but not necessarily winning everything. Would have loved to have seen Runte take a stab at Vegas before he retired. Swim, "Vinny" and Schnell would be solid stadium contenders, I think they would do okay in arenas but with how those shows have ramped up over the past year, I do not think they are that "footloose" with the stoppies and "skidmarks".

One can dream about seeing them running FELD shows again... 

RoomK!lla

On 16/11/2016 at 8:06 PM, NitroMenace said:

Just incase anyone cares, we are building a new Iron Outlaw chassis. And by new, I mean a 1990s PEI that has been sitting in the shop for years is getting built because the current frame is so twisted its bad. It was Mikes idea to build it lol

Is that by chance the PEI that Creten got from Rod Wood? I remember Trent posted photos of one on Facebook that was getting heavily redone.

you did not do anything wrong, if you would have made a new request they still would have bitched.

not like this is a popular section of the forums, I am more impressed they find posts this old to be honest lol

1 hour ago, Skyliner849 said:

I saw a pic in instagram and there is a "flashback" hotwheels, jester, son uva digger (chromed?), soldier fortune,  mohawk warrior (chromed?), el toro loco yellow and predator (2007 predator i think because its the blue one) The only flashback was hotwheels ;-;

link to picture?

Hmmmm, I will to look into it, appears to be random words and even I can seem them. Thanks for the heads up!

quite the muffler contraption on the MJ trucks from the Europe tour

30 minutes ago, Garrett Hanson said:

I'd recognize that camo pattern anywhere.
looks good so far.
do I really need to post dis?

Aybody got the frame that goes to dis?

I might do it seeing as it is atleast still running (currently D'Sturbed) but no timeline when that will be

3 hours ago, Jackattack29 said:

How can you tell just from looking at the body I posted?

He has an eye for details.

I like drinking windex to prevent streaking

Cohen

Nice so still forged connecting rods, basically the best version of the 7.3 you can get 

17 hours ago, RockCrwlr said:

@Outlawed 7.3, i dont fk with those 6hoes. I bought a 6hoe and gave it back to the dude for a full refund. Threw me 3 engine codes (one of them being injectors) in the short 3 days i had it and left a huge puddle of oil in my driveway after one night

99-01 or 01-03?

Conner, you would be best to do some research and figure out what all needs to be done to make it a reliable car again. Understanding the cost before you buy will save him alot of headaches even if you plan on doing all of the work yourself.

5 hours ago, RockCrwlr said:

Got this babe 2 months ago .....#FoundOnRoadDead

Upgraded the grille, moved the lightbar behind the grille, upgraded the tow mirrors found on 2008+ models, upgraded the sound system, and just added blue accent lighting behind the grille because why not. Now to get rid of that god awful utilitu shell and get some nice rims and tires

 

Is that a 6 leaker or a 7.3?
Also Cannon, minus the Ram being 2wd, those Cummins 12v will run forever and are stupid easy to get more power out of (the transmission won't like it though)

I was also able to get a bunch of work done to my truck over the past few months.
-replace sagged out front leaf springs since it is riding on bumpstops
Was unable to get ATS 2" rise springs due to the insane shipping cost, was able to source a spring company within a reasonable distance to build me a set. Bit more load capacity (2,800 vs the stock 2,600) so hopefully they will not sag too soon
-replace shocks
Got some KYB Gas-a-just units to replace the tired out units,
-pull the bed off, fix the sending unit relay for the rear tank (just replaced the tank a few months ago) since it is shorting and causing my fuel gauge to not read correctly, fix the wiring mess that is my trailer plug since it does not work anymore, remove as much rust as possible and paint the frame (rear shock mounts replaced since they are swiss cheese)
One of the bigger jobs that I had to do but in reality was not as bad as I thought it was going to be, just alot of prep work to get it to look half decent. Two coats of industrial epoxy for a base, followed up by 2 coats of gravel guard. Sending unit was a easy fix and the trailer wiring was a cinch.
 

-replace injector o-rings, intake boots and glow plugs
I did this by myself in about 10 hours, pulling injectors on the 7.3l PSD is not fun and thanks to mine being one of the original versions of the engine. I do not have any of the revisions they did in 95-97 to make it easier to work on the engine (biggest thing was the heat exchanger shroud is a pain in the ass to remove as a half shell vs the 95-96 trucks having a section that comes off with a few bolts). Jump through the hoops to actually be able to pull the injectors and its smooth sailing right? Wrong, you have to manually evacuate all of the diesel and oil that leaks into the cylinders when you pull them out. That's right, pulling the injectors leaves it with the possibility to hydro lock it with its own fuel and life blood. Brilliant engineering there. The good news is my suspicion of my orings letting engine oil get by was indeed correct, since redoing them my oil level has not changed and the truck runs a bit better
Passenger side injectors with new o-rings picture below.


Those three were only from the 4 passenger injector, I ended up with 3 ripped and 4 severely warped o-rings. (each injector has 4 o-rings seals and 2 metal o-rings and a copper gasket for the tip)

I also had the pleasure of having to balljoints on a 20 year old truck that has spent its life in a climate that consists of 6 months of winter and 3-4 of rain. Never again but atleast my tire camber is no longer goofy.

textured "dirty" tires have always looked silly