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jimbosprint 06-10-2021 06:40 PM

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I finally finished wiring the KC flood light and rear cargo light switches. I made the bracket from an old bent grill support (and smashed two fingers in the process).

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Ol Blue K20 06-11-2021 07:34 AM

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Looks pretty good, I hope your fingers are ok

landarts 06-29-2021 03:13 PM

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Third time's the charm. The modified handles work great. Now I have RWD, FWD, and 4WD in high or low range. Pretty darn cool.

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Love everything about your truck and the path you have taken to get it where it is now. What all did you have to order to do the twin stick install? Was it just one kit or multiple items needed? I think I want to do the same on the Idaho Edition build. Again great work here!

jimbosprint 06-30-2021 10:59 AM

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Love everything about your truck and the path you have taken to get it where it is now. What all did you have to order to do the twin stick install? Was it just one kit or multiple items needed? I think I want to do the same on the Idaho Edition build. Again great work here!

I bought all the twin stick parts from JBs Custom Fabrication (https://jb-custom-fabrication.myshopify.com/). I think the ones he sells on the website are for 1973 up, so I would maybe email him and ask before ordering. I had to send them back twice to be customized (see previous posts). The shift rails in the transfer case also need to be replaced or modified, so it's gotta come out of the truck to do it.

landarts 06-30-2021 11:03 AM

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I bought all the twin stick parts from JBs Custom Fabrication (https://jb-custom-fabrication.myshopify.com/). I think the ones he sells on the website are for 1973 up, so I would maybe email him and ask before ordering. I had to send them back twice to be customized (see previous posts). The shift rails in the transfer case also need to be replaced or modified, so it's gotta come out of the truck to do it.

Jim - thanks for the information I will give them a lookup and ask those questions. The shift rails were the big one for me, was not sure if that was part of kit or needed to add that on. I will be pulling the NP205 anyways to have it gone through so will do the upgrade then. Again thanks for your wealth of knowledge and the willingness to share.

jimbosprint 07-25-2021 11:31 PM

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My truck living the easy life hauling my kayak to the river.

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Ol Blue K20 07-26-2021 08:46 AM

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That sounds like fun. Especially with the heat we've been having. How's the smoke in your neck of the woods?

jimbosprint 07-26-2021 10:32 PM

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That sounds like fun. Especially with the heat we've been having. How's the smoke in your neck of the woods?

Smoke is not bad in the valley, noticeable up in the foothills. I hope they can stop the fire soon.

Ol Blue K20 07-27-2021 06:08 AM

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Smoke is not bad in the valley, noticeable up in the foothills. I hope they can stop the fire soon.

I hope they get them stopped soon too!

jimbosprint 08-01-2021 02:01 PM

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After my kayak trip last weekend I noticed a pretty big puddle of transmission fluid under my radiator, but I couldn't find the leak until today. Every time I looked it was clean and dry around the fittings. Today I ran the engine and shifted between all the gears in the driveway and it was clearly leaking from the upper transmission line.

I tightened it as much as I could, cleaned it up, and topped off the transmission fluid. I'll check again next time I go for a highway drive to see if the leak is fixed. Fingers crossed!

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cj847 08-01-2021 06:49 PM

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I had a similar leak but on the transmission end. FYI, it only leaks while driving. So, it will leave a very small puddle when you park it, but will be a continuous drip while driving.
Hopefully it was just loose. In my case it had been previously overtightened and the line was ruined. I bought a new line and replaced it and all is good now.

Ol Blue K20 08-02-2021 07:39 AM

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I hope you solved it...

jimbosprint 11-19-2021 03:31 AM

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I took my truck on its first real four-wheelin adventure to the High Lakes today. It died on me a few times on steep technical section, but it did fine with the transfer case in low. A boulder in the middle of the trail customized my passenger side rocker a little bit. Fun day. I'll be going back for more.

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Ol Blue K20 11-19-2021 08:35 AM

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Where's the High Lakes? I can see a burn scar in the pic's. Dang boulders, they like sneaking up and biting...

geunther 11-19-2021 10:56 AM

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A boulder in the middle of the trail customized my passenger side rocker a little bit.

Hence the name "rocker" I suppose. Bummer, but cool that you are using it.

jimbosprint 11-19-2021 01:50 PM

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Where's the High Lakes? I can see a burn scar in the pic's. Dang boulders, they like sneaking up and biting...

High Lakes is way up above Paradise. A lot of the trails are better suited for a rock crawler than a full size pickup. The burn scar is from the enormous Dixie Fire this summer. A real shame too because I didn't get to see it before.

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Ol Blue K20 11-20-2021 07:39 AM

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High Lakes is way up above Paradise. A lot of the trails are better suited for a rock crawler than a full size pickup. The burn scar is from the enormous Dixie Fire this summer. A real shame too because I didn't get to see it before.

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Thanks for the info. I've heard of some of the individual lakes but I didn't know it was a OHV area. I may have to check it out sometime.

jimbosprint 12-01-2021 03:17 PM

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Sometimes it's fun to be a graphic designer / printer :hm:

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Ol Blue K20 12-02-2021 06:25 AM

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Sometimes it's fun to be a graphic designer / printer :hm:

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:lol:nice!:lol::lol:

jimbosprint 12-06-2021 12:09 AM

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Helped out a friend today picking up a slant six for his 65 Dart.

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Ol Blue K20 12-06-2021 09:57 AM

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It looks like you had nice weather. We were in the fog most of the day. Your truck doing what it was built for. :metal:

jimbosprint 12-12-2021 02:03 PM

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I just picked up this AstroVan Hydroboost for $50. Just have to figure out how to get it installed into my truck. Looks like Captainfab from this site makes an adapter bracket.

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72 tigger 12-13-2021 05:33 AM

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I just picked up this AstroVan Hydroboost for $50. Just have to figure out how to get it installed into my truck. Looks like Captainfab from this site makes an adapter bracket.

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That’s a nice improvement

Ol Blue K20 12-13-2021 10:21 AM

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That will be nice. I hear good things about hydro boost.. Keep us updated on the progress, I'm curious how it comes together.

jimbosprint 12-26-2021 08:49 PM

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Took my truck on a ~450 mile round trip to San Jose this weekend. No problems, but 63mph in the slow lane the whole trip was a first for me. Santa got me a used canoe and patio set.

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