Midwest Krawlers grouped together and built an awesome lunch/hangout shelter then did some wheeling! Had a great wheeling trip earlier this month after an initial hiccup while loading up that was almost bad.
Tracker
Finally, the last part of the rock slider build! Lets finish them up and see what they look like completed. The goal is to have some beefy nerf bars we can use to rub against rocks and still be able to open the doors after a long day of wheeling!
Part 3 – Mini Boatside and Rock Sliders on Vitara ...
Today we cap the giant hole we just made from cutting off the rocker panels and reinforce the rock sliders. Then we reattach the fenders using some race car parts.
Part 2 – Mini Boatside and Rock Sliders on Vitara ...
1 Time to remove PJ’s rusty rocker panels and build some rock sliders from scratch. Rock sliders are great for protecting your doors offroad and providing a pivot point around trees and rocks.
Part 1 – Mini Boatside and Rock Sliders on Vitara ...
Finally, the last part of the front bumper build for PJ. Today we tie it all together by adding reinforced tubes to finish out the sides of the bumper. Be sure to check the completed pics at the end!
Part 7 – Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch ...
Today we bend up a bull bar / hood protector for the bumper and wire up the winch with a quick disconnect safety switch.
Part 6 – Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch ...
2 Time to add more reinforcement and an aluminum skidplate to our custom DIY winch bumper build! We also discuss lot of tips and tricks along the way.
Part 5 – Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch ...
This ain’t no bolt on bumper so the madness continues! Time to reinforce the winch mount and start making a skid plate.
Part 4 – Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch ...
1 Time to weld the winch plate together, make some mounts for the winch solenoid, and get everything permanently attached to PJ our Suzuki Vitara offroad truck!
Part 3 – Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch ...
1 Time to whip out the plasma cutter and finish reinforcing the winch mount! In this post we add two additional attachment points and cut out the winch plate and fairlead mount.
Part 2 – Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch ...
2 We have been on 3 wheeling trips with PJ (our long term Suzuki Vitara) so far and haven’t gotten stuck… yet. However it is only a matter of time before it will happen or something breaks and we need to be extracted. Check out the winch we bought and Part […]
Part 1 – Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch ...
1 The Frostbite run at Kansas Rocks Recreational Park has been going on for what seems like forever. Not sure when it started but I have shirts from ’07, ’08, and ’09 (that I shamelessly still wear). Life has kept me busy in the meantime and this is the first time […]
Trip Report – 2020 Frostbite run at KS Rocks
2 I found some awesome used UTV tires and Jeep wheels for my Vitara. Nevermind the fact that 15″ wheels aren’t supposed to fit a 2nd gen, I don’t always listen to others. Read more to see how I …umm… persuaded them to fit along with lots of pics.
How to Put 15 Inch Steel Wheels and UTV Tires ...
2 Today we go through the process of installing a 2″ coil spacer lift kit on my 2003 Suzuki Vitara ‘PJ’. Read more for details and pics on how it went!
DIY Installation Tracker/Vitara 2″ Suspension Lift Kit
Part 4! Now that everything is hooked up, time to (finally) start building the tank enclosure from scratch with a sheet of 14 gauge steel and way too many man hours.
Part 4 – DIY Gas Tank Lift for Offroad Clearance ...
In this article we finish the plumbing and relocate the fuel filler neck. I took a rather large diversion of adding a partial roll cage during my fuel tank relocation project but now I am back to working on the fuel tank itself.