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FOR HIGH IMPACT HILL CLIMBING THE SOUTHERN ROCK RACING SERIES IS HARD TO BEAT. WE'LL BRING YOU ALL THE EXCITEMENT FROMTHIS YEAR'S FINALS. THEN WE'LL TOUGHEN UP OUR ROCK BOUNCER WITH TUBE AND PLATE GUSSETS. PLUS IT'S OLD, RUSTED UP, AND WORN OUT, BUT WE'LL TURN THIS TOYOTA INTO A SOLID TRAIL RIG FOR ONLY $5,000 BUCKS!WE HAVE GOT A PILE OF WORK LINED UP TODAY IN THE XTREME OFF ROAD SHOP. WE'RE GONNA HEAD OUT, PICK UP A NEW PROJECT THAT WE'RE GONNA BUILD FOR SOME DIRT CHEAP FUN. WE'RE GONNA HEAD TO ARKANSAS, TO WATCH SOME ROCK BOUNCERS IN ACTION. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA START BY TEARING BACK INTO OUR OWN ROCK BOUNCER PROJECT, ADDING ALL THE GUSSETS THAT WE NEED TO THIS CHASSIS TO MAKE IT GOOD AND STRONG. THIS PROJECT STARTED WITH A BARE FRAME TABLE AND AN IDEA TO BUILD A LAMBORGHINI INSPIRED ROCK BOUNCER. AFTER BENDING UP A BUNCH OF TUBE AND TACKING IT ALL TOGETHER, WE HAD A BUGGY WITH AN ITALIAN SPORTS CAR FLARE. THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO GUSSET UP A CHASSIS LIKE OURS. IF YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE IT BARE WITH NO BODY PANELS YOUDON'T WANT TO RUIN THE THEME THAT YOU HAVE GOING WITH THE OVERALL BUGGY. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF ROLLED TUBING AND STRAIGHT LINES. SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE GUSSETS WE PROBABLY KEEP THAT GOING. LIKE IN THIS DOOR SECTION, WE PROBABLY ADD IN SOME ROLL TUBE, MAYBE SOME STRAIGHT LINES TO TIE IT ALLTOGETHER, BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA SEE THAT WHENEVER THE RIG IS ON THE TRAIL. IF YOU PLAN TO RUN SKINS OR BODY PANELS LIKE WE DO WITH OUR RIG, THAT DESIGN OF THE GUSSET ISN'T AS IMPORTANT CAUSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE IT. IT'S GONNA BE COVERED UP BY SHEET MEAL, AND THAT WILL BE WHAT YOU SEE FIRST. YOU CAN JUST FOCUS ON MAKING THE GUSSETS GOOD AND STRONG AND KNOWING THAT THEY WON'T BE SEEN. NOW ROCK BOUNCERS TAKE A LOT OF ABUSE FOR HAVING A WHOLE BUNCH OF EXTRA TUBE ON THEIR CHASSIS, BUT IT'S THERE FOR GOOD REASON. YOU THINK OF A PIECE OF TUBING, THE LONGER IT IS, THE EASIER IT IS FOR IT TO DEFLECT. THE SHORTER THE RUN, THE STRONGER IT GETS, AND THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE BOUNCERS HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF GUSSETS,SMALL WINDOW OPENINGS. BECAUSE WHEN THEY'RE ON THE TRAIL, THEYSEE A LOT OF ABUSE. TO LAY OUT ALL OF OUR GUSSETS WE'LL START WITH SOME GREEN TAPE JUST TO GET A GOOD IDEA OF WHERE ALL THE TUBING IS GOING TO GO.THIS IS A GREAT SPOT TO USE UP A BUNCH OF SCRAP BECAUSE MOST OF YOUR GUSSETS WILL BE PRETTY SHORT. JUST CUT, NOTCH, DROP THEM INTO PLACE, REPLACING YOUR TAPE.NOW OUR MAIN GUSSETS ARE ALL TUBE BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUILD ALL THE GUSSETS USING TUBING. YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE FLAT PLATE WHEN IT'S GOING TO WORK BETTER. AND A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THIS JOINT RIGHT HERE. NOW WE COULD CUT A TINY LITTLE PIECE OF TUBING AND TRY TO BRIDGE THIS GAP IN HERE, BUT IT'S GONNA BE BETTER TO ACTUALLY MAKE A PIECE OF FLAT PLATE THAT'LLTRAVEL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THIS JOINT ALL THE WAY BACKAND CARRY THE LOAD OVER BOTH PIECES