Introduction

[Ian from Xtreme]

Hey Guys,

Wanted to drop in and say hey, I am sure most of you know about Rock Ape and my history but we both know that we each have our "jobs" when it comes to building stuff and getting razed on the net.

Hope to pop in from time to time to see what is going on and how you guys like/hate the show.

[jeeper89]

welcome... i like the show... :gapteeth:

[4X4BABE]

welcome... i like the show... :gapteeth:

X2

[BIG BLUE]

Yeah we all know the story....just dont go searching the archives.....lol So are you lonely??? Bet you get more done now...and for the love of god man will you wheel some of those vehicles once an a while...makes me wonder since the few I have seen wheeled have broke...not that I got room to talk cause mine breaks every run...but Im not a "PRO"...lol and welcome.

and on a side note no one has a full built dynatrac 60 just lying in the scrap pile....:tongue:

[MR.ROCKAPE]

HEY IAN.....DO YOU GUYS NEED SOMEONE TO WHEEL SOME OF YOUR PREVIOUS BUILT RIGS ON THE WEST COAST WHERE THE BIG ROCKS AND MOST FAMOUS TRAILS ARE???YOU GUYS COULD EVEN PUT ME ON THE PAYROLL TO PROTECT YA FROM LIABILITY!!!!:Big Grin:

SEND OUT THE POISON SPYDER BUGGY,THAT CUTE LITTLE SAMMY DIESEL,THE TJ FOR THE CAMERA CREW TO DRIVE AND THAT S-10....ILL BE GENTLE!!!!:pray:

[blackjacks]

is jesse single
hows it goin man like the show

RERUNS SUCK!!!! :Big Grin:
but i still watch them over
p.s. we like to talk alot

[Kyle]

I agree reruns suck but I watch them each time.. On Saturday morning this is the only thing that I look foward to watching on TV all week..

Welcome!

[Sierra Valley]

Hey Guys,

Wanted to drop in and say hey, I am sure most of you know about Rock Ape and my history but we both know that we each have our "jobs" when it comes to building stuff and getting razed on the net.

Hope to pop in from time to time to see what is going on and how you guys like/hate the show.

Welcome to the site. Most everyone knows rock ape is an asshole so I wouldnt much bother with him. Keep the good stuff up and get another babe on the show to turn wrenches:Big Grin:

[bamftruck]

can i have the urbran gorrilla please :Big Grin:

[MR.ROCKAPE]

Welcome to the site. Most everyone knows rock ape is an asshole so I wouldnt much bother with him. Keep the good stuff up and get another babe on the show to turn wrenches:Big Grin:

MAYBE ,BUT AT LEAST I BACK UP WHAT I SAY........:cool:


OH AND SV......DID I TELL YA I HAD SOMETHING BIG COMING????---->:70::thbling:

[Ian from Xtreme]

can i have the urbran gorrilla please :Big Grin:

No.....but only because that is my "company car" that I drive to work everyday.:Big Grin:

[yotacrawler]

Hey Ian love the show. when can we see the s10 back in the shop

[Connect]

No.....but only because that is my "company car" that I drive to work everyday.:Big Grin:

Wow, that's a hell of a Daily Driver!

Welcome to the Rockgods, come on out to Nevada and we'll show you a couple getting it trails! Maybe if you come out we can get Jesse to take his comp buggy out and wheel with ya! :wink:

[MR.ROCKAPE]

No.....but only because that is my "company car" that I drive to work everyday.:Big Grin:

DAMN....NOW THERES A PERK!!!HOWS THE POWER ON THE STREET???:cool:

AND REAL WORLD FUEL MILEAGE???

[Ian from Xtreme]

DAMN....NOW THERES A PERK!!!HOWS THE POWER ON THE STREET???:cool:

AND REAL WORLD FUEL MILEAGE???

