Build BJ74 - new owner, old truck
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Got the ROAM boxes mounted on the roof rack, they look a bit tall to me but I’m not planning on leaving them on all the time. Gives me 180L of storage which will be nice when I’m trying to camp with 2 humans and a 135lb dog. The SAAS. Pillar Pod is a great fit, I had to do some very minor adjustments with a file to get it perfect but now that it’s installed it looks very OEM, I’ll probably paint it to match the grey eventually. The 3rd gauge pod is just a cheap plastic generic mount for a dual battery gauge. Fits pretty clean to between the window and side of the dash. Not something I’ll need to look at a ton so I don’t mind it being less visible.
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- #83
That’s awesome! Let me know how it goes, if you’re looking to get out shoot me a PM
mjw4
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Next time I’m out this way I’ll get in touch, was just in the valley for the week visiting, heading back to the lower mainland the loooong way tomorrow.
mjw4
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Pass is all clear, no snow on the trail at all. People have been through and cleared all the fallen trees.
Ended up dropping my tire pressures to around 23 psi (hot), since the trail up to the peak was shaking me apart lol
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- #86
Pulled the front porch off this weekend, if I didn’t care about mounting a winch or the deer and elk that are more common than people around here I’d be tempted to leave it like this..
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- #87
I guess it’s been a while with no update. Nothing crazy to report, fine tuning the camping setup, new pup in the family and a couple “work” trips
Down to the coast this summer. Life is good
Down to the coast this summer. Life is good
Very cool storage.
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- #90
Working on a solution to mount the Redarc coolant temp sensor in the thermostat housing while retaining the oem sensor. My lower t-stat hose is going to be busy with a coolant heater and T for the Redarc low coolant alarm sensor so keeping the coolant temp in the thermostat housing will keep it clean-ish.
The lower thermostat housing from a coaster with 14b or 15b came with an extra tapped hole on the opposite side of the housing as the oem sensor. P/N 16333-58080. There’s not much room but the bracket for the ps pump has a hole in the perfect spot. Just waiting on a m12 x 1.5 to 1/8npt adapter and I’ll be able to test fit.
The lower thermostat housing from a coaster with 14b or 15b came with an extra tapped hole on the opposite side of the housing as the oem sensor. P/N 16333-58080. There’s not much room but the bracket for the ps pump has a hole in the perfect spot. Just waiting on a m12 x 1.5 to 1/8npt adapter and I’ll be able to test fit.
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No time to finish up the coolant sensor install yet. An 11 day trip to the Canadian Rockies at the end of October meant I needed to focus on getting my camping/sleeping setup dialled in. The pullout cutting boards sure make for a ton of extra space. -17°C / 1.4°F overnight the last 2 nights, thank goodness for the diesel heater…
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- #92
Cool film project that will require another trip in the spring and again next fall. Need to get the solar wired up and the window insulation sorted before I do any more winter camping.
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- #94
There’s actually a good amount of room to sleep as long as your under 6’ 1”
I don’t even have my cargo boxes on the roof yet, which gives me another 180L of storage
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The rear seats are still in, just folded down and the sleeping platform rests on the back seat. This is what it looks like folded
I have exactly 6'2" length on the sleeping platform so unless you're really short you'd have to do something with the front seat. You'd have to either pull the front seat completely or put a swivel base on it to gain the extra room.
I have exactly 6'2" length on the sleeping platform so unless you're really short you'd have to do something with the front seat. You'd have to either pull the front seat completely or put a swivel base on it to gain the extra room.
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Fun times.. and a whole lot of “while I’m at it…”
-head gasket
-water pump
-t-stat
-hoses and clamps replace all
-coolant temp sensor in t-stat housing
-low coolant alarm sensor in lower hose
-rebuilt injectors
-drill and tap manifold for pyrometer
-oil cooler inspect and clean
-factory oil pressure sensor
-redarc oil pressure sensor
-VSV
-alternator brushes and internals
Shouldn’t take too long
Anything else I should think about while I’m there?
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Fun times.. and a whole lot of “while I’m at it…”
-head gasket
-water pump
-t-stat
-hoses and clamps replace all
-coolant temp sensor in t-stat housing
-low coolant alarm sensor in lower hose
-rebuilt injectors
-drill and tap manifold for pyrometer
-oil cooler inspect and clean
-factory oil pressure sensor
-redarc oil pressure sensor
-VSV
-alternator brushes and internals
Shouldn’t take too long
Anything else I should think about while I’m there?
Sounds like a familiar plan! Not sure I have any specific or tremendously useful advice, but I documented the head gasket replacement (and some of the same "while you're in there" bits) on my BJ74 here. Might be worth a look.