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I like the pattern. I assume to draw out a grid but what to use to make the pattern. Any tips?
Tires are holding up well to street abuse. I ran over a curb at a brisk pace with no ill affects to the tire so I think these are stronger than the last set.
Tires are holding up well to street abuse. I ran over a curb at a brisk pace with no ill affects to the tire so I think these are stronger than the last set.
I like to use a vertical mill or drill press, use a grid for spacing and grinding grease or a thick lube to keep burning to a minimum.
Google it and get the low down.
The OZ's I ran got about 23K HARD miles on them before I switched to some 35" Good Years I had.
Looking into another set of the OZ's or maybe some big Michelin's.
Either way, can't beat a big wagon
Best of luck to you and the wife for the upcomign birth
john
Google it and get the low down.
The OZ's I ran got about 23K HARD miles on them before I switched to some 35" Good Years I had.
Looking into another set of the OZ's or maybe some big Michelin's.
Either way, can't beat a big wagon
Best of luck to you and the wife for the upcomign birth
john
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Video
Wow, I've put in quite a bit of time getting that software setup and running different combos. I finally got some decent settings even though I still can't get it to render in H.264. Anyways here's part 2 of the Rubicon series. There are 10 parts total and the rest will go much faster than these first two.
YouTube - Rubicon 06-09 Part 2
Wow, I've put in quite a bit of time getting that software setup and running different combos. I finally got some decent settings even though I still can't get it to render in H.264. Anyways here's part 2 of the Rubicon series. There are 10 parts total and the rest will go much faster than these first two.
YouTube - Rubicon 06-09 Part 2
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3m sanding discs. They look like scotch brite pads but stiffer.
I have a drill press but you can do some handy work with just a hand held drill.
Clint
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I like the vid... nice work.
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weekly update
With the due date closely approaching I wanted to go hit a trail before I needed to stay close. I kept bugging Dirtgypsy and our schedules lined up so we took a couple mellow trails out @ Brown's camp. The weather was perfect with the trails wet but not slimy. Only took a few pics and only two worth posting.
Dirtgypsy
We brought along our co-piolets for the day. My back seat was full of pink fluffy things since my daughter thought we were camping even though I told her we'd only be gone for a couple hours.
It was great to get out. I special ordered my rebuild kits for the steering gear box and saginaw pump. Autozone was pretty cheap so I decided to give them a try. After measuring and research I've decided what to do about my TREs. I'm going to get a tie rod kit from Bullet-Proof Steering. I'll be using the Stage 2 joints with a Race ready tie rod. It's definitely not cheap but I want to step up (if not overkill) in strength and be done. I'll be keeping my current draglink and replace the loose TRE. I'll get that stuff ordered later this week or beginning of next.
I got the rear tires balanced.
Driver side needed
Passenger side needed
Only one hwy trip so far but it feels smoother than before. My windshield wiper connection fix
is holding up well and it's nice not having floppy wipers. I'll be heading out to brokenpart's this saturday to do a little tube and die action and hopefully work on his junk.
With the due date closely approaching I wanted to go hit a trail before I needed to stay close. I kept bugging Dirtgypsy and our schedules lined up so we took a couple mellow trails out @ Brown's camp. The weather was perfect with the trails wet but not slimy. Only took a few pics and only two worth posting.
Dirtgypsy
We brought along our co-piolets for the day. My back seat was full of pink fluffy things since my daughter thought we were camping even though I told her we'd only be gone for a couple hours.
It was great to get out. I special ordered my rebuild kits for the steering gear box and saginaw pump. Autozone was pretty cheap so I decided to give them a try. After measuring and research I've decided what to do about my TREs. I'm going to get a tie rod kit from Bullet-Proof Steering. I'll be using the Stage 2 joints with a Race ready tie rod. It's definitely not cheap but I want to step up (if not overkill) in strength and be done. I'll be keeping my current draglink and replace the loose TRE. I'll get that stuff ordered later this week or beginning of next.
I got the rear tires balanced.
Driver side needed
Passenger side needed
Only one hwy trip so far but it feels smoother than before. My windshield wiper connection fix
is holding up well and it's nice not having floppy wipers. I'll be heading out to brokenpart's this saturday to do a little tube and die action and hopefully work on his junk.
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Lookin good
Yes I do, but I've never heard of them before. Discount shipping service?
Forward Air
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Nice video footage-props to your wife.
Any plans to do a DVD with all 10 segments? Happy to paypal a few $$ for that.
Any plans to do a DVD with all 10 segments? Happy to paypal a few $$ for that.
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That's actually what I'm pulling these from. We threw all the clips on a full DVD down in Cali and I'm cutting it and grabbing chunks from it. I could burn you one if you want. There's no music on it though but we may not have the same music tastes so that may be a bonus.
The amazing thing is that she took video and pics with different cameras at the same time and both media turned out pretty good.
The amazing thing is that she took video and pics with different cameras at the same time and both media turned out pretty good.
I wanna watch it!
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Weekly update
Sure thing Chad, although you'll get most of the good stuff from my 10 parts since I'm cutting out the fat.
I've had a couple coolant leaks for quite some time now and have been putting off fixing it. I fixed the heater hoses (easiest) and resealed the heater core (suckiest) and had one last leak at the lower intake port on my engine block. With the cold weather getting colder I needed to run antifreeze in the system. I had only been refilling with water. This piece was pretty tricky to find since the hair line crack only leaks once it's hot under pressure and doesn't drip when I get home. Since I was going to fix it I was also going to change out the lower hose to give me some more rubber flex from engine to radiator.
