Intro/Gecko build thread

[unkamonkey]

The local club today took the initiative to do some spring clean up on the community trails today. Apparently we live in a community of filthy dirtbags because the **** we picked up was impressive.

Good for you. I've picked up trash on trails for years from trails. Always came home with a lot of others trash in the back of my old CJs. Cleaned up at shooting sites because of what has been left. I came home once with 3 large trash bags and a large trash can from one trip. Sort of filled up my 3B.

Some people are just pigs.

 

[greasypete]

Love the colour. Herr is mine ...




pete

 

[jwilson2598]

Thanks but that's the hi lift mount is it not? I was hoping for something like the ACE mount.

I'll likely end up just making one. Would be easy enough.

Nice Gecko BTW!

It's both. You can mount either a HiLift or Rotopax on it. You can also mount the Rotopax to the HiLift with an additional bracket as well.

 

[East Coast Overland]

Sweet!! Too bad I have 4 NATO Jerry cans and can't mount them lol. I guess they'll have to wait until I get my roof rack.

 

[East Coast Overland]

Soft top went on today

 

[Septu]

MorRyde has a can holder for the Nato can.

Edit. Or maybe not. I see the side can holder for the front quarter panels, but not one for the rear - even though jschwab did post a picture of one at one point that was mounted off their tail gate hinges. No reason something like that shouldn't work for you with the Teraflex setup. Perhaps PM him or call MorRyde asking about it?

 

[kojackJKU]

I noticed two things...your Jeep matches the dumpster perfect....ha ha...and what is the car behind your jeep looks like a vw/audi of somesort...

 

[East Coast Overland]

I noticed two things...your Jeep matches the dumpster perfect....ha ha...and what is the car behind your jeep looks like a vw/audi of somesort...

Lol yup, that's why I like to call it the "money dumpster"

Good recognition skills! The car behind it is my Audi S4.

 

[kojackJKU]

Ha ha....I am a vw gearhead....I love them...I miss my ole Passat. Had a bunch of stuff done with it....Had the RS6 bumper, RS4 wheels, apr chip, etc....was a bunch of fun...the dealer pissed me off and I traded it the next day....

 

[East Coast Overland]

Picked up an XRC Gen 3 12000lbs winch today. Mounted it with a winch plate and the stock bumper with trimmed ends.

 

[kojackJKU]

Love the colour. Herr is mine ...

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pete

Awesome rig pete. I wish I could get the euro bumper for mine. That would look sweet with a maximus 3 grill guard, lights and inboard mounted winch.

 

[GdMaitre]

They cost a little fortune; I presume!

 

[East Coast Overland]

No tow hooks? Exposed fog lights on the corners? Even more plastic? I think the euro bumper is worse than the NAmercan.

 

[kojackJKU]

I like the position of the fog lights for actual fog light usage. I am not a fan of stubby bumpers at all and I like full width. The tow hooks are just a dremel away. Plastic is lighter if you never hit your bumper off ****. I don't have trails that bumpers would get damaged in ....so that's non issue.

Right on, thought you lived in bc. You live in NB....awesome. WE are heading that way next year on a trek around the atlantic provinces and US. Not sure if we are taking the JK or patriot yet.

 

[Jeep or Tacoma]

cameras would be fun

maybe add some front end camera on free cutting boards