lost but not gone

gothodgie · 10-08-2009, 04:42 PM

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....

94Dodge Truggy · 10-08-2009, 05:07 PM

Nice to meet ya! Hope to see you at the next meeting. Any pics of the new build or specs?

Coppertop · 10-08-2009, 06:33 PM

Welcome. Whatcha buildin' for the trail??

Nick

tjjeepjeep · 10-08-2009, 06:57 PM

Welcome welcome...

gothodgie · 09-30-2010, 11:01 PM

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

yellowjacket · 09-09-2011, 05:07 PM

Lookin good chris

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itbrokeagain · 01-11-2013, 10:57 AM

Nice job. Working on it at your house or Jim's?

gothodgie · 01-11-2013, 02:18 PM

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...

67fastback · 01-12-2013, 03:41 AM

well looks like you have a little ring and pinion work ahead Chris....

93 Krawler · 01-12-2013, 10:50 AM

Dayum, that's all fudd up...

67fastback · 01-12-2013, 11:59 PM

i did about the same to my first rear end in the sami... Looked abotu the same...

10-08-2009, 04:42 PM	#1
gothodgie Join Date: May 2009 Location: loveland Posts: 843 Images: 49	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.... __________________ 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

10-08-2009, 05:07 PM	#2
94Dodge Truggy EX-Vice President Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fairfield, Ohio Posts: 3,048	Nice to meet ya! Hope to see you at the next meeting. Any pics of the new build or specs? __________________

10-08-2009, 06:33 PM	#3
Coppertop XJWHEELING Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Colerain Township Posts: 837	Welcome. Whatcha buildin' for the trail?? Nick __________________ Just a 200 dollar cherokee that wouldn't start .. Ten years later same chrome grille ..

10-08-2009, 06:57 PM	#4
tjjeepjeep Just tired Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, OH Posts: 2,213 Images: 2212	Welcome welcome... __________________ I want to be the reason you look down at your phone and smile........then walk into a pole.

09-30-2010, 11:01 PM	#6
gothodgie Join Date: May 2009 Location: loveland Posts: 843 Images: 49	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 Attached Thumbnails Attached Images __________________ 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.

09-09-2011, 05:07 PM	#7
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Lookin good chris Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

01-11-2013, 10:57 AM	#8
itbrokeagain Just Empty Every Pocket - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Amelia Posts: 1,435	Nice job. Working on it at your house or Jim's? __________________ 91 fj 80 on 37 Nitto Muds with a 10k winch. Cage and sliders coming soon.

01-11-2013, 02:18 PM	#9
gothodgie Join Date: May 2009 Location: loveland Posts: 843 Images: 49	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... __________________ 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

01-12-2013, 03:41 AM	#10
67fastback Splattt- you want some Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mason,Oh Posts: 692	well looks like you have a little ring and pinion work ahead Chris.... __________________ Thanks, 67fastback ------------- 84 Honda cr60r - for sale 87 Honda 200sx - for sale 67 Mustang fastback - under restoration MCA #63430 04 Silverado 2500 crew cab 87 sami - "SPLAT" 87 sami tin top - "Blue Fire" 88 sami - "Squirt" My New Video Channel -http://www.youtube.com/PhillbillyProduction My Video Channel - http://www.youtube.com/justworkn

01-12-2013, 10:50 AM	#11
93 Krawler >>>PMC<<< - CORE Member - - Administrator - Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ross, OH Posts: 2,069 Images: 1268	Dayum, that's all fudd up...

01-12-2013, 11:59 PM	#12
67fastback Splattt- you want some Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mason,Oh Posts: 692	i did about the same to my first rear end in the sami... Looked abotu the same... __________________ Thanks, 67fastback ------------- 84 Honda cr60r - for sale 87 Honda 200sx - for sale 67 Mustang fastback - under restoration MCA #63430 04 Silverado 2500 crew cab 87 sami - "SPLAT" 87 sami tin top - "Blue Fire" 88 sami - "Squirt" My New Video Channel -http://www.youtube.com/PhillbillyProduction My Video Channel - http://www.youtube.com/justworkn