The power is "liveable" Right now I have a shop in Indianapolis building some new turbos for it that will spool up a little faster, and re-tune it with EFI Live. The D-MAx ECU's have two different fuel curve programmed into them from the factory one for everyday driving and one for 4wd (you get about 100 lb ft more torque) So you can program the ECU with a useful one with about 800HP, and 900 Lbft, and have a switch to excite a pin to activate the all out 1100 HP , and 1300 lb ft it is a blast to drive.

Real world fule economy depends on how you drive, you can get it close to 18-20 MPG if you use your head. But I ussually get about 13-15 on average.

[blackjacks]

thats rad
diesel tunning has come a long ways
styling ride though ian
sounds like the good life:Big Grin:
you oughta come over and do some bashing
check the west coast out a little

[jeeper89]

how do you or who decides on what goes on the show??

[MIGHTYRAM97]

Hey Guys,

Wanted to drop in and say hey, I am sure most of you know about Rock Ape and my history but we both know that we each have our "jobs" when it comes to building stuff and getting razed on the net.

Hope to pop in from time to time to see what is going on and how you guys like/hate the show.

About time you showed up, it was gettin boring here, everyone is being nice now.. maybe we can get some quality :complain::fight::popcorn::popcorn1: Time here again between you and Ape... I have seen you pop in over on Pirate on occassion. Welcome to The RockGods, and maybe you and Jesse can head on out west and wheel with us sometime. :Big Grin:

cuz you know Ape just might make you famous....:eek:

[MR.ROCKAPE]

DO YOU HAVE FREE RUN OF ANY OTHER RIGS THE SHOW HAS BUILT???IF SO WHY NOT TAKE THE CREW OUT AND GET SOME FOOTAGE TO HAVE FOR A 5 MINUTE SEGMENT AND UPDATE ON A RIG???

IM SURE MOST PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM STILL BEING WHEELED.

AND WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE FJ 60???(THE ONE THAT GOT A KINDA BACK HALF)

AND HAVE ANY OF THE RIGS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY BUILT BEEN PARTED,DUE TO THEY CANT BE SOLD???

SORRY FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS.....BUT I WAS SO STAR STRUCK WHEN WE MET.........:mullet:

[blackjacks]

hey ian can i be the show project adviser
you should also show some hardcore trail runs
like over nighters you could probably fit that into a short segment

i know product pretty well to
and i'm handy :Big Grin:

[blackjacks]

wheres ian

hey extreme should give my lil tracker a makeover

[Ian from Xtreme]

OK I will try to answer a few questions.

Projects have always been my call. The execs are really cool about giving me pretty much free reign on what gets built on the show. My job is to basically plan the projects/season, work with advertisers and sales guys, write the script, host the show, build teh trucks, tech check each ep before final edit, and liason with exec producers to ensure ratings and interest is high.

Sometimes we have specific requests from advertisers on projects they want to see built but even those we work out together and come up with good ideas.

Only one project has been "parted out" and that was the Bottom Drawer Buggy...hoenstly there was so much stuff I wanted to change on it, it was just going to be way more work than it was worth...the axles ended up on a better project. The S10 Truggy.

Most of the rigs built on the show are in the warehouse and if I get invited to a trail ride or need to check out a new park I will haul one out and wheel it for a while.

Just grabbing a camera crew to shoot short segments (whether it be overnighters or quick rides) is not that easy. If you have ever been on a TV shoot before you would know how much work it takes to set up for a field shoot. We work very hard to make the production quality of Xtreme 4x4 very high and that requires some serious gear.....and if you thought building trucks was expensive you should price out some of the gear we use. You could but a Trophy truck for the same price as one of our HD cameras!!!!!!!!

Oh and it would be hard for Jessi to come out west for a trail ride....she quit the show like 8 months ago.

