Installed most of the flooring for my SD roof rack. Hopefully this way Bazz has a bit of an easier time using my rig as a photo platform!
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What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?
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The SD rack is a very noisy roof rack normally (howling at anything past 60mph), but laying down the flooring has made it nearly silent! Due to it being petty well cinched down and it's rubber/plastic material it doesn't rattle at all either. The material flexes more then I was expecting while standing in-between supports but still feels very solid.
Overall I'd definitely recommend it as flooring. Lightweight, reasonably cheap, easy to cut and install, and quiets the rack down.
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Good information, thanks! In this photo, you can sorta see where the cross bars are located from the reflection under the side rails. There's 8" gap between each bar. I'd imagine that would provide plenty of support.
That would definitely be plenty of support. The SD rack has very large gap between the rails (roughly 10" X 24"gaps) so the flooring is having to do some extra work.
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Installed the most important piece of equipment yet....my OB badge. [emoji16]
"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."
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"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."
-Nietzsche
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Anderson SB50 Plug & Cable Added To Aux. Battery For Solar Panel Installed 4-21-2017
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/coreys-2007-toyota-fj-cruiser-build.2257/page-4#post-100301
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/coreys-2007-toyota-fj-cruiser-build.2257/page-4#post-100301
Swapped out the barely 3 year old battery on the jeep. Mopar batteries are doo doo
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I have started a very mild build on my '85 K20 diesel Suburban, when I bought a few months back the transmission was bad so I sourced a TH400 to replace the 7oor4. The rear seal was leaking and I just pulled the engine so that I can replace all of the gaskets in one shot. This thing has more oil leaks than any vehicle I have ever owned! It took 2 hours with a Sioux steam pressure washer to clean the engine bay and front end, and another 30 minutes on the engine. How do you get oil behind the headlights?! I tore into the engine and previous owner was in it at some point, and they must have owned stock in gray RTV, look at the picture and see how much restriction the silicone caused in the water pump passageways. Hopefully I will have this thing back together and on the road by the end of the month, I will be too busy to work on it again until July if I don't finish it by May 8th. Enjoy the greasy pictures.
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Damn dude! I was a diesel mechanic in the army and I haven't ever seen one that bad.
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Yea I don't get the use of silicone for most parts, they came from the factory without t so why add more? The only place I use it is at the corners of the oil pan gasket where it meets the rear main and timing cover, and only a little bit. People must not realize that it squishes out.
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I use gasket shellac or Permatex "Form-a-seal" instead of RTV for most parts. If I do use RTV, I generally apply a very small bead then smooth it out with my finger before install so it's a super thin film of it on there. No RTV on anything fuel or transmission related at all.
got it mostly mocked up need some more metal and I need to cut the wholes for the receiver hitches but need my torch for that...and I ran out of gas 
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It was Suzi's spring cleaning day!I washed the windows, as well as, the car. I also, vacuumed and reorganized the interior of car.
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I'm jealous of the spaces you FJ guys have for switches. Where did you find the batt/batt voltage readout switch?Anderson SB50 Plug & Cable Added To Aux. Battery For Solar Panel Installed 4-21-2017
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/coreys-2007-toyota-fj-cruiser-build.2257/page-4#post-100301
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Finally had some time to wash the 4Runner today.
What shovel and axe holder is that? do you have a link?
Saw a post in a thread over on Expedition Portal, and I ordered it right away from Australia.
Took about three weeks to get it, I think they used a kangaroo to deliver it
http://www.solidkit.com.au/product/dual-battery-volt-meter-toyota-120/
