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Tfab
April 29th, 2008, 12:51 PM
04 TJ Rubicon
We are starting off with extended 3/16 rocker guards and fabbing custom tube fenders out of 1 1/2" .134 wall d.o.m..The fastening plates are 1/4 at the fender well and 1/8 inch that wrap the front grill.The hood was cut approx. two inches to make more room for the 42"s we will be running. Here are some pics.
MR.ROCKAPE
April 29th, 2008, 01:16 PM
IS THAT CAT-A-LESS'S RIG???42s???OH MAN, SHE IS GONNA HAVE TO ACTUALLY WHEEL NOW!!!!:mullet:


LOOKS GOOD....WHAT AXLES ARE YOU GONNA RUN???
Tfab
April 29th, 2008, 08:26 PM
[QUOTE=MR.ROCKAPE;89298]IS THAT CAT-A-LESS'S RIG???42s???OH MAN, SHE IS GONNA HAVE TO ACTUALLY WHEEL NOW!!!!:mullet:


LOOKS GOOD....WHAT AXLES ARE YOU GONNA RUN???[/QUOTE

Ford HP ball joint 60 in the front narrowed to 65" WMS. Smooth bottom Ford van 60 in the rear narrowed to 65" WMS with equal length shafts and disc brakes. ARB's front and rear, 5.13 gears, 35 spline all around and CTM's in the front. We will also be doing a 4.3 Atlas II.

Nothing but the best for my girl.
yotapower
April 29th, 2008, 10:29 PM
wow i am pretty sure this will be the second time bryan has bult that rig :Big Grin:and oh by the way lisa derek would never say that so if your gonna post as him you better atleast try to talk like him (nothing but the best for my #1 bitch):Big Grin:
Tfab
April 30th, 2008, 11:19 AM
The axles
stv
April 30th, 2008, 11:22 AM
The axles

those would be nice under my 4runner:gapteeth:
Tfab
May 1st, 2008, 12:02 PM
Here are some pics of the tube fenders. As you can see without removing part of the hood and raising the fender line the 42's probably wouldn't work as well.

We are leaving for New Mexico to race in the second XRRA WEST event . We are going into this race Third in series points .Derek Trent will be spotting for Chris Ridgway in the #22 TRENT FABRICATION / TORCHMATE ROCK RACING BUGGY

We would also like to wish our good friends and Torchmate Teammates
Jesse Haines and Pat Gallagher RP FILMS
and Bill Kunz and Mike Shaffer
Good luck at the Browns valley Cal Rocs event this weekend.

Rockape and Radonkey will be competing together for the first time this weekend too ! We wish them the best of luck.

Wow we have a lot of local competitors !
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE THIS WEEKEND !
Connect
May 1st, 2008, 12:58 PM
Yea it will be fun for sure, good luck in the XRRA race. maybe you should add some weight to the back of the buggy haha!
Sierra Valley
May 2nd, 2008, 12:09 AM
Looks good Lisa!
Tfab
May 4th, 2008, 02:04 PM
So we're at the New Mexico airport getting ready to come home. I hope we will be able to post some progress pics of Priscilla.

We finished 7th overall at the XRRA race at the Sandia raceway.Chris Ridgway was driving due to Derek breaking his back in MOAB.The race was tight and chris missed the Top Six shootout by only 16 seconds . We were VERY Happy with Chris's finish.Chris is an ex-motocross champion who has never competed in Rock Racing or Crawling in his life! .He will be competing in the X-games this year.Oh and did I mention Chris is an amputee He is an extrordinary person I hope at least some of you get a chance to meet this guy.He is usually with us at our events hopefully he will be at the Donner WE rock event.

I believe that the Trent Fab #22 Torchmate Team is still running 3rd in the Xrra series.They will release the results in a week or so.

Also I would like to thank Harry Wagner for having us over for dinner and hangin' with us in New Mexico.
-Lisa
stv
May 5th, 2008, 01:34 AM
great job you guys(chris) i saw the first day times on pirate. pretty fuckin good:cool:
Tfab
May 5th, 2008, 11:33 AM
great job you guys(chris) i saw the first day times on pirate. pretty fuckin good:cool:

The XRRA is a one day event
Tfab
May 5th, 2008, 12:05 PM
Pics of the bumper . QA1 just sent a big box of heims so we will be putting the suspension together soon!I am hoping they will have it done by Memorial weekend.
MR.ROCKAPE
May 5th, 2008, 12:38 PM
HEY IS THAT SMOOTH 60 REALLY A 70U???:mullet:

AND DONT POST THOSE TUBE FENDER WELDS ON PIRATE!!!!:eek:
Tfab
May 6th, 2008, 12:04 PM
Well I have some bad news for me :frown: the 42"s won't work :mad: They are to big and will make my suspension geometry suck :frown: this means I also cannot get the :thbling: 20"s . I am still gonna run Allied Monster beadlocks because they take care of us and the wheels are :smoke: we still have the original wheels with no issues on the Rock Racer which ran KOH and 2 XRRA's so far. I will keep you posted on which tires I will run I'm leaning toward the MTR's because we already have

them.

