Well Got to doing a Few Tattoos Lately and trying to fix my jeep!

Well i now have 4 Tattoos i have given to people under my belt!
It feels natural, I Love Drawing. I will Post Pics soon.

So   im trying to find a decent priced Machine Shop out Here In Bakersfield to go have my Block Align Bored and Preped so i can rebuild the engine myself.

I have bought supposedly "REBUILT" engines before and have had no luck with them for more than 10,000 or 20,000 miles or so then "POW"
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.  
No MORE!!!
Sooooo   Me Being Me said if i know what to do i will do it to spec and Hypothetically speaking it should go easy.
ha ha ha ha  Yeah Right...
We Will See as I Need my Jeep Like Now Already!
Keep Moving Forward & GET "R" DONE
Later

Camping and Wheeling in the Sequoia National Park

Had a Great Time.
Other than the fact that Nick Blew a U Joint and Messed up the transfer case, driveshaft, muffler, and who knows what else.   oh and I Blew My Motor!
Friday Night we had all our out of town friends convene on our house for the night b4 camping to b.s. and assure our timely departure together.
Got about 8 Miles then Nicks U joint Let Go. Back to his house to get the truck.
Then  we made it all the way up wheeled around then just as i was about to get off the freeway it started to run crappy. got off came to the 2nd stop and bam the motor just couldnt run anymore. well Time to fix it!
I will  be pulling the engine apart tomorrow to find out what went wrong i need ths back up ASAP. 
Till Next Time
Keep Moving Forward & Get "R" Done

RIP Grandpa Ralph McCaslin

I just found out that my Grandpa Ralph McCaslin Passed away this morning.Rest In Peace Grandpa, you will be carried with me through thoughts, and creations. being passed down to the many through what i have learned from and with you! 
I CAN DO ANYTHING!

i cant Imagine what my dad is going through!  Not much worse!
I Love and Miss All my family!
Its been too long we need to get together again!

Till Next Time
Keep Moving Forward & GET "R" Done

Dodge Stealth Twin Turbo Engine Rebuild & Install

Welll the time has almost finally come any day now we will be throwing in Eriks Engine and we will see what she can do!
We have been Getting stuff together for this car for almost 3 years now and finally in December we sent the engine to a Builder that Specializes in High Performance Engines.
$6000 later and we have finally got almost all the parts together for the car.
Turbos were just rebuilt, New motor mounts,  Gauges, gauge pillar Pods, Full Exhaust, Aftermarket Blow Offs, Digital Turbo Timers, Aftermarket ECU (ouch$$$), Larger Lifters. Aluminum flywheel, Underdrive Pulleys, Red Top Optima, & Misc Little Stuff.
just in the little Autozone stuff alone it was a $700 trip.
We Got the Last Package yesterday and if Im Not Mistaken MONDAY IS D-DAY!
i have been looking forward to going for a ride in the car again!
We have had the car UP TO 190 MPH.  When the motor was at the rebuilder we were told that it had a Pston that was cracked in half and that the only thing holdng it together was the Wrist Pin & Rings. Damn were lucky it didnt Let Go Sooner!  It Woulda Been Expensive!!! Caught the rebuild Just in time...
So with all the Aftermarket Goodies & What Not We Are hoping to Break 220 MPH we will see! Soon My Friends I Will Be Going Faster than i have on a streetbike,     But In A Car!   it will seem so Different than on the bike. I have Been 180 MPH on My 02 ZX7R Ninja and that was FAST. I Looked up from behind the Windscreen and Bam Like a Wall, the Wind was grabbing my helmet Trying to rip off my head! But What a Feeling Passing All those Cars Like they Were Stopped on the Side of the Road, Passing them Almost 3 Times Faster than they were Traveling Down the Freeway.  I Must Have Been A Blur To Them!
I have gone from The San Fernando Valley to Bakersfield almost 100 miles with 2 Stops  Once at 7-11 Lake Hughes Rd for 5 mins & Once At the Bottom Of the Grapevine for 5 minutes or so, So i Could Feel my fingers Again (Frozen) in 36 minutes. since the Wreck i have swayed away from sportbikes (I LOVE THEM)  no greater feeling Of Acceleration! I Remember Damn im Hauling ass through a Wide right Hand Sweeper Thinking Man im Doing 100 MPH Im hauling ass!!!
Then   )((((((((((((((((((((((()(((((((((((((((()(-----------------sheeeeewww-----------------)
there Goes Randy Blowing by me like I was standing still.... Damn.....
atleast 60 MPH faster than me it felt like i was sitting on the side of a freeway!
Man i miss riding. I gotta get a Bike!!! Im Thinking Dual Sport!  Possibly My 50!!!
LOL
Way Cooler Looking Than A Scooter....   By FAR!
Well ive done enough rambling!
Keep Moving Forward & GET "R" DONE!

Rhino Lined The Jeep From Dash To Tailgate!

Well i Finally rhino Lined the Whole inside of the Jeep From Dash To Tailgate!

Redyed and Mounted the Rear Bucket Seats         "They Look Perfect"

Mounted the New Black bucket Seats In The Front.

I Also installed Aftermarket Flush Mount LED Tail Lights.

