Smart man! (Err I mean, person!) IMO that is a great looking wheel.
What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (50 Viewers)
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Installed a 100ah heated LiPo house battery. It’s charged by Victron DC to Dc charger & 160W Rich solar flex panel & Victon MPPT controller. Also installed 1000w inverter along with some Blue Sea panels. The Chins battery was shoe horned in.
Added a bus so I could get my new Thornwave PowerMon to read correctly. When I initially wired it I interpreted “load” too narrowly and only had it installed between the aux fuse box and the 2nd battery, so it wasn’t “seeing”charging input to the battery (coming from a REDARC BCDC).
The bus solves that—one wire from the BCDC, one to the aux fuse panel, and one to the “load” side of the PowerMon internal shunt.
Bus mounted perfectly to a slot in the front of the Slee battery mount.
Also finally wrote down the color coding I’m using for all the split loom….
Apologies for the sideways photo….
The bus solves that—one wire from the BCDC, one to the aux fuse panel, and one to the “load” side of the PowerMon internal shunt.
Bus mounted perfectly to a slot in the front of the Slee battery mount.
Also finally wrote down the color coding I’m using for all the split loom….
Apologies for the sideways photo….
What is the black device under the victron?
Ground bus bar
Thanks to Metaltech4x4 for shipping the sliders so quickly! Ordered Tuesday, received on Friday.
Sunday project with a buddy that took about 2.5 hours including removal.
Before
During removal
Needed our @wagantech Wayfinder to find a very hidden bolt for running board removal
DONE!
Profile shot of sliders. We have the 1.75" Spidertrax spacers
Nice and close up
Sunday project with a buddy that took about 2.5 hours including removal.
Before
During removal
Needed our @wagantech Wayfinder to find a very hidden bolt for running board removal
DONE!
Profile shot of sliders. We have the 1.75" Spidertrax spacers
Nice and close up
After a long daily search for months, finally scored some 18" LC wheels (4) , had them blasted, powder coated, and got some new shoes. Just need to find a spare to match.
The color is prismatic Misty Lava, tires are toyo open county at3 295 70 18
The color is prismatic Misty Lava, tires are toyo open county at3 295 70 18
Took her out for a day in the snow with two 80's and an FJ.
Not easy getting there. Two sections required winching past ice.
The elk on top didn't seem too concerned with us.
Not easy getting there. Two sections required winching past ice.
The elk on top didn't seem too concerned with us.
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Can’t wait to see those mounted!
Replaced my park plugs after about 90K miles. Was worried about the reported spark plug problems - either too stuck, or too loose, or bathed in oil. None applied - came out fine - looked ready to be replaced but looked fine. Bought from Rockauto - examined them closely and compared to the Denso website about counterfeit spark plugs - checked all the boxes - all is good!
Great choice sticking with stocks, they are superior to most aftermarket options imo.
How much did it cost to get all 4 cleaned and powder coated?
Paid a visit to a local supplier for facelift parts
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This is where rust comes from.
Hit the highway this past Saturday to go skiing in the fresh snow. Pretty much driving in salt water all the way up and back. I hit the car wash the next day and it’s still not fully gone.
I got a great deal on the set, then found a small (one guy) local shop, charged me $45 per wheel to blast, then he hooked me up with his friend that does powder coating, he also charge me the same, so ended up all said and done was $360 all 4 wheels. Every shop I called that was in the "city" was $100 or more per wheel to coat and blast.
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I got mine in so cal
Blasted and coated for 75$ Per wheel but probably would have been 50-60$ More total if I had picked a color that he didn’t have in stock
definitely need to start a new post chronicling this build
Well, I have officially changed my globes to brand new ones. Surprisingly the old ones seem to be intact, as far as pencil test goes, but the fluid I drained out was super foamy/milky looking. Also, thank goodness for AZ, because getting the globes off ended up being pretty easy. We’ll see how it feels. I probably still could use a lot more replacement parts to get that super smooth ahc ride, but I’m glad it’s done. Pretty sure they were the original globes, so that’s 243000+ miles on them
Installed Nolathane 30mm REV170.0008 rear spring spacers ($34.57/pair when I bought them)
Amazon product ASIN B06XY13LHL
This video made it look WAAAY easy... and it was. Remove the lower "shock" mount, and remove/release the sway bar.
Brought my rear AHC pressure right back to spec. Ride is noticeably smoother.
Amazon product ASIN B06XY13LHL
This video made it look WAAAY easy... and it was. Remove the lower "shock" mount, and remove/release the sway bar.
Brought my rear AHC pressure right back to spec. Ride is noticeably smoother.
Originally thought my lower pan was leaking, but i am now guessing it’s the oil cooler to block that is leaking.
The steering rack was changed right before I bought it in 2020 and they did remove the oil filter cooler when doing it. I’m guessing they didn’t replace the seal.
The steering rack was changed right before I bought it in 2020 and they did remove the oil filter cooler when doing it. I’m guessing they didn’t replace the seal.
