ranchero7

Not a lot of pictures, but ive been putting miles on the old girl this week. My family flew in from Georgia and their rental car was from the sketchiest looking rental agency ive ever seen. After they tried to double the price of the rental, my...

OK here is some build thread content I have on hand. This is from just a few weeks ago as I was prepping for Baja. I have a long list of build items that require some metal fab. Do I buy a welder and revive my shop class metal working skills...

Never thought I would do this but..... life is too short

Rebooted driver side CV axle, previous owner put on Worm Gear clamps and I think over tightened the inner boots. Rebooted both inner and outer and drain and refilled T Case while at it.

Presently installing a complete Terrain Tamer parabolic suspension system on our HZJ75.

Alright so I've been wanting to clean up the thread and kind of do a lessons learned. So with that, here's what I've learned from the doing the swap mostly myself, what I outsourced to other people, etc. Just do the damn thing, I say this...

LS3, i went with "connect and cruise" just to simplify a bunch of issues (and some of the big downsides like loom being long doesnt bug me). At the core of that decision is wanting to swap in a 6L80, the aftermarket ecu support for the 6L80 isn't...

Finished the frame of the gully. Next is sheet metal. To change scene I started to work on the electrical system. Inverter, DCDC, and shore charger sit in the right well. I’ll add a fan computer in there with a thermostat to keep...

Here you go, my interior as requested. I wanted to keep it open and so feeling bigger . The bench had a pullout out to make a bed and the backrest cushion slots in the space. These pictures were taken before the roof conversion was done (done...

Just got the folding table that attaches to the rear door from GP Factor. I did not remove the protection off the stainless. I can not say enough good things about the product. It's more than what I expected. Also I attached a stainless mesh...

finally found time to finish the frame of the gully. Next it welding sheet metal, and ordering the 0.080" aluminum panels for all the doors. All piano wire hinges have #4-40 threaded holes in the frame. Size of the door panels is written on...

Been a while! Life's been busy, but last week I took my buddy Miguel out across Utah and Nevada into the Lost Sierra in the Troopcarrier. 2,600 miles round trip. Zero issues. Unless you could third gear, 45 mph up all those Basin and Range...

It is 32" wide. I don't need any metal under the cabinets. The build will be similar to my 80. All metal construction. Frames are 1/2" square steel. Cheap and light. All you need is a welder and a grinder to hide your ugly welds. Galley on...

Thanks so much for that detail! I have King coils and Patch torsion bars on the way. New globes to install too. Ready to dial it in.

Well, I was finally able to install the BMW seats with the new brackets that Planted sent me. I did have to weld in to 3/16" thk pieces of plate because the seat rails were wider than the Planted adapters. The seats are comfy as heck but are...

Egon Relay Hub install complete. Took a mess of Eaton E-locker cables/harness and helped turn it into 4 total wires.

You could always zip tie it to the ignition cylinder. Then your other keys will work.

4bt should never be an option for a passenger vehicle.

If I bought this before I picked up a Troopy, would that be insane?

Have not yet found the perfect solution, but for now I am happy with the look of a Baja style blanket.

My goal is to fit as much as I can behind this door, so I have as much with me if I need it as possible. The upper compartment I am going to dedicate to spare parts. Goals: Door closes Kit secured by strap No rattles I've come up with this...

Yes it is. Picked them up off of Amazon. They seem legit.

Didn't "do" it yet, but starting on my 2006. Morimotos into low beam location and Auxbeams into high beam location. The Morimotos should be easy. I know someone has Auxbeams in there, but haven't found a write up.

I built this a few months ago to store my fridge in the back seat for quicker access. I'm moving to a heavy bear area next month and I don't think I'm going to use a fridge nearly as much, so I've decided to let this go. It fits an Iceco vl45pros...

I used 1/2 inch plywood, which I sealed, then used a single sheet of vinyl flooring glued to the plywood. The intent was to create as much of a sealed interior floor as possible, with only the holes through the vinyl and plywood being only place...