Builds Zeke, the 1975 Wanderer and DD (1 Viewer)

[120mm]

Air mattress . You'll sleep like a baby . Ask me how i know

Aka "colder than **** mattress".

Can't stand them. Never could.

 

[greenbeast]

Maybe one of those old military foam pads where you don’t want to get up in morning, nor can you cause your back hurts so bad!

 

[120mm]

Maybe one of those old military foam pads where you don’t want to get up in morning, nor can you cause your back hurts so bad!

I'll pry use a chaise lounge mattress, though I have to admit a military pad on a cot is about perfect for me.

 

[bobm]

O.K. Hope you're not allergic to any of that .

 

[120mm]

My goal here is to sacrifice as little space as possible for the camping trip, so I wondered how to use my stove. Remember, my tailgate can't be opened reliably.

Then I looked at my maintenance platform and had a brainstorm.

Viola! Instant table and the truck is my windbreak.

 

[Ol Yeller]

They sell fancy ouverlanding tables that do that, sit up higher on the tire…

 

[120mm]

They sell fancy ouverlanding tables that do that, sit up higher on the tire…

Yep. And it's an extra thing.

I don't want extra things....

 

[120mm]

Aaaand today I signed up for GSMTR 2023.

Looks like I gotta get busy getting one of my rigs in ship shape to go there and do that.

 

[120mm]

I've built a bed from moving blankets and a yoga mat.

They are stacked so I get to choose between warmth and cushiness

 

[120mm]

Took it out for a test drive and noticed a tug to the right in the steering.



I'm wondering if I will ever get to go camping in this rig.

 

[bobm]

Yoga mat ? You got a goat too . If you Eats Beans and Fart a lot yu all dunt need heat . Coochy dat a different converse!! This be a sentiviz subject

 

[120mm]

Not surprisingly, the tie rod end is not the standard unit.

So now, like the steering mashup, I get to play "go fish" with parts stores to try to find a replacement.

Wish me luck.

 

[120mm]

I'd rather be lucky than good.

Still a part number on this sucker

 

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The ad that just popped up when I refreshed this page expresses my issue perfectly.

To make this crossover steering over the knuckle, the main linkage needs to be flipped, which makes the taper backwards, and not large enough.

So I found a local machinist to attempt to duplicate what the orginal part looks like.

Once this guy returns my piece, I plan on having a trail spare made.

 

[120mm]

Welp, machinist delivered a well machined part, reassembled the whole lash up and I am now a better informed SOA pig driver.

Next week we'll try to go camping again.

 

[120mm]

And then this gem shows up a week early. I know what I'm doing this afternoon

 

[Ol Yeller]

And then this gem shows up a week early. I know what I'm doing this afternoon

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What material did you get it printed in, assuming that’s a printed part?

 

[120mm]

Spent the usual frustrating afternoon working on the back door. Several things happened. First, I found out why they offer both pieces of the latch. My interior piece was broken, but in a way I can live with for now.

Second, once you strip out a mounting bolt on the window regulator, you are screwed. I stripped out one of the four and I loathe to think of the next time I need to get back there.

Third, worrying about getting the window arms out of time is useless. If they do skip a tooth or two, it is child's play to flex them and put them back, especially if the window is installed and run up. This is a game changer for me.

 

[Pighead]

It looks good though

 

[120mm]

What material did you get it printed in, assuming that’s a printed part?

That's the black steel version, and I'm satisfied with it. I highly recommend running a drill bit through all the holes though to insure the linkages fit. I screwed up and had to ream it in place which was a pain.