OF TUBE.THERE ARE SOME HARD AND FAST RULES WHEN YOU'RE GUSSETING UP A CHASSIS LIKE THIS. THE FIRST IS YOU WANT TO CREATE SOME NODES. THIS JOINT RIGHT WILL HAVE SIX TUBES CONVERGING ON IT, MAKING IT INCREDIBLY STRONG. THE SECOND IS YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY UNSUPPORTED BENDS. THE PERFECT EXAMPLE IS THIS WINDSHIELD BAR RIGHT HERE. WE BENT IT, SO WE NEED TO ADD THIS TUBE TO COME DOWN TO THE MAIN BELT LINE AND THEN DOWN TO THE ROCK RAIL TO STRENGTHEN THAT AREA. NOW AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE GONNA ADD A PILE OF TUBING TO THE SIDE OF THE RIG. THAT'S GONNA MAKE IT A LOT STRONGER, IT'S GONNA PREVENT THINGS FROM ENTERING INTO THE PASSENGERCOMPARTMENT ON ROLL OVER.BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, REMEMBER, THIS IS A LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR THEMED CRAWLER. BY PITCHING THESE TWO BARS BACK AND MOVING THIS CROSS PIECE DOWN IN, I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO CREATE THELOOK OF THAT AIR DUCT THAT YOU SEE ON THE BACK OF THE LAMBORGHINI. SO IN A WAY WE'RE MAKING OUR CHASSIS STRONGER BUT WE'RE ALSO TYING IN OUR THEME.UP NEXT, A SPORT THEY CALL DRAG RACING UP THE SIDE OF A HILL. PLUS A DOWN TO EARTH TRAIL RIG THATWON'T BREAK THE BANK.THE SOUTHERN ROCK RACING SERIES WAS STARTED TWO YEARS AGO TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR A HILL CLIMB EVENT FEATURING HIGH HORSEPOWER BUGGIES GOING ALL OUT TO THE FINISH LINE. NOW WE HEADED DOWN TO HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, FOR THE SERIES FINAL. LOTS OF GUYS STILL VYING FOR THE CUP. AND TWO OF SUPERLIFT'S TOUGHEST TRAILS AHEAD OF THEM, EVERYONE EXPECTED NOTHING LESS THAN A FULL THROTTLE HILL ASSAULT. IT'S A FAR CRY FROM ROCK CRAWLING'S HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. WHEN PURPOSE BUILT TRUCKS TACKLE THE OFF ROAD, WE CALLED IT ROCK CRAWLING, WHERE TAKING THE RIGHT LINE WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN RAW POWER.MAN YOU WOULD CRAWL UP ROCKS. YOU WOULD LOOK AT IT, SEE WHAT THE SITUATION WAS, TRY TO GET OVER IT WITHOUT BREAKING YOUR JUNK.FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS AND WHAT USED TO BE CRAWLING HAS BECOME BOUNCING.NOW WE DON'T LOOK. WE JUST SHOOT UP IT, JUST PICK OUT TWO TREES, GONE! AND THEN WE HOPE IT MAKES IT.MAN A LOT OF THESE GUYS ARE IN IT TO WIN IT AND THEY ARE ON THE FLOOR UNTIL IT'S UPSIDE DOWN OR BREAKS. YOU'RE RACING THE CLOCK ONE AT A TIME, LIKE DRAGRACING ON A ROCK HILL.YOU CAN'T WINCH WHEN YOU'RE DRAG RACING AND YOU CAN'T WINCH HERE.WE DON'T ALLOW ANY WINCHING.WE USUALLY USE TIME LIMITS STRICTLY TO END SOMEBODY'S TIME IF THEY'RE NOT PROGRESSING UP THE HILL. YOU KNOW WE USUALLY RUN A TIME LIMIT OF FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES, BUT MOST OF THESE HILLS ARE RAN IN LESS THAN A MINUTE.THE SERIES CONSISTS OF FIVE EVENTS PER YEAR, WITH TWO HILLS AT EACH EVENT. POINTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON ELAPSED TIME FOR THE FINISH, RANGING FROM 40 POINTS FOR FIRST DOWN TO FIVE FOR A DID NOT FINISH. ADDING TO TODAY'S CHALLENGE, A CONSTANT RAIN, WHICH STARTED JUST BEFORE RACE TIME AND WOULDN'T LET UP UNTIL THE AFTERNOON.THAT HILL IS GONNA BE FUN WHEN IT'S WET. IT'S GONNA MAKE PEOPLE HAVE TO BEAT ON THEIR RIGS TO GET UP THAT HILL.THE WEATHER DIDN'T KEEP