[blackjacks]

damn that sucks no jesse
i'm sure the details are mind blowing
i still watch all the time
sounds good man thanks for the info

[BIG BLUE]

Oh and it would be hard for Jessi to come out west for a trail ride....she quit the show like 8 months ago.

huh didnt notice.....so do you sit on a dana60 and giggle for the camera now??? :Big Grin:

[blackjacks]

hmm
ian in a cute lil number :eek:


not sure its the same blue:38:

[MR.ROCKAPE]

OK I will try to answer a few questions.

Projects have always been my call. The execs are really cool about giving me pretty much free reign on what gets built on the show. My job is to basically plan the projects/season, work with advertisers and sales guys, write the script, host the show, build teh trucks, tech check each ep before final edit, and liason with exec producers to ensure ratings and interest is high.

Sometimes we have specific requests from advertisers on projects they want to see built but even those we work out together and come up with good ideas.

Only one project has been "parted out" and that was the Bottom Drawer Buggy...hoenstly there was so much stuff I wanted to change on it, it was just going to be way more work than it was worth...the axles ended up on a better project. The S10 Truggy.

Most of the rigs built on the show are in the warehouse and if I get invited to a trail ride or need to check out a new park I will haul one out and wheel it for a while.

Just grabbing a camera crew to shoot short segments (whether it be overnighters or quick rides) is not that easy. If you have ever been on a TV shoot before you would know how much work it takes to set up for a field shoot. We work very hard to make the production quality of Xtreme 4x4 very high and that requires some serious gear.....and if you thought building trucks was expensive you should price out some of the gear we use. You could but a Trophy truck for the same price as one of our HD cameras!!!!!!!!

Oh and it would be hard for Jessi to come out west for a trail ride....she quit the show like 8 months ago.

DAMN...ALL THAT AND I WAS TELLING EVERYONE YOU'RE JUST AN ACTOR!!!!:gapteeth: SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT YOUR HANDS FULL!!!!

ARE YA PLANNING FOR ANY OLDER BUILD RE-VISITS???

AND SINCE YOUR DAILY DRIVER IS THE URBAN GORILLA.......DO YOU LIVE ON THE ULTIMATE TRAILER????:cool:

IN ALL SERIOUSNESS ITS A COOL SHOW THAT DOESNT HAVE ANY REAL COMPETITORS......CURRENTLY!!!AND YES I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DISAGREE WITH SOME OF THE THINGS YOU DO.......IM USUALLY ONLY GONNA SPEAK UP BECAUSE ALOT OF GUYS THAT WATCH THAT SHOW MAY TAKE HOW YOU BUILD SOMETHING AS GOSPEL.....AND BUILD IT EXACTLY THE SAME,WHEN REALLY YOU MIGHT BE FULL-FILLING A SPONSOR REQUEST......(THAT I UNDERSTAND NOW HAS TO BE DONE SOMETIMES!!!!).

OH YEAH AND SINCE WE ARE HOMIES AND ALL CAN YA PUT IN A FEW MORE ENTRIES ON THAT HOT ROD TRUCK "TRUCKS" IS GIVING AWAY????:pray:

[BIG BLUE]

Just grabbing a camera crew to shoot short segments (whether it be overnighters or quick rides) is not that easy. If you have ever been on a TV shoot before you would know how much work it takes to set up for a field shoot. We work very hard to make the production quality of Xtreme 4x4 very high and that requires some serious gear.....and if you thought building trucks was expensive you should price out some of the gear we use. You could but a Trophy truck for the same price as one of our HD cameras!!!!!!!!


Really does 4x4extreme need to be high def? I can hardly see anyways from all the years of flash burn from doing a "quickbead" cause im too lazy to get the helmet (disclaimer: Im a lazy dumbass and do not condone welding with out proper safety gear) so really just a litttle hand held would be cool...you can call it Ian's Clips from the real world...cause there is something cool about hear a big block burning the tires thru crappy audio....makes ya feel like you were there. :Big Grin: keep up the good work and I would love to see a real junkyard build....like all the parts really comin from PNP or something similiar...