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Forgot, another small project. I put some light tint on the truck during the original build, but for the sake of security and of sleeping inside the rig, figured I'd do some real dark stuff. I really, really suck at tint. So I did a pretty half-assed job, but it looks fine I guess. I also put...

Yeah, the reactor is out now, and it's pretty much totally de-radiated at this point. MARAD is expected to strike it from the register next summer, meaning they won't be paying for the pier or upkeep any longer and it will go to auction or something, and then it's up to whether some organization...

Installed a slider for my little fridge in my little truck

{OT} So today I got the opportunity to get aboard the NS Savannah, which was the first (and only) nuclear-powered commercial ship ever built in the US. It's been sitting at the old coal piers in the Baltimore port alongside an old Liberty Ship from WW2 for many years, and it's almost never open...

will do. Yeah, I like how it looks a bit old-school, goes a bit better with this old truck than something modern :) That, and it's basically the only one that would fit where I had to put it haha.

Continuing on with my "master plan" for making this little truck more convenient for camping and fitting stuff correctly. For the last year I've been using two footlockers for various gear, and a mix-match of different storage bins, toolboxes, etc. that never quite fit. FItting stuff in a truck...

damn, I only have one ashtray. But I do smoke here and there, so I do use it on occasion :P

ok, I'll go 1-for-2 with you :)

Yeah. There was a point where I intended to put the extinguisher down in front of the driver's seat for quick access and I kind of forgot about it, but I think it's time to get that done for sure! Hatchet won't fit inside that space well, unfortunately. It's too long (I tried). And I totally...

Little project today as I was also ordering some stuff for a slightly bigger project. You may recall that at the far rear driver's side corner I originally just had a strange "basket" thing. I originally made it to hold muddy boots, or other stuff, but in truth it wasn't very useful, didn't fit...

heck yeah, and you can probably get mechanical parts at almost any boondock auto parts store too :)

Just a couple small updates. First, the new upper light bar was causing some resonance in the roof. I dealt with this when I first built the rack and had to modify it, and in this case I'm sure it was from the horizontal mount bar having a gap between it and the rack fairing and/or the roof. So...

Thanks. I was just talking to a coworker with a nicely-setup Jeep (and plenty of CNC-cut Billet stuff) about how I pretty much have to make everything DIY since there's not much aftermarket. And that's specifically why I got this vehicle, honestly. Good parts availability for mechanicals, but...

Nice. To answer your question: I took it out tonight in to the woodland roads not far from my house to find some darkness. So here's a series of three: First is my E-code H6 regular lowbeams (which are actually quite good). 2nd is lows with the yellow. 3rd is lows with the roof lights. So they...

Quick detour from the Raider. Took my wife on Saturday to pick up some 7' bookshelves that we ordered last month, so took the Sequoia (since it can fit 7' inside). So about 2 blocks from the store the giant red triangle comes on and proclaims "coolant overheat" or something and I look down and...

So one thing I've noticed on our last few night (and fog) trips is that my aux lighting up front kind of sucks. It's just some old Hella Ralleye 3000s (halogen) and a cheapy ebay lightbar. Frankly, my nice e-code headlights are probably the best of the bunch. On the last trip I was behind one of...

So I've been a bit of a bad camp-mate for a while by not hauling my own trash out. Mostly because I'm usually with a friend who has a pickup and is happy to take everyone's trash in an open bed. Because the Raider is small, and trash is smelly inside. So finally got around to getting a trash...

Just to more or less finish up this project - still wanted to reinstall my 3rd brake light (since 80s taillights aren't the best). I had it up high previously, but really couldn't find a good place to put it now, and didn't really want to run wiring to the swing-out, because that's a hassle. So...

So where was I? When I left off, had the basic structure assembled, and then I got some wheel studs for the spare mount. Once I had the tire up there, I found that there was more vibration than I like at the topside of things. I know a lot of Jeep guys set up things to use the factory...

So, let's get going on the next project. Incidentally, I used the MightyMax trailer last weekend to haul a hundred cones for our rallycross program. So it's nice to get some use out of it (I have other plans for that trailer, but those will come later) Anyhow, back to the Raider. I've been...