2020 Insanity Fab Winter Challenge Prep

HillBilt · Post by **HillBilt** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:45 pm

Myself, Snowracer and the Welfare Duty made it into the Race, so figured that there was a couple of us going we could start a thread on prep and the race

I'll keep this updated as I go through the truck and hopefully others will to,

HillBilt · Post by **HillBilt** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:46 pm

Finally got my junk cleaned off from the last comp in July and brought into the shop. The list is long of things that need to be done with new trans case being at the top of it. My buddy dropped a TH400 out of his plow truck so I could go racing.

to that guy!

Dropped the skid plate and about 10pds of mud still in there. Man I love mud

The rig mud from Highriders is just plain nasty and peeled a bunch of my paint off, even the gold stuff...
Among other things on the list:
-T-case range shaft
-new front u-joints
-window safety nets
-new "race" windshield

-new beadlocks
-repair front ram mount as its dicked again
-fluid changes
-nut bolt everything
-re-charge shocks/bumps
-and 50 other things that will come up

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Post by **pointsnorth** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:57 pm

My mobile nitrogen charging setup should be complete in the next day or so if you want to cross that off the list

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HillBilt · Post by **HillBilt** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:28 pm

pointsnorth wrote:My mobile nitrogen charging setup should be complete in the next day or so if you want to cross that off the list

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Will be a bit before I get the shocks off it

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Wed Oct 23, 2019 12:13 pm

What route are you going with the beadlocks?

HillBilt · Post by **HillBilt** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 12:31 pm

Scott Cee AKA 2drx4 wrote:What route are you going with the beadlocks?

24 bolt hummers with pvc inserts

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Snowracer · Post by **Snowracer** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:39 pm

just did an oil change and tune up. next up is greasy exo cage and bolt the boggers back up and then ready to race

Post by **pointsnorth** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:04 pm

Snowracer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:39 pm next up is greasy exo cage and bolt the boggers back up and then ready to race

how greasey we talkin like square tube greasey?

Snowracer · Post by **Snowracer** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:43 pm

pointsnorth wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:04 pm how greasey we talkin like square tube greasey?

i said greasy not island spec

Post by **Scott Cee AKA 2drx4** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:30 pm

Snowracer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:43 pm
pointsnorth wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:04 pm how greasey we talkin like square tube greasey?
i said greasy not island spec

So pipe elbows and butt welds then?

Scoobienorth · Post by **Scoobienorth** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:39 pm

Scott Cee AKA 2drx4 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:30 pm
Snowracer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:43 pm
pointsnorth wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:04 pm how greasey we talkin like square tube greasey?
i said greasy not island spec
So pipe elbows and butt welds then?

Dammit. Never thought of that. Before I quit the outfield we had a big shelf full of pipe fittings that couldn’t be used because there was no tracking numbers on them. Supposed to throw them out but we were to lazy to do it. Man I could have fabbed bumpers and roll cages for days.......

Snowracer · Post by **Snowracer** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:09 am

Scott Cee AKA 2drx4 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:30 pm So pipe elbows and butt welds then?

i have a bender so will do it half ass right but will be using HSS tube and not DOM or ERW as im cheap and really only need it for the race and scrap it after that

HillBilt · Post by **HillBilt** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:08 am

Got the front end pulled apart and making notes of things that need to be repaired..

Scraped out some more mud from the under side

Also probably will mount up my back motor panel on each side for the race

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Snowracer · Post by **Snowracer** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:36 am

need to copy you and build some shield panels to keep crap off my motor. alternator squeals like crazy when get water on it

HillBilt · Post by **HillBilt** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:39 pm

My Bead lock rim stiffeners getting cut at HMF. Big tiitie GOLD BIRDS

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