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mr.mindless

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Re: Green monster
« Reply #105 on: March 20, 2018, 08:27:34 AM »
Rear axles are not moving. Are you kidding?

Second tank was removed before the box was mounted.

Tank is somewhere 2/3 to 1/2 full. Tanks can move back, I want smaller dia, higher mounted tanks anyway. Air tanks can move back too - mounts in common with fuel tanks. Means replacing a bunch of lines but that may not be bad. Either since those would be mostly or entirely original.

Rear mounted tanks would suck at busy truck stops though, can’t fuel behind someone.


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Re: Green monster
« Reply #106 on: March 20, 2018, 11:11:25 AM »
Just got off the phone with Rapid City, I should have plates and stickers end of this week or beginning of next - they will go out tomorrow. They'll be good through July due to SD expiration scheduled based on last name. I'm betting I will have to renew out there unless the reconstructed brand disappears, because it'll be about 4 weeks to get the title, based on 4ish months to get through a salvage inspection.

Process was completely painless to run through South Dakota. Weight slip, exterior photo, affidavit of camping equipment notarized and emailed in yesterday completed everything after having mailed in bill of sale and title and reg/title papers about a week ago. Just over $400 to register till june including my tax on purchase price.
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Re: Green monster
« Reply #107 on: March 20, 2018, 02:41:29 PM »
not bad. 


i figured moving the axles would be right up the alley of this project haha
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Re: Green monster
« Reply #108 on: March 20, 2018, 03:45:29 PM »
Yeah that really seems minor at this point lol
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Re: Green monster
« Reply #109 on: March 20, 2018, 04:25:15 PM »
sometimes I wonder about you guys.



notes to self:
clutch pull fingers to throwout should be ~1/8" which gives 1.5-2" free play on pedal.
clutch brake should be 1/2" from engaging, which should engage with .75-1" of travel left to the firewall.

my clutch is way out of adjustment. was supposedly adjusted at 627k, that's just under 10,000 miles ago. lame. 622k is when it got the trans top cover swapped.
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Re: Green monster
« Reply #110 on: March 20, 2018, 04:32:09 PM »
new clutch, clutch brake, throwout bearing at 593,883
also 6 qts of 90wt trans oil. I thought my 13sp took like 2 gallons so that sounds like a full change. not a lot of miles, but it's 13 year old oil
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Re: Green monster
« Reply #111 on: March 21, 2018, 01:40:58 PM »
Just drove past the shop.   This thing looks big/tall.  You plan to bring it to big dogs? 
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Re: Green monster
« Reply #112 on: March 21, 2018, 02:05:52 PM »
You should park it in the hood somewhere to get tagged!
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Re: Green monster
« Reply #113 on: March 21, 2018, 02:18:50 PM »
Might need a brush cage around the condo to move big dogs trees out of the way


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Re: Green monster
« Reply #114 on: March 21, 2018, 04:06:34 PM »
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You should park it in the hood somewhere to get tagged!

That's a great idea
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Re: Green monster
« Reply #115 on: March 23, 2018, 05:24:22 PM »



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Re: Green monster
« Reply #116 on: March 23, 2018, 07:40:06 PM »
thats awesome.    looks like something you made on your computer...   :)
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Re: Green monster
« Reply #117 on: March 25, 2018, 03:57:10 PM »
Added a missing fuse for engine diagnostic port and got my idiot lights! No idea how they ever lit earlier - must have been part of ecu failing.

Cameras got switched power. Forgot to add pipe dope to one leaker on the new tractor valve before I closed up the dash.

Played with the transmission more and it appears the L/R rail will move with the 1/2 rail if that’s where the shifter comes from. If 1/2 are grabbed after being over in 3/4 it doesn’t happen. If the truck is rolling it doesn’t happen since the gears don’t mesh. At a standstill it will do it in high range.

I think I can get it in low gear with the shifter in neutral as a part of this, i tried to replicate that but couldn’t. I believe I now understand better what to [not] do until I pull the top cover and investigate what is broken, missing, out of place, or whatever.

Door catches installed yesterday.
Cracked mirror replaced

Titan got another check ride when i took it for a loop. He’s still SUPER nervous. He was much better about getting in this time but getting out was worse. He won’t think about using a ladder.

Remaining a-list items:
Windshield squirts have a line disconnected in front of driver footwell. Need to tilt cab to access.
Oil change.
Rotten oil fill neck
1 particularly sketchy coolant soft hose
New headlights

B-listers:
Shifter issues
Diff and trans oil changes
Mirror brackets AFU
Some 12v lights in the box

Now I’m hopefully going to go stab an LQ4 with a cam in my car!







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Re: Green monster
« Reply #118 on: March 25, 2018, 08:46:53 PM »
HF has these sweet 5$ LED lights that are battery with a light switch i just added two to the shed! 
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Re: Green monster
« Reply #119 on: March 26, 2018, 09:15:35 AM »
Quote from: M4wdFab on March 25, 2018, 08:46:53 PM
HF has these sweet 5$ LED lights that are battery with a light switch i just added two to the shed!

These?

https://www.harborfreight.com/200-lumen-led-super-bright-flip-light-63922.html

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