Finshed The License bracket,plate Light, Reverse Lights & Painted the tire

carrier.  did it Hammered grey not really Digging It! Probably Bed Liner All Parts

Im Doing the finish Welding & Clean up on the Front Fenders Today.

I need:
to Make the Skeleton for the Head Bag, Do "Something" With the front Door Panels, No More Than 4.5" Lift Kit (prefer Coil over Shocks) , Gears & Lockers, Winch, Front Bumper, Windshield LED Light Bar, Roof Rack, Hood Vents    (with Fans)   and Hood Scoop, & Last But Not Least 35" or Bigger Tires On Bead Locks.

So Hopefully Within the Weekend I Will Have the Jeep Closer to what i am wanting it to be!
 I Have Been on the go for about  2 & 1/2 weeks im ready to be done with the fenders and paint and mount them.
its not the Fenders that have taken this Long, They only tooke like 4 days!
its Stopping to Live Life That Gets in the Way!
Oh Well Its Just a Jeep.
Well Not Really Because Its MY JEEP!  lol

im really looking forward to  Getting this thing trail ready so that i can finally go out and not worry about getting stuck so often! I Havent needed a Winch Yet!
Although Randy really Wanted To Use His On Me in Gorman!  lol
Between Him and Nick, I Think I am covered for a while!
Well guys Keep Moving forward & Get "R" Done!
L8R

Just Recycled a Friends Wrangler Rear Bumper! With Tire Carrier! Whew What a week!

Well First off Pics Are Starting to Go UP!

Well im just Minding my own Building MY Jeep and all of the sudden "Wham"
Nick Rolls Up
Hey man need any help finishing The Jeep?
Sure I always need an extra hand and another Opinion on the ideas.
Sweet
Building... Building... Building...
Oh Hey Kim...

I HATE HAVING NO STEREO IN MY CAR!!        is her reply
Nick Says Let me take a look at it while you just stay on the Jeep
"""" THANK YOU NICK"""
perfect i get to keep building and he can fix my problem! LOL
SURE HES GONNA GET IT I THINK!!! YEAH RIGHT ITS PREAMP FRIED!
20 Mins Later Low & Behold
(((((DANG BRO IT WAS A WIRE CONNECTION)))))
!!!!!!!!!!!!YES!!!!!!!!!!!
HE Fixed The Stereo! Yay Yay Hooorayyyy!
so Kim asks what is wrong with the Sub?
i said i dont know.
Nick Says Let me Take A Look!
10 Mins Later Low & Behold
(((((BOOM))))) ((((( BOOM))))) ((((( BOOM)))))
Nick Says Sounds good what about the Trunk Rattling. lol
Yes Thank you Sooooo much Kim Has Deserved Her System For So Long She Drives No Less Than 120 miles a Day!
She Is So Happy Now Bumpin on Down the road.

Well To thank Nick I told him we would start building his Jeep bumper the Next day and i would put MY Jeep on hold for the time being!
He Was So Happy!!!!   "back ground" ((((Little Nicky Laugh)))   lol

So There It Was
Thats what i am doing tomorrow i guess
Good Im Glad I Hated his Rectangle Block Bumper It Was Big Square & Just There!
7am he Shows up  We took off to B&B Metals.
he had an idea in his head what he wanted and an Iphone to show me on! lol
so i got a great idea on how he was wanting the bumper!
Nice Bumper Mount Swing Tire Carrier.  It Was Easily "Do able"
so we snagged up all the metal and headed to Tractor Supply Co.
where i had an idea for the hinge! "HEAVY DUTY!"
PERFECT!

We bought a Trailer Stub Axle & Wheel Bearings with Races.
That Oughta Be Strong Enough!
Back to B & B Metals for the Hinge Hub Pieces, Home Depot for the Wire & Supplies, Then back to the Garage!
Once there i had the Main Tire Swing Body Completely Cut And Welded  Within 20 Mins

Then i cut The Inner Spacers, And the Bearing hub to Determined Lengths, Drilled 4 Holes through Both While Jigged in place  and put in the bearing races.
I Thought to my self "This Is The Perfect Hinge"

 When that was done i Promplty Began Chopping And Cutting His Old Bumper To Unrecognizeable Shreds. lol

Nick Did Not Look Happy! lol
 Kim came out and asked Nick to take her to Costco with his card to get allergy medicine so they split for like 20 mins when he got back he realized i had most of the plates for the bumper cut and Spot welded in place.
Man Was He Happy... No Seriously He Was Stoked!!! Last He Saw Was a Carcass
Now This!  He could finally see what i was seeing in my head the whole time and it was Such a Warm Fuzzy Inside Feeling For Him!!!!  lol
LOL    Sorry Nick   LOL
The Next Day We Got up   and Got Going About 7am  he Showed up and we got it all cleaned up for the Paint Job & Tire Mount attached & Painted it up!

all in all it was a Killer Fun project that Kinda Outta The Blued Me!

In The End I Was SUPER HAPPY With the Final Product
An $600-$800 Bumper For $less Than $200
The Hinge Was $75 Alone if not a little More!
Well Im Tired Its Bed Time And Until Next Time Keep Moving Forwad &
Get "R" Done