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Ended up spending nearly the wholel week on this bumper project. I could have built a bumper from scratch I think in that time. Maybe not.....I get about 2 hours hands on in a day....usually in 10-15 minute bursts. So a full bumper would take me 2 months. Maybe....maybe longer.
Bumper turned out great....happy with everything. We popped the winch in it(M12000) to see how things lined up. No issues. We'll move the control box under the hood once we get into under hood stuff(hopefully soon).
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Last thing was to put in the crossbar....we made ours bolt in. Had to remove 2.5" out of it. Going to do a pretty cool skid plate on this truck too....that might happen next week.
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Thinking I will go with the roller fairlead for the winch....I have a brand new one. Going to install synthetic line as well.
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Took a look at those batteries.....impressive. And pricey!
Yup, running the numbers it works out to be a bit cheaper and MUCH lighter than a comparable conventional AGM setup (for an aux battery) in the long run.
I was thinking about powder coating the Warn rollers I have....brand new fairlead. Those Daystar ones are pretty cool though.....was on the list to research. Reviews aren't so good but it seems like mostly fitment issues.
I used the guts of a Cummins starter for my 3B. Just reuse the Toyota nose cone. Great way to switch from 24v to 12v on the cheap.I'll get with Rob on which one. I have a 6BT in the RV....might go have a look at that starter. Had no idea they would interchange...
Rob can probably help you with a nose cone.The 1HZ motor in #2 didn't come with a starter....so no swapping nose cones. But I think the HZJ73 came with another starter.....will look at the box of stuff I have for it. 73 is a 24V truck.