General Tech What did you work on Today?

[Agility Customs]

While adding a 4:1 kit to a Dana 300 in a new Ironman portal buggy the new shift rail that comes with the 4:1 kit is obviously factory style shifter connection and obviously we leave nothing unmodified. So I took a stock shift rail attachment and made it male 3/8x24 threads

 

[N-Smooth]

While adding a 4:1 kit to a Dana 300 in a new Ironman portal buggy the new shift rail that comes with the 4:1 kit is obviously factory style shifter connection and obviously we leave nothing unmodified. So I took a stock shift rail attachment and made it male 3/8x24 threads

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Well aren’t you just Mr Fancy Pants

 

[1969honda]

TJ is back on the road with the new motobilt highline fenders, inner fenders, cut stock hood, taurus fan, jeep air A/C and mishimoto radiator.

 

[Coco]

.... and NO photos of ANY of that?!

 

[1969honda]

.... and NO photos of ANY of that?!

Yeah, not sure what's going on. But the add photo link is just Gray and dead on my computer and my phone. I'm sure i've got some settings jacked up so i'm working through it today. There is a build thread:

Just another TJ story

Not much to take pictures of today, but the 2nd and 3rd coats went on all of the fenders, flares and fender supports. So far it has taken a total of two full bottles of the liner to coat everything thus far.

www.rme4x4.com

 

[Hickey]

 

[shortstraw8]

Nieces new to her car kept randomly dying and running rough, thought it sounded like fuel pump issue and also said it may be plugs if they haven't been changed recently.
Don't think the pump is the issue after hearing it but plugs were.

Odd thing was 1 3 5 had no electrode left


2 4 6 had no tips on it




Plus an oil change, still needs some maintenance but running much better with new plugs.
I have never seen plugs this bad 22600 miles and apparently the previous owner was not big on maintenance.

 

[jeeper]

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That better not be headed to the scrap! It needs to be a piece of yard art!

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Dug some Cruisers out of hibernation. A few dead batteries. I need to buy more solar trickle chargers.

 

[JeeperG]

Changed headers over to Sanderson, rebuilt from header to flexpipe and then painted it all up.

Kick panels built so they can get upholstery.

Subwoofer box built as well.

 

[anderson750]

You need post a video after you fire it up with the cut outs open so we can hear what it sounds like.

 

[JeeperG]

You need post a video after you fire it up with the cut outs open so we can hear what it sounds like.

Probably do a walk around video, still not the same hearing a video vs feeling and hearing it in person.

 

[Thursty]

Cutouts!! 🤘🏼😎

 

[DesertRam]

Started on the exhaust brake installation on my 2006 Cummins. I used this project as an excuse to replace the hood support struts that haven't worked for a couple years.



Then I removed the stock post-turbo elbow and installed Banks replacement with actuator.



Moved up to the engine compartment and installed the solenoid and started on the vacuum pump. Stalled out there pending rental of the belt tension tool.

 

[STAG]

I made her a 1/14 scale version. It’s hard to see but I 3D printed a replica snorkel, roofrack and lightbar. Along with the beadlocks and paintmatched accents to her 1:1 counterpart.

 

[anderson750]

I made her a 1/14 scale version. It’s hard to see but I 3D printed a replica snorkel, roofrack and lightbar. Along with the beadlocks and paintmatched accents to her 1:1 counterpart.

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What brand roof rack is on that?

 

[DesertRam]

I finished the installation of the Banks exhaust brake on my 2006 Ram today. Installed the vacuum pump and fan belt (not shown).



I expected the fan belt to be the most difficult part, but it wasn't too bad. The installation of the switch was a pain! I wanted it on the dash up near the instrument cluster rather than down on the knee panel like Banks recommends. Seems ripe for breakage rhere. That required disassembly of the dash, which would have been much easier with smaller hands, more elbows, and removable eyes to see right spaces. I pulled the cup holders and console out first, and found the previous owner's iPod.


I almost stopped and ordered a new stereo since I was that close.


But I really wanted this job done, so I pressed on. Now that I know how to disassemble the dash, I can get to the radio fairly easily. Finished the wiring and buttoned everything up for the test start. Took a little longer to start than usual (maybe because the PCM had to be unplugged to wire up the brake controls), but when it fired up with the brake on, everything worked as expected. The brake activated immediately to speed engine warm-up on a cold start. Lighted switch in the lower right indicates brake activation.

 

[Kevin B.]

That better not be headed to the scrap! It needs to be a piece of yard art!

Or a sand box. Or a chicken coop.

 

[jeeper]

Or a chicken coop.

FFS, why didn’t I think of that? 🤦🏼‍♂️

@Hickey is it really gone for good already?

 

[Hickey]

FFS, why didn’t I think of that? 🤦🏼‍♂️

@Hickey is it really gone for good already?

It’s sitting on my trailer, waiting for me to disassemble more #nodisassemble