plasma cutter and some ductape
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I just looked at the first page and last page of this build don’t know wtf is going on with this truck.
That clears it up.
Your neighbors must think you have absolutely lost it.
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What i lost is the dang oe 55 bumper thats been waiting around a year for me to get to this front bumper/winch project ...... 
and now its been jacked. It would have been perfect as it had alot of character with a nice ding/bent corner and some cool patina. shucks.
and now its been jacked. It would have been perfect as it had alot of character with a nice ding/bent corner and some cool patina. shucks.
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Found an Oem 55bumper.
Beefed it up added some mounts for the IPF’s.
Kept it tucked up nice n snug against the winch.
I need to find an old schoolish looking fairlead....or may try and hide one on the inside of the bumper to keep the oem-ish style.
Beefed it up added some mounts for the IPF’s.
Kept it tucked up nice n snug against the winch.
I need to find an old schoolish looking fairlead....or may try and hide one on the inside of the bumper to keep the oem-ish style.
Glad to not see a HF POS in the front of your rig.
probably because they are both China and HF 12k can be purchased for $289
Bacon bits looks awesome by the way
I sometimes forget that there's an 80 under there
I sometimes forget that there's an 80 under there
Not all warn winches are made in china. You can always tell a chinese winch because it sounds like a rock grinder.
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My chicomm winch sounds OK when it works. The problem is after the solenoids are warmed up from a little use, the only sound it makes when the button is pushed is CLICK.... I could spend some real coin replacing Chicomm solenoids with USA warn solenoids, but then I might as well buy a good used USA winch.
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finally got around to welding up some Patina Cupholders - and used some rubber inserts an old roommate left behind.
the plan is to leave them raw steel and see if they pick up some patina :
the plan is to leave them raw steel and see if they pick up some patina :
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Got my first real test out with some serious weight in the back of Baconbits As well as a good 200mi round trip highway only tester of mpgs. I’ve been running some high detergent 7.5w/30 synthetic which is yielding 19.6mpg hyw as the block is cleaning out a bit.
845lbs made the springs sag a bit...
845lbs made the springs sag a bit...
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The oztent Rv1 fits an Exped Megamat Duo like a glove.....and allows the tent to collapse with it fully inflated. So full setup or collapse time of the tent is about 20seconds as the oztent is already fully unfolded/uncased.
in collapsed form - with the inflated Exped and bedding - the whole thing sits under the roofline for quiet and no wind drag.
in collapsed form - with the inflated Exped and bedding - the whole thing sits under the roofline for quiet and no wind drag.
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Thats stellar - I have an RV 1 and it has never occurred to me to do this - you now have a 30 second set up! Brilliant!
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no more unpacking or unfolding the Oztent. its opened up already and ready to simply reach in and lift up/deploy. this pic is with the awning sealing up the top portion. so just untuck that and reach in for the lift up tug strap. Im shooting to get a tarp cover made to seal the oztent awning from uv rays and be an inexpensive replacement for uv wear n tear vs the tent. i will probably do it in grey to match the roof grey.
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