Thought it might be fun/informative to share current projects, tips, tricks, or just show off what you've been doing to your hunting wagons lately. Heck, post up any vehicle mod/change/improvement! Doesn't matter how big or small, post it up here.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
I decided to fix the rattling and wind noise on my 2007 F-350 yesterday. I'd seen this mod before, but didn't really think it was the 'right' way to fix it. I finally decided to give it a shot yesterday, and what a difference!!! The rattling doors are no more and I can't hear any wind noise at all. I bought the tubing off Amazon for $32 and used spry lithium grease I had in the shop. My 9 year old daughter and I knocked out all 4 doors in about an hour. I definitely recommend doing this if your Super Duty has the same issue.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
Worked on the old Jeep some this weekend. It's a low-mileage 98 model, but some things have weathered and such. Wire wheeled and painted a lot of undercarriage, took off bumper to paint, and polished a few wheels. Pic below is one oxidized wheel and another that I fully polished. Takes about 45min with Mothers Mag polish and a mini-powerball on a drill, but I only get about two wheels done before the wheel comes apart. Still got three wheels left for another weekend.....
Pulled the access panel off the tailgate, cleaned/blew 85K worth of dust and grime outta the mechanism. Opens and closes like it's brand spankin' new now.
I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.
Thought I would make quick work of changing the transmission and transfer case oil, and fix a small leak. T'was not meant to be! The tubing fitting on the trans cooler line was so damned tight that removing it caused the tubing to twist and deform. Ford only sells the lines as a set, so it looks like I'll be swapping them out when they come in on Saturday. Sometimes small projects kick your ass.
At least the transfer case fluid change went well....
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
I need to change the oil on my Dodge Cummins in the next couple weeks. We're taking a trip with the camp trailer and it'll be HOT. I've been using Rotella full synthetic.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Been catching up on lots of stuff on my 1998 Dodge Ram Sport 4x4 1500 238,000 miles. New timing chain, water pump, radiator, front disk brake pads and new rear drums and shoes. Put in a new plastic dash cover, replaced old radio which had no volume control. used radio. Have new door pins on order and need to find cause of intermittent brake/abs lights. I replaced sensor on rear axle and no change. Tom
Got done with the tranny line leak repair, changed trans. fluid, front diff fluid, rear diff fluid and installed a new rear cover, and other misc. stuff.
Hey, look! My truck has a nice rear end!
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
Changed oil and washed it again after a road trip up to Missoula, then into Washington, back into Idaho and tack on two trips to our place in OR and back. She was getting pretty fugly.
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Nice. I need a new cover for my 2000 F150 rear. Where did you get that one?
Off Amazon, sold by Sunrise Ford. It's actually the OEM upgraded cover they started using on the single wheel Super Duty trucks in 2008. It was priced right at $52 shipped.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
Wanted some seat covers for the truck but didn't want to spend $200+ per row. Decided to give the cheaper Cabela's covers a shot since they were on sale. All in for both front buckets and the rear bench I'm out $70. The quality and fabric is MUCH better than I expected. For my truck the fit is pretty darned good. I went with the digi-camo so it wouldn't show the crap as easily.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
Took it camping. This little site is about 115 miles from the house and sits right by a little creek. The 20 miles of forest road was a dusty SOB, but it was good to get out for a weekend.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
I used a bunch of touch up paint to cover all the dings in the sides of my truck. It is an 03 model and getting pretty well dinged up. Still need to fix the area behind the rear tires where the gravel has taken most of the paint off.
Finally got the el-cheapo light bar installed (as recommended in the 'Deer Hunting Truck' thread. My truck has the sealed beam headlights, and even the upgraded Sylvania XtraVision lights need help.
Low beams / High Beams / Light Bar
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
Old Jolly Green made it up here by vehicle shipper. The original 2bbl autolite was shot - touchy to tune and wouldn't hold a tune. Had 4bbl holley 600cfm and edelbrock rpm intake installed (and an HEI) while moved up here, so first time have gotten to play with it. Been a bit balky since rolled off the shipper. Found the right bank mixture screw 1/2 turn mismatched - re-dialed the mixture and her 390 pulls like a champ now - woof. 18.5psi vac at 800-900rpm idle (estimated off dash, don't know how to read tach off an hei setup yet.) Am young enough to not have any carb experience beyond lawnmowers, so this has been a fun learning experience. Marine formula ethanol protectant added to every fillup, and tank maintained topped off.
Golldammed motion detector lights. A guy can’t even piss off his porch in peace any more.
