Happened to have my camera on me and the time of day was juuuust right, so I did a few glamor shots around the Sam Adams Brewery next to my house:
If only I had the time to run my roof light power...
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| Author: | theplasticone [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
Happened to have my camera on me and the time of day was juuuust right, so I did a few glamor shots around the Sam Adams Brewery next to my house: If only I had the time to run my roof light power... |
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| Author: | MtDewMike [ Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
I like this angle. theplasticone wrote: |
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| Author: | theplasticone [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
End of summer update: New rear badge off a vintage Nissan:  More Gremlin Graveyard wheeling:   Pics by firedawg225 Swaybar delete:   (Insert obligatory middle-finger-at-offending-part pic) Spent two hours trying to break bolts, took five minutes to just cut the thing off. Entered a car show with some Ernie and Dave:   Pics by Fiachra And finally, an older pic featured on this year's ECXC shirt:  Tire carrier is in progress, waiting on some parts. |
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| Author: | firedawg225 [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
I still give you props on your offroad ability on those street tires!! If anyone says a Xterra can't do it should say Terrance can do it on street tires!! LOL |
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| Author: | theplasticone [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
firedawg225 wrote: I still give you props on your offroad ability on those street tires!! If anyone says a Xterra can't do it should say Terrance can do it on street tires!! LOL Hell, why am I saving for 33" Duratracs? I can get another set of Long Trails for much less. |
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| Author: | firedawg225 [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
Because they make your life 10X easier and add some fun to it. |
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| Author: | Fiachra [ Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
theplasticone wrote: firedawg225 wrote: I still give you props on your offroad ability on those street tires!! If anyone says a Xterra can't do it should say Terrance can do it on street tires!! LOL Hell, why am I saving for 33" Duratracs? I can get another set of Long Trails for much less. They will open a door you will not be able to close. Feeling those babies bite... Bwah-ha-ha! |
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| Author: | theplasticone [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
Been busy! Made this little switch box for my backup beeper (yes, I have one now) and whatever other switches are coming up next. It's currently painted black just to keep it from rusting; once I've filled it up with switches I'm going to sandblast the paint off and clear coat the bare steel:  Also figured this would be a good place to put a CB clip:  Been running a lot of wiring. Got my Blue Sea fuse box good to go:  And nearly five months after I put them on the truck, my roof lights finally light up!  (Nights shots, of course, will happen when it gets dark) Along with my bumper mouth Rigids they're properly relayed to generic Daystar/Contura switches: 
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| Author: | Conjim [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
What lights are those? Nice job by the way |
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| Author: | theplasticone [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
SuperBrightLEDs, made the cages myself. I bought the last two ever made. |
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| Author: | MtDewMike [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 8:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
Looking good, Terrance. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 4 |
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| Author: | theplasticone [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
Night shots (curse my camera phone): SBL lights only:  (sorry, no exterior shot) SBL and Rigids: [URL=http://imageshack.com/i/0b3xdnj/]   SBL, Rigids with green covers:  
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| Author: | Conjim [ Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
Oh sure go and buy the last two ever made. That's fine no one else wanted any  looks real good at night
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| Author: | theplasticone [ Sun Sep 01, 2013 7:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
Really, the only thing special about them is the blackout face (which is just painted/vinyled onto the glass). Over on XN somebody took apart his Totrons, masked the reflectors, and blacked out the light housings and they look just as good, maybe even better. |
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| Author: | theplasticone [ Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The XTerrance (AKA "Calliope's Revenge") |
Got my extended recovery brackets from RockyMtnX since BoonDox seems to be MIA, which means I can now start on my tire carrier! New extended recovery brackets test-fitted with some steel laid on top to mock it all out:   The rear-most tube will be 4"x2" to make it line up with the top of the bumper step (and to fully support the double-shear bracket that will be in the mail soon). Bracket will be face-mounted. I am allowing for a bit of lip on the brackets for the swing arm to sit on top of:  Quick and dirty departure angle check. Currently sitting just above 30 degrees, which will improve when I get my 33s on. Just gotta make sure the spare doesn't sit too low.  "Spare" mockup (actually a 30" circle traced from my current spare; tabs stapled on will let me Photoshop it to a more accurate size):  Plan is for something like this:  Orange represents primary "bumper" (4"x2") with a Comp4x4 face mount dual shear hinge. Swing arm (2"x2") is in blue. Note the light blue plates on top of the arm, which will overlap the "bumper" and allow the tire arm to sit closer to the hatch as well as providing downward support. Latches are in red - one handle-type latch on each end plus a pop pin on the driver side (I believe in redundancy). License plate will get relocated to line up with the Gobi ladder, while in its place will be a Totron light bar (as illustrated here). Black dots represent a backup sensor system, because why the hell not (also, dense city living). Further goals include a small flush mount warning strobe and/or illumination strips on both sides of the tire end of swing arm, triggered by a magnetic switch on the arm itself, which will activate when I open the arm. My hinge should be here Monday, as will the last of the steel. Basic assembly should be done by the end of the week, then it's on to electronics and gusseting the hell out of everything. Not sure if I want to powder coat it yet. |
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