How are you liking the sound without a resonator? Any other noticeable differences? Planning on cutting mine off in the near future too
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A bit louder on start up but once driving not bad. One thing to note is there is no longer a support for the pipe going from the muffler to the rear, my muffler is shot so everything is rattling now at idle.
I plan on replacing my muffler and getting a new pipe bent from the muffler to the rear, I will have them put a hanger on at that time.
I plan on replacing my muffler and getting a new pipe bent from the muffler to the rear, I will have them put a hanger on at that time.
Glad to finally find a thread showing the process for notching the cross-member to fit the BIOR with integrated receiver. I'm struggling to decide to go with the integrated receiver vs. keeping the factory hitch installed. The one picture I could find where someone left the receiver on rather than getting the integrated on did not look good. I tow regularly and was worried about the bumper not being rated for towing. But I've also seen enough evidence of people towing with their BIOR bumpers and having no concerns with it.
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Breather Extensions
Had to scramble last week to get all my diffs extended before a offroad trip with 2"+ of rain expected. Not many pictures because it was time consuming since I had to drop my skid plates but overall no issues.
I ended up reusing all the OEM breathers. At the very least I will replace the front and rear diff breathers with new ones.
Front Diff: Just a direct extension. I will make a holder for it and get a new breather.
Transfer: Instead of running new lines from the source I used some couplers to extend the lines up to the engine compartment and reuse the OEM breather
. I think it worked out well.
Rear Diff: I jumped into this a little too quick. I tried to do the same thing I did on my 4runner and locate the breather in the gas cap compartment. Initial plan was to drill a small hole and use the fule line and hose clamp to secure the breather in the sheet metal. I did not realize there were 2 layers to go through. I ended up not be able to use a hose clamp but I think it is on secure enough, will have to monitor.
Kinda hard to see but hose is routed up through the a hole, secured with wire ties.
Had to scramble last week to get all my diffs extended before a offroad trip with 2"+ of rain expected. Not many pictures because it was time consuming since I had to drop my skid plates but overall no issues.
I ended up reusing all the OEM breathers. At the very least I will replace the front and rear diff breathers with new ones.
Front Diff: Just a direct extension. I will make a holder for it and get a new breather.
Transfer: Instead of running new lines from the source I used some couplers to extend the lines up to the engine compartment and reuse the OEM breather
. I think it worked out well.
Rear Diff: I jumped into this a little too quick. I tried to do the same thing I did on my 4runner and locate the breather in the gas cap compartment. Initial plan was to drill a small hole and use the fule line and hose clamp to secure the breather in the sheet metal. I did not realize there were 2 layers to go through. I ended up not be able to use a hose clamp but I think it is on secure enough, will have to monitor.
Kinda hard to see but hose is routed up through the a hole, secured with wire ties.
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Rausch Creek Trip#2 this year.
I had planned this April trip to Rausch in hopes of getting some nice weather and camping at the park. Mother nature had other ideas and treated us to temps in 30's with snow and sleet - 25mph winds, this along with all the rain the day before made the trails intersting. Despite the weather we had a great time. The trails had small rivers running down them and some of the water crossings a bit deeper than normal. Ended up running a good amount of blue trails that I hadn't been on before.
With the weather what it was not too many pictures. I have few videos that I need to edit then I will post.
Here are a few pics:
Here I am demonstrating how to get stuck. I took what I thought was an easier line (note there was a bypass but fun is that). Hard to tell from the pictures but I ended up in a perfectly sized landcruiser hole. Once I dropped down into it I had 2 big rocks in the front and no room behind. Thankfully my buddy in the 80 series got around first to pull me out and not one of the Jeeps.
I was able to test both my new BIOR rear (as I dropped into the hole) and my Dissent front bumper (as I was pulled out) both worked awesome. Also exercised my BIOR sliders and skids both suffering some damage along the way but nothing a bit of paint won't fix.
So that was my shakedown trip for the rear bumper from here on out I will be doing maintenance, storage mods, and wiring in preparation for my summer trip to Nova Scotia.