"Look, I want to help the helpless. It's the clueless I don't give a [bleep] about." - Dennis Miller on obamacare.
I had a whine in under the hood of my '11 Tacoma. Wasn't sure if it was the alternator or one of the three idler pulleys. MY trusty mechanic found the bad idler and also put new baloney's on her.
This time I went with Toyo Open Country H/T's instead of the A/T's. I'm doing more highway driving with it for business and the A/T's were pretty noisy. Put 900 miles on the new rubber since Thursday and am very pleased with them, thus far.
I have a BB to put in a 98 ZJ limited. Too hot today.
Buddy's kid has half of his RC 4.5" on his XJ. Might swing over to lend a hand.
I have a set of 32x11.5 MTRs.........from my dead ZJ (3.5" lift). Dunno if I want to sell em, or stash them for a Wrangler next yr. Or do I wnt to do the BB and break out the saw, cut to fit.
I have a BB to put in a 98 ZJ limited. Too hot today.
Buddy's kid has half of his RC 4.5" on his XJ. Might swing over to lend a hand.
I have a set of 32x11.5 MTRs.........from my dead ZJ (3.5" lift). Dunno if I want to sell em, or stash them for a Wrangler next yr. Or do I wnt to do the BB and break out the saw, cut to fit.
My old ZJ was a rust bucket, the 98 is clean.
32s are gonna be really tight if you don't cut. I've seen some pretty clean cut fenders on ZJs. I did mine with a jig saw and they came out pretty good.
Installed a 4" Cat Back exhaust on the F-350 Powerstroke. Very pleased with it; not much louder unless you really get on it, and no difference while just running down the road. My exhaust now has a nice, clear path from the turbo back.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
I put some new nerf bars on my Dodge 2500. I had cab length ones on it but I got tired of needing a footstool to get things out of the high bed. I went to wheel-to-wheel bars. MUCH better.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Where did you mount it? where didja put the switch? like it?
Put the switch below the headlight switch so it's relatively handy. Mounted the light bar on the top of the bumper portion of the grill guard, where it tucked in pretty nicely. Thanks again for the link and recommendation on the light bar, I'm pretty darned happy with it so far!
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
yep, beats hanging it on the roof. I re-mounted my switch to the right of the headlight switch. The little red led bothered me at night so I hid it from view, behind the blinker knobber.....
That works. It was awfully nice of Ford to leave 4 extra wires that run through the firewall, so wiring was pretty easy. Mine also had a key-on power wire under the dash by the gas pedal that wasn't used
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
Finally getting a bed liner sprayed in. Have a appt coming up for a Line X platinum this week. Been hauling a lot of rock and dirt and the bed has taken a pretty good beating. Should look good again soon.
Days are getting shorter so time to get things ready in anticipation of a busy fall hunting season that will be starting soon, then a busy ice fishing and spearing season.
Yesterday did my yearly oil change (Mobile 1) Also rotated wheels, changed air filter, and replaced a burned out high beam.
I also went through and took inventory of contents which includes rifle and .22 ammo, tow chain, jumper cables, multitool, heavy wool shirt, extra wool gloves, wool stocking cap, folding knife, among other things…Prior to deer opener I will throw in a shovel and other winter essentials necessary for comfort in the event of an extended period of time stuck out in the cold.
Days are getting shorter so time to get things ready in anticipation of a busy fall hunting season that will be starting soon, then a busy ice fishing and spearing season.
Yesterday did my yearly oil change (Mobile 1) Also rotated wheels, changed air filter, and replaced a burned out high beam.
I also went through and took inventory of contents which includes rifle and .22 ammo, tow chain, jumper cables, multitool, heavy wool shirt, extra wool gloves, wool stocking cap, folding knife, among other things…Prior to deer opener I will throw in a shovel and other winter essentials necessary for comfort in the event of an extended period of time stuck out in the cold.
Sounds like you have it all figured out, except for having the right truck. Next time, buy one that won't get you stuck in the winter...
Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.
Last week my 06 ram clocked 150k so it was time to change all the fluids. Spent the afternoon gathering up fluids and filters and didn't get a chance them that day. My son proceeded to total out the truck that evening
He's fine, which is all that matters. Considering he was just about to turn onto an un-divided highway that is notorious for head on's I was glad that if he was going to wreck he picked a good spot. It was hard to believe how bad the truck was because he called up with a calm voice and said that he'd hit the guard rail and the truck was on it's side.
It really was a freak accident as he's driven that road covered with snow and ice with no problems. He couldn't have been going that fast as he hit the guard rail shortly after exiting the turn spinning to the left and then over correcting to the right.
