The Evolution of ENVY Build

[JAGS]

Mrs. JAGS got a little driving time this weekend! Unfortunately, we couldn't make the newbie run do to family events that came up for Sat. I was bummed so I thought why not hit up a local trail Sunday. We set out to Big Bear for some family fun.

Snow melts quick in SoCal. Most was gone or dirty, but we managed to find a few white patches.



With most of the snow melted, we did find a lot of mud. Might as well have some fun!!!







And last but certainly not least, here's Amy behind the wheel. She didn't know she was going to drive this trip. She did great! She was a little nervous with some of the big mud pits and didn't want to drive the bad areas. (We were solo and getting stuck would be no Fun). Hopefully she'll drive even more next time.











Thanks for letting me share our fun!

 

[branman]

Awesome! Looks like good times :thumb:

 

[noroad]

looks good man!

 

[JAGS]

Awesome! Looks like good times :thumb:

looks good man!

Thanks guys. My wife just sent me a couple pics she took at the end of the day. It was a WWGCM2D moment. Lol. The thought of that much caked on mud was a bit much. We hit the coin wash for a pre rinse.





I did also notice this after it was cleaned up. Looks like I need a new RHD draglink.

 

[JAGS]

Gonna give the skins a little TLC and rust removal. The powder was starting to peel in a couple spots.

 

[CrazyDuck]

Rig looks great. Enjoyed your write up.

 

[JAGS]

Hit the bare steel with a couple coats of primer. Then two coats of semi-flat black enamel. Came out pretty good and hope the enamel hardens up nice.

 

[noroad]

Looks great man!

 

[JAGS]

Looks great man!

Thanks. I'm better at crafts than wrenching. Lol.

 

[Panda]

Very nice job, I like how you taped over the Allen bolts :thumb:

 

[10frank9]

Bare steel? :thinking:

 

[JAGS]

Bare steel? :thinking:

Where the powder coat came off. :yup:

 

[10frank9]

Where the powder coat came off. :yup:

Ooooh. Thought you meant this:

 

[JAGS]

Ooooh. Thought you meant this:
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The dreaded silver back. Native to the hills in my area.

 

[Trail JK]

May or may not have something to do with your #27.

I may or may not have this heading my way. Did you get yours installed or painted yet?

 

[JAGS]

I may or may not have this heading my way. Did you get yours installed or painted yet?

That's awesome. I haven't had more than a two hr window on the weekends. And, I'm a little nervous to tackle this solo. I'd love to get this done before Moab, but at this point, I'm not sure.

 

[Trail JK]

That's awesome. I haven't had more than a two hr window on the weekends. And, I'm a little nervous to tackle this solo. I'd love to get this done before Moab, but at this point, I'm not sure.

Me too. Not sure if there will be enough time. I guess we'll try for the weekend of the 4th if I can get it here and power coated before then. Just wanted to give you a heads up in case you wanted to try a double install party. I still need to make sure Ray will be available... I may or may not have told him I bought it. Lol

Let me know.

 

[JAGS]

Me too. Not sure if there will be enough time. I guess we'll try for the weekend of the 4th if I can get it here and power coated before then. Just wanted to give you a heads up in case you wanted to try a double install party. I still need to make sure Ray will be available... I may or may not have told him I bought it. Lol

Let me know.

Ha ha. Well, you planning to do a test fit before powder? Seems to be the recommendation.

 

[10frank9]

Ha ha. Well, you planning to do a test fit before powder? Seems to be the recommendation.

Yes! Test fit/ install A pillars. Uninstall then send to powder.

 

[JAGS]

Yes! Test fit/ install A pillars. Uninstall then send to powder.

Thanks sir. ^^^this is what I plan on doing. It's taking forever to find the time, but I do want to tackle this install.