I had planned this April trip to Rausch in hopes of getting some nice weather and camping at the park. Mother nature had other ideas and treated us to temps in 30's with snow and sleet - 25mph winds, this along with all the rain the day before made the trails intersting. Despite the weather we had a great time. The trails had small rivers running down them and some of the water crossings a bit deeper than normal. Ended up running a good amount of blue trails that I hadn't been on before.
With the weather what it was not too many pictures. I have few videos that I need to edit then I will post.
Here are a few pics:
Here I am demonstrating how to get stuck. I took what I thought was an easier line (note there was a bypass but fun is that). Hard to tell from the pictures but I ended up in a perfectly sized landcruiser hole. Once I dropped down into it I had 2 big rocks in the front and no room behind. Thankfully my buddy in the 80 series got around first to pull me out and not one of the Jeeps.
I was able to test both my new BIOR rear (as I dropped into the hole) and my Dissent front bumper (as I was pulled out) both worked awesome. Also exercised my BIOR sliders and skids both suffering some damage along the way but nothing a bit of paint won't fix.
So that was my shakedown trip for the rear bumper from here on out I will be doing maintenance, storage mods, and wiring in preparation for my summer trip to Nova Scotia.
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Couple more after pictures. I like the mud look:
If you look hard enough I added some custom pinstripes
If you look hard enough I added some custom pinstripes
Summer trip to Nova Scotia.......hmmm that's on my/our list...... got any details you can share?
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Happy to share and I welcome feedback/suggestions. I have a rough plan but still waiting on confirmation from work for the time off.
I am planning on ~30 total days of travel with ~15 days in Nova Scotia. It will be a mix of camping and cabin/house rentals (to keep the wife happy).
1st Stop is Acadia National Park for a few days of camping
Travel up the coast and enter Canada through Lubec - Ferry to Deer Island
Spend a day on Deer Island
Head up to Saint John - Ferry to Nova Scotia
Stay a few days around Digby
Kejimkujik National Park
Head to the east coast and travel up through Dartmouth
Go to the northern part of Nova Scotia (not sure on details)
Still looking for off the beaten path places to drive/camp
Happy to share and I welcome feedback/suggestions. I have a rough plan but still waiting on confirmation from work for the time off.
I am planning on ~30 total days of travel with ~15 days in Nova Scotia. It will be a mix of camping and cabin/house rentals (to keep the wife happy).
1st Stop is Acadia National Park for a few days of camping
Travel up the coast and enter Canada through Lubec - Ferry to Deer Island
Spend a day on Deer Island
Head up to Saint John - Ferry to Nova Scotia
Stay a few days around Digby
Kejimkujik National Park
Head to the east coast and travel up through Dartmouth
Go to the northern part of Nova Scotia (not sure on details)
Still looking for off the beaten path places to drive/camp
Some how I missed your reply, thanks for the outline. I have been to Rausch Creek 4 times now with the Gotham City Land Cruisers and for some instruction from Kyle with offroad consulting. I have run all the greens and some blues......
I'll see what I can find on Nova Scotia as I would like to do the Labrador Highway before it's all paved. I ran across this site Gravel Travel Canada - Home aimed at dual sport dirt bikes but they are 4wd freindly and sent me some GPX files when I was considering a route from Ontario Ca to Banif Ca...... We ended up going out i90 and staying in the states. Check out GCLC and the Coal Miner Classic in July.....lots of 80's and 40's but still a fun time for 100's.
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Would like some feedback on this idea.
2nd battery in spare location mounted on the spare tire cross beam. I don't think it should have any problem supporting the weight. I am going to add another tie down perpendicular to the one pictured.
I had to make some spacers to drop it down to give enough clearance for the terminals.
Clearance for terminals. The 2nd tie down will extend higher than the terminals so in the case of impact the terminals should not come into contact with the body. Additionally the military terminals I bought have beefy covers.
2nd battery in spare location mounted on the spare tire cross beam. I don't think it should have any problem supporting the weight. I am going to add another tie down perpendicular to the one pictured.
I had to make some spacers to drop it down to give enough clearance for the terminals.
Clearance for terminals. The 2nd tie down will extend higher than the terminals so in the case of impact the terminals should not come into contact with the body. Additionally the military terminals I bought have beefy covers.
