Mostly aesthetics. I still like the round headlights and the Morimotos are great, but with the quads and a custom harness, I can run all 4 lights on low & high and get even better output. Makes a big difference in light output
I paid about...
Ended up getting a good deal on this one. I figured with low mileage engine swap + recent major maintenance/belts, front/rear arb lockers + regear, heavy duty transmission and transfer case rebuild, full float rear axle and discs, onboard air...
QUAD HEADLIGHT CONVERSION
Well fellas the round headlights are no more! Over the last few months I've been working on a quad headlight conversion. In my relentless pursuit of dumping money into this truck, I decided to try something different...
Shenanigans
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Knuckles are wrapped up. I went with Koyo bearings and new OEM rotors.
This is always a satisfying project when I can take my time. Thanks, @cruiseroutfit for new kit.
Experimented with reheating leftover pizza on a fire. Worked good enough for me.
Got some more rocks for the yard. Really loaded up this time. I figure 1,000lbs in the back. Really squatted the rig and made the drive up and out from the...
Tested max pitch angle the hard way; 37 degrees was unpleasant As the passenger front tried to climb the small rock in front of it the truck was pretty determined to break the shiny side up rule. Winch line to the roll bar saved the day.
Snapped a picture of the modified front driveshaft. Was shortened previously and had a new double cardan spicer joint installed, now vibration free.
Need to break in the clutch, have a few hundred miles to go before I can lay into the boost...
Got the old diff out and the new front diff installed today. Yukon 4.88 with arb locker. Been waiting on the rear diff still from marlin, should be here this week so that will go in next weekend. Also installed the slee extended brake lines up...
Got the spare 37 mounted up. To store the giant heavy 37 under my sleeping platform I had to cut 2" out of my drawer where I keep all my kitchen kit and stove. The stove no longer fits but the 37 is now tucked behind my drawer where the 35 used...