I did learn one thing, diesel trucks have great resale. 10 year old truck with 150k miles and still worth over half what I paid for it new.
I've been enjoying not having had car payments for quite a few years, but it's looking like that's going to change. I'm also debating a trip down to Idaho to get a new one from Dave Smith motors and having a little road trip to get it back.
Glad the boy is OK Paul. i understand the feeling as you know. This phone call was "I borrowed the truck , it went off the road and dented the hood". Fricken hood was about the only thing NOT dented.
Uh-huh.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
I did find out most everyone on our street are decent people as all but one car stopped to see if he was ok and if we needed help. Even had a Dr. offer to check him out. I said he's ok, until he gets home. Mostly joking as I'm really not mad at him.
The only real hassle is having five people in the house trying to get by with two cars.
The only real hassle is having five people in the house trying to get by with two cars.
There would only be 4 in my house sharing. One would be hoofing it, until he could buy his own wheels and pay his own insurance. Yeah, chit happens....But nothing like some ol' fashioned financial responsibility to teach good driving habits......grin
458Lott- We have bought two rigs from Dave Smith in the last month. We got a new Wrangler Unlimited for us and monday our son went with us when we went up to have it checked out and detailed. He went home with a new Dart. They are very good people to do business with.
“You never need fear a man, no matter what his size. When danger threatens, call on me, and I will equalize.” Samuel Colt.
�Common sense is genius dressed up in work clothes.� - Ralph Waldo Emerson
2 new Interstate MegaTron batteries. It left me dead in the driveway. Last week it would have left me 2,000 miles from home, so I guess it did alright.
Ordered a new set of ignition coils for my 04 Dakota 4X4 tonight, had a miss and traced it to cylinder 5. A quick oil swap with cylinder 3 and the missed moved to 3.
Could of got away with one coil BUT the truck has 300k run with the original coils so ordered a sset of 8.
I put a camper shell on my new HD with a nice comfortable bed in it and plenty of dry storage space for hunting trips. I always used these during hunting season on my older trucks and it sure is handy on extended trips out west.
..."I will not tip toe through life, to meet death safely."
2 new Interstate MegaTron batteries. It left me dead in the driveway. Last week it would have left me 2,000 miles from home, so I guess it did alright.
The driveway is the best place for a break-down.
"I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee
My son sent me a Cabelas gift card for my birthday so I bought a backup camera for the pickup. It sure helps when hooking a trailer which I do a lot of. It also helps when backing into a tight spot.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
I got this one: HOPKINS SMART HITCH . So far it's worked very well. The only problem was that the cable from the camera to the monitor was a little short for my Dodge quad cab long bed. I called them and they sent me a 5' extension cable for free. It mounts to the license plate bracket. It would be better mounted higher but I sometimes have my tailgate off when I have a stock rack on the pickup so there's no other place to mount it.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
well, I learned how to fix a flaky GPS on the F150 this morning. The problem is with larger than stock tires, the speedometer is off, and in areas of weak GPS signal, the nav system depends on the speedometer to keep track of location. When the speedo is inaccurate, the GPS gets confused. According to Ford, you disconnect the battery for at least 20 minutes, then reconnect & drive it. It recallibrates itself.
That's the Ford. The 1992 Dodge just needs a bunch of parts, some of which I bought today. Tomorrow the Jeep gets an oil change.
Not today, but Wednesday I new brake shoes on the rear of the 2006 Silverado, originals that had 183,191 miles on them. Then today I went almost 200 miles from home to pick this up for my dad.
2109 on the hour meter.
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The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
I got this one: HOPKINS SMART HITCH . So far it's worked very well. The only problem was that the cable from the camera to the monitor was a little short for my Dodge quad cab long bed. I called them and they sent me a 5' extension cable for free. It mounts to the license plate bracket. It would be better mounted higher but I sometimes have my tailgate off when I have a stock rack on the pickup so there's no other place to mount it.
The backup camera on my new Frontier is in the tailgate latch, where I assume it will collect a lot of dust. It already gets a lot of water on the lens, making it less useful than a 50 year old Tasco. There just ISN'T a good spot for them. I like the daggoned thing, though, and the sonar is useful, too (beeps when you get close to things).
