Trail clean up truck with pictures.

[xtremjeepn]

Well, it is my Jeep in the picture.   




Here is the original pic.

[Captkaos]

Ahh, then you should photoshop the crew behind the Jeeps. 

[CruzinHigh]

Logo looks pretty cool!  Where will it go on the truck?

[xtremjeepn]

Think we are going to do some big ones for the doors and maybe a smaller one on the tailgate.

[xtremjeepn]

After a weekend of work with Brigham I took the truck on it's maiden voyage today.  First around the block, then to the autoparts store and then to the closest dirt to take a few pics. Still a LOOOOOONG way to go with lots of work but it was nice to get it out of the garage.

[76_Scottsdale]

Just wondering how the detroit locker turned out. They're pretty much the cheapest thing out there for my 14 bolt and almost unbreakable from what I hear. Is it pretty clunky on the street though? I was just wondering how "streetable" it is and if the clunking is that bad.
Thanks.

[xtremjeepn]

I have had Detroits in Jeeps in the past.  With a manual transmission and short wheelbase it can be pretty clunky.

Most if not all of the clunkiness goes away when you install them in a vehicle with an automatic transmission. (The auto keeps a constant pressure on it so it never releases and bangs like in a stick).   You will still get the occasional pop or clunk but for the most part in a big truck with an auto you should never really notice it.

I only drove the truck a few miles yesterday and did not notice it at all.

[Captkaos]

SWEET!!!

[76_Scottsdale]

Right on. The pickup looks good!

[xtremjeepn]

Took the truck to Midas today and had them put on a real exhaust. 

Soooooo much more work to do, but at least I can move it around now and run it down the road if I have to.

[xtremjeepn]

Just some more progress and a couple of pics.

-Fully sound deadened the front two doors with RAAMat BXT and Ensolite. (Thanks to Rick at RAAMaudio for donating the stuff to the project)

-Installed an old Sony stereo I had laying here. (Radio only, CD broken).
-Bought some 6x9 speakers to fill the holes in the doors and have some sound.

-Figured out that I am missing a "Heater Relay" under the dash so I can't get the heater to work.

-Installed the front cab vents. Passenger side works great, driver side is broken.

-Sparyed the hood to keep the raw metal out of the elements for the moment.

-Replaced one of the two rear windows that were broken. Need to replace the other one and have them tinted.

-Temp install of the Nordskog GPS Speedo. VERY VERY COOL STUFF. Now I just need to do the rest of the gauges.

-Installed front seat belts. They are blue........ugly but safe.

-Have a pretty big oil leak from the oil pressure sender.......guess that will be next.

[xtremjeepn]

Today I made a temporary set up for the Nordskog gauges. I plan on a full custom dash at some point but it is going to have to wait at the moment.

So here are some camera phone pics of the temp set up. These Nordskog gauges are WAY too nice not to be in a cooler dash. (I can post better pictures later)

[VileZambonie]

cool, gauges look good

[Stewart G Griffin]

i was contemplating going with the Nordskog gps unit myself, but ultimately decided to go with the Cyberdyne  digital  tach/speedo combo;  i need extreme accuracy because i'm getting very anal about mpg research.

The main reason was due to the Nordskog gps priced at around 380-400 while the Cyberdyne tach/speedo was 120ish.  Speedo only unit would have been around 60-70.

In retrospect, i probably should have gone with the gps unit---much simpler wiring.

[xtremjeepn]

GPS unit was VERY simple to wire.  Just 3 wires. (+,-, illumination).


The only real drawback is that it stops working under over passes and in tunnels. 

Cool for me and the 4x4 though to be able to run different tire sizes at will without having to change speedo gears, etc to have an accurate speedo.