Thanks guys! Yeah don't worry I will be careful camping... Oops! Oh well yes Camping as in roughing it this weekend up my favorite trail Lake Forest in Alpine Canyon which is the Tibble Fork area. Went and bought a nice collapseable table and screen room today for the trip! Should be exciting and I cant wait! As for the X don't worry guys I can only make things better from here if I get another or even if I decide to keep it.

I think you should give it to me :D

I agree Stev-in should pay full asking price :D

I agree Stev-in should pay full asking price :D

Sure no problem....

btw - mind if I borrow your credit card, Dav-id? :D

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Camping%2010/080.jpg

Little teaser from this weekend!

Very nice!

looks official!! like it should be on a magazine cover or something.

The X looks so purdy... I agree slap that pic on a mag cove for sure!

rims look beast. what are they? whered you get them? how much $$ were they? are they 15s? I WANT EM I WANT EM I WANT EM!!!!

Alright guy's get ready! Here's the pics from this past weekend adventure!

Tibble Fork reservoir at night
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Lake Forest early at 8 am
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My poor little X :)
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Camping%2010/006.jpg

Awesome deer that kept coming close and would just walk around the campsites and eat whatever people left, I have seen her multiple times and have gotten about 5 feet away several times
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Heading back down the trail
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Stopped to scare the people I was with, it doesn't look that angled but inside the car they were screaming for their lives especially when I started opening the door and saying I will be right back
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Incredible view
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Camping%2010/053.jpg

Tibble Fork reservoir during the day
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Camping%2010/067.jpg

Cool car we saw while waiting
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Camping%2010/071.jpg

Silver flat reservoir
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Camping%2010/074.jpg

The 2nd night at camp
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Nice warm fire
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My buddy alik carving the crap out of that log
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Full album here -> http://s375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Camping%2010/

Very cool pix Big K :D

rims look beast. what are they? whered you get them? how much $$ were they? are they 15s? I WANT EM I WANT EM I WANT EM!!!!

The rims are Pro Comp 7089 series, they are a 16" inch rim w/ 4" backspacing which is too much by the way! So if you want them see if you can get them in more of a 5" backspacing. Price with tires was like 1400.00 bucks

Loving the new pics...that tent looks just like mine. lol

The rims are Pro Comp 7089 series, they are a 16" inch rim w/ 4" backspacing which is too much by the way! So if you want them see if you can get them in more of a 5" backspacing. Price with tires was like 1400.00 bucks

wish i could. but sadly, i've had a change of heart. got pulled tonight going 67 in a 45. The cop noticed my LED lights in the back window. made me turn them and every light on i had in my truck. the LEDs are white, but he made me take them off. then he made me take my KC lights off the roof cuz i didnt have covers on them. then to add insult to injury, he gave me an effing ticket. so now i have no LEDs or roof lights. =( i feel like im going backwards. love the rims tho.

Spent most of the evening going through this thread after seeing your sale post. Nice ride.

Why thank you! I really love this X, and everyone is trying to convince me to keep it.

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/skylinedrive013.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/skylinedrive017.jpg

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http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/skylinedrive061.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/skylinedrive123.jpg

Got a couple from a professional too! But these are FB copies so they are a bit small and look much better in full size!

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/40272_100816993313520_100001556580980_4914_7969371 _n.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/40272_100816996646853_100001556580980_4915_1902443 _n.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/41072_100816883313531_100001556580980_4906_6771573 _n.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/41072_100816886646864_100001556580980_4907_5464542 _n.jpg

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http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/45511_100816959980190_100001556580980_4913_3098437 _n.jpg

And a very special one we took in march when steve was teaching me how to use my camera... $2500.00 lens on my camera!
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/45948_100816853313534_100001556580980_4905_5051857 _n.jpg

Awesome pictures, as always.

NICE! Special pix as always Big K!

The rims are Pro Comp 7089 series, they are a 16" inch rim w/ 4" backspacing which is too much by the way! So if you want them see if you can get them in more of a 5" backspacing. Price with tires was like 1400.00 bucks

found the perfect wheels i want. problem is they're 3 and 5/16 backspacing. what can i do?

Lots and lots of trimming or get small tires!

32s im guessing are too big? i guess cutting is my answer.

Off the wall question here, the toggle switch's you have on your center console. Where did you pick it up at? I think I've seen it in another post befor but I can't remember the one. I have some Hella 500FF's that im planning on mounting in the future. Need to get some control for them.

Really seXy X you have man, it's like a peice of art, you shouldn't part with it.

cutting is the way to go. I cut alot and it was fun.

I know this is old and this X is now gone (sadly) but you have a new one now so tomorrow sometime I plan on going through that thread :D Took me 4 hours (amongst other distractions) to go through this entire thread lol :eek:

Your story is very inspiring Alex...it was very touching at the beggining and I am glad that you are keeping up the KUMA spirit. I too lost a dog whom our whole family loved...Schwarzkopf was his name lol he was a fat, lovable dog ;) I miss him sometimes :(

I cannot wait until I get to start offroading with my truck. It's a 4cyl so I won't be able to go nuts like you were able to but after reading this, I might decide to sell my truck later on down the road and get a v6 4x4 KC 1st gen Fronty :D

I'll go through the next thread tomorrow sometime man...can't wait for that one! :D

Looks like someone is trying to flip your old rig on KSL.

The douche is asking $11K

WHAT THE HECK! I am calling him tomorrow!