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
This past week I got an 1.5" leveling block put in the front of my daily driver. Then it was ready for a new set of BF Goodrich All-Terrain TA KO2. With the leveling blocks I was able to put on LT275/65R20 tires, which Goodrich spec's out at 34" tall. I had already installed the black wheels, factory Ford smoked headlights and taillights. Had the front windows tinted, and a Ford accessory rail height hard folding tanneau cover. Have also put on a banks power performance muffler with a 3" tailpipe. The muffler gives it a nice mellow rumble without be obnoxious. The daily driver is a 2010 Ford F150 Platinum supercrew 4X4. It is equipped with a 5.4L and a 6 speed automatic transmission. The old girl in the back ground is my my old 1997 Ford F350 4X4 crew cab. It is equipped with a 7.3L Turbo Diesel and a ZF 5 speed transmission. It has a front leaf spring reverse shackle kit installed and I had to add about 1.5" to the rear to level it out. It is setting on a set of 35X12.5X18 BF Goodrich All-Terrain TA KO2 tires.
We have an old grain truck with a very similar grill.
And I mean that in a good way, sorta.....grin
I'm trying to decide how far I'm going with the axles. It's got a Dana 60 with a locker in back and a Dana 44 closed knuckle up front with a broken knuckle on one side. If I replace the front axle I could just as well upgrade to crossover steer D60, open knuckle. Or do I look at military axles? Lol
I'm trying to decide how far I'm going with the axles. It's got a Dana 60 with a locker in back and a Dana 44 closed knuckle up front with a broken knuckle on one side. If I replace the front axle I could just as well upgrade to crossover steer D60, open knuckle. Or do I look at military axles? Lol
I'd just go with a D60; military axles wouldn't look right on that wagon in my mind. Guess it depends on where you want to end up.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
I was in a lot of mud the last few days. I'm trying to decide whether to wash the pickup now or just wait until after elk season. Decisions, decisions.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
We have an old grain truck with a very similar grill.
And I mean that in a good way, sorta.....grin
I'm trying to decide how far I'm going with the axles. It's got a Dana 60 with a locker in back and a Dana 44 closed knuckle up front with a broken knuckle on one side. If I replace the front axle I could just as well upgrade to crossover steer D60, open knuckle. Or do I look at military axles? Lol
My wagon is an XL so it doesn't have the fancy shmancy crap. I prefer that...but there were a few things I wanted to add and finally got a chance to do it. Part way through the process:
Gentex 177 mirror with temp and compass:
New head unit with video capability. JVC KW-V200BT cause I found it cheap and I don't really need a lot of extras. I routed the microphone and USB cable while I had everything apart:
Installed a cheapo backup camera off Amazon. So far it seems pretty decent:
Installed all new speakers, too. I also ran a power wire from the back while I was doing the work, but didn't have time to install my LED reverse lights.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
Put U joints in my 09 Tacoma . 184K miles and knock on wood replaced 1 battery , 1 rear leaf spring, 1 headlight bulb and now U joints in the driveshaft. Not bad for the mileage.
Changed the oil. Used full syn again, checked all the fluids and topped off tranny fluid. Installed new rear shocks and got some new factory wheels yesterday... Trucks going to be looking like new again and it's 12 years old...
Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.
Of course I had to un-mouse that heater box and related ducts with good ole soap and water.
Next it was power steering, then rip the dash apart and fix the wiring, eventually paint the bare metal floor with epoxy primer. Then remove seat, disassemble, weld broken springs, recover seat with new vinyl upholstery.
Rebuild carburetor, replace broken plug wire, install new turn signal sockets, replace fuel filter, top off all fluids, bleed brakes, replace torn shifter boot where mice were getting in.
Done, she runs smooth and strong, all lights functional, brakes are great, heater is fantastic, doesn't stink, looks like hell but functionally fantastic.
I let her slide a little too far from drivable so it took a little extra effort to bring her around. But it's good to have the old junker back on the trails.
I use SPI primers and clear coats in my restoration shop. About a week and a half ago I mixed about 30 ounces of SPI epoxy gray. It has a minimum half hour induction time prior to application. A lot of SPI users will induce this stuff up to 48-72 hours prior to use to increase viscosity which results in higher film build. (I will restrain from spinning off into a lengthy discussion on this that's better suited for a restoration topic)
I mixed my primer too soon, it had been inducing for like 4 or 5 days and was becoming too thick, so rather than throw it away I grabbed a paint brush and coated the whole floor on the old truck.
Epoxy is the-chit for locking out water. But the very best would be to use both, my epoxy topped with your bedliner. The bedliner gives the abrasion protection and with the epoxy under it, well you just couldn't beat that combo.
Well...today, I looked, and measured, and shopped for the best option for winch for my rig...After having to call a wrecker to come drag me out of a hole, and ruining a darned good hunting day.
I bet you like it. One caveat I've been told is to remove the ball if you are loading the bed heavy or same with a bp trailer. Possibility of contacting rear diff.
