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Awesome, thanks.

 

I will be installing the Fumoto valve here shortly so expect a review on how i like it and it may help some people out that have aftermaket skids where they didnt want the oil drain hole cut into it!

 

Got the same one. Are you going to put a drain tube on the end of the nipple? Let me know what you do for that. Thanks

 

Yes i will be putting a tube on there permanantly, i was going to get the one they sell but i couldnt find it on Amazon where i got the valve since i had a gift card so i will find a differnt piece of hose and clamp it onto the little nipple that came with it then run the hose towards the back of my skid

 

Finally got around to making a BPV bracket...bout time & it shoudl do the trick!



Now i just need to get under there and clean/paint the axle so it looks alittle more appeaking (& thats mud, not rust btw )

Also found a new picture from gulches i like for some reason...Action shots ftmfw!

 

Added some much needed handles to the recovery/camping storage box under my toolbox.

Kinda hard to see but they are there