Thanks,
-Lisa
CATALYST
May 7th, 2008, 12:15 PM
HEY IS THAT SMOOTH 60 REALLY A 70U???:mullet:

AND DONT POST THOSE TUBE FENDER WELDS ON PIRATE!!!!:eek:

It is a smooth 60 with big bore spindles.
CATALYST
May 12th, 2008, 07:01 PM
more pics
Tfab
May 12th, 2008, 07:06 PM
I exceeded my photo quota as CATALYST....ooops :redface: Here are some more pics nope exceeded Tfab's quota too????WTF Mr. Rockape:mad:
Sierra Valley
May 12th, 2008, 08:12 PM
Looks good Lisa. Got any pics of the hood graffiti?
Tfab
May 13th, 2008, 10:06 AM
Looks good Lisa. Got any pics of the hood graffiti?

I can't post any more pics :14: you've seen the hood in person anyway :rolleyes:
MR.ROCKAPE
May 13th, 2008, 10:22 AM
I can't post any more pics :14: you've seen the hood in person anyway :rolleyes:

ILL GET IT FIXED...TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES!!!!:cool:
CATALYST
May 14th, 2008, 01:43 PM
I GOT SOME REALLY COOL NEW :jaw: WHEELS AND MY MOTOR MOUNTS AND
I CAN'T POST PICS OF THEM 4 YA CUZ ROCKAPE IS SLEEPIN OR ON :drugs:
BIG BLUE
May 14th, 2008, 02:38 PM
Mr. Rockape doesnt want any other fabs pics on the site but his...thats why he never updated the allowed size...lol! Try again. If you have any problems let me know.
CATALYST
May 14th, 2008, 03:08 PM
Here are some pics of the fuel tank motor mounts and the radius arms.My camera has dead batteries but I will post more pics of the progress today h opefully
wix
May 14th, 2008, 04:00 PM
I GOT SOME REALLY COOL NEW :jaw: WHEELS AND MY MOTOR MOUNTS AND
I CAN'T POST PICS OF THEM 4 YA CUZ ROCKAPE IS SLEEPIN OR ON :drugs:

Use photo bucket!
CATALYST
May 14th, 2008, 05:07 PM
Use photo bucket!

Thanks but they fixed it for me
MR.ROCKAPE
May 14th, 2008, 10:49 PM
HEY DONT YOU GUYS HAVE A BLING TORCHMATE PLASMA TABLE???COME AWN...ROUND THOSE CORNERS ON THEM BRACKETS!!!!:Big Grin:

IT LOOKS GOOD I THINK.....GIVE US A WHOLE RIG PIC!!!!!:cool:
Tfab
May 15th, 2008, 03:15 PM
It's hard to get a pic inside the shop.I'll get a good pic when she's a roller
Tfab
July 23rd, 2008, 05:05 PM
Some update pics
MR.ROCKAPE
July 23rd, 2008, 06:29 PM
WWWWHHAAAAAAAAAAATT???(<-----JOE DIRT VOICE....)

MTRs......I KNEW YOU WERENT HARDCORE!!!!:gapteeth:


LOOKS GOOD....IS IT READY FOR A MOONROCKS RUN???:cool:
Tfab
July 23rd, 2008, 06:32 PM
WWWWHHAAAAAAAAAAATT???(<-----JOE DIRT VOICE....)

MTRs......I KNEW YOU WERENT HARDCORE!!!!:gapteeth:


LOOKS GOOD....IS IT READY FOR A MOONROCKS RUN???:cool:

I got them for my favorite price :Big Grin: plus it is a street rig
Tfab
July 25th, 2008, 02:31 PM
Priscilla
MR.ROCKAPE
July 25th, 2008, 04:09 PM
I LIKE HOW IN THE BOTTOM PIC THE DOG IS LOOKING LIKE "I CANT JUMP IN THAT"......

I LIKE THE WAY LOOKS,JUST A TAD TALL....MAYBE IT JUST NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN???
Tfab
July 25th, 2008, 06:41 PM
I LIKE HOW IN THE BOTTOM PIC THE DOG IS LOOKING LIKE "I CANT JUMP IN THAT"......

I LIKE THE WAY LOOKS,JUST A TAD TALL....MAYBE IT JUST NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN???

We haven't adjusted the shocks at all and it probably will settle a bit besides I had to make sure it would clear the 42's on dubs :wink: I will post some pictures of it when it is finished.