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That looks great, @Desert Nomad !

Way cool

Now you need to find some retro decals for the tailgate

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Haha stop giving me ideas. I really need to replace my cv boot before I bust an axle, also i need to tap out most the skid plate bolts and replace them with new bolts. The 8mm bolts have all screwed themselves and the 10mm are holding up well. Problem is I can't find a tap set to oversize them all to 10mm with the correct thread pattern also hardware stores here have never heard of a 10mm bolt. It's an 8 or a 12.
 
Haha stop giving me ideas. I really need to replace my cv boot before I bust an axle, also i need to tap out most the skid plate bolts and replace them with new bolts. The 8mm bolts have all screwed themselves and the 10mm are holding up well. Problem is I can't find a tap set to oversize them all to 10mm with the correct thread pattern also hardware stores here have never heard of a 10mm bolt. It's an 8 or a 12.

Have you checked with McMaster Carr? I am sure they do international shipping, though I am not sure how cheap they will be. I would normally suggest grade 8 bolts on the skids, but because they are likely to get beat up and broken, I'd go with Stainless, so they would be easier to extract in case of an emergency.

They DO carry 10mm too.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-cap-screws/=wftlwu
 
Have you checked with McMaster Carr? I am sure they do international shipping, though I am not sure how cheap they will be. I would normally suggest grade 8 bolts on the skids, but because they are likely to get beat up and broken, I'd go with Stainless, so they would be easier to extract in case of an emergency.
Haven't heard of them. First thing that came up online was bolt depot. Not sure how good they are but don't think it'll hurt to try. Shipping is stupidly expensive, luckily I've got a service through a courier company to get stuff shipped to an NY address and they'll forward it at a more reasonable rate. I only had two bolt heads snap off but my problem most of the threads on the cruiser have gone. With one i can stick an 8mm bolt completely through it. I'll check out McMaster as well, i need to double check the threads ( i think it's called a fine thread) and need to find a tapping set to order everything together

*update: daylight photo. Really loving the look.
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I did my best to be a decent assistant in installing an ARB rear bumper and swing out for jerry can and wheel carriers. ...


Seriously, I thought Italian bikes were bad and we've spent a lot of time with parts for bikes, race cars and rallycross. This ARB rear bumper is the worst I've experienced. Someone needs to go back to the drawing board and edit out 70% of the currently required nuts/bolts and then re-spec their welding jig. It would also help to bring the swing out hinges into the 21st century.

Seriously great on the truck once installed but I don't know how you guys who sell and install ARB parts for a living deal with this day in and day out. I would need a therapist when these self installs are supposed to be therapy!

We have a huge assortment of misfit tools for misfit jobs that, like us, I'm sure you all accumulate over the years. We used more oddball tools on this install than I can ever remember using on any one job. We used several misfits for the first time ever - and on the same job! We also used several types of grinders. We used taps. We used dies. We used hammers. We used pry bars. We used punches.

My suggestion for those of you considering installing it yourself - pay to have it done. We could have swapped a ducati motor in and out fully FOUR times in the time it took for one bumper. A spec miata motor 5 1/2 times. Full suspension on an E30M3 3 1/2 times, etc. Insane.

And now ever the optimist (or masochist) - I hope the safari snorkel goes well :hillbilly:


On the plus side I clearly over rotated on the cutting importance and difficulty. That was super simple and went very well

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Nice bike too. The ARB looks great.

Did you happen to borrow @Desert Nomad 's camera?
 
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Seriously, I thought Italian bikes were bad and we've spent a lot of time with parts for bikes, race cars and rallycross. This ARB rear bumper is the worst I've experienced. Someone needs to go back to the drawing board and edit out 70% of the currently required nuts/bolts and then re-spec their welding jig. It would also help to bring the swing out hinges into the 21st century.

Seriously great on the truck once installed but I don't know how you guys who sell and install ARB parts for a living deal with this day in and day out. I would need a therapist when these self installs are supposed to be therapy!

We have a huge assortment of misfit tools for misfit jobs that, like us, I'm sure you all accumulate over the years. We used more oddball tools on this install than I can ever remember using on any one job. We used several misfits for the first time ever - and on the same job! We also used several types of grinders. We used taps. We used dies. We used hammers. We used pry bars. We used punches.

