Recent content by tjZ06

I finally got the truck back out, though not before a little drama. I headed out for a 3 night trip with Colorado Mall Crawlers in Moab. The first day was meant to be Metal Masher, which I was really excited to run with the big girl... though a bit apprehensive about clearance for the camper...

-TJ

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5pX18MWbNto There will be two more supports reward. The supports are "open" now to allow full welding of each plate to the frame, but they will be capped of course. These are just the "foundation" of the sliders, obviously they will extend out further. -TJ

Slider tubing: -TJ

Oh yeah, this thing... To be honest, it sat in the same spot since I drove it (in "front wheel drive") off the trailer back in Oct. I've gone round and round (and around again) about what to do with it. I had a few offers to buy it broken, totally as-is from a few buddies and I seriously...

So, where did we leave off... I got the truck back from the steering/trackbar upgrades and it's night and day better. It really was what I had hoped for, and makes freeway driving much more relaxing than it's been in years (since the SAS happened). The skid setup for the Kelderman is also...

I play this "game" in my head all the time... For reference my current rigs are: '11 Silverado 2500 HD - Duramax/Allison, Solid Axle Swap/40"s/Lockers/Rear 4-Link Air Susp, Skids/Bumper/Winch/etc., long range fuel tank, delete/tune/turbo upgrade/full fuel system, Four Wheel Camper Hawk/much...

Update time... The latest round of mods for this rig focused mostly on the FWC itself, but the truck got some work too... and now the truck is under the knife again. So, here's where we are: On the FWC the batteries finally died-died earlier this year and I threw in some cheapie Amazon...

Congrats! Let us know how the 2-door does towing it. -TJ

All you need is a basic ground tent, standard gear (sleeping bag, sleeping pad), water, some hot dogs and a campfire. -TJ

Well, a little update... As we know, in Moab the WJ did WJ things... my buddy's shop out here in Vegas thrashed on it to turn it around in a day and a half. They had to pull the belly skid, t-case, trans, etc. to fix the rear main, fix the PCV setup, and they found the front seal in the t-case...

Here's the culprit: Obviously I need to see why it's building so much crank case pressure that it blew the rear main out. Of course it's a "built" motor and the ring gap is a bit bigger than OEM, but still it seems excessive. A better breather system would help (it's running the stock PCV...

Well, things went about as could be expected for the WJ... Monday my buddy got to my house in Vegas, and we debated taking the WJ or the little 2 door JL Rubicon (with the X package and 35"s etc.) I picked up. Just sitting in the garage the WJ was leaking coolant onto the floor from what I...

-TJ

After many years, off to Moab today... running Whiterim Wed-Fri. Yes, I know it's an easy trail not technical wheeling; I've run it many times in my SAS'ed Duramax and Fourwheel Camper, but just looking for a mild shake-down after so many years. A quick recap for those that don't want to...