I've been trying to run down starter and battery problems for a while now. The starter problem plagued us on a long trip down in South America but we thought for a while that it was a faulty battery terminal connection or a problem with the...
Finally wrapped up my quad headlight conversion with using Holley Retrobright headlights. Rather than document all the detail, I'll just put the video links here which cover everything you'd wanna know about converting to quads
Part 1
Part 2...
This is near the top of my to do list. Already halfway there with my aftermarket headers and hudd expo test plug. I am going to start collecting parts for this, fuel filter, plugs and wires, and new belts, along with some other stuff.
Let us...
Made up some plates and did an EGR delete this afternoon. All that's left to do is add a ground strap and do a little clean up. Although you can't see them in the last pic, I did connect the hoses on the vacuum switching valves.
Decided the play dress up and ditch the side steps. Not sure how long it will last with two little ones getting up and down, but I like the way it looks.
Don't rule out foul play.
I lost a wheel after hiking a remote trail in the grand canyon. At first I blamed it on driving 30 miles of road with deep ruts made by a truck with a wider wheel base than my. I figured the ruts were wedging my wheels...
Spent like 2 hrs underneath her inspecting and torquing key nuts-n-bolts after 3rs of washboard driving last weekend. Wits-End nut huggers provided peace of mind. All dialed in….ready for whatever is next.
Knuckle rebuild. I started with the hard side first, p/o welded the high steer bracket to the front of the steering arm and welded a gusset to the back side making it impossible to service, 20 minutes with a grinder later and I’m halfway home...
Shenanigans
More here:
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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...
Drawer system…3.0,
Now featuring Viair onboard air, renology 1000w inverter, kicker amp, blue sea fuse panel, various usb ports most of the electrical is controlled through a garmin powerswitch…so I can turn on or off the OBA or fridge or...
Had a noise from the front end, and on checking it out found this.....
So new rotors and pads.
Then found the tapped hole for the top caliper mounting bolt was stripped. M12 x 1.25 - nothing on the shelf so a new thread insert ordered for...