My suggestion for those of you considering installing it yourself - pay to have it done. We could have swapped a ducati motor in and out fully FOUR times in the time it took for one bumper. A spec miata motor 5 1/2 times. Full suspension on an E30M3 3 1/2 times, etc. Insane.

And now ever the optimist (or masochist) - I hope the safari snorkel goes well :hillbilly:


On the plus side I clearly over rotated on the cutting importance and difficulty. That was super simple and went very well

IMAG0945.jpg




IMAG0940.jpg

Very nice garage. See plenty of toys
 
Seriously, I thought Italian bikes were bad and we've spent a lot of time with parts for bikes, race cars and rallycross. This ARB rear bumper is the worst I've experienced. Someone needs to go back to the drawing board and edit out 70% of the currently required nuts/bolts and then re-spec their welding jig. It would also help to bring the swing out hinges into the 21st century.

Seriously great on the truck once installed but I don't know how you guys who sell and install ARB parts for a living deal with this day in and day out. I would need a therapist when these self installs are supposed to be therapy!

We have a huge assortment of misfit tools for misfit jobs that, like us, I'm sure you all accumulate over the years. We used more oddball tools on this install than I can ever remember using on any one job. We used several misfits for the first time ever - and on the same job! We also used several types of grinders. We used taps. We used dies. We used hammers. We used pry bars. We used punches.

My suggestion for those of you considering installing it yourself - pay to have it done. We could have swapped a ducati motor in and out fully FOUR times in the time it took for one bumper. A spec miata motor 5 1/2 times. Full suspension on an E30M3 3 1/2 times, etc. Insane.

And now ever the optimist (or masochist) - I hope the safari snorkel goes well :hillbilly:


On the plus side I clearly over rotated on the cutting importance and difficulty. That was super simple and went very well

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IMAG0940.jpg
whats your tent brand / make?
thanks
 
No clue what's going on with the pics LOL. I may have had silkolene rg2 on the lens from the swing out hinges.

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The cutting was extremely simple and took minutes. Maybe 1m/3ft worth max? We used an 8tpi dewalt plastics jigsaw blade through blue tape. The finer cuts around the foglight/refelctor inserts were with a dremel. I was hyper focused on the cutting but that was the least of what we should have been concerned with. We're seriously happy with it now that its on there but ARB need some six sigma action asap. I have to wonder if a flat rate shop could have afforded to get all the details right.

If anyone gets this installed by a shop please buy them extra beer/pizza and be understanding of slipping time lines.

The tent is a Baroud grand raid. Just received and letting it outgas a few weeks. Some good Texas rain storms through and the construction is impressive. Only mod to it so far is marine hypervent under the mattress.
 
Sweet 55 in the background of that last pic ..... :bounce::bounce2:

That has to be my favorite color combo on that truck.
 
Sweet 55 in the background of that last pic

Thank you :) In Oregon I missed a '74 by 1 day in 1993 and spent almost a decade and a half finding the right one after that college heart-break. Last few years have been piecing together a 55 specific PTO winch and the last big bits are finally about to be on the pallet! White roof is not stock but far better around here.
 
Starting to get my mod plan together, but today 3/25/15...filled w/87 @ Costco Silverdale WA $2.589.
BTW, all Costco fuels are rated "Top Tier". IMO the only people who snub buying at Costco are morons.

In N Seattle location they are installing diesel pumps - this will
help keep the ripoff stations a little bit honest. Up till now, Costco has very few
locations where they sell diesel & not many in W WA.

My only affiliation is I shop there......hoping there will be a USA diesel LC in the future
 
Diesel LCs are available in the US, you just have to look a bit and they won't be "new" ... ;)

See my sig for an example ...
 
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I'm one of those morons. Who rated it top tier and what other fuels received that rating?

Edit: found this http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers.html

Basically every retailer in the U.S. is top tier?


Maybe for morons....but spend more - get less is the American way right?

When I owned my Porsche 991 , the above philosophy was prevalent with owners
who only believed that if you paid less - you always got less. Some felt you also needed
to tip your service advisor so you'd get better service + pay $300 to get your oil changed (Porsche oil drains slow you know). Morons.....
 
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Been wanting to try and do something similar to this. Just don't want to lose the front camera.
If the camera is removable you can try to mount it in a way behind the o
 
Early days but the tack progress so far. Not my work unfortunately but completely custom so all my fault if it goes wrong once baked.


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