Back after 6 years.

[Jimmy Jack Claypool]

Also I obtained a Softopper. So now the debate in my head starts. Hard shell? Softopper? Keep both? Take up a new hobby? Drugs would have been cheaper.......

 

[eblau]

hell yeah that SAS and 33" combo looks good!!

 

[Jimmy Jack Claypool]

hell yeah that SAS and 33" combo looks good!!

Thanks.
There's a 2 inch body lift that's coming out also. So it'll be a little lower pretty soon.

 

[Jimmy Jack Claypool]

I decided on the Softopper. This weekend I'm going to start on a removable rack that will go over it for kayaks, bikes, etc.

 

[Jimmy Jack Claypool]

I’ve seen a few racks with softoppers so heres my version. I had this Yakima Sportsman laying around and wanted to use it. I’ve been watching episodes of “Life Below Zero” and was inspired to make something out of stuff I’ve had laying around. Here goes.

 

[Jimmy Jack Claypool]

Also here’s the rack before I chopped it up.

 

[Jimmy Jack Claypool]

Body lift is out and what a difference!

 

[Jimmy Jack Claypool]

I seem to disappear for long stretches and then reappear with a different rig. Today is no exception. Spending the last few years trying to make a crawler a little more user friendly proved to be a challenge that I have lost patience for. So I traded it away minus some parts that I kept. So here is the last pic of the third gen PU and the latest project. An early 1st gen Tacoma