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What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?
- Thread starter iamout
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Enthusiast I
Installed my awning and drove out with the kids to test it out at the lake... Success!!! Little by little. Can't wait to start on the bed in the back of the Suburban!!!
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Trail Blazer I
Added 2 spots up top. Eventually will have 4 but I won’t have the other 2 in time for next trip. Hopefully will get some night pictures tonight.
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Trail Blazer I
Changed out the grill to a TRD Pro variant. Did not care for the stock off-road grill with the chrome bezel.
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Member II
New shoes BFG KM3. Waiting for new lift to come in.
Trail Blazer I
Rear lift I assume? Looks like you got a lift in the front.
Member II
Replacing the front as well. Jeep came with the front lift and want to make sure front is done right.
Advocate III
Installed a Dobinson Snorkel to MATACO.
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Enthusiast III
Went in to see the new upgrade. She should be ready to come home in two weeks. Then I will add the winch and tent and head out for the maiden voyage.
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Member III
Pulled the valve covers and did the valve stem seals on my 76 CJ5 today, it consumes a fair amount of oil but never smokes, go figure. The previous owners were not very nice to this engine. Looks like they neglected oil changes and had the improper PCV valve in there which didn't help matters any. Nearly all the stem seals were loose and floppy and at least 3 had ridden up the stem and weren't even covering the guide anymore.
Compression numbers are still good on all 8 cylinders.
Compression numbers are still good on all 8 cylinders.
Member III
Was very bored today, sprayed my grill insert with glow in the dark paint.
Enthusiast II
Finally decided where to mount my rototrax, Reclaiming some room in my bed.
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Member III
Got her dirty today, not an adventure, more of a romp.
Expedition Master III
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I was thinking about mounting 1 set of X-Bull clones the same way, and leaving my 2nd set in their bag as additional spares. I have a low profile 'bed-box' in that same position, so they would be accessible from either side. It would keep the majority of the bed box empty and accessible for other gear.
My truck is old enough to not have a perimeter bed tie down design incorporated into it. So not being a metal designer/welder, means rigging up shovel or particular jack carry points are thoughts instead of reality. At one time I tried to mount a Hi Lift jack along a bed rail. It worked until I took it off-road. It's weight actually caused a small crease in the beds outer skin. Luckily it was pulled out by a body man. I had used modified C-clamps that can attach camper shells to pickup beds. Anything with weight will need support off the bed floor to avoid pulling out sheet metal fasteners.
Trail Blazer I
Finally got to quickly test out all of the lights! Excuse the glare due to fog.
Trail Blazer I
Finally have the switches labeled
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Member III
Was hearing a whistling noise at idle and just off idle for quite a while. Couldn't quite place it. Went to check my base timing and noticed I had base timing with and without the vacuum line connected. The vacuum advance canister had sprung a leak. Pulled the dist cap and checked with my hand vacuum pump and got nothing but a whooshing air noise. Orileys was able to get me an accel vac advance same day (Mallory HEI on this Jeep from a previous owner) and I got it put back together with a new set of plug wires as I didn't know the age of the ones that were on there.
Fired it up first crank and the idle is much smoother now.
Fired it up first crank and the idle is much smoother now.