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If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
I bet you like it. One caveat I've been told is to remove the ball if you are loading the bed heavy or same with a bp trailer. Possibility of contacting rear diff.
My pickup has a gooseneck hitch that I've never used. I've never thought to look under there when I'm loaded. I'll have to remember that.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Toad, if your gooseneck is adjustable, B&W makes an extended ball for the turnover mount. Your latchbase will not kink your bed in rough country.......they make a hitch plug, too......
My 90 old Mom decided she wasn't going to drive any more and said my oldest son could have her vehicle. It's a 2002 GMC Envoy 4x4 with 26,000 original miles. Since my Son lives in Northern Wisconsin, I wanted to help get it winter ready before he took it home. So today I installed a new battery which replaced the original AC Delco battery that came with the vehicle. This was the most difficult battery swap I've ever done. It included removing a plastic cover, a body brace, the battery cover and finally the battery, then the reverse to install the new battery. Next up I installed WeatherTech floor liners from front to rear, including installing the fasteners to hold the drivers side mat in place. Then it was new wiper blades front and rear. Finally, I put a trailer hitch on it - not because he tows a trailer but because when you're backing up should you bump something it's nice that it's the trailer hitch instead of the bumper.
When he returns for Thanksgiving I'll try and give it an oil change and new headlight bulbs and LED back up bulbs - weather permitting.
My 90 old Mom decided she wasn't going to drive any more and said my oldest son could have her vehicle. It's a 2002 GMC Envoy 4x4 with 26,000 original miles. Since my Son lives in Northern Wisconsin, I wanted to help get it winter ready before he took it home. So today I installed a new battery which replaced the original AC Delco battery that came with the vehicle. This was the most difficult battery swap I've ever done. It included removing a plastic cover, a body brace, the battery cover and finally the battery, then the reverse to install the new battery. Next up I installed WeatherTech floor liners from front to rear, including installing the fasteners to hold the drivers side mat in place. Then it was new wiper blades front and rear. Finally, I put a trailer hitch on it - not because he tows a trailer but because when you're backing up should you bump something it's nice that it's the trailer hitch instead of the bumper.
When he returns for Thanksgiving I'll try and give it an oil change and new headlight bulbs and LED back up bulbs - weather permitting.
You've never done a battery swap on a Porsche Cayenne, or an older ('88-'92) BMW 750iL have you? The BMW has it under the power rear seat, which has to have the "floating" seat rail removed before the seat can be taken out. The Cayenne battery is under the driver's seat, power seat of course.
To anger a conservative, lie to him. To annoy a liberal, tell him the truth.
You've never done a battery swap on a Porsche Cayenne, or an older ('88-'92) BMW 750iL have you? The BMW has it under the power rear seat, which has to have the "floating" seat rail removed before the seat can be taken out. The Cayenne battery is under the driver's seat, power seat of course.
Can you jump start that battery?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
You've never done a battery swap on a Porsche Cayenne, or an older ('88-'92) BMW 750iL have you? The BMW has it under the power rear seat, which has to have the "floating" seat rail removed before the seat can be taken out. The Cayenne battery is under the driver's seat, power seat of course.
Can you jump start that battery?
Yep. Remote connectors under the hood on both vehicles.
To anger a conservative, lie to him. To annoy a liberal, tell him the truth.
Well, I bought a slide-in pop up camper from the neighbor a couple of weeks back. Mentioned to him that if he ever decided to sell it that I'd be interested and the rest is history. I had one years ago and really enjoyed it so I'm excited. It will be good for solo trips and maybe turkey hunting, and will work for when just one of the girls and I go camping. I still have the travel trailer for family stuff.
So I installed the camper tie-downs in the truck yesterday so I can go pick it up when things dry out.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
check the brakes. most old folk ride the hell outta them.......
That takes me back. My mom's brother had an early 50's Chev pickup. He never drove over 35 mph and had well over 200k on it. Dad rode with him from ID to CA in it one time...35 mph clear across NV if you can imagine. Wagon trains were faster. Anyway, when he died, Mom's other brother got it. He noticed right away that the brakes weren't working right. They were still the originals. They were long past being worn out. The shoe metal was down to paper thin and the drums were ready to break.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
I drove it through a car wash since the first week of whitetail season is over.
Toad: that is one fine Suburban.
24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.
Thanks, StudDuck! this one is a little rough up close, but solid.
'91 was the last of the solid axle Suburbans, and the first year of the 4L80e trans. this one is a diesel (6.2 L) and has one ton axles (Dana 60/14 bolt full floater) with Detroit Lockers and 4.10s, and disc brakes.
