Builds A 60 Runs through it… (1 Viewer)

[Hojack]

View from top of Astoria Column built in 1926 looking NW to the mouth of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean.

“I love you Chunk”

“First ya gotta do the truffle shuffle!”

 

[Hojack]

 

[boots4]

And let there be light.

 

[Hojack]

CVT website is not user friendly. Finally got some specs for their Hardshell tents. Looks like there will be snow next week heading over to Bend to check one out and hopefully find one I like.

 

[davegonz]

Hojack, what seat covers are you using on your front seats? Are they the SOR one? They look good!

 

[The Phoenician]

CVT website is not user friendly. Finally got some specs for their Hardshell tents. Looks like there will be snow next week heading over to Bend to check one out and hopefully find one I like.
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I'm waiting for the ikamper mini to come out

 

[Hojack]

Hojack, what seat covers are you using on your front seats? Are they the SOR one? They look good!

Not sure they were in the 60 when I bought it. My dirty work pants have discolored my drivers seat.
They are nice and comfy. Thanks

I'm waiting for the ikamper mini to come out

I’d like to see this but for $1300-1500 I’m jumping on this deal.

 

[Hojack]

Beautiful drive home from a job near Hood River. Got home and found package from Seatbelt Planet showed up.

Seatbelt Planet had a sale 17.76% off so decided to replace the front seatbelts too.

 

[Hojack]

Figured since it was time to check the wheel spacers it was time to rotate all the tires and the spare.

Wheel spacers were still torqued to 100 pounds on the torque wrench

Speedhut Odometer mileage 2092

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Lb/ft lol

 

[Hojack]

Lb/ft lol

haha
I’m so used to water pressure

 

[Hojack]

Time for rear retractable seatbelts. My passenger side rear had a retractable but the retractor was under the bench and fold down seat. I knew I had the threaded C-pillar hole for the shoulder strap.

Installed shoulder strap first and removed the cargo paneling. Mine is due for replacement.

To make things easier and quicker I decided to go with external retractors

Most challenging part was figuring out how to get the nut on the bolt through body to the retractor. Fortunately I had some really good double sided Sticky tape.

Got the nut on the bolt and was able to use socket wrench to rotate and then an open ind wrench inside the body to the nut to get it tightened up.

The cargo panel needed some cutting around the retractor.

 

[Hojack]

Seatbelt Planet sent me a generic rear retractable seatbelt set. Only issue was the fixed end off the retractor. The end was faced the wrong direction.

I can’t wait to deal with this so found a nylon lock nut to use as a spacer to move the belt hardware out enough for the belt.

Next was finding a good location to mount the fixed side of the retractable side of the belt.

Drilled hole through body into wheel well.

All snuggled up.

 

[Hojack]

Rear passenger seatbelt

Had about a half hour so replaced the drivers front seatbelt.

Rear retractable set took about an hour.

 

[Hojack]

My CVT road trip to Bend, Oregon to check out the Mt. Baker Hardshell Rooftop Tent. I still was not sure if I was going to get one. The recent snow that hit Oregon allowed both Timberline and Mt. Hood Meadows to open and so I figured HWY 26 over Mt. Hood would have bad traffic. Also route had snow on the road about 90% of the way.

The other route was over HWY 22 across Santiam Pass. This route was longer but was probably 70% snow covered and less traffic. Decided the southern route would be best.

Removed the Yakima Load Warrior basket and warmed up the 60 on a chilly 23F morning.

Nice drive along the eastern Willamette Valley.

Headed east on HWY 22 toward Detroit Lake

 

[Hojack]

Detroit Lake, lake is drawn down about 50 feet. Hopefully we get a great winter snowpack.

Santiam River

Headed toward Santiam Pass

 

[Hojack]

3 Fingered Jack

Santiam Pass seen in the distance

Mt. Washington right with North Sister and Middle Sister in the foreground from Santiam Pass.

 

[Hojack]

Black Butte and Suttle Lake

If you’ve ever sat back and enjoyed Deschutes Breweries Black Butte Porter here’s what it’s named after.

What a road trip without company. Reload enjoying himself in the back of the 60.

Sisters, Oregon
An awesome town but has turned into California yuppie town USA

Three Sisters each rising over 10,000’

 

[Hojack]

CVT Bend, Oregon

Mt. Baker ABS Hardshell RTT

Mt. Baker fiberglass Hardshell RTT

Laying inside the RTT had me sold. Two snowboard style binding straps and it’s up in seconds with 2 gas struts.

 

[Hojack]

Headed to the CVT warehouse across town to pickup their white fiberglass RTT. They were sold out of black.

Loading up the game changer

After attaching it to my rack I couldn’t help but open it up.

They guys at CVT just loved the setup

Snowball Is now overland ready. Just need to install the winch and start on a water storage tank system I’ve got in the works.