I wasn't sure I could reuse/fix the factory piece but that's what I ended up doing once I got it off and studied it. I found the crack with a magnifying glass. I grooved it and filled with JB Weld inside and out. Before I did that I found a 1 3/4" OD to 1 3/4" ID exhaust reducer that fit right inside the 2 1/2" original port. I really wanted a 1 3/4" OD to 1 1/2" OD reducer but couldn't find one at any of the places I went. I even went to a nearby exhaust shop only to find it had closed down. Anyways, I cut the port down, preheated the piece since it's cast in the oven, welded on the reducer and threw it back in the oven to slowly cool off.
Once cooled down I mixed up some more JB Weld and coated the weld and the inside seam. The next day I took my piece to a Baxters parts place and found a hose that looked like it would work. To get the right bend I fit the lower port back on the block and cut/bent a coat hanger to the shape I was looking for. This hose has a slight flare on one side for 1 3/4" so the size ended up being perfect, but the bend could have been just a tiny bit more. I cut it right about where the label is on the hose. It gave me 2-3 times more rubber flex than my last frankenstein adapter and eliminates half of the hose clamps.
I also was able to move the heater return to a better position so my hose doesn't have a U bend in it. Here's the lower port painted and ready to install. The port is held to the block with three bolts and uses a rubber o-ring to seal.
The port also supports the alternator and this was my main reason for wanting to fix this part, so the support lines up correctly. I'll be watching for coolant usage hoping I got that port sealed up.
Besides that I got my rear tires siped and did some weather maintenance. I replace the wipers and treated all glass with Aquapel. I've always liked the visability increase in wet weather with treatments like Rain-X but they never last very long and end up making the wipers chatter once it wears off. Aquapel came highly recommended by a fellow detailer so I'm giving it a try and am impressed so far.
My power steering reservoir cap didn't seal very well and would leak fluid on everything underneath it and is the reason my steering box looks so juice. I took the cap apart and doubled up on the rubber washer. It feels much tighter now so I hope that's stopped the leak.
My stereo stopped working and I've been troubleshooting that. I have my CB on the same power and switched leads and it would work so that threw me for a loop until I realized the CB wasn't keeping a memory. I finally checked my main fuse for that power line on the battery and found the fuse blown so even though I pulled that radio in and out 5 times it ends up being a simple fix. With the dash removal two weeks ago I thought I'd pulled a wire somewhere or the radio died.
We're in the hot zone now so the
could pop anytime.
Sure thing Chad, although you'll get most of the good stuff from my 10 parts since I'm cutting out the fat.
I've had a couple coolant leaks for quite some time now and have been putting off fixing it. I fixed the heater hoses (easiest) and resealed the heater core (suckiest) and had one last leak at the lower intake port on my engine block. With the cold weather getting colder I needed to run antifreeze in the system. I had only been refilling with water. This piece was pretty tricky to find since the hair line crack only leaks once it's hot under pressure and doesn't drip when I get home. Since I was going to fix it I was also going to change out the lower hose to give me some more rubber flex from engine to radiator.
I wasn't sure I could reuse/fix the factory piece but that's what I ended up doing once I got it off and studied it. I found the crack with a magnifying glass. I grooved it and filled with JB Weld inside and out. Before I did that I found a 1 3/4" OD to 1 3/4" ID exhaust reducer that fit right inside the 2 1/2" original port. I really wanted a 1 3/4" OD to 1 1/2" OD reducer but couldn't find one at any of the places I went. I even went to a nearby exhaust shop only to find it had closed down. Anyways, I cut the port down, preheated the piece since it's cast in the oven, welded on the reducer and threw it back in the oven to slowly cool off.
Once cooled down I mixed up some more JB Weld and coated the weld and the inside seam. The next day I took my piece to a Baxters parts place and found a hose that looked like it would work. To get the right bend I fit the lower port back on the block and cut/bent a coat hanger to the shape I was looking for. This hose has a slight flare on one side for 1 3/4" so the size ended up being perfect, but the bend could have been just a tiny bit more. I cut it right about where the label is on the hose. It gave me 2-3 times more rubber flex than my last frankenstein adapter and eliminates half of the hose clamps.
I also was able to move the heater return to a better position so my hose doesn't have a U bend in it. Here's the lower port painted and ready to install. The port is held to the block with three bolts and uses a rubber o-ring to seal.
The port also supports the alternator and this was my main reason for wanting to fix this part, so the support lines up correctly. I'll be watching for coolant usage hoping I got that port sealed up.
Besides that I got my rear tires siped and did some weather maintenance. I replace the wipers and treated all glass with Aquapel. I've always liked the visability increase in wet weather with treatments like Rain-X but they never last very long and end up making the wipers chatter once it wears off. Aquapel came highly recommended by a fellow detailer so I'm giving it a try and am impressed so far.
My power steering reservoir cap didn't seal very well and would leak fluid on everything underneath it and is the reason my steering box looks so juice. I took the cap apart and doubled up on the rubber washer. It feels much tighter now so I hope that's stopped the leak.
My stereo stopped working and I've been troubleshooting that. I have my CB on the same power and switched leads and it would work so that threw me for a loop until I realized the CB wasn't keeping a memory. I finally checked my main fuse for that power line on the battery and found the fuse blown so even though I pulled that radio in and out 5 times it ends up being a simple fix. With the dash removal two weeks ago I thought I'd pulled a wire somewhere or the radio died.
We're in the hot zone now so the
could pop anytime.
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