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Re: Project: Tow-Rat (Lil' Blue)
Post #280 when i did the cab floor before and after
you can see pockets of the white residue around the floor, and a lot on the tunnel sheet. that all needs wiped clean before paint. Quote:
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Re: Project: Tow-Rat (Lil' Blue)
this made things go WAY better
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Re: Project: Tow-Rat (Lil' Blue)
That there is "custom"
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That is an awesome idea and bravo on the exectution! I'm definitely going to try this.
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Re: Project: Tow-Rat (Lil' Blue)
got a little more into 3D trying to place the intercooler heat exchangers. they are not small, haha. i think this is the final place, but now i need to come up with a sexy yet functional, and somewhat over-engineered mount for them.
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Well all be dipped!
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Good job on the sealing, thats very unfun work but its satisfying to have finished! I'm gonna go ahead and skip that entirely on mine... I can't see it so I CAN ignore it!
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got the heat exchanger mount finished up in 3D, and a pump mount that i didn't get pictures of. plate is getting cut today or tomorrow and should have it before the weekend!
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It looks sufficiently over designed. Good job.
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Very nice!
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i <3 friends with cool toys B-)
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So sweet!
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I want one. Think of the stuff I could make!!!!
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since i referenced it early July when we dropped it off ... just got the airstream back from partial restoration! basically was a shell-off resto up to this point, then we'll finish out the inside. i can't wait to tow this with the 55!!
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Very nice! That's a great blank slate to be able to have. Now you can set it up how ever you want for a fraction of a new unit.
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Truck is coming along nicely .
The Airstream is ready for your attention . Take a look at my Airstream build http://www.airforums.com/forums/f116...ct-171705.html
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Very cool...That will make quite the combo going down the road.
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i found another distraction!! uuugghhh
this time in the form of what took me YEARS to find. Clean, 2dr, 2000-2001, 6cyl, patriot blue, Jeep Cherokee. has an auto, needs a manual, but i'll take care of that easy enough right now. got it from a buddy for a great deal cuz the head was cracked due to a freeze plug behind the flywheel rusting thru. since the trans has to come out to fix that, i'm picking up a 5spd donor jeep tonight. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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will be a daily / winter ride after a she's dialed in a bit. get it running right, 5spd, find any other needed maintenance bits, 3" lift and 32" ATs for the mechanical. then seat heaters, wireless android auto head unit, and remote start, already has power windows n locks. without question i'd rather drive that than anything on the market today. even more so when you think about the $$ |
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BUT!!! i also got some work on the 55 done too!
i got into the heat exchanger cage last night, and i'm pretty happy with how it's going. still need to make the frame mount tubes, and fully weld it, along with weld in the nuts to bolt on the top plate ... but it's coming together. cutting off the weak little mounting tabs from the coolers was annoying, along with having to smooth a bunch of super globby welds ... AL dust makes so much more mess ... but we should be good. ![]() |
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