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Thank you, I envisioned this truck about 2.5 years ago when I bought it and have been working on that vision ever since.
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Other than the few hiccups it seems everything went okay. Mileage is great. I got a whopping 15.1 on my last fill up. The wife drove it while I was out of town so I'll blame her. I'm waiting for @Wheelingnoob to do a timing write up so I can advance mine a bit as well. Timing scares me.
Yeah I need to get on that lol. I'm nervous too to be honest.
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Terrain Tamer 10% increase in high range, coupled with a set of marlin 3.12 low range gears.
They offer them for our t cases? I had no idea, very intrested in that. Already have the marlin low range it's crazy with thecummins and 1st gear.
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Yes they do. Onur or Georg are both TT vendors. I didn't want to regear both different back to 4.10 from 4.56, this overdrive is a much better option.
That would be the same as going from 4.10 to 3.73, not a bad deal. Much cheaper than re-gearing 2 axles.
I didn't gain any mileage when I swapped high gears but it made highway cruising much better. It also gave me use of first gear. Prior I started in 2nd.
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Yes it will be cheaper, and less time consuming. There are a few running around already that Georg has put together.
With the mileage I am getting, I don't mind if it doesn't improve anymore, I just want to be able to use 1st and reduce RPM, right now I am running at 2600 rpm to do 85mph. The motor will do that all day long, but I would rather be down closer to 2100. The only time I use 1st is crawling in Low range down very steep hills.
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Running up the twister trail at Anthracite, my 80 is the last one through the squeeze.
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That video truly shows just how big an 80 is 
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Yes, I had fun negotiating all the tight trails with trees everywhere. The 40's were able to cruise through with a lot more room to spare. One of my dogs insisted on jumping on my lap which didn't make it any easier. I did manage to get out without any additional character though.That video truly shows just how big an 80 is
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And here is the exact moment that my front end started popping. You can hear it crack three times coming down this hill.
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Nice work man....rig looks good.
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Thank Julios
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Because one diesel cruiser is never enough, I have picked up another one. A clean 1982 BJ42 Canadian spec. I am presently driving it cross country from Steamboat Springs, CO back to Chester, NJ.
For those that want to follow, here is the thread where I am documenting the trip.
1982 BJ42 Adventure on the horizon
For those that want to follow, here is the thread where I am documenting the trip.
1982 BJ42 Adventure on the horizon
A clean rust free Canadian BJ42.......wow!
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Yep, hence why I came to CO to pick it up.
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