Builds Lumpskie's Diesel 80 build

[Lumpskie]

My swingout tire carrier came in! I know this rear bumper is a patio more than a bumper, but the swingout really looks like good quality. It has a nice latching mechanism and, from what I hear, it can be finely adjusted to ensure rattle free fitment. I am excited to run a full size spare... I've never done that before. I plan on painting it to match the rest of the bumper.

Closer shot

 

[jomelo]

@Lumpskie Interested to see this tire carrier mounted up. I’ve got the same bumper on my green CE and have considered fitting the spare as well.

 

[Lumpskie]

@Lumpskie Interested to see this tire carrier mounted up. I’ve got the same bumper on my green CE and have considered fitting the spare as well.

I'm hoping to get it back from the paint shop tomorrow. If that happens, I'll post up some pictures on this thread over the weekend, as I attempt the install. I hear these swingouts are awesome and very adjustable to make a perfect fit. However, I hear that makes install a pain.

 

[Lumpskie]

A sign I'm really getting old... I got my Slinky Heavy rear springs in the mail yesterday. But, after working a 13 hour day, I didn't even open the box.

 

[Lumpskie]

Grabbed the swingout from the paint shop yesterday. I think it turned out pretty well. Not a perfect match, but good enough for me.

 

[Lumpskie]

I tried to install my swingout after work yesterday. As expected, I had issues with rusty threads on bolts. I have to take of the rubber cap on the wing of the bumper to access the hole for the mounting hinge. Apparently, the design uses captured bolts embedded in the rubber. Of course, trying to loosen them made them spin in the rubber. With no heads to hold, I am going to just order a new cap and cut them off somehow. So, I moved on to removing the blank panel where the swingout arm will go. With some work, I got all 4 bolts out without breaking anything. (WD40 soak worked?)

So, I got to building the arm and complete 3 entire steps until I hit a snag...

Looks like my rear bumper doesn't have a center locator assembly for the arm to hang on. I called ARB and they told me to send them a picture of all the hardware that I have as well as the bumper as it sits. Hopefully, they can get me that part soon. I just sat the arm in place to get a picture of what it would look like. Once it sees some weather, I think the paint will match pretty well.

Hopefully, ARB gets back to me soon so I can install it. For now, I just put the blank panel back on.

 

[Jroc561]

Looks awesome

 

[Lumpskie]

We spent last weekend at the cabin, to plan our next phase of upgrade/renovation on it. While we were my boy and I went on a hike to explore a bit.

We went up the local class 6 road and saw some cool ice formations at the creek:

The snow was covered in ice. As usual, Shorty found a way to have a little extra fun

After a while, I could see some extra light through the woods that looked like a clearing. We found a little path that went in that direction and ended up find a really cool camp site on the shore of a pretty big beaver pond!

 

[Lumpskie]

The pond had a huge beaver lodge on it. It was really pretty cool.

There was also a stone wall that went right in the water. So, at some point, this was settled land:

The boy and dog had as much fun as I did

 

[Lumpskie]

A few small updates. First, it is getting to be time to change the timing belt on my rig. So, I ordere:

1. timing belt
2. tensioner
3. water pump
4. fan clutch

I have a Koyo radiation that Jailbreak Overlander gave me. My current radiator's plastic is pretty brown and I'm considering just putting the other in there. His radiator has been sitting uncapped for a couple of years. Should I be worried putting it in my rig (rust, corrosion or something else)?

Also, now that I'm working from home, I'm not driving the Cruiser everyday. After sitting for a week, I walked by it in the garage. I noticed a wet spot about the size of a man hole cover underneath it. It was diesel. So, I pulled the skids off this last weekend and found the source of the leak. My water separator cartridge was loose. I tightened it by hand and the leak stopped! I love easy fixes!

I cleaned up the skids a bit too. I made the bottom side nice and shiny but just scraped the half inch of dried mud off the top.

I underestimated how handy it is to have aluminum skids, when my buddy Rob suggested it. They are light enough to man handle with ease. For the kind of wheeling I do, they've held up great as well.

Still waiting on that Superflex arm... no idea when that thing will arrive...

 

[Lumpskie]

I ended up having KG Performance do the maintenance work on the Cruiser for me, since work is so hectic right now. (And, my buddy Pat now works there and would do the work) Work completed:

1. Put in the radiator I got for Jailbreak Overlander (way better shape than mine
2. fan clutch
3. timing belt
4. water pump
5. tensioner
6. replaced lift pump fittings - my Airdog was leaking. I thought I fixed it but it started leaking again. Pat thought he fixed it by upgrading to new style fittings... but I got a small diesel drip spot in my garage. So, I'll pull the skids this afternoon to see where the leak is coming from. Really... my "soft" fuel lines have gotten hard. I think the skid has forced them to move from their "normal" position, which puts stress on the fitting to the pump itself. So, it causes the pump to leak. If I can't get this taken care of with some basic tightening and tweaking, I'm going full stainless braided lines and AN fittings on this thing.

Cool side note:
KG put my rig on their Instagram.

 

[Lumpskie]

My center locator bracket came in the mail! So, the bumper swingout build was back on. (queue the longest tire carrier post in history... hey, it took me months to get it done. Let me relish in the moment)

Before I got to that, I had to redo the spring latch mechanism... when I lined it up on the bumper, the latch was catching. So, I moved the pin towards the middle of the spring to lessen the block height when compressed:

Even that didn't allow the spring to retract as far as required. So, I cut the end of the pin. Problem solved!