THE FANS AWAY FROM THE SRS FINALS. THEY SHOWED UP BY THE HUNDREDS IN PONCHOS, RAIN JACKETS, AND EVEN A FEW TREE STANDS. THE FIRST TRAIL OF THE DAY IS DONNIE'S, A BRUTALLY STEEP STRAIGHT SHOT LEADING INTO AN OFF CAMBER SECTION OF SLICK ROCK. OF THE 29 RIGS TO START THE RACE, ONLY 16 WOULDCROSS THIS FINISH LINE.HANDS DOWN THE MOST DRAMATIC FINISH CAME FROM SHAWN TOLSON, WHO DIDN'T LET A LITTLE THING LIKE FLIPPING ON HIS LID KEEP HIM DOWN.QUICKEST TO THE TOP, BJ ALLEN WITH A 750 HORSEPOWER SUPERCHARGED LS THREE. THIS IS HIS FIRST YEAR RACING SRS AND HE LOVES IT.IT'S BEEN A GOOD TIME. I MEAN IT'S A FUN RACE, FANS LOVE IT. WE LOVE TO GO RACE, GET TO HANG OUT WITH YOURFRIENDS A LITTLE BIT.IT'S A VERY WELL LAID OUT RACE COURSE. IT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE TO ALL THE DRIVERS. EVERYBODY ALWAYS HAS FUN.WE ALL COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER BUT WE ALL WANT TO SEE SOMEBODY KILL THE HILL. WE ALL COMPETE AGAINST A HILL MORE THAN EACH OTHER.THE SECOND TRAIL IN THE FINALS IS INGRID'S REVENGE. IT'S NOT QUITE AS STEEP BUT THE ROCKS ARETALLER AND TOUGHER. ( )>> WHAT HAPPENED? ( )>> WE LOST TRACTION, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.WE WERE TOLD THAT DALE LARSON WOULD PUT ON A SHOW, AND OUR CAMERA WAS THERE TO CAPTURE IT. WELL SOME OF IT. [ beep ]COURSE TWO WAS DOMINATED BY PETER BOSLER, THE ONLY RIG TO MAKE IT UP IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. HE FINISHED 11TH OVERALL TODAY BUT GATHERED ENOUGH POINTS TO TAKE HOME THE 2013 SRRS CUP.WITH $1,000 DOLLARS IN HIS POCKET AND APLAN IN HIS HEAD, IAN HUNTS DOWN OUR FIRST BUDGET TRAIL RIG.THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT PROJECTS LIKE OUR ROCK BOUNCER ARE PRETTY COOL, BUT THEY'RE ALSO PRETTY EXPENSIVE. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY WITH THE PARTS AND LABOR WRAPPED UP IN ONE OF THOSE RIGS. NOW THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER WAY TO HAVE FUN OUT THERE IN THE OFF ROAD NATION, AND WE'RE GONNA GO PICK UP APROJECT AND EXPERIENCE THIS WORLD OF DIRT CHEAP FUN. WE GRABBED OUR TRAILER, HEADED OUT TO MEET THE CREW FROM CLASSIC TOYOTA RESTORATIONS. THEY'VE GOT A YARD FULL OF FOUR WHEEL DRIVE YOTAS, PICK UP TRUCKS, FOUR RUNNERS, ALL DIFFERENT MAKES, MODELS, AND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT YEARS.THE FIRST VEHICLE TO CATCH OUR EYE WAS A STRIPPED DOWN FOUR RUNNER WITH A GRENADED ENGINE.THE REST OF THE PARTS WERE IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WE HOPE.SO WE KEPT NOTICING THIS RUST OUT '86 PICK UP TUCKED AWAY IN THE CORNER OF THE FIELD. WHEN WE POPPED THE HOOD WE SAW WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS, AN ULTRA RARE FOUR CYLINDER TURBO ENGINE. THE TRUCK WAS PRETTY RUSTY, BUT THE CAB AND THE FRAME LOOKED GOOD AND SOLID. IT WAS OURS FOR THE TAKING. YOU GOT THE PAPERS ON THIS ONE? ( )>> I DO.YOU SAID $800 FOR THIS ONE? ( )>> THAT ONE.I THINK THIS IS THE ONE WE WANT. YOU COOL PARTING WITH THAT ONE? ( )>> YEAH, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.THAT'S A DEAL RIGHT THERE MAN, RIGHT ON, ALRIGHT! CHEAP WHEELER RIGHT THERE.THEY EVEN THREW IN A SOLID AXLE FOR AN EXTRA $200 BUCKS. AND WITH EVERYTHING LOADED UP, HEADED BACK TO THE SHOP, HAVING DROPPED $1,000 DOLLARS. NOW BUDGET IS ONE OF THOSE TRICKY WORDS. IT COULD MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO EVERYBODY. YOU COULD EASILY JUSTIFY DUMPING $20,000 INTO THISTRUCK TO MAKE IT A GOOD, DEPENDABLE WHEELER, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. WE WANT TO EMBRACE THIS EXTREME CHEAP WHEELING LIFE STYLE. NOW OUR PLAN FOR THIS TRUCK IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AND OUR BUDGET IS GOING TO BE VERY LOW. WE'RE GONNA DITCH THE IFS AND PERFORM A SOLID AXLE SWAP. PULL THE BED OFF AND REPLACE IT WITH SOME TUBING AND FOUR LINK IN REAR. REBUILD THE ENGINE, SWAP IN SOME LOW GEARS INTO THE TRANSFER CASE, INSTALL SOME 35 INCH TALL TIRES ON BEAD LOCKS THAT WE'LL BUILD OURSELVES.A SPOOL IN THE REAR AND A LOCKER UP FRONT AND THEN WE'LL EVEN GIVE IT A COAT OF PAINT. OUR TOTAL BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT IS GONNA BE RIGHT AROUND $5,000 DOLLARS, AND THAT IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A CHEAP WHEELER. AND THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW IF WE STAY ON BUDGET IS TO KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.THAT'S WHY WE WROTE IT ON THE HOOD. NOW THE FIRST STEP IN THIS PROJECT IS GOING TOBE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, AND THAT IS TEARING IT ALL APART. WHEN YOU GRAB A TRUCK FROM A JUNKYARD LIKE WE HAVE THAT'S GOT LOTS OF RUST, THE BEST TOOL TO TEAR IT DOWN IS GOING TO BE AN OXY ACETYLENE TORCH.NOW WHEN EVERYTHING'S CUT FREE, AND THE BED OFF AND OUT OF THE WAY, WE NOW HAVE OUR VERY OWN DUMPSTER THAT WE CAN FILL WITH A BUNCH OF USELESS PARTS.OH MY GOD, LOOK AT THE ANTS. LOOK, LOOK!OH I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE CRAWLING ALL OVER ME. I'LL GET YOU. YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY FROM ME MISTER ANT.HERE'S YOUR VACUUM BACK GUYS, THANKS FOR THE LOAN.COMING UP, A FULL ENGINE REBUILD FOR ONLY $500 BUCKS!PULLING A CAB OFF OF THE CHASSIS IS THE BEST WAY TO TACKLE THIS PROJECT. MOST OF THE JOBS WE'RE GONNA BE DOING WITH THIS TRUCK INVOLVE JUST THE FRAME. SO HAVING IT UP AND OUT OF THE WAY WILL MAKE THOSE A LOT EASIER. AND IT'S HONESTLY NOT THAT HARD TO DO. CALL A COUPLE OF YOUR BUDDIES, HAVE THEM COME OVER, PULL ALL THE MOUNTS OFF, AND YOU CAN JUST SIMPLY LIFT IT UP AND SET IT OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. YEAH, YOUR NEIGHBORS MIGHT NOT LIKE IT BUT YOU'LL HAVE MORE ROOM TO WORK ON YOUR PROJECT AND THAT'S OKAY. NOW THE FIRST ITEM WE'RE GONNA TACKLE ON THIS RIG IS GOING TO BE THE ENGINE. YES, THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID IT WAS IN GOOD RUNNING SHAPE WITH A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. BUT BASED ON ALL THE ANTS WE FOUND UNDERNEATH THE CARPET AND THE FACT THAT THIS TRUCK CAME OUT OF FIELD WITH NO VALVE COVER ON THE TOP OF IT, THE BEST THING TO DO IS SIMPLY TEAR IT DOWN AND GIVE IT A SLIGHT REBUILD.WITH THE ENGINE AND TRANNY APART, WE'VE ALREADY FOUND ONE SURPRISE PROBLEM. THAT CLUTCH IS TOAST!NOW BY THE LOOK OF THE CLUTCH DISC THAT WE PULLED OFF THAT MOTOR, WE'VE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO TEAR THIS THING APART AND GO THROUGH IT. NOW THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PLAN TO DO IF YOU FIND YOUR PROJECT BURIED IN WEEDS IN A FIELD. NOW REMEMBER, WE'RE PINCHING OUR PENNIES HERE. SO AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH