The "BugEater" (FJ-Ollie's Rig)

[FJ-Ollie]

First of all... Where did "BugEater" come from? Well, I'm a Cornhusker (Huskers now) at heart. Back in the early 1900's the Nebraska football team's name was actually the BugEaters. So there you have it. The "BugEater" is set-up for emergency response and recovery on a daily basis. It converts to expedition mode in a few hours time. It likes to play rough occasionally. This post will always show the current state of the "BugEater".

Just a baby with 200 miles on it...



Finally Growing Up...

[FJ-Ollie]

[FJ-Ollie]

Donahoe (Icon) Front Coilovers:



Donahoe (Icon) Rear Shocks w/OME 896 (HD) Rear Coils (I upgraded to the HD's because my daily load out caused my rear suspention to sag 1.5" when I ran MD's):



Lucrum Bumper System (Lucrum Winch Mount and BWE"s):



Hankook DynaPro MT/RT03 285/70/17's:



OEM Rock Rails (First mod to the "BugEater"):



O&B Fab Lower Control Arm Bracket Armor & O&B Fab Reinforced Factory Lower Control Arms:



All-Pro Front Skid Plate:



All-Pro Tranny Skid:



O&B Fab Swaybar Collars:



Safari Snorkel:



ExtremeAire Onboard Compressor System (Includes 2 Gallon Air Tank):



10lb CO2 System & Fire Extinguisher:



Cargo Barrier:



Cargo Box (Fits all my daily gear and keeps it from sliding around.):



Air Horn Set-Up (7 Trumpets Total):
Note: If I arm them before getting setting the alarm, they will go off with the alarm system.



Eclipse Sun Shades:
CLOSED:


OPEN (Attach to Window):



I bought a stock roof rack until I can fab my own. I made this expanded aluminum grid for it.:

[FJ-Ollie]

Cobra 75X ST CB w/Bandi Mount & 4' Firefly or 3" Firestick Antennas:



Yaesu FT-8800R Dual Band (2M - 70cm) & Dual Transceiver Mobile Amateur Radio:



Yaesu FT-867D HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver w/ATAS-120A Antenna:



I get tired of stringing coax all the time. I intstalled these bulkhead fitting so I can swap out antennas for my amateurs radios real easy.



Yaesu VX-7R Triband (2M/70cm/6M) Dual Transceiver HT:



Yaesu VX-170 2M HT:



ScanGage II:



Garmin GPSMap 478 w/External Antenna:






Garmin GPSMap 60Cx:



Odyssey 1700 Primary Battery (Primary battery is nly for starting and my ham radios. All my other accessories are wired to my secondary battery.):



Dirty Parts Dual Battery System (I will be upgrading the Optima to an Odyssey 1500 shortly. Need to fab a battery box.):



Spare Fuse Boxes:
(Pics to come.)


DVD Player:



Custom Ipod Mount:



O&B Fab Istrument Cluster Accessory Mount (Radar Detector, Camera, Wig Wags, etc.):



12V Aux Plug Switches (Dash, Center Console, and Cargo Area):
(Pics to come.)


Additonal 12V Aux Plugs:
DASH:



CENTER CONSOLE:


CARGO AREA:



Accessory Switches (GPSMap 498, DVD Player, etc.)
(Pics to come.)


Lighting Switch Gear (Each switch has a built in fuse):



Master Arm Switches (Horn, Compressor, and Winch):
Note: The FJ horn works in normal mode with the master switch off. When I arm the master switch the FJ horn triggers both the air horns and the regular horn.



This is a shot of Center Console:

[FJ-Ollie]

Ramsey Patriot 9500 Winch w/Synthetic Line:



Door Installed Lifehammers (I got this idea from cruiserlarry):



Installed Fiskars Axe and Sharpener on Rear Cargo Door:



Industrial EMT Med Kit:





Daily Emergency Load Out (All this gear fits in my cargo box/area):

[frogeye]

Man My build thread is crap now.

[DominicG]

yes, it definitely is frogeye (jk!)






AWESOME rig ollie!

[uphill]

Ok, that's better. I posted too quickly.

I anticipated this thread and now it's up! I'm looking forward to reading and learning.

[Fjamming]

What happened to the other thread? I feel like I'm in the twilight zone.

[DominicG]

Wow Ollie!


1st pic, 2nd post... My new background! Best FJ pic ive seen.