There were lots of pieces to get aligned: the arm with the bumper,the locator bracket with the arm, the latch with the bumper and the bumpstop depth.

Once everything was set, I gave it a try. I like the mechanism a lot! Check it out:



After that, I grabbed my spare out from under the rig to set how far it hang off the back of the carrier

Here's how it sits with a 31" spare:

I made sure everything works/clears with the tire on there:

I'll hang this 315 off there, once my license plate relocator comes in. You can see the size difference:

 

[Lumpskie]

Got a full size spare on the ARB rear bumper. It looks a lot bigger than the stock size... which had an OEM look to it. I'm pretty excited to have a swingout with full size spare... this will be the first time I've had one.

Back in 2010, my wife got me a Trasharoo. I had just finished building a front bumper for my Tacoma and was planning on building a rear. Well... that didn't happen. With work/family stuff, it has been moved through 3 houses and packed in camping closets along the way... until yesterday! Behold! 10 year old Trasharoo!

 

[baldilocks]

I have to admit I like your barn better than that rear bumper. Sorry but that thing is huge and looks like it would hang you up a lot.

 

[Lumpskie]

I have to admit I like your barn better than that rear bumper. Sorry but that thing is huge and looks like it would hang you up a lot.

I gotta say I really appreciate your honesty. I was really torn on what I was going to do about the rear bumper. I really want a Delta rear. But I tow a 23' boat. I want to explore the great north woods in Maine this year and need a spare to do that but didn't want to throw away money. I drag that rear bumper all over the place but it hasn't prevented me from making it over an obstacle yet... you get my conflict...

I decided that my son is 5 and my time is 0. So I needed to seize the moment and get the family out wheeling (and maybe camping) as much as possible while they still want to. My boy is obsessed with trying to catch a fish, roof top tents, pocket knives and hatchets. He likes wheeling too but his love is really just being in the outdoors. My wife used to camp in Colorado but doesn't here due to ticks. But a RTT or adventure trailer might be enough to change her mind... I figured this is the time to go "overland" and just get us out there asap. So I just got the spare on. At this point, I can hit the road anytime I want without worry.

If I still lived out west... I would have probably made a different decision. Traction was so much higher and obstacles so much steeper that I would have had to change the bumper out. But out here, it isn't as big of a a deal. Also... I hate to admit how much I like that back porch as a seat, table or step. And I do think the swingout design is pretty cool...

I'm rambling. You get my point. Hopefully, I have lots of small adventures with the family that grow to become big ones that require a more aggressive rear bumper. That would make me happy.

 

[baldilocks]

I gotta say I really appreciate your honesty. I was really torn on what I was going to do about the rear bumper. I really want a Delta rear. But I tow a 23' boat. I want to explore the great north woods in Maine this year and need a spare to do that but didn't want to throw away money. I drag that rear bumper all over the place but it hasn't prevented me from making it over an obstacle yet... you get my conflict...

I decided that my son is 5 and my time is 0. So I needed to seize the moment and get the family out wheeling (and maybe camping) as much as possible while they still want to. My boy is obsessed with trying to catch a fish, roof top tents, pocket knives and hatchets. He likes wheeling too but his love is really just being in the outdoors. My wife used to camp in Colorado but doesn't here due to ticks. But a RTT or adventure trailer might be enough to change her mind... I figured this is the time to go "overland" and just get us out there asap. So I just got the spare on. At this point, I can hit the road anytime I want without worry.

If I still lived out west... I would have probably made a different decision. Traction was so much higher and obstacles so much steeper that I would have had to change the bumper out. But out here, it isn't as big of a a deal. Also... I hate to admit how much I like that back porch as a seat, table or step. And I do think the swingout design is pretty cool...

I'm rambling. You get my point. Hopefully, I have lots of small adventures with the family that grow to become big ones that require a more aggressive rear bumper. That would make me happy.

I especially like the part about knives and hatchets combined with fishing in the great outdoors. Kids do grow up very quickly. As they say, carpe diem

 

[subzali]

I especially like the part about knives and hatchets combined with fishing in the great outdoors. Kids do grow up very quickly. As they say, carpe diem

“Seize the carp?” Goes along with the fishing theme...

...Sorry joke from high school mixing up the Latin word meanings...

@Lumpskie I’m with you. Probably not first rear bumper choice but it’s what you have. Actually putting that 35” spare on makes the bumper look smaller/more proportional so roll with it!

 

[Lumpskie]

Looks like it was a good time to check under my hood. The tensioner wasn't tight enough and, from the look of it, the old belt was a little brittle when it rolled! Ordered new of both and am just running without an AC belt for now.

 

[Lumpskie]

*NON LAND CRUISER CONTENT*

We hired an old school local guy to rebuild the chimney on our cabin. He looks like he is in his late 60s or early 70s... really friendly guy. Anyway, we had to come to the cabin early this weekend to do some other repairs. When I showed up, I saw that work was under way. Then I started looking closer....

....

...Is that a dog up there?

Yes sir, it is!

I got a chuckle out of that. Maggie was a great dog and was very safe on the roof. She knew to avoid the sky lights and, even when her ball rolled off, never made an attempt to jump. At the end of the day, she climbed onto her master to be carried down. Bob said that his last dog would walk up and down the ladder by himself. Maggie is young, he said... she still has time to learn.

 

[ppc]

A real woofer!!