Think there'd be any problem with shorting under water during water crossings?
My gut says there won't be much issue other then getting dirty but if you coat the terminals they should be good.
My gut says there won't be much issue other then getting dirty but if you coat the terminals they should be good.
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Not just water crossings, but any rainy/snowy/muddy day is going to cake the battery. It's going to be a PITA to do any sort of maintenance or add accessories, as well. Not ideal. Engine bay is a much better location (better protection, accessible, all of your electronics are nearby, etc).
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Could you tip the battery 90 degrees, so the terminals are rear facing? Was just thinking worst case what if you slipped off your line and somehow a rock smacked that cross member, then pushed those terminals up into the body... that could let all the smoke out in a bad way. I dunno if it were me I'd cram it in under the hood somewhere, or maybe inside or in front of one of your drawers in back?
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if your heart is set on the location you chose (Not sure if it is) then why not add in one of those R/V boxes for the battery so that it is a bit more protected from the elements.
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Thanks for all the feedback.
My rationale for this location was based on the following:
Engine Bay location - I have a working AHC system so the traditional space for a 2nd battery is not available. I have seen other builds where you can squeeze another battery in by moving the steering pump reservoir - still an option but see below points.
Weight - With the new rear bumper my weight is a bit more evenly distributed but still biased towards the front (Winch/Skids). Yes fully loaded the back will be heavier but I could use bags if needed and/or heavier springs
Cost - I have this group 65 battery I'd have to buy something smaller to fit in the front.
All of my accessories (fridge/compressor/inverter) will be in the rear. I will be running a few lines up front for lights but that is small gauge wire so should be easy. I will be using a bussman fuse/relay holder so wiring should be straight forward.
Maybe the combination of the suggested RV box and flipping the battery on its side (tried it already but its higher that way so will need to adjust spacers). Once I have the main wiring done I will not need to add anything to the terminals so putting some sort of sealant is possible.
Thanks again and any other opinions are welcome.
My rationale for this location was based on the following:
Engine Bay location - I have a working AHC system so the traditional space for a 2nd battery is not available. I have seen other builds where you can squeeze another battery in by moving the steering pump reservoir - still an option but see below points.
Weight - With the new rear bumper my weight is a bit more evenly distributed but still biased towards the front (Winch/Skids). Yes fully loaded the back will be heavier but I could use bags if needed and/or heavier springs
Cost - I have this group 65 battery I'd have to buy something smaller to fit in the front.
All of my accessories (fridge/compressor/inverter) will be in the rear. I will be running a few lines up front for lights but that is small gauge wire so should be easy. I will be using a bussman fuse/relay holder so wiring should be straight forward.
Maybe the combination of the suggested RV box and flipping the battery on its side (tried it already but its higher that way so will need to adjust spacers). Once I have the main wiring done I will not need to add anything to the terminals so putting some sort of sealant is possible.
Thanks again and any other opinions are welcome.
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Can you rig a place for it in a drawer? Makes it more accessible, you don't have to figure out wiring from outside to inside, protected from the elements, and meets your balancing criteria.
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Space is at a premium. 2 Adults, 3 Kids, 25 day trip with camping - goal is to be self contained no trailer.
So every ounce of space is being optimized, part of the bumper addition was to free up space underneath. I plan to put an air tank and possibly a water tank underneath. If I could figure out something else to stick under there the battery could go inside but at this point it has to be underneath or in the engine bay.
So every ounce of space is being optimized, part of the bumper addition was to free up space underneath. I plan to put an air tank and possibly a water tank underneath. If I could figure out something else to stick under there the battery could go inside but at this point it has to be underneath or in the engine bay.
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I second the idea that if you are set on that location, use an rv battery box (black box next to the propane tank in the pic below) and you should be fine
As far as space in the engine bay. I looked at this myself as I wanted a dual battery and have working ahc and want to keep it. I found the power steering fluid reservoir can be moved to the front of the air filter box and this will give room for a group 31 battery in its place. You can also re use the mounting points for the reservoir to mount the battery tray. As for the rest that's your call but just wanted to say it is possible to mount a battery in the engine bay.
