Another Monday...
Ted just got back from the junkyard with Cory's t-case. He'll be swapping in a 23 spline input shaft and going over it before the t-case is mounted to the Marlin adapter plate... when it gets here.He also snaked an adjuster piece to make Henry's El Dorado e-brake calipers work.
Chris is working on the shock mounts, bump pads for the Radflo air bumps, and engine cage on the Jeepspeed truck.
After I get off this damned computer, I'll be building a custom rear bumper for Laura's FJ62.
Tomorrow I will be finishing up the sides of the Landcruiser bumper. Ted will be working on Henry's e-brake system and sleeving Ryna's FJ80 lower control arms with 3/16" wall DOM. Chris will be swapping a transmission in John's 03 Tundra.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Chris got Eli's monster Jeep done and out the door. He is currently doing some lights and steps on a TJ, as well as a ton of front end fab work on John's Jeepspeed project. Yesterday the upper coil mounts andbump cans were mounted and braces. He also knocked out the lower shock mounts on the axle and in the process of finishing the upper bracketry.
Ted has done maintenance on Leah's Isuzu Trooper and buttoning up some work on Henry's 4runner. Today he is working on William and Tori's Megacab, installing a high performance torque convertor and instake plenum.
I've been trying to catch up on paperwork and customer quotes. Also, I sold the Prerunner and picked up an 02 regular cab F350 XL 4x4 and am doing a bunch of maintenance on 7.3L before it gets modded.
Ted has done maintenance on Leah's Isuzu Trooper and buttoning up some work on Henry's 4runner. Today he is working on William and Tori's Megacab, installing a high performance torque convertor and instake plenum.
I've been trying to catch up on paperwork and customer quotes. Also, I sold the Prerunner and picked up an 02 regular cab F350 XL 4x4 and am doing a bunch of maintenance on 7.3L before it gets modded.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
It's been another slammed week. Ted worked on installing Camburg upper a-arms on Henry's 4runner this past monday, as well as few other maintenance issues. Chris finished Eli's YJ.
Yesterday, Ted was sick. Chris knocked out a 3" Bilstein/Toytec lift on Ron's Prerunner Taco.
Today, Ted is still sick but working on Laura's FJ62 AC system. Chris is at the doctor office with back issues.
So needless to say, I'm swamped answering the phones and trying to pick up the slack anywhere possible. I don't see making an appearance at KAtemcy in my future for this weekend. RIP K-rocks!
Yesterday, Ted was sick. Chris knocked out a 3" Bilstein/Toytec lift on Ron's Prerunner Taco.
Today, Ted is still sick but working on Laura's FJ62 AC system. Chris is at the doctor office with back issues.
So needless to say, I'm swamped answering the phones and trying to pick up the slack anywhere possible. I don't see making an appearance at KAtemcy in my future for this weekend. RIP K-rocks!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
This has been an extremely long week and I apologize for not reporting on our projects. We got slammed on Friday and the parking lot is full of projects. Pics will be coming very soon, possibly tonight.
Monday consisted of Chris working on Eli's YJ. Focus was on getting the rear pinion angle better with a motor mount lift, removing the old spring perches and rotating the pinion up. This Jeep is on 11" of suspension lift and 40" tires. Ted worked on John's Tundra with Chris, diagnosing a blown intermediate housing that stripped the splines on the transmission output and the t-case input.
Tuesday, Ted and I got here at 8AM and worked till 1AM wednesday morning on a Carli 3.0 desert suspension on Tori and William's 2006 diesel Megacab. This kit is the most intense bolt on suspension worthy of running class 8 stock in any of the racing sanctioning bodies. A full write up with pics will be in the tech section of the forum. We got everything on the truck so they could drive home... front chromo heimed arms, progressive coils, billet aluminum shock towers, 3" King shocks and air bumps, bilstein stabalizers, 08 crossover steering, heimed swaybar links, rear Deaver springs, a long travel air bag suspension, 3" king reservoir shocks, air bumps with a heimed crossmember.
Wednesday needless to say, we were pretty cooked. Ted charged Henry's 4runner AC while Chris began designing an aluminum floor cover to protect the shock cradle that goes through the rear floor from our previous triangulated 4 link set up. Chris moved on to hand making track bar brackets for Eli's Jeep. Ted set up Jason Hall's front D60 with a detroit and 4.56's in a stretched early Bronco. I caught up on paperwork and phone calls.
Today, Ted and Chris knocked out the chromo ball joint upgrade on Tori and William's Megacab. There were a few things that we didn't have time to do on Tuesday... airing up the air bumps, adding the second Bilstein steering stabalizer, the front D60 diff guard, limiting straps and front air bump pads, and upper shock engine cage.
