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Projects Section / Re: lowboy
« Last post by M4wdFab on September 06, 2024, 06:42:39 PM »good stuff!
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Projects Section / Re: New truck for etk
« Last post by carchameleon on September 06, 2024, 03:48:34 PM »great picture!
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Projects Section / Re: New truck for etk
« Last post by mr.mindless on September 06, 2024, 11:08:58 AM »* mr.mindless likes this post
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Projects Section / Re: New truck for etk
« Last post by etk300ex on September 06, 2024, 10:50:24 AM »700 miles covered. CEL came on as I pulled in my driveway. Oxy sensor 2 slow response and EVAP. Both have came and went before. I have oxy sensors and purge valve in stock.
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Projects Section / Re: lowboy
« Last post by mr.mindless on September 05, 2024, 10:21:24 PM »Grabbed 6 domestic brand 225-19.5s with about 20% tread and late 2020 date codes from a guy in Churchville for a hundred bucks.
My out of round “good” spares had 2003 date codes so they’re going away along with all four that were on the trailer. Dismounts done tonight and truck loaded for tire recycling Saturday morning. Hopefully I don’t get crap for all 19.5s lol
I’ll put the 4 perfect wear drives on the trailer and keep the 2 fronts that have shoulder wear and tall centers as loose spares. Still have a mounted HSR spare too, should see how old that is.
All brake parts should be here, didn’t unbox and assemble yet but hopefully this thing can be back in service by end of weekend.
Then I just need some time on the camper to flatten the bottom with some re plumbing and I’ll be ready for trailer-Based adventures.
My out of round “good” spares had 2003 date codes so they’re going away along with all four that were on the trailer. Dismounts done tonight and truck loaded for tire recycling Saturday morning. Hopefully I don’t get crap for all 19.5s lol
I’ll put the 4 perfect wear drives on the trailer and keep the 2 fronts that have shoulder wear and tall centers as loose spares. Still have a mounted HSR spare too, should see how old that is.
All brake parts should be here, didn’t unbox and assemble yet but hopefully this thing can be back in service by end of weekend.
Then I just need some time on the camper to flatten the bottom with some re plumbing and I’ll be ready for trailer-Based adventures.
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Projects Section / Re: porto welder talk
« Last post by M4wdFab on September 02, 2024, 08:13:43 PM »new parts came in, picked at this thing a bit and did some testing. burns nice. I think we got something good here once its re packaged.
all said and done i have about 300$ into the entire thing with the charger, batteries, spool gun, BMS chips, variable speed board, wire, connectors, fire bag, close quarter weld glasses/sock.
all said and done i have about 300$ into the entire thing with the charger, batteries, spool gun, BMS chips, variable speed board, wire, connectors, fire bag, close quarter weld glasses/sock.
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Projects Section / Re: lowboy
« Last post by M4wdFab on September 02, 2024, 08:01:56 PM »i love my big boy IR needle scaler. its a beast!
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Projects Section / Re: lowboy
« Last post by mr.mindless on September 02, 2024, 07:44:49 PM »This really has my hands and forearms tingling after an hour or two. So much scale. But I think ready for wash and rusty metal primer maybe 
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Projects Section / Re: lowboy
« Last post by mr.mindless on September 02, 2024, 01:44:21 PM »Thanks
I had to order some parts to plumb the OEM GM calipers instead of the Kodiak specific ones. Banjo versus standard trailer plumbing. Kodiak solves that with deleting the banjo and adding a second bleeder both tapped 1/8”NPT with an NPT adaptor. I didn’t want to pull pistons and want to be able to bolt on a $16 caliper again later so money spent to adapt through AN universal brake line stuff. Thats always annoying.
Need to repair an M11x1.5 thread too (yeah, really. Nice and common) where a hole stripped and caliper came off.
Didn’t do anything to be able to turn 8 lug rotors yet, nor to fix my 3phase. Suppose that should come soon on the list.
Tires off and wheels refinished is the goal today. Fuck are they ever crunchy and crusty.
I had to order some parts to plumb the OEM GM calipers instead of the Kodiak specific ones. Banjo versus standard trailer plumbing. Kodiak solves that with deleting the banjo and adding a second bleeder both tapped 1/8”NPT with an NPT adaptor. I didn’t want to pull pistons and want to be able to bolt on a $16 caliper again later so money spent to adapt through AN universal brake line stuff. Thats always annoying.
Need to repair an M11x1.5 thread too (yeah, really. Nice and common) where a hole stripped and caliper came off.
Didn’t do anything to be able to turn 8 lug rotors yet, nor to fix my 3phase. Suppose that should come soon on the list.
Tires off and wheels refinished is the goal today. Fuck are they ever crunchy and crusty.
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Projects Section / Re: porto welder talk
« Last post by M4wdFab on August 31, 2024, 09:02:07 PM »bah! mixed up polarity on my load side and have all the wrong connectors and y harnesses.
boo. no welding tonight.
boo. no welding tonight.