Guns don't kill people, drivers with cell phones kill people.
Thanks, StudDuck! this one is a little rough up close, but solid.
'91 was the last of the solid axle Suburbans, and the first year of the 4L80e trans. this one is a diesel (6.2 L) and has one ton axles (Dana 60/14 bolt full floater) with Detroit Lockers and 4.10s, and disc brakes.
You're lucky you have the heavier 4L80e instead of the earlier 700R4, aka 4L60e. That thing was a piece of junk. I had it in 3 different vehicles and all 3 failed at under 120k.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Helped my kid get his first truck yesterday. 2001 Silverado std cab short bed 4X4. He's in kid heaven as it's been lowered, has headers and glass packs, shaved tailgate, rollpan and tanneau. Hopefully he can keep this truck right side up.
It'll give him a chance the learn the basics of vehicle maintenance and I'm sure they'll be a few odds and ends to work on. And some other idiot spent a wad of money on the after market mods he would have blown his money on.
Not much of a hunting truck, but it'll get him around.
We have an old grain truck with a very similar grill.
And I mean that in a good way, sorta.....grin
I'm trying to decide how far I'm going with the axles. It's got a Dana 60 with a locker in back and a Dana 44 closed knuckle up front with a broken knuckle on one side. If I replace the front axle I could just as well upgrade to crossover steer D60, open knuckle. Or do I look at military axles? Lol
Lets face it dave.... You're going to put in the military axles.
Thanks, StudDuck! this one is a little rough up close, but solid.
'91 was the last of the solid axle Suburbans, and the first year of the 4L80e trans. this one is a diesel (6.2 L) and has one ton axles (Dana 60/14 bolt full floater) with Detroit Lockers and 4.10s, and disc brakes.
You're lucky you have the heavier 4L80e instead of the earlier 700R4, aka 4L60e. That thing was a piece of junk. I had it in 3 different vehicles and all 3 failed at under 120k.
yes, the 4L80e was part of the reason I bought this Suburban.
but I had to have this transmission rebuilt. reverse and overdrive went out on the same day, and the trans shop said it was two different failures. 'first year' type of crap that was fixed with upgraded parts. overdrive was not working when I bought it, but I knew it was just a throttle position sensor, fairly cheap and easy to fix, while knocking $1500 off the asking price. I added a big cooler and spin-on filter in the cooling circuit too.
I do kind of miss the lower first gear of the 700R4, though.
Guns don't kill people, drivers with cell phones kill people.
In one 700R4 I had, a quarter sized piece of a flange broke off on the torque converter and was sucked through the tranny. It did a world of hurt inside. The shop said it wasn't an uncommon problem. They rebuilt it with a heavier TC.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Picked up the new-to-me pop up truck camper. Bought it from the neighbor who is the original owner. Got it for a good deal because it needs a little bit of work to the roof, which I'll try to do this winter. I wanted the bed length version so I could easily tow the horse trailer or boat. Just used ratchet straps for the short drive home until I decide which turnbuckes I want to buy.
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Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
Just had a 2.25 inch leveling kit installed on the front end. Westin steps put on and Toyo Open Country AT's put on. Doesn't look much different, but did raise the truck where I wanted it... My gas mileage took a little hit by about 2 MPG though. Threw off my speedo by 3 MPH
New air filter element, radiator cap, and fuel filter for my 1979 Bronco today. Currently it's my fishing truck since we still have three weeks until hunting season starts back up but close enough I guess.
ND, know of any secret squirrel sources for green 73-79 Ford interior parts?
Went to the junk yard and took some rear bump stops off a Dodge D-50 and put them on the rear of my Samurai. I took rear bump stops off an early 90's Yota, redrilled the holes and put them on the front of my Samurai. The CJ springs on mine give more flex than the stock springs. I also installed a mini-spool in the rear.
Put running boards/steps on so the wife and kids can climb in. To be honest, it keeps me from having to jump up. New 2017 power wagon and it's a wee bit tall.
I breathed a sigh of relief when my check engine light and service 4WD message went out when I started it this morning. It was on all day yesterday. I patted the hood and said "good truck".
I've often wondered if one could find a combination rock rail and step for such trucks. BTW, VERY nice truck. I got to drive and examine one last week. A little pricey..... E
I put on some Cooper ATP's in 275/65R20. Very aggressive for an AT and so far at 500 miles they are very quiet. After running two sets of Goodyear SRA's I was ready for a change. The goodyears were fine for the highway but didn't do well off road and I finally drove a rock through one, I'm loving the Cooper's so far.
