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Let's see those full size rigs - Trucks & SUV
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Let's see those full size rigs - Trucks & SUV
Hey man, nice rig! What swing out rear bumper is that? Clrussell Fab just kidding, kinda. I built it.
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Nice find, 2003 compatible GM........VERY NICE
.......And because they are not sold under a 'Comm' gear category, you get 2, not just one. I mounted a future Antenna base on the left fender/hood location for a possible phone booster or for a comm install. As a "get it while available type find", AKA....You Snooze, you lose type of thing. At the moment I have a Wilson 5000 spring mounted on the left front bed location (CB, on a QR base), a NMO on the right front bed (GMRS)....3 foot, not a stubby,, and a magnetic roof top antenna that serves as a possible GMRS or as used as a adapted handheld scanner extension for use over the 'rubber ducky' H/H unit antenna.I also did a accessory on the right front upper Bull Bar tab, that allows possible versatility(multi-use) on a future project write-up. This leaves me the upper L/F tab open for....SOMETHING
in the future. Thanks for the update, as those who follow the SILVERADO thread appreciate any gear updates that are found out there!
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Things are starting to come together. Most of the suspension is on as of last week. Still waiting on some drop links I think and a front bumper?
Flatbed got finished and went on yesterday. By the way Battle Born Welding in Gardnerville are awesome fabricators if you need a repair or flatbed lol. And the fuel fill works! I think it's going to end up in a box right there though
We're hoping to get some time to get the camper on and start getting the rig together. Very stoked!!
Back yard adventures due to COVID?
Flatbed got finished and went on yesterday. By the way Battle Born Welding in Gardnerville are awesome fabricators if you need a repair or flatbed lol. And the fuel fill works! I think it's going to end up in a box right there though
We're hoping to get some time to get the camper on and start getting the rig together. Very stoked!!
Back yard adventures due to COVID?
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Give me about 6 weeks and I'll have a real picture instead of CGI
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Nice, ive been thinking about trading my silverado for a power wagon. Its gotta be alot of thinking tho as im not a dodge fan, my family has had dodge vehicles and there was always something wrong with them.
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Dodge hasn't made a truck in 10 years. I am trading a 2016 Ram 2500 6.4 gas, crew cab 4x4 in on it. It has 155,000 miles on it with no significant problems, it still has the oem brakes on it. Before that I had a 2006 3500 drw. I also have a 2020 Gladiator, and before that a 2017 JKR. FCA has been good to me.
If that have had any one singular item that made me uneasy it was their transmixxers, and all of that ended with the adoption of ZF designed transmissions. You can buy a new 2021 configured as above well below $50k, and nothing can touch it in the suspension market from the showroom floor. Articulation =traction and no other full size truck even comes close.
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It will be the first one I've had with a rotary gear selector, but if the transmission is electronically actuated it makes sense. I have rented/driven several with rotary actuators and while odd, I didn't find them problematic
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2014 Ram 1500. Have had it since new. Getting ready for new suspension and tires in 2021!
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Just sent my Ram 2500 into AEV to get its Prospector XL conversion done.
I am planning on getting a clear wrap put on to protect the paint from the Nevada pinstripes . If anyone has any recommendations on wrap installers, let me know.
I also have to figure out how to put some rock sliders on and keep the Amp powersteps.
I am planning on getting a clear wrap put on to protect the paint from the Nevada pinstripes . If anyone has any recommendations on wrap installers, let me know.
I also have to figure out how to put some rock sliders on and keep the Amp powersteps.
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That's gonna be a nice conversion for sure. I have the Amp powersteps so I'd be interested to see what solution you find to have both sliders and powersteps. The powersteps are pretty tucked in, but yeah could easily be damaged during any rock crawling.
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I have not researched to see if anyone makes sliders for the 2500, but I know anything off the shelf will not work the the powersteps, so I am sure I will have to fabricate something custom. Just a matter of whether or not I can mod an off the shelf product or build from scratch.
My initial thought is to put a couple notches in the rail to allow the step arms to swing through them. I just don’t want to lose a lot of ground clearance by having the rails set down too low to clear the swing of the steps.
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My initial thought is to put a couple notches in the rail to allow the step arms to swing through them. I just don’t want to lose a lot of ground clearance by having the rails set down too low to clear the swing of the steps.
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If it was easy, everyone would be doin’ it . I like a challenge.
I have already been toying with the idea of using the step actuators to swing a slider out as a step and having it nest into a set of brackets when retracted that will support the vertical and horizontal loads when using it as a slider.
I have already been toying with the idea of using the step actuators to swing a slider out as a step and having it nest into a set of brackets when retracted that will support the vertical and horizontal loads when using it as a slider.
