Builds Shipwreck

[SuperBuickGuy]

My wife wanted opening side windows for her JunK .... today was install day for one

and yes, the window broke coming out

she wanted complete removeable - so it's completely removeable...

 

[peesalot]

which 270 is that ? do you like it ? ( Nevermind, found it in the previous posts.)

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

which 270 is that ? do you like it ? ( Nevermind, found it in the previous posts.)

funny thing is I was looking for a 270 because I wanted something less howitzer then the 300... so I did the right thing and bought a 308 - I've never claimed to make sense....

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Uhaul said nothing about flat towing

it's new home

just so y'all know I'm equal opportunity in my offending.
Told something that told me that "I'd be cutting the grass on the infield with that old car"... I brought my lawn mower.

motormouth was substantially slower

my new shop... substantially less trees too

and yeah, new digs... we moved 300 miles east

I read somewhere that most people die within 20 miles of where they were born. If I were to die here, I'd barely, I miss that statistic... this also means you'll be seeing pictures of wheeling new Walla Walla Washington.

Guess I still won't be selling my '40 I cannot wait to snow wheel - this is where I got my love of all things 4x4 and where I learned (read, almost died) to wheel in the snow.

and I'm beyond happy getting away from Sodom on the Sound.

and finally, my wife's first words when we closed on this house.... "when you buying a forklift"... I love her

 

[peesalot]

Nice place. congratulations. Any fully finished pics of the JK dog palace ?

 

[srgould41]

Well, you did keep threatening to move.

 

[Ryan Towry]

well shoot. you went and jumped east of me. I have been looking for a good excuse to go snow wheel the blues though. seems like some beautiful country.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Nice place. congratulations. Any fully finished pics of the JK dog palace ?

uhhhh..... are they ever fully done? I'll snap a few tonight, but it's not done, next up is drawer dividers and the 'other' side removable window... of course, that means find the parts and tools...

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

well shoot. you went and jumped east of me. I have been looking for a good excuse to go snow wheel the blues though. seems like some beautiful country.

above Walla Walla is some land owned by a railroad that is open for wheeling - I've heard that some access has been reduced, but soon, I'm going to go up and see for myself. that said, I'm 2 hours closer to Naches (and Liberty)...

 

[Ryan Towry]

above Walla Walla is some land owned by a railroad that is open for wheeling - I've heard that some access has been reduced, but soon, I'm going to go up and see for myself. that said, I'm 2 hours closer to Naches (and Liberty)...

and now you have to drive by my front yard if you want to wheel funnyrocks. I need ot get my RV roof finished and make some road trips.

 

[05CTD]

Congrats on the move and the new digs. I'm just west of Spokane in Medical Lake. I'm definitely slacking for dog riding in my vehicles compared to your wife's JK.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Off the hook garage.....!!! A befitting throne room for your TLC and his friends.....

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Good friends haul your Buicks

and I'm setting the proper tone by putting this here for awhile

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Final pictures - no, not final - pictures of the cage install. I have a 24v powered AC compressor that I'm installing when it arrives.... but for now, this is it (the AC compressor is going under the rear passenger seat)
the cage is dividable and holds 2 - 100 plus pound dogs. Last cage, I used lighter-duty glides, not this time, those are 400 lb glides....

doors open with the divider in place

control panel for the electrics, above it is the input for the solar panel on the roof

2 water sources, the bumper and the bottle on the back - getting that fitting to glue to the bottle was a challenge

the seat (that will have the ac under it) - it folds to allow the door to be open to the cage and allow that pooch free range

other side, on the bottom is a space for a rescue pack and wet things, then two drawers (which are getting dividers), to the right of those drawers is the space for radios and changers, on top, medical bags

all the rear windows have expanded metal over the windows so that there's plenty of fresh air when stopped... also the foxwing awning covers the side and rear of the car.

front has HAM radio, and various light controls for the outside of the vehicle. Inside lights are controlled by the panel above

and there is the tour.... from here out, it will get a few refinements (such as better latches for the rear drawers).... but the only real change I'm making is I'll add another battery for 12v stuff and parallel the batteries under the floor so they can run the new a/c unit.

 

[Josey1972]

Final pictures - no, not final - pictures of the cage install. I have a 24v powered AC compressor that I'm installing when it arrives.... but for now, this is it (the AC compressor is going under the rear passenger seat)
the cage is dividable and holds 2 - 100 plus pound dogs. Last cage, I used lighter-duty glides, not this time, those are 400 lb glides....

doors open with the divider in place

control panel for the electrics, above it is the input for the solar panel on the roof

2 water sources, the bumper and the bottle on the back - getting that fitting to glue to the bottle was a challenge

the seat (that will have the ac under it) - it folds to allow the door to be open to the cage and allow that pooch free range

other side, on the bottom is a space for a rescue pack and wet things, then two drawers (which are getting dividers), to the right of those drawers is the space for radios and changers, on top, medical bags

all the rear windows have expanded metal over the windows so that there's plenty of fresh air when stopped... also the foxwing awning covers the side and rear of the car.

front has HAM radio, and various light controls for the outside of the vehicle. Inside lights are controlled by the panel above

and there is the tour.... from here out, it will get a few refinements (such as better latches for the rear drawers).... but the only real change I'm making is I'll add another battery for 12v stuff and parallel the batteries under the floor so they can run the new a/c unit.

That is a great cage. I’m working on something similar on my 40 for security reasons. Great thinking!

 

[srgould41]

Awesome work! You should switch career fields .

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Jeep and now a Corvette (testing the patience of the powers that be)..... my last weekend

I smoked the brake challenge

in a more sedate setting

now I might have time to get the top off my '40....

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

back to LC content...
top on

temp check

top off

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Tonight, started on the lift
first, use your crane to set the uprights in place

so, joking aside, siting is the biggest challenge. Here it's square to the door

that doesn't work because it crowds the driver's side and really limits length
not just that but it puts one of the uprights about middle of the rear door
next step... 'draw' a straight line to the rear door

move cars and tape mark the floor

move stunt suburban into place

both sides have plenty of room for activities - all while keeping the right post out of the way

Next up, fix the bent cross brace (I guess you can't pick the lift up with it.... ah well)

the drill the floor for bolts. I might move it back a little bit - but even as I type this, I think "no"... it seems like you never have enough room around the lift, so keeping that clear is likely going to be the answer

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Installed