I put on some Cooper ATP's in 275/65R20. Very aggressive for an AT and so far at 500 miles they are very quiet. After running two sets of Goodyear SRA's I was ready for a change. The goodyears were fine for the highway but didn't do well off road and I finally drove a rock through one, I'm loving the Cooper's so far.
I won't own a set of Goodyears, especially SRA's, for that reason. The SRA's are actually horrible on wet pavement and worse than that off road. They're put on trucks for a smooth, quiet ride. That's it. They're the softest tires I've ever had on a truck. I had 3 flats in ONE DAY on a jobsite from rocks on SRA's.
New air filter element, radiator cap, and fuel filter for my 1979 Bronco today. Currently it's my fishing truck since we still have three weeks until hunting season starts back up but close enough I guess.
ND, know of any secret squirrel sources for green 73-79 Ford interior parts?
New air filter element, radiator cap, and fuel filter for my 1979 Bronco today. Currently it's my fishing truck since we still have three weeks until hunting season starts back up but close enough I guess.
ND, know of any secret squirrel sources for green 73-79 Ford interior parts?
LMC?
Possibly national parts depot?
Unfortunately no dice there either. From what I have gathered from FTE I am going to have to find some OEM panels or have a set painted. Green is the only interior color that isn't reproduced aside from carpet. Like a dumbass I chucked my green Ranger XLT door panels, wood grain inserts and all, when I was in high school. Replaced them with some black LMC panels that never fit worth a crap and are now cracked too. Now after a decade in the sun I need a dashpad, and the saddle insert in all three of my seats is dry rotted.
For any who are interested, Eaton's Truetrac does not fit the diff on my 2014 Jeep Wrangler. Apparently they come for either 3/8th's or 7/16ths bolts, but mine needs 1/2 inch holes..... None of the local machine shops can drill it out unless they order a special $150 drill bit..... Luckly, the Willis Wheeler Package comes with a posi/clutch pack style limited slip. Mine is in good shape. When it wears out, it will cost $500 to rebuild it. So, I had one installed in the front. $887.50 with tax. Just had the alignment checked because it started pulling to the right on the way home yesterday. Seems one of my tires has developed a problem, possibly a ply separation. Nice. Got less than 20,000 miles on the OE tires. Same tires they put on the Rubicons. Well, they have spent lots of time bouncing around in the desert. Not much tread left on them. E
Not very glamorous, but I just paid six months' insurance on two of mine.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill
I did that to my Tacoma a couple years ago. Felt good to do so much good for so little effort.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill
I bought mine today. Been looking and finally found a regular cab Super duty that was 4wd and wasn't a 6.0 diesel. Ended up finding a clean 02 F350 gasser with 144k on the clock. All new steering components 2k ago, 8 new plugs and boots 2 weeks ago and a spanking new set of Toyo MTs. Six speed manual trans, true dual exhaust, airbag overloads and a nice sound system. Seems like it's going to be a pretty good rig and it was cheap enough I didn't have to borrow a nickel on it.
Very nice, Kid. The ZF6 manual is a great transmission and should last forever behind that gasser. Always wondered how the V8 did in the Super Duty as I've never driven one.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
Replaced the flimsy factory rear bumper on the F-350 today. I wanted something more stout for my overhead camper, but wanted to retain the factory receiver hitch. After looking at a bunch of offerings, I decided on the Steelcraft Elevation bumper. I couldn't find a lot about this particular model, but know folks who have used some of their other products and been happy with them. Installation took about 4 hours or so including the time it took to reinstall my backup camera. I also modified the trailer wiring bracket a bit, as this bumper has a cutout for 2008+ Super Duty trucks. I like it so far and think it will hold up fine.
No glamour shots here, I'm not going to wash my truck just to make it pretty for the interwebs.
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Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
I had an 04 F250 reg cab gasser with the 5.4 and the ZF6. It was the best truck I've ever owned. The 5.4 isn't a powerhouse, you have to use that six speed, don't be afraid to shift. But my old one got great mileage and I never had to do anything to it except replace an alternator.
I have a little work to do on the new one. Has the standard 5.4 exhaust leak on the passenger side manifold, the driver door panel is a little loose on one corner, and for some reason he plastidipped the chrome grill and worst of all the taillight lenses. I have to get that off there before I get rear ended.
Aside from that I put 200 miles on it yesterday bringing it home and taking my wife out to town for her birthday and everything seems tight as can be. Though I think this one may be thirstier than my old one, of course I may have had my foot in it a little more too.
