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10-08-2009, 04:42 PM
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lost but not gone
Since i have posted a few times now i guess i can introduce myself...
Chris Hodges... Have been around wheeling for almost 20 years now. Was without a trail rig for about 6 or 7 years... I'm in the process of gathering parts and building a trail rig now so hope to be out on the trails in the spring... I'm not sure, but i would guess i might have met some of you folks in the past but don't really recognize any screen names or handles... I went on a few trail rides way back when with 'ohio river valley four wheelers'(i think that was the name then) and was a founding memeber of 'Rice on the Rocks' in the 90's(toyota club out of the east side of cincy)... Can't wait to get back on the trails, been a long time and miss the good times... I have wheeled a lot of places and have some great stories to tell... Even had my 2 minutes of fame on 'Real TV' in 97 or 98... Hope to get out to a meeting soon schedule permitting....
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96 fzj80 3x locked, 4"lift, 37s, homebrew sliders and bumpers,a work in progress 71 fj55, SOA, locked...The jungle bus... retired |
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10-08-2009, 05:07 PM
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Nice to meet ya! Hope to see you at the next meeting. Any pics of the new build or specs?
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10-08-2009, 06:33 PM
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XJWHEELING
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Colerain Township
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Welcome. Whatcha buildin' for the trail??
Nick
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09-30-2010, 11:01 PM
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Finally
Well it has been a while since i started this thread. I finally got to a meeting in Sept. and i went to the the benefit at Barn n Bunk. I will be at the Oct. meeting next week.
The trail rig i ended up with has changed since the motor went south in the Rodeo i had. I now have a Toyota FJ60. I have always been a Toyota guy and it just seemed like the right way to go, and was the right price. I have been working on it over the summer when it wasn't smokin hot outside. I bought 2 60's in Jan. of this year, 1 parts truck and 1 to be the trail rig. Had to do a motor swap, went up to 35's and did a few cosmetic things and bunch of nickel and dime stuff. The trail rig has a 3-4" OME lift. I built a front bumper and a rear is soon to come. I have a lot planned to do over the winter. Motor swap/auto trans, s/o axle, and some tube work for protection. Just ordered some 4.88's to go in the axles. The list could go on and on... Thanks to everybody i have met and talked with for letting me ease my way back into trail riding again. I never realized how much i missed it until i went to the benefit and the meeting.  Will hopefully be driving the 60 to the Cruise In on Sunday. Just need to find some time to get tags for it... Here's a few pics of what i started with and where i am at now. 1st... the 60 to be the trail rig when i first brought it home 2nd... the parts truck 3rd... What the motor looked like in the trail rig 4th... first time out of the garage on its own power after motor swap 5th... How it looks today
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chris hodges
96 fzj80 3x locked, 4"lift, 37s, homebrew sliders and bumpers,a work in progress 71 fj55, SOA, locked...The jungle bus... retired Last edited by gothodgie; 09-30-2010 at 11:07 PM. |
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09-09-2011, 05:07 PM
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barely breathing
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: alexandria, ky
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Lookin good chris
Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk
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my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will 
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01-11-2013, 10:57 AM
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Just Empty Every Pocket
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Nice job. Working on it at your house or Jim's?
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01-11-2013, 02:18 PM
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I was supposed to go to Jim's today but had an unscheduled doctors appointment for my dad this morning... I will be going to his place Monday if nothing comes up...
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chris hodges
96 fzj80 3x locked, 4"lift, 37s, homebrew sliders and bumpers,a work in progress 71 fj55, SOA, locked...The jungle bus... retired |
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01-12-2013, 03:41 AM
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Splattt- you want some
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Mason,Oh
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 well looks like you have a little ring and pinion work ahead Chris....
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01-12-2013, 11:59 PM
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Splattt- you want some
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i did about the same to my first rear end in the sami... Looked abotu the same...
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