NMTerra's build thread - Terra

[NMTerras]

Piaa foglight test...

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[NMTerras]

Good work. Looks good!


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Thanks! How are you liking your BL?


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[BlOwNXT]

Love it! Between that the PML and 33s I feel like I drive a completely different truck. Also, those lights look good.


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[NMTerras]

Tip of the iceberg! The mod bug just keeps bitin!


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[NMTerras]

Look what i found!

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[NMTerras]

Back bumper with spare tire carrier build begins...

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[drbandkgb]

I should post some pix of what Im building

 

[NMTerras]

Rear bumper progress

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[NMTerras]

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[drbandkgb]

Beefy

 

[NMTerras]

Lacking the swingaway for the spare. Next weekend. Hinge in right side.

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[civicjoe]

WOW tube rear! Nice!

 

[Macland]

Very interesting. Looks like you'll have a little more space between your hatch and tire??

 

[NMTerras]

Thanks guys...actually, the spare will be very close to the hatch, above the existing tubing. The tubes on there now are designed to protect the tire from below and take any blow from obstacles

 

[NMTerras]

Random pics from Sunday afternoon at Cedro Peak...

 

[Jmac289gt]

Looks kind of kool, but im think the law around these parts would not like it to much as it seems to ubstruck the view.

 

[NMTerras]

^^^???

 

[NMTerras]

Looks kind of kool, but im think the law around these parts would not like it to much as it seems to ubstruck the view.

Still trying to figure this one out...what obstructs what view?

 

[RATTFINK]

I believe Jmac is referring to the licence plate. You could see it if you were following your X in a car though.

Looks good NMTerras!

 

[NMTerras]

AHHHHH...now I get it...you can see it from behind just fine...but it's a temporary placement until I get the spare tire carrier mounted.

Thanks Amish!

 

[drbandkgb]

I still have my plate in the window.. lol

 

[Roadwarrior]

I really like that back.. and am interested in seeing the final product.

Are you going to leave spots for jerry cans?

 

[NMTerras]

I really like that back.. and am interested in seeing the final product.

Are you going to leave spots for jerry cans?

That's the plan, going to have the tire offset to the right center, leaving enough room for at least one jerry can on the left

 

[rokdaddy]

Have you looked at the Rotopax gas/water carriers? I'm considering putting a 4 gallon Rotopax behind the spare and a standard jerry can to the left.

 

[Macland]

Have you looked at the Rotopax gas/water carriers? I'm considering putting a 4 gallon Rotopax behind the spare and a standard jerry can to the left.

Somewhere down the line I will definitely be going with rotopax. Very versatile, you should definitely check them out.

 

[bigjim247365]

very nice rear bumper! i cant wait to see the swing-away on it!

 

[NMTerras]

Have you looked at the Rotopax gas/water carriers? I'm considering putting a 4 gallon Rotopax behind the spare and a standard jerry can to the left.

Haven't gotten around to checking it out yet. Need to get the swing away done, fix my cb and break that effing drain plug loose first...
I have a five gallon water jug left over from living in foul water west Texas, was really only planning on a gas can...but now I better check it out!

 

[Maxterra]

Looking very good and I like your very unique design on the bumper.
Will be good for those tail-dragger drop offs !
Way to go.

You need a dimple die'd plate over the top of it now!
(I could help you with that..)

 

[NMTerras]

Looking very good and I like your very unique design on the bumper.
Will be good for those tail-dragger drop offs !
Way to go.

You need a dimple die'd plate over the top of it now!
(I could help you with that..)

Max, I appreciate the offer, but your beautiful precision work would look out of place on my "yeah, that looks close enough" bumper...
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[BlOwNXT]

That rear bumper is nice. Good work!


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[NMTerras]

It was goimg well...

And it was at this point we identified a major flaw in the design...

Yep. Cant open the tailgate....


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[Macland]

And you'll need a new VIP sticker

 

[rokdaddy]

Yea... that is a flaw. But there's some unique brilliance to it as well. I've spent a few hours this past week trying to figure out how to get the spare to hug the back hatch better and I really think that you are on to something. I'll probably be pacing back and forth a couple of extra hours in the shop tonight trying to learn from your example.

-Rok
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[NMTerras]

True that


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[NMTerras]

So complete teardown and redesign of the spare tire carrier... To be continued tomorrow

 

[NMTerras]

Far as i got before i threw in the towel for the night


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[NMTerras]

Rok- i thought about and if i had extended the hinge 2-3 inches farther right past the edge of the hatch, under the tail light, that design would have worked. Poor planning.


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[NMTerras]

Solved cb problem. Roof mount wasnt getting a good ground. Remount, works great now

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[Maxterra]

Maybe something to keep in mind for hatch/window clearance to the tire. It doesn't take much of an impact or bump to flex the tire into the window if too close and that's costly. Was amazed watching another x drop into a wash and hit the tire going down. It flexed the tire carrier into the hatch but really didn't bend anything less the latch.
They can even move quite a bit on a big bump or jump..

 

[Jmac289gt]

Sorry for leaving the "license plate view" information out of my last post...lol. But as stated, the bumper itself looks good....very unique.