I made mine an official hunting rig this evening. Went bass fishing, kinda slow only caught 5 small ones, but ended up using my truck gun to shoot 6 pigs.
Make sure you have the transmission fluid manually checked (not with the Techstream) and it has the latest TSBs for the transmission as well. Mine was nearly a quart low on fluid, but I did get a free 6 year 100,000 bumper bumper warranty from Toyota.
Drove it to Tucson and back--appointment with the audiologist.
Sure wish I would have known you were that close Ben. I had the day off of work. I would have made the trip down and bought your lunch.
Jeff
James Pepper: There's no law west of Dodge and no God west of the Pecos. Right, Mr. Chisum? John Chisum: Wrong, Mr. Pepper. Because no matter where people go, sooner or later there's the law. And sooner or later they find God's already been there.
Hey all! I'm very new to the forum, but my dad's been an avid member for as long as I can remember. I just wanted to introduce y'all to Hugo, my trusty 2000 Toyota 4Runner. I haven't done much changing to him yet as I'm a poor college student. However, I scored a ridiculous deal on an ARB front bumper that I couldn't resist. Beyond that, I've taken off the running boards, de-badged, painted my wheels, and added a Yakima roof rack, as well as an ARB awning. I'm digging all of your rigs-- it's awesome to see what enables everyone to get to the often less traveled roads. Cheers!
Hey all! I'm very new to the forum, but my dad's been an avid member for as long as I can remember. I just wanted to introduce y'all to Hugo, my trusty 2000 Toyota 4Runner. I haven't done much changing to him yet as I'm a poor college student. However, I scored a ridiculous deal on an ARB front bumper that I couldn't resist. Beyond that, I've taken off the running boards, de-badged, painted my wheels, and added a Yakima roof rack, as well as an ARB awning. I'm digging all of your rigs-- it's awesome to see what enables everyone to get to the often less traveled roads. Cheers!
Woah, I literally can't upload a photo low quality enough, all mine are too big. Any advice?
When I bought my new to me rig last week I talked the guy down quite a bit due to it having a pretty noticeable exhaust leak. I was hoping it was just a bad gasket but upon further inspection I could see a broken stud.
So I spent the better part of the day yesterday pulling the inner fender and removing the exhaust manifold, which thankfully wasn't cracked. Fished out two studs broken off in the head, thank goodness both of them moved pretty easily, probably due to the twice daily bath I'd been giving them with the PB Blaster for the past 3 days. Replaced all the studs and nuts in the head, new gaskets and buttoned her back up.
Had to replace an idler pulley that had a bearing going in it too, but that was an easy $20 5 minute fix.
New synthetic oil and filter for the Powerstroke. New fuel filters. New batteries that were more preventative than anything. The old ones weren't giving me any issues but were a little older.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
2006 Silverado, 1/2 tonner. Had to get it ready for turkey season.
Changed oil and filter. Also put a new vent valve solenoid and a new passenger side airbag sensor in. 188k miles so I guess it's time to start replacing parts from time to time.
New ball joints on passenger side next, torn boot on lower but may as well do the both while in there.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
Put a new canopy, new Goodyear Dura Trac traction tires and a heavy bed mat, and a set of Weather Tech floor mats. Just bought this truck new a couple of weeks ago.
I haven't done much with the F-350 recently, but I've been shopping for a new work car. I drive a ton for work and the Impala was showing it's age. After driving everything in the 'mid-size' category I chose a 2017 Hyundai Sonata Sport with Premium package. Haven't put many miles on it yet but I'm very impressed with it. Add to that their willingness to give me the equivalent of their 'X-Plan', a $4k rebate, and their match of the highest trade offer for my old car and it was a no-brainer.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
Got part of my new clazzio leather seat covers on and did all the headrests. Have to wait till next week to do the front seats. Putting seat heaters in and waiting for them to get here.
Had lockers fr/r pulled. Ploughing straight ahead in 4x4 entering a mountainside hairpin is no good. Went trutrac front and ox locker rear. Now the cable actuator on the ox is not set up yet until commit to the routing (it can be manually engaged, havent tried yet), as have some other considerations to figure out. And put new big horns on, replacing some old bfg km2's. 315/75r16 on the old 7" steel d-rings. New 8x16's foming next week, then will put the snows on the smaller wheels for good. Pics pending technology cooperates
Golldammed motion detector lights. A guy can’t even piss off his porch in peace any more.
"Look, I want to help the helpless. It's the clueless I don't give a [bleep] about." - Dennis Miller on obamacare.
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