11kkkkkkkkkkkk???

lol...theirs a 2010 offroad here for 20k.....I think he'll be hard pressed to get 11 especially since he screwed up the wiring....It says so in the add lol.
That is screwed up though......its sad to see this...You gave him a great price on a great x and he took advantage of the situation....you might post duplicate threads with the same pics telling everybody what it was sold for, that also directs them here....then he'll have a really hard time selling it

Man, that is straight up BS. Hope you can resolve it.

Did you contact him?

No I was going to have my friend call on friday for me and ask if he could come test drive it and then I would show up at his door but everyone, friends, family, coworkers, and even my ex-girlfriend kept trying to talk me out of it because they knew how mad I am. I do still want too

What about that custom roof rack I never saw you say anything about that

Yeah roof rack fell behind because I don't have a way to bend tube, the tube bender I have we discovered unless it's really thick walled steel wont bend without crushing the tube... And I might as well stop keeping things under the radar :P I am actually very seriously considering selling KUMA 2.0 for KUMA 3.0! Hahaha I know I know! But I realized how much I really love the styling of the second gens especially when you get that front bumper off...

Plus the bigger engine, a good steering setup, a good paint job and a much nicer and more functional interior! But most importantly, though more expensive but better lifts! So the only way I am going to sell KUMA 2.0 is if I find a nice OR (have to have that locker) in good shape w/ timing belt done or with low miles. I don't want to continue on this X if I know that I don't feel satisfied with it for the next 5 years!

So for those of you who this isn't a shock too, sorry you may think I am bagging on the first gens which are great and I love them! And for those of you who are shocked by me wanting to sell this one, I have some good plans for the second gen! Oh and also I am paying on my X right now about 1k less then what I can buy a second gen for... So my payments would be roughly the same!

First step would 285/85R16's Goodyear Duratracs, second would be Trail Gear sliders, third a custom built rack (square tubing w/ no bends) for the back!!! I have the rack all planned out and I think you guys will love it! I would start construction the first week I got the new X. To give you guys an idea what the rack would have, an AR-15 holder w/ several clips, 2 side racks one of which will have my powertank and the other w/ my air compressor and a high flow fan to blow the heat out of the back hatch. Several removable sections for holding various things like oil quarts, antifreeze and maybe some window washer fluid. A slide out tray that can be used as a working surface which will hold tools underneath it. And even a holder for 2x chairs and a camping table! I even have a special lobo rack design in mind! ;) Just to get some people excited! I will however be saving money for a titan swap and aim to have that done within about 24 mths :P

Any questions? Or am I just crazy?

second gens dont use timing belts, they use timing chains which need to be adjusted every 105k miles (i think, could be more) but do not ever need to be replaced.

Really? I had no idea that is interesting! See how much I know :P

I'm a huge fan of the true 1st gen X's and of the 2nd gen X's. The 1.5 gen X's and Fronty's are meh to me so I say go for it! I'll probably be following your footsteps in the 1st gen department sooner or later. Just waiting on my Basic Training orders and whatnot. The sooner that's done with the sooner I'll be in my X. Good luck with your sale bud.

Got a couple from a professional too! But these are FB copies so they are a bit small and look much better in full size!

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/40272_100816993313520_100001556580980_4914_7969371 _n.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/40272_100816996646853_100001556580980_4915_1902443 _n.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/41072_100816883313531_100001556580980_4906_6771573 _n.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/41072_100816886646864_100001556580980_4907_5464542 _n.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/41072_100816889980197_100001556580980_4908_1067627 _n.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/45511_100816956646857_100001556580980_4912_6857318 _n.jpg

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/45511_100816959980190_100001556580980_4913_3098437 _n.jpg

And a very special one we took in march when steve was teaching me how to use my camera... $2500.00 lens on my camera!
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/KUMA-26/Skyline%20Drive%20with%20Steve/45948_100816853313534_100001556580980_4905_5051857 _n.jpg

Hey Alex,
What make/model mounting bracket are you using for your Hi-Lift Jack? I have a safari basket as well. I'm considering a hi-lift and I wanted to mount it onto the basket as well.

Thanks

Kuma, what kind of lift are you runnin? or is that is just pml and torsion crank.? Im considering doing the pml and eventually push into some 265's or bigger. most likely no more than 31 10.50's. Nice photos man. Im in facebook add me up j.m.hill@live.com.:goodjob:

Hey Alex,
What make/model mounting bracket are you using for your Hi-Lift Jack? I have a safari basket as well. I'm considering a hi-lift and I wanted to mount it onto the basket as well.

Thanks

Sorry I didn't get back to you on this... It was made by BajaRack's its just one of there attachments for the full replacement rack.

Kuma, what kind of lift are you runnin? or is that is just pml and torsion crank.? Im considering doing the pml and eventually push into some 265's or bigger. most likely no more than 31 10.50's. Nice photos man. Im in facebook add me up j.m.hill@live.com.

It's 3" Calmini UCA's and SAW Torsion bars but only cranked to 1.5 inches, then a single rancho AAL and Shackle in rear. You can run 265's with no lift thats what my current X has right now with almost no rub.

Nice build thread Alex..."only" 55 pages! Lol!

I'm new over here, so I will be low key for a bit.

:2cool:Awsome thread Kuma , very nice pics !

Haha Thanks John! Good to see you on this forum as well ;)

And thank you Mr. Ed!