What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (46 Viewers)

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Here is a pro tip for slow and dense people like me. If you have purchased a battery-to-fridge cord with the SB50 Anderson plug on the end from @NLXTACY, do yourself a favor and pull the pins from the SB50 housing to make running the cord easier. I'm an idiot and don't be me.

Second, Joey needs to sell that wire loom by the foot. It is fantastic! When I looked online to buy some the minimum order was too big for me to justify.

Do you mean the coiled wire? Yeah, I have crazy minimums I have to purchase to get what I need.
 
No, I didn't grow up in Gilroy. But my father owns the big palm tree nursery/farm on both sides of the 101 fwy from Masten to Buena Vista. So I usually spend some time there in the summers.
Cool. Yeah. Definitely know the place. I grew up out there.
 
Do you mean the coiled wire? Yeah, I have crazy minimums I have to purchase to get what I need.


No, just t the wire loom in these guys. I really like it.

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Have you tried Usal Beach? It is north of Westport about 30 min and right on the beach. We go up there for the day when staying at Westport.
I haven't been there but will definitely check it out on my next trip up. Thanks kind sir.
 
Attempted to keep my Auto AC Amplifier alive in the event of a windshield leak (the holes are new)

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Attempted to keep my Auto AC Amplifier alive in the event of a windshield leak (the holes are new)

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That should do it based on my experience. I wonder if there's an epoxy dip/spray That the board could be safely coated with.
 
Drove it to the beach and parked it for a week. Caught some good waves and just chilled...:cool:
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That should do it based on my experience. I wonder if there's an epoxy dip/spray That the board could be safely coated with.

Probably, but I doubt it's necessary as long as the water can get out. Everything is pretty low voltage and as long as it isn't submerged in water any corrosion would be so slow you likely would find and address the windshield issue before the board went bad.

Plus any board coating would make any component repair/replacement difficult in the future if needed.

I actually kinda want to drill the connector housings as that is another place water can get trapped and cause corrosion.. just didn't think about it before reinstall.

Besides.. I don't see my windshield being an issue any time soon. The current install is very good.. and if it gets replaced I'll be watching them like a hawk and testing the integrity of install afterward. Learned my lesson on that process already.
 
That should do it based on my experience. I wonder if there's an epoxy dip/spray That the board could be safely coated with.


Yes. You're looking for a Conformal Coating. View the attached links for more info.

We have to use a product like this on some of our dust collection controls when they are installed in a corrosive (salt air) atmosphere.
What is conformal coating? | HumiSeal®
MG Chemicals Silicone Conformal Coating, 12 oz Aerosol: Soldering Cleaning Products: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

We have used a product by Sherwin Williams that came in a spray can and looked like a clear coating.
 
Got off to a flyer this weekend. Just finished my KISS storage system from @cruzerDave at Land Shark Outfitters. Did a little each night after work then knocked it out park tonight. Real simple to build and the build quality is outstanding. Now i need to find a set of handles and a carpet that matches the new one i installed earlier this year. @dcx13 gave me some pointers which i will explore tomorrow.
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Took it for 2800 mile overlanding trip from Chicago area thru Copper Harbor UP Michigan to Ely, MN to Bismarck, ND to Rapid City, SD. Run into some overheating issues in ND and ended up getting the thermostat replaced in Black Hills Toyota Dealership where they went above and beyond to help me out, especially Jason one of their technicians that worked on my truck. Unfortunately the thermostat didn't fix the issue so new radiator is on the way to be swapped out. Ended up driving it back home 830 miles in 90 deg weather in one day with heat blasting to keep the temp down, will not attempt to do this again as I was very close of getting a heatstroke.

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Have you done the fan clutch mod?
 
Well I got it all back in. It did require a lot more trimming. The sills where wire loom runs and the rear seat attachments. I still need to get my replacement cargo carpet from @arcteryx to be fully done. I haven't mounted the PS seat so it will be easier to put the AC evaporator back in. That will be a few weeks as I have work out of town for the next couple of weeks.

I was able to do a better job installing my seat covers with the seats out. I can't wait until I find some manual seats.

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I knew this was going to be a tedious job and luckily I could just puttered around on it. I easily have +20 hours in it. I went through a lot of simple green and Woolite. I degreased every piece of trim I removed. Degreased the entire floor and scribed it all nice and clean.

On a funny note when I had it all buttoned up I went to start it so I could move it. Crank, but no start. Fudge, no CEL light. I mess with the wiring a little, but not enough to mess up this circuit. I check the usual fuse culprits and the are good.

The hint is in the last picture. I'm an idiot.
 
Welded up a tray for the fridge slider Im making, and threw in a set of KC Hi lite under hood lights, very bright lil fellas, also modded my rear drawer set up for before mentioned fridge slide, just waiting on anderson connector and Im 5 by 5
 
two weekends ago changed out the thermostat, rad hoses, phh, flushed out the rad, changed the coolant temp sensor since i was there and cleaned up the rust on the l/f door. last weekend was just loading up the sails and heading out to the boat
 
@reevesci / Trail Tailor bumper complete!!!

Spare tire plus Aluminess galley box. While designed for the Honda 2000i generator it will hold tools and spare parts while on trips and trails.

Apparently my son thinks it's his hiding spot as well.

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In case you didn't know the Trail Tailor bumper also doubles as a hammock stand.

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