S-10 Truggy Part III

The truckie is back today on Xtreme 4x4. Our killer S 10 truck buggy combo gets suspension steering and fab help from the man who inspired it.

Then Jessi takes us to Moab

Utah and a hellacious run up hell,

the

trail.

That

and more right now on Xtreme 4x4,

this is a day that I know a lot of you guys have been waiting for and I have too. Finally, our high end S 10 truckie is back into the shop for a pile of work to do today. Now, we've been waiting for a bunch of parts to show up here at extreme and the big brown truck finally delivered and we are pumped. I'm talking some serious one off parts here like our coil over shocks, four wheel hydro

steering kit and some bitching 7075 aluminum links, plus some of the craziest axle components you have ever seen. Now, Rs 10 has come a long way from the $750 record that we first pulled in here and it is really starting to look like the truck that inspired this build from the very beginning, a truck that we first saw in the pages of crawl magazine.

What first caught our eye on this truck was just its overall over the top attitude.

We knew that it was so extreme. We just had to build one of our own.

Then when we saw it lay the smack down on the trails at our local off road park,

we knew we made the right choice.

But considering the amount of work we have ahead of us today, we decided to call in some favors

and who better than the guy who built the exact truck. We're copying

Adam Woodley from wide open designs.

Now, this guy truly earns the name Young Hot Shot, 25 years old building some sick rigs that we've seen on the trails and uh obviously you brought a new one. Tell me about it.

How you doing, Ian, this is the latest buggy that we built at the shop. This is my fourth full build.

It's based off a Yukon

Denali

Good and grill engine is a 6 L engine board out to a 402 cubic inch motor

60 front, 14 volt, rear full length, front and rear Atlas transfer case and for the shocks, 14 inch coil overs in the front and 16 is in the rear.

That thing looks awesome.

I think what I like about your stuff. The most item is everything is different. No buggy is the same is that, that's something you strive for. Right. Correct. And everything

pretty much one off in custom that we do.

No cookie cutter, no chassis out the door, right.

Nothing out the door like that. Everything's pretty much a custom build when we do it. Now, you've had a look at our S 10 so far. What do you think since we copied your idea? What do you think? Have we done so far? I think you're doing a pretty good job. Everything's coming out good on it.

Good. Now, you're not just here to hang out for the day. We're actually gonna put you to work because you said that what you signed up for. So, uh, hey, I got you some gloves. Sounds great. Tear it up.

Now, you guys know that tackling a project like this can take months, sometimes even years. When we got some more parts in the shop, we realized that before we could move ahead, we had to modify something we'd already built.

Now, one problem that we found out with our chassis was when we got our radiator in here, it won't fit. So we have to modify it slightly and to keep our 502 cool, we chose a Flexo light radiator with their new flex

ait tank system. Not only will these tuts help make mounting this radiator a lot easier, but these extruded aluminum fins will also help dissipate the heat to keep our 502 in check.

We're going to be replacing the tubes that we remove with some flat steel plate

and this is going to create what's called a sheer panel. Now, by adding some dimple dyes into the sheet will actually make it just as strong, if not stronger than the tubing. Plus hiding the radiator mounts underneath will make it look super clean.

And when it came time to get the shots for our project, we knew we had to get something pretty special, not just because we're building the high end show trie

but also because the axles that they're gonna control are gonna weigh in at just about 900 pounds a piece once they're fully built. So we got a set of Bill Stein 9300 series shocks valved with their rock crawling specific valving and this is a two and five,

eight inch body shock with a seven inch hardened shaft, half inch spherical ball joints at either end and 14 inches of travel. Now, the external reservoir will not only help keep the oil in the shock cooler, but once we charge it with some nitrogen, it'll help keep it from foaming. Foaming can affect the valving, making the shock a lot softer and it'll lose its performance

since we don't have the final weight of our truck dialed in. Exactly. We grabbed a bunch of different spring rate set ups all from summit racing.

We're going to start with a 14 inch 500 lower and a 300 pound upper in the rear

when we mocked up this chassis we only built the upper half of the shock mounts in single sheer.

Now, with the new Bill Steins in place and wrap for protection, we can build the rest using some plate steel.