WE GOT A COMPLETEENGINE REBUILD KIT FOR UNDER $350 DOLLARS FROM ROCK AUTO DOT COM. IT HAS EVERYTHING WE NEED, NEW TIMING SET, BEARINGS, PISTON RINGS, ALL THE GASKETS, AND EVEN FOUR NEW PISTONS FOR OUR ENGINE. NOW WE'RE NOT REALLY CHASING ANY POWER WITH THIS REBUILD, IT'S JUST A STOCK SETUP, BECAUSE ON THE SIDE OF THIS ENGINE IS TURBO CHARGER THAT BUILDS POWER IN A VERY UNIQUE WAY. TURBO CHARGERS ARE FORCED INDUCTION DEVICES THAT USE EXHAUST ENERGY TO CRAM MORE AIR FLOW INTO AN ENGINE. EXHAUST FLOW FROM THE HEADERS DRIVES THE BLADES OF A TURBINE WHEEL BEFORE IT DISCHARGES. ON THE OTHER SIDE AN ALUMINUM IMPELLER WHEEL DRAWS IN AND COMPRESSES FRESH AIR. THESE WHEELS RIDE ON A CLOSED TOLERANCE SHAFT THAT CAN SPIN WELL OVER 100,000 RPM. RACE MOTOR TURBOS CAN EASILY INCREASE INTAKE PRESSURE BYAS MUCH AST 50 PSI.ONCE WE GET THE TOP END OFF WE CAN TELL WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. TOYOTAS SURPRISE! THE PISTONS LOOK GOOD, AND WITH THE OIL PAN OFF, THE BEARINGS LOOK GOOD AS WELL. SO AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF INVESTIGATION WE NOW KNOWTHAT OUR ENGINE IS ACTUALLY IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. WE'LL STILL PUT THE FULL REBUILD KIT IN IT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S 100 PERCENT. NICE NEW TIMING SET, OIL PUMP, AND THEN ALL THE RINGS AND BEARINGS WILL JUST REALLY FRESHEN UP OUR SHORT BLOCK. NOW THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID PUT A NEW HEADON IT LIKE HE SAID. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND INSTALL THAT, PUT THE INTAKE AND THE EXHAUST BACK ON, CLEAN IT UP, COAT OF PAINT, AND THIS MOTOR WILL BE GOOD TO GO. THE ENGINE IS STRIPPED DOWN TO A BARE BLOCK. EVERYTHING IS CLEANED IN OUR PARTS WASHER, AND WE BEGIN ASSEMBLING BY INSTALLING OUR NEW PISTONS ONTO OUR FACTORY RODS USING SOME ROYAL PURPLE ASSEMBLY LUBE. IN ORDER FOR THE NEW RINGS TO SEAL AGAINST OUR CYLINDER WALLS THE CYLINDERS NEED TO BE HONED TO A NICE CROSS HATCH PATTERN. AND THE NEW BEARINGS ARE IN, THE CRANK, AND THE CAPS ARE PUT ON AND TORQUED.NEW RINGS ARE INSTALLED ON THE PISTONS AND WE DROPPED THE PISTONS INTO THE CYLINDERS.NEW TIMING SET, FRONT COVER, AND OIL PUMP, THEN THE CYLINDER HEAD GOES BACK ON.WE DROP ON THE PAN, TAPE IT UP, AND GIVE IT A COAT OF DUPLICOLOR ENGINE ENAMEL PAINT. NOW AFTER A COAT OF PAINT IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WEPULLED THIS MOTOR OUT OF THIS FRAME NOT TOO LONG AGO. DIRTY, FILTHY, FULL OF COB WEBS, AND DEFINITELY IN NEED OF A REBUILD. NOW IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS IT'S GONNA WORK.NOW A STOCK STYLE REBUILD LIKE THIS, ANY OF YOU GUYS CAN DO AT HOME. THERE'S NO REAL SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED ACCEPT FOR A CYLINDER HONE, AND SOME COMMON HAND TOOLS, AND A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE IN YOUR GARAGE. NOW REMEMBER, THIS IS A BUDGET BUILD. SO HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE WE GOT IN THIS RIG SO FAR? WELL THE ENGINE KIT WAS $350. WE HAD TO GET A CLUTCH AFTER DISCOVERING OURS WAS BAD, THAT WAS ANOTHER $80 DOLLARS. SOME SPRAY PAINT, AND THEN WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO PICK UP SOME MORE ODDS AND ENDS FOR THIS MOTOR. I'M GONNA SAY SO FAR WE'RE $500 DOLLARS DEEP WITH A BRAND NEW ENGINE.