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Remembered today that I need to address the PS belt. Last time out on the trails it was slipping pretty badly once it got wet and was noticeably loose. So took a few minutes today to put a new one on and tension it properly (and a new AC belt while I was at it). While in there, I noticed my...

Suspension day! The tired original springs/torsion bars have done their job, but time to get something that gives me a bit more clearance and load-carrying ability so this thing isn't stanced out when I'm carrying all my gear. Rear install was pretty easy - just unbolt the shocks and the...

Thanks, do you have a build thread as well? Always looking for ideas!

Just to finish up that project, did the rest of the wiring tonight, and hid it all better. In addition, I added a second yellow/white flood over the rear door, which will be nice for camping and loading/unloading stuff at night. So now I have two... Incidentally, I noted once again that the...

Got some switches off Amazon and made a bracket up. So all my camping and interior lights can be controlled from the back and avoid having to go into the cab to do it.. Didn't take any great pics of the bracket or whatever, but it was just an old steel shelf that used to hold ski boots (got a...

lol...my Raider (SWB Montero, of course) is totally rust-free EXCEPT those two spots to the left and right of the radiator. IDK who designed that area, but hopefully they got fired :0 Interesting swap, not something I needed thinking about (though a SWB with the V6 and 5MT is plenty quick for...

On to some accessorizing, or really just adding stuff I've had on the list since the last time night camping: electrical. First, when camping out of the back its inconvenient to not have USB power for my phone, etc. So ran some wire, drilled some holes in the lower bracket of the new shelf...

Ok, now to finish up the rack. So a few things first: 1. I figured out exactly what kind of containers I want to use. I had initially planned to just use the stuff from walmart, but since I need to strap things down, those tend to be somewhat flexible. In my garage I have a number of a brand...

With my parents in the middle of a major house move, they jumped the gun and did Christmas (and my birthday, if 47-year olds still get birthdays) early. I had told them how much I liked the ARB Room on the Sequoia, so they took advantage of a Halloween sale at Ironman and picked up a closeout on...

Yeah, Old Rag is a great hike for sure! Used to go up there a lot back in the day. Good time of year for it too, especially with this strangely warm weather.

So, jumping right into the present....last weekend's trip in the Raider. Andy set up another run to Wolf Den Run, but this time the intent was to do some harder lines than our prior visit, and some freshly-cleared trails (and map them, sine they're not mapped yet). As it turned out, a couple...

So since I have my build threads on my various vehicles elsewhere, I'll just pick up here where I am on those, and post about various stuff I'm doing TO them and WITH them (admittedly less cool than the adventuring many of you do, but hopefully they'll improve! Here are a few relevant links if...

For sure, they're hard to find around here too - most have rusted away. I built this one out of two - one with a rust-free frame/body that had a blown engine and automatic, and the other with a rebuildable engine/manual transmission....so basically built an ultra-rare SWB V6, Manual, with the...

Thanks, this is already the friendliest forum I can ever recall joining!

thanks!

New member here. I have limited offroad/camping experience but have been building up my knowledge/gear over the past few years and slowly doing longer/farther trips in my rigs, and am always reading to learn how to improve my setups. My vehicles: 1989 Raider V6, 5MT, LSD for weekend trips here...

New member here. I have limited offroad/camping experience but have been building up my knowledge/gear over the past few years and slowly doing longer/farther trips in my rigs, and am always reading to learn how to improve my setups.