Pre-Cruise Moab Wrenching Session

[RyanR]

Wish I could have made it down to GJ to join you guys for a little wrenching. It's always more fun with friends but I managed to get a little work done myself over the weekend. I got my CB installed and was really pleased with how everything came out so I did a little install write-up and posted it here on mud.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj-cruiser...bandi-mount-additional-12v-power-install.html

 

[jonharis]

That's a great write up Ryan! Thanks for contributing it to mud. We need more of that.

We will have one last wrenching session next Sunday, the more people the better, I for one will have a ton of things to do to the truck.

If you guys didn't get an email for whatever reason about the GoPro deal send me a PM by tomorrow morning to get in on this round.

 

[RyanR]

So I took a crack at tuning my radio last night and got some advice from other forums members in my how-to thread linked above. If anyone else is a complete novice to CB radios in general like I am it might be a good read as Mtbcoach and 1911 did a great job of answering my questions. I feel like I have the radio dialed in pretty well now and I'm excited to use it on the trail!

 

[jonharis]

Big thanks to James, Jeff and Matt for all of your help yesterday. Worked on the truck from 8:30am to ~2:00am this morning. The coffee never tasted so good today.

Got a lot taken care of.

• Plasti-Diped the front grille
• Painted battery box for new Die-Hard Platinum 31M, Went to sears to purchase the battery and they were closed.
• Installed new ToyOutfitters Upper and Lower Control Arms
• Installed the Fox Rear piggybacks
• Installed the Slee Front Remote Res
• Diagnosed that I have an issue with the stearing rack
• Started installing the Titan TW12 winch and found that there is not room for the solenoid box, will need to think through a good mount for under the hood.
• Started installing the Rhino Rack and found that the parts supplied are incorrect for my truck.

On Matt's Truck

• Installed extended brake lines
• Installed new gas tank skid.

Overall a very successful day and the truck is going to make it to Moab It will be a little incomplete and we are not quite sure where we will store the stuff that was going on the rack but we will make it none the less.