Yeah, but I've already got so much tied up in this LJ, what's another grand among friends?
I feel that.
Yeah, but I've already got so much tied up in this LJ, what's another grand among friends?
Today's progress:
Thanks for helping me spend more money on parts!
- Decided to dump the 1 gallon aluminum air tank and go with the ARB Mini Compressor (build list in Post 1 updated)
- Decided to dump the Bussmann secondary PDC and get a Switch Pros 12-switch system (build list in Post 1 updated)
- Pulled the fuel tank to fix a cracked filler neck (more on that below)
Sure, I just do it the easy way.Has anyone successfully repaired similar damage?
Sure, I just do it the easy way.
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Don't let the color confuse you. When we remove one, we paint all the fittings as soon as we remove them to protect them from sun rotting UV which will turn them to dust in short order.
What, pray tell, is the easy way?
Why do you prefer switchpros over something like Auxbeam?
Auxbeam provides terminals for the functions so they can easily be swapped out if desired which is one of the things that has been beneficial with my older sPod. Auxbeam I believe is much cheaper.
Is there something I’m missing?
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Well, gents, I’ve suffered a setback. I had a PTO day to burn, so I took yesterday off with the hopes of making some build progress on a three-day weekend. I started yesterday by heading to a rental property I have to do some minor maintenance between tenants. I had about a hundred small bricks in the garage there and decided to move them home. I loaded them up and drove home. While unloading them, my back started to ache, which is not uncommon. However, by the time I was done, it was intense, sharp pain.
I went into the house, took three Advil, and lay on the floor to stretch a bit. The Advil never “kicked” in. I spent the day not moving much, in the hopes it would improve. Eventually, I dipped into some left over happy pills from a knee surgery a few years back. Those only dulled the pain enough that I wasn’t in constant agony.
I’m typing this from bed on my iPad because when I got up in the middle of the night to pee, I nearly passed out from the pain. I think I slipped a disk. It’s gotten worse - not better - overnight. I’m waiting for the pill to kick in so that I can get up and move around a bit, but it looks like no progress for me this weekend!
Well, gents, I’ve suffered a setback. I had a PTO day to burn, so I took yesterday off with the hopes of making some build progress on a three-day weekend. I started yesterday by heading to a rental property I have to do some minor maintenance between tenants. I had about a hundred small bricks in the garage there and decided to move them home. I loaded them up and drove home. While unloading them, my back started to ache, which is not uncommon. However, by the time I was done, it was intense, sharp pain.
I went into the house, took three Advil, and lay on the floor to stretch a bit. The Advil never “kicked” in. I spent the day not moving much, in the hopes it would improve. Eventually, I dipped into some left over happy pills from a knee surgery a few years back. Those only dulled the pain enough that I wasn’t in constant agony.
I’m typing this from bed on my iPad because when I got up in the middle of the night to pee, I nearly passed out from the pain. I think I slipped a disk. It’s gotten worse - not better - overnight. I’m waiting for the pill to kick in so that I can get up and move around a bit, but it looks like no progress for me this weekend!
Sorry to hear that, Dude. Has this happened before?
Like Blaine says for our jeeps, balanced operation is key for the body too!
- Fix Cracked Fuel Filler Nipple on Tank
- Reinforce Top Tank of Radiator (an idea to prevent the common cracking failure)
- Move Rear Frame Up To Match Body Lift
Regarding #3, which I won't get to this weekend, but probably will Mem'l Day Wkd, does anyone know a source for a section of frame rail I need to fill the triangular gap? Jscherb had some for sale back in October, but I missed out on them.
We use the piece we cut off of the bottom.
Thanks! I'll have to brush up on the pages I book-marked over a year ago to make sure I cut like you do... I know multiple posts I reviewed were yours - I just haven't looked at them in months.
We use the piece we cut off of the bottom.
OK, I'm not understanding this, after thinking, measuring, and drawing late last night. If I make the vertical cut right in front of the LJ's rear gas tank mount cross member, move the now-separated rear of the frame up 1.25", make a horizontal cut 1.25" up to what's left of the rear frame horns, and take that piece just cut off and put it in the gap at the top of the front of this junction, it doesn't work because the radius is inverted:
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What am I not getting? On another note, I think I found a source for some 2.5" x 5" x .188" tubing to use for that piece.