Now, the suspension links for this truck are something that we've never used before and we're pretty excited about it. They are 100% solid aluminum links from Summit machine and they're made out of 7075 aluminum. Now, it's a two inch lower and an inch and three quarter upper. Now, the cool thing about the 7075 is it's what's called a memory steel, which basically means if you load this link on an obstacle on the trail, it will bend. But once you get off of it, it'll return right back to its original shape

up next. A legendary Moab

trail with an obstacle that defies logic. When Xtreme 4x4 continues

in this week's Xtreme 4x4 event of the week, we hope you like body damage. Tell us where we're going. Jessi

just seven miles south of Moab. Utah sits one of the world's most intense trails.

Upper Hill, Dorado is extreme. We generally rate most of the trails around here on a 1 to 5 scale. This would be like a six, put us out of

our OK. It's one of the groundbreaking trails or the extreme four wheeling, only a half a mile long, short, but it's intense. The obstacles on this river wash are unrelenting.

It just beats you up at every chance it can. If

you're worried about your paint job, worried about your doors, worrying about things being pretty when you're done.

Don't even try it

for those that attempt. El Dorado

cosmetic damage is the least of their concerns.

The trail is tough and it's gonna, there's a high probability of something breaking.

95% of the people don't make it all the way through the trail.

It's a trail that can kick your butt and will. No obstacle is more feared and respected than the waterfall.

It's pretty gnarly.

It's scary. It really is. It's just a big vertical cliff. It's probably close to 80 degrees about as vertical as you can get and probably 10 or 12 ft high for the vast majority.

They take the easy way up. Most people have to use the wind, but I've never seen anyone do it unassisted. Joe Owen was driving a buggy and was expected to try the waterfall on

is

everybody's kind of picked me under the gun because I'm in a buggy. There's some pressure cause there's a lot of people watching. He got up the falls with the help of a winch. This isn't my buggy. I don't really want to roll it.

Dan Kressel is a working man. I'd love to go buy a $40,000 Jeep, but I don't have $40,000. He only has three grand in his Toyota.

But that didn't mean Dan was going to winch through El Dorado.

I'll give it hell and see what happens

on the trails around Moab.

There's no shortage of sweet looking high dollar rigs. Jeeps are cute. Barbie drives. One Dan's is not one of those. Dan probably does have the ugliest vehicle out here.

I didn't really build it to be pretty. I didn't build it to go pick up chicks. I build it to do, uh, the most extreme trails I can find.

He had to build it with one eye on the trail and one eye on his wallet.

I always kind of wanted to build a Toyota truck. So I found this one for about 400 bucks. It was just a little stock truck. Some guy uses a daily driver.

Three years later, this machine is the best money could buy.

Well, actually, the best damn could afford. I've got some three inch spring

on the front, on my front axle, uh runs 529 gears, a full spool, hydro assist

steering. There's dual transfer cases. It makes up for my uh lack of horsepower. I also have chroma

bur fields in it so that I can make it through trails like this. This is my 20 r

Toyota motor. I put a brand new tank of gas in it. Another uh high dollar modification. Some May Snicker and have their doubts but on the rocks,

Dan runs it like one of those hoity

Toity rigs.

Well, you know what? It's more of an experience and skill than it is parts, good parts help, but they'll never make up for an inexperienced driver. Dan was looking to show up the doubters by going up the waterfall with only a strap. My strategy is point it towards the sky and hold the gas down.

His strategy was sound but you believe Dan and his low budget could pull it off. I'm not sure if I want to watch actually

could be scary heart and the will to succeed is never enough to get up the waterfall. Well, I gave a hell but I didn't quite make it. That's ok. I came up with without any problems, finished the trail all in one piece. I'm perfectly happy with the fact that I gave it my best shot. His rig will never be featured in

glossy magazines

but to millions of low budget wheelers who are intimidated by a level five trail.

Dan Creel

is an inspiration

and a hero. This truck proves that you don't need a lot of money to come to

court trails and more.

But if you want to send me some, I could really use the new pain job

off the li

now we've said it again and again when it comes to Southern style hill killing trucks like Rs 10, the Rockwell axle is pretty much king. That's for a couple of reasons. Number one, they are incredibly strong. And number two, you can get a good used one for about half,

half the cost of a good steering day. A 60.

But when you start adding a big block 502, 46 inch tall tires, you're eventually gonna meet the limits of this axle. Now, there's one guy who knows the 2.5 ton axle inside and out and that's Randy Overson.

