Explorer I
What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?
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New wheels, Five Stars by FN Wheels. Ditched tha Steelies to save some weight. These are 19lbs each.
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Traveler II
- 3,858
- First Name
- Michael
- Last Name
- Lester
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19079
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- KC5DWF
- Service Branch
- Navy
Out in the warm weather messing with the set up in the back. The wiring needs a bit of a touch up but it is solid and safe. The gap tooth on the left is where the Snowmaster sits for now. Will mount it on a slide in the spring.
#redarc @REDARC_Ryan
#redarc @REDARC_Ryan
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Inventor I
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- Dave
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- Zimmer
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30139
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- USN (ret)
Got the base of my radio stack painted and the metal stack holder. Had a run in the paint because 36* LOL. Got in a hurry. Tired of working in freezing weather.
Zim
That crease is made with a bead roller because the CB is narrower than the GMRS. After doing that I still had to use washers...LMAO. Just when you think you've got a great idea, a bird craps on the thing....
Z
Zim
That crease is made with a bead roller because the CB is narrower than the GMRS. After doing that I still had to use washers...LMAO. Just when you think you've got a great idea, a bird craps on the thing....
Z
Traveler III
Looks awesome. I'm intrigued to see how it will look installed.
Inventor I
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- Zimmer
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Me too. LOL. I set it in the truck yesterday and was not real excited about it, but this truck has little or no room for this stuff, and it's a F250...lmao.
It will do but the middle seat console is really nice and we're keeping it so room in the middle is at a premium..
Thanks
Zim
Traveler III
Maybe hang it from the ceiling like the Aussies do or something.
Inventor I
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Trail Blazer I
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- First Name
- Shaun
- Last Name
- Johannes
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15310
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- KE8TDZ
Nicely done Zim! That's the one radio I don't have, but I've not ran into someone only running CB. So with Ham and GMRS I think I can get by. Plus not sure I fit one more radio in my Taco lol.
Inventor I
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- Zimmer
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Thank you. Yeah the Taco is tight too. I made a back seat setup when I had my Tacoma and it worked okay for the time I had it. The GMRS ended up in the hole below the radio which was a pain in the ass to do. The CB (rarely used) went in the back.
Zim
Trail Blazer I
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- Shaun
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- Johannes
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15310
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I have both mine in the rear driver seat covey. Just enough air flow in there when it’s up. No way in Hell I’m fitting another one in there.
Inventor I
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You actually won't believe this, but this design takes out my dual cup holder down below on the F250. So.....................I had to make this as small as possible to allow for a cup holder on the navigator side...ahahahahahha. Have to order one now. The things we have to deal with right?
Zim
Trail Blazer I
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- Shaun
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- Johannes
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15310
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Sacrifices must be made for the sake of adventure!
Inventor I
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Took most of the morning to wire this thing before we headed to the lake. Needed to get out of the house and it was worth it. Until the wind picked up to 400mph. LMAO. Nice ride on some back roads and always enjoy the pure beauty of Missouri.
Here it is in the car, and ready to get hooked to the new fuse box up front.
Zim
Oh, big brush guard delivery tomorrow. Then the mega bumper build begins.
Z
Here it is in the car, and ready to get hooked to the new fuse box up front.
Zim
Oh, big brush guard delivery tomorrow. Then the mega bumper build begins.
Z
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Guardian I
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- Corey
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- Molinelli
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I’ve had most of this in the garage for a few different reasons. So today I added the traction boards and the other day the cab rack
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Trail Blazer I
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Pretty slick. That CB is smaller than I thought it'd be. What is the GMRS unit?
Inventor I
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- Zimmer
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Sorry for the late reply but just got out from under the truck. Took 3 hours to put on a 260 lb brush guard and I'm hurtin. LOL. Tool old for this. I really don't know and I'm going to go look. Ah nope raining. ahahahahha. It's a 50watt deal I think. MTX 400 $399 now. Have not used it much as I got it right before I sold the Tacoma.
CB is a cheapy thing just for local HWY and trail. Works okay.
Zim
Navigator I
Added a new MyMedic MyFAK Large to the JKU. This thing has lots of good stuff in it and serves as a place to hold other things securely but in easy reach.
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...got meats mounted to the wheels. Installing this weekend :)
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Traveler III
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- First Name
- Shane
- Last Name
- Delmore
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22840
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- KN6YND
No fun pictures today. Had a larger crank pulley to spin the supercharger faster installed today, along with an Kleeman (in Colorado Springs) ECU tune to compensate for the headers, exhaust, and additional boost. I asked them to soften up initial throttle tip in while they were in there and although I have only driven it a couple of hours I am pleased with it already. Gives me that sea level power I was missing up here at 8200' elevation and removes the touchy initial throttle response.
