schuttothrill
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Lol fair enough. See you then!
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schuttothrill
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Put a few hours in tonight.. Chopped more off of the frame, moved the rear hangars forward 3.5 inches which pimped my shackle angle and sucked the hitch in almost flush with the tailgate. Dig the pics.
After I get some rear bumpstop brackets built I'm going to remove the overload leafs from all 4 packs, which will get me about an inch lower all the way around. Boo yah. Thanks to xenomarine for the genius suggestion
After I get some rear bumpstop brackets built I'm going to remove the overload leafs from all 4 packs, which will get me about an inch lower all the way around. Boo yah. Thanks to xenomarine for the genius suggestion
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Nice work!
schuttothrill
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Thanks Gents! Even though it only took 3 hours, take note of the mess I made. The size of the mess is proportionate to how much of pain in the ass it was. Broke a handful of cheap drill bits that were way too hard(brittle), stripped nuts and sheared GR8 bolts. Made lots of razor sharp chips which stuck to my clothes and cut me all up... Even whacked my hand with the dead-peen and got a lil blood blister! Needless to say it didn't go together as nice as it did when I first built the hitch, but all in all a pretty good day. Went back in the house and squeezed my cute freakin' kid. 
Bottom 3/8 plate is burned to both the round and square tube around the entire perimeter that they meet. If that makes sense. As far as the tube being all by itself with no supports, its a similar design as millions of other hitches on the road, and mine has thicker material throughout. I thought about a top plate, but it wouldn't have cleared the bed, and I didn't think it was necessary. I'll get a few close up pics shortly.. Making dinner at the moment
Thats better. From the early pics i couldnt tell if they tied together. Looks bitchin
KansasTwister
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Wheres the build thread on the pink jeep?
schuttothrill
1/2 ton status
Haha. It is actually 24 volt, I hot rodded it for my daughter, and since the tires are plastic, it's kind of a drifting machine. She can slide corners on command! BTW she's going to be 4 in March Unfortunately there must have been too much current for the shifter box to handle because only reverse works now. Add it to the to-do list I suppose....
Unrelated to pink Jeeps- The CUCV has a block heater installed in one of the freeze plug ports and I've never used it before. It's currently plugged in, but I'm worried because 1) there's not really any way for me to verify it's doing anything and 2) I don't want it to burn down my truck or house. Should I be worried?
Thanks in advance.
Unfortunately there must have been too much current for the shifter box to handle because only reverse works now. Add it to the to-do list I suppose....Unrelated to pink Jeeps- The CUCV has a block heater installed in one of the freeze plug ports and I've never used it before. It's currently plugged in, but I'm worried because 1) there's not really any way for me to verify it's doing anything and 2) I don't want it to burn down my truck or house. Should I be worried?
Thanks in advance.
If it's not plugged into an outlet, there's nothing that can happen.
schuttothrill
1/2 ton status
Right.. but it is plugged in. It's going to a GFCI, so I hope that if anything crazy wants to happen it will trip, but mostly wanted to know how many people have experience with this style of block heater and any goods/bads since I've never used mine before now. Admittedly, I probably could have searched first, but it didn't seem to me like a question that would be very common...
Thank you though, for your wisdom- My cup runneth over..
Thank you though, for your wisdom- My cup runneth over..
I installed one in a 350. I wouldn't worry about burning the truck down. Worst I could see is something melting but hard to imagine that. Shouldn't have trouble as long as the cord is in good condition.
I've also heard the really suck up electricity. We had mine on a timer that would come on 3 hours before work and kick off right before leaving.
Apologies for being master of the obvious in the previous post.
I've also heard the really suck up electricity. We had mine on a timer that would come on 3 hours before work and kick off right before leaving.
Apologies for being master of the obvious in the previous post.
schuttothrill
1/2 ton status
Haha no worries. I went and felt the block and it felt sort of lukewarm, so that made me feel better. Even though the heater hasn't been used by me thus far I've always taken care to make sure the cord was routed nicely and properly secured, so I'm pretty confident that its in good condition on the outside at least.
I like the timer idea.
I like the timer idea.
schuttothrill
1/2 ton status
Jesus. That's pretty much worst case scenario eh?!
It was probably an International, so not much of a loss.
Martin
Martin
schuttothrill
1/2 ton status
Just got done snowblowing the heavy wet stuff off of the driveway so life is easier tomorrow.. The old JD threw a drive belt or something right before I was finished. So I suppose there's another thing to fix tomorrow.
Just as I was finishing up, the neighbor got her Impala beached whilst trying to get up her driveway, so I hooked a rope up to one of her wheels (I was gentle lol) and dragged her back out into the street with the CUCV. Since the Snowblower is currently out of commission I pulled the classic "big truck snow smash" trick and she was able to pull right in. Success.
Tomorrow I think I'm going to drop the pressure in the tires down to 10 or so and see how much better it grips. As you can imagine, mud tires at 32PSI aren't very awesome in the snow, but it was an impromptu rescue and I didn't feel like jacking with the pressure just to unbeach a fat chick's car lol
Just as I was finishing up, the neighbor got her Impala beached whilst trying to get up her driveway, so I hooked a rope up to one of her wheels (I was gentle lol) and dragged her back out into the street with the CUCV. Since the Snowblower is currently out of commission I pulled the classic "big truck snow smash" trick and she was able to pull right in. Success.
Tomorrow I think I'm going to drop the pressure in the tires down to 10 or so and see how much better it grips. As you can imagine, mud tires at 32PSI aren't very awesome in the snow, but it was an impromptu rescue and I didn't feel like jacking with the pressure just to unbeach a fat chick's car lol
Pretty sure you still haven't posted any full pics of this with the current setup. Would you ever sell the wheels that used to be on this thing?
schuttothrill
1/2 ton status
I would sell them for the right price.. they're kind of tough to come by, and I had them powdercoated so I have a little cash in em unfortunately. they are a little tweaked so they need straightened too. pry not a very good deal from a buyer stand point.
I swear I posted current pics with the H1s on it.. I'll throw up a few
Since our trip to Tuttle this weekend is screwed, I propose we all meet up and find something locally- then we could get some sweet group pics too
I swear I posted current pics with the H1s on it.. I'll throw up a few
Since our trip to Tuttle this weekend is screwed, I propose we all meet up and find something locally- then we could get some sweet group pics too