Tomorrow we will be doing rear brakes on Ian's 77 Cherokee Chief, finshing up a trackbar crossmember, brakes, and shocks on Eli's YJ, warranty work on Andrew's XJ that we installed a Clayton longarm, and making a plan of action for some tube work on John's Jeepspeed XJ project. Lots to do...
Monday consisted of Chris working on Eli's YJ. Focus was on getting the rear pinion angle better with a motor mount lift, removing the old spring perches and rotating the pinion up. This Jeep is on 11" of suspension lift and 40" tires. Ted worked on John's Tundra with Chris, diagnosing a blown intermediate housing that stripped the splines on the transmission output and the t-case input.
Tuesday, Ted and I got here at 8AM and worked till 1AM wednesday morning on a Carli 3.0 desert suspension on Tori and William's 2006 diesel Megacab. This kit is the most intense bolt on suspension worthy of running class 8 stock in any of the racing sanctioning bodies. A full write up with pics will be in the tech section of the forum. We got everything on the truck so they could drive home... front chromo heimed arms, progressive coils, billet aluminum shock towers, 3" King shocks and air bumps, bilstein stabalizers, 08 crossover steering, heimed swaybar links, rear Deaver springs, a long travel air bag suspension, 3" king reservoir shocks, air bumps with a heimed crossmember.
Wednesday needless to say, we were pretty cooked. Ted charged Henry's 4runner AC while Chris began designing an aluminum floor cover to protect the shock cradle that goes through the rear floor from our previous triangulated 4 link set up. Chris moved on to hand making track bar brackets for Eli's Jeep. Ted set up Jason Hall's front D60 with a detroit and 4.56's in a stretched early Bronco. I caught up on paperwork and phone calls.
Today, Ted and Chris knocked out the chromo ball joint upgrade on Tori and William's Megacab. There were a few things that we didn't have time to do on Tuesday... airing up the air bumps, adding the second Bilstein steering stabalizer, the front D60 diff guard, limiting straps and front air bump pads, and upper shock engine cage.
Tomorrow we will be doing rear brakes on Ian's 77 Cherokee Chief, finshing up a trackbar crossmember, brakes, and shocks on Eli's YJ, warranty work on Andrew's XJ that we installed a Clayton longarm, and making a plan of action for some tube work on John's Jeepspeed XJ project. Lots to do...
Monday, June 1, 2009
Krawltex Motorsports Birthday
Thanks you to all of our loyal customers and friends. Today marks three years since Glenn, Nate and I opened the shop. A lot has changed since our humble beginnings in a 1000 square foot rat hole. We could not have even dreamed of our current success with out all of you!
Today Chris will finish Eli's rear axle.
Ted is working on a 77 Cherokee Chief rear axle. Then it's on to regearing the front D60 on Jason Hall's stretched EB.
Tomorrow we start on a Dodge megacab and its transformation to long travel status with a Carli desert race suspension. This kit comes with chromoly steering, suspension arms, coils, 3" King air shocks, deavers, an adjustable rear air bag set up along with a whole bunch of goodies.
Other projects for this week are tube work on John Boyd's Jeepspeed race car, hopefully the start to Cory's 5spd conversion in his 4runner, the AC and rear shock floor of Henry's 4runner, and maybe a few more surprises here and there.
Today Chris will finish Eli's rear axle.
Ted is working on a 77 Cherokee Chief rear axle. Then it's on to regearing the front D60 on Jason Hall's stretched EB.
Tomorrow we start on a Dodge megacab and its transformation to long travel status with a Carli desert race suspension. This kit comes with chromoly steering, suspension arms, coils, 3" King air shocks, deavers, an adjustable rear air bag set up along with a whole bunch of goodies.
Other projects for this week are tube work on John Boyd's Jeepspeed race car, hopefully the start to Cory's 5spd conversion in his 4runner, the AC and rear shock floor of Henry's 4runner, and maybe a few more surprises here and there.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Got my 8.8 today and have almost scrounged all the parts for the disc brakes to function properly. Hopefully this 1330 D60 yoke will work on the Ford axle or I'll have to get another d-shaft flange.
Chris continued to work on Eli's monster YJ and diagnosed John's broken Tundra t-case.
Ted is working on Billy's yota AC and finished Aaron's TJ body lift and skids.
Tomorrow I'll be in and out of the office. The guys will have a Tundra t-case to swap along with diagnosing the front axle, a 4Runner starter, a Bronco frontend to shake down, and finshing brakes/traction bar and motor mount lift on El's YJ.
Chris continued to work on Eli's monster YJ and diagnosed John's broken Tundra t-case.
Ted is working on Billy's yota AC and finished Aaron's TJ body lift and skids.
Tomorrow I'll be in and out of the office. The guys will have a Tundra t-case to swap along with diagnosing the front axle, a 4Runner starter, a Bronco frontend to shake down, and finshing brakes/traction bar and motor mount lift on El's YJ.
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