Take one cheap-o Sidekick and some craigslist tires, add some undercoatong, steel tube bumpers, fog lights, and elbow grease and you get a fun beach blaster. Lift kit is on backorder so I snapped a few pics anyway:





In case of emergency grab shovel :laugh: :




No carpet, just rhino lining:


Back seats are overrated:

 

whoa basass for $500, cant beat it for trashing around the beach lol

 

Pretty sweet

 

Looks good so far. Keep it updated, I wanna see how it turns out.

 

Awesome beach buggy. I went to the drive on beach yesterday and would love to have had that thing.

 

I have that shovel in the back of my Heep. It's been more than useful

How many vehicles in the Sirius stable now?

 

I need to get one and figure out how to cram my 4-wheeler on it.

Who needs a trailer then!

 

<---------- Jealous

I totally want a Sidekick/Tracker to bum around the dunes with. That looks like it was a steal. Did you go with a Calmini lift?

Two things mine would get (other than a Calmini Lift):

Calmini Winch bumper
http://www.calmini.com

WARN M8000 Winch
http://www.warn.com

 

looks sweet! what size tires are those?

 

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WARN M8000 Winch
http://www.warn.com

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Talk about overkill for a 2400 pound vehicle. You need MAYBE a 6000 pound winch.

 

You really used a zip tie to mount that shovel didn't you? Smoky bear would be proud

 

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Talk about overkill for a 2400 pound vehicle. You need MAYBE a 6000 pound winch.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, I work for WARN and the formula is to take the gross weight of the vehicle multiplied by 1.5 to determine the minimum size winch. While an M6000 would be just fine, an M8000 is actually less expensive. The only difference between the two winches are the gear ratios anyways. The smallest truck winch WARN makes is rated at 6,000 lbs.

 

wow nice find flav. $500?


those things are VERY capable offroaders

 

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Well, I work for WARN and the formula is to take the gross weight of the vehicle multiplied by 1.5 to determine the minimum size winch. While an M6000 would be just fine, an M8000 is actually less expensive. The only difference between the two winches are the gear ratios anyways. The smallest truck winch WARN makes is rated at 6,000 lbs. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I've always heard that the rule of thumb was to multiply by 2.5 the vehicle weight. Since you work for Warn, want to hook me up with a winch?

 

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I've always heard that the rule of thumb was to multiply by 2.5 the vehicle weight. Since you work for Warn, want to hook me up with a winch? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I haven't heard that rule before. That'd mean that a Jeep Wrangler (JK Rubicon (manual) weighs 4,129 lbs.) shouldn't use anything less than a 10,322 lb. winch. Not true.

The gross weight of this vehicle is 5,000 lbs. Multiply that 1.5 and you get 7,500 lbs. WARN M8000 on up will work.

And unfortunately, I can't do the discount thing for anyone other than myself, and I have a Civic and a Yaris.

 

makes me wish I still had my Sami.





Good luck with the cheap romper, they're good times!

 

^^^
Nice!

 

Dope!

 

You still have this, Flav?

 

500 SMACKEROOS?!

<--- Jealous.

 

man, if i didn't have a need to tow, i'd own a zuki instead of my f150.

 

Kinda fruity but in a badass way. I would rock it. For $500 thats a steal!