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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by logancounterman
thanks man. hey what magazine were you in. how hard is it to get in.
I've been in 3 Magazines 5 times.
3 in the Reader rides
1 in the letters to the Editor
1 in the Opps section.

My favorite is www.4wheeloffroad.com

www.offroadadventures.com (Free subscription for 6 months, for continued subscriptions now days you have to buy something from www.4wheelparts.com or in the store)

www.fourwheeler.com

www.off-roadweb.com

For the Readers rides all you have to do is summit pictures and info. It may take up to 2-3 years to get published.



I'm sure it is in here somewhere but I believe you did basically a body lift on it right?
Did you have to shorten the frame to match the wheel base?
Post more technical pictures of how you match the body mounts to the rear bumper ect.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 03:39 AM
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Awesome truck! That's pretty cool. It's crazy how low inside the engine bay the motor sits. Must make checking the oil tough. lol
 
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 04:36 AM
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This truck is INSANE. Awesome work. Just looked through the whole thread.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy4x4RT
I've been in 3 Magazines 5 times.
3 in the Reader rides
1 in the letters to the Editor
1 in the Opps section.

My favorite is www.4wheeloffroad.com

www.offroadadventures.com (Free subscription for 6 months, for continued subscriptions now days you have to buy something from www.4wheelparts.com or in the store)

www.fourwheeler.com

www.off-roadweb.com

For the Readers rides all you have to do is summit pictures and info. It may take up to 2-3 years to get published.



I'm sure it is in here somewhere but I believe you did basically a body lift on it right?
Did you have to shorten the frame to match the wheel base?
Post more technical pictures of how you match the body mounts to the rear bumper ect.

cool thanks for all the info. 2-3 years. dang i better get to it.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Deathkota
Awesome truck! That's pretty cool. It's crazy how low inside the engine bay the motor sits. Must make checking the oil tough. lol
Thanks. its not to bad. you just crawl throw the wheel wells or crawl into the engine bay. i changed the cap-rotor yesterday and it wasn't that bad once i got in the engine bay.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Shibby927
This truck is INSANE. Awesome work. Just looked through the whole thread.
Thanks man. Hope you enjoyed the build so far.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 11:09 PM
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I had my 4runner in 4WDToyota Owner magazine. I submitted the article and then it was in the mag about a year and a half later.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...5086095&type=3
 
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Old Mar 3, 2012 | 04:45 PM
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Well, logan, the world is going to be okay!! Way back when I was younger, I did a little of that kind of thing - man, am I glad to see some of y'all boys still have the spirit!! Yep, we're going to make it!

I love your work on that truck! Let's see now, Chevy frame, engine, transmission, Dakota body, right? Therefore, Chev-Ota? Love that.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2012 | 05:50 PM
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I'm sure it is in here somewhere but I believe you did basically a body lift on it right?
Did you have to shorten the frame to match the wheel base?
Post more technical pictures of how you match the body mounts to the rear bumper ect.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 01:59 AM
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I put a link of this thread up in the Ride Of The Month and i nominated you, i found the thread that Crazy had put up
 

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