Now, Overson engineering has been making some of the most hardcore and innovative parts for the 2.5 Rockwell axles for years. Now, we're gonna install a whole pile of their product. We're gonna start with some of their two inch 47 spine chrome moley shafts, both front and rear

up front. We'll be using their ultimate T locker and in the rear, we'll be running a full spool, but probably one of the coolest upgrades will be their super 88 lug conversion

that converts the outer end of the Rockwell over to the popular eight by 6.5 bolt pattern and will be able to run wheel brakes as well as their six piston calipers. Now, this stuff, it truly earns the name indestructible and to give you an idea of exactly how strong these things are. This is a 35 spine dano 60 axle shaft considered to be pretty tough. But when you compare it side by side to the overson piece, these things here are definitely indestructible.

Now, this setup will turn what is already a bulletproof axle into a 100% bomb proof assembly that can handle full throttle launches from our 502 into some serious terrain.

Now in the rear, we're going to be installing a 47 spine full spool to deliver 100% power to both wheels at all times. But up front we're using

over's Ultra Locker.

It's made specifically for their two inch shafts and his CNC machine out of billet

alloy. Now, the wave spring has been rated for over 1 million cycles.

The two inch shafts are heat treated chrome Bley 47 flying pieces that use the original you join.

But probably the best upgrade for this or any Rockwell axle is their super eight lug conversion. Not only does it give us the upgraded braking power at each wheel with new six fist and calipers,

it will also allow us to mount up any eight by 6.5 inch lug wheel.

Now, the full hydraulic steering system for our truckie is pretty complex, but it's very typical of what you see out there on four wheel steer trail vehicles. Now, the whole package came from PSC power steering components and it starts with a pump that's driven by the engine. Now that will deliver fluid from this reservoir down to what's called the orbital valve. Now, the orbital valve takes input from the steering wheel and delivers fluid out to the front steering ramp. But fluid is also diverted into the passenger compartment where we'll control the rear steer valve with this joystick and that will run our ra M on the rear axle. Now, the rams themselves are built specifically oversized to handle the size and weight of our 46 inch tall Mickey Thompson tires. They have an inch and a half shaft and a 10 inch stroke to allow us to use the full turning radius of that Rockwell axle. They also come machined with integrated mounting flans that'll make mounting these cylinders easy as pie

and designing the mounts will be Adam Woodley, our guest builder who provided the inspiration for Rs 10 with his six machines. We've seen out on the trails

you done yet, Adam man, you're crazy.

He's got a great knack for suspension geometry and chassis design. Not to mention he is one funny guy.

What I'm doing now right here is you see what happened was

if we're gonna make us a ram, I just here at Cardboard Mount,

put her up here on this truck, it's gonna be all good.

And anyone that knows fabrication has got to love a guy who can come in

do the job right without having someone look over their shoulder.

If someone was to call you up right now with 100 and $49 in a job, how long would it take for you to build them above you a

long damn time?

What I've concentrated on a really fine detailed rig, cleanliness, attention to detail

and just really looking at going the extra mile on the build.

You know, they're coming to you and they're spending a substantial amount of money. They want it right when they're done

and, and they're finding people that will pay for it.

Hey, but we got Adam for free today. So he'll join me after the break to strip our S 10 Bear

today on extreme. We brought our S 10 truckie back in the shop for one final day of hardcore fabrication. And plus we had Adam Woodley, the guy who built the S 10 that started it all here to help us. What do you think, Adam? Good day,

man. I think we had an awesome day. It was a lot of fun helping out in the shop. I really enjoyed it. What do you think? The truck in general? I think it sort of, I think it turned out really? Well, it's great to see it up on the tires and kinda get the whole effect of it.

And now, even though it looks done and it's a rolling chassis, this is the part that takes a regular trail truck into that next level where you take it all apart and strip it for paint, powder coat

and chrome.

Good.

Ok.

Holy. That's a pile of parts.

Well, there you go. It took us eight months to put all this together and less than two hours to tear it all back apart. Now, even though we got a pile of welding and grinding left on the chassis. It's good to have this thing taken apart and ready for powder coat.

You know, I, I couldn't have done it without you, Adam. Thanks for your help today, bro, man. I appreciate you having me on the show

and it was cool having here because, because you built the exact same truck before you're able to steer us around some stuff that we thought might be an issue and sort of deal with that right away. So it's cool having your eyes here and, uh, when we get this thing all together and ready to tear up in the woods, I love to have you back out and bring some couple of buggies and have some fun. I'd love to come out and play with you guys. I know you can't wait to drive it.

It's a little ways from that now, though. Just a

few bolts here and a few bolts there,

man. If only Chris was here to clean all this up, we could go have a beer.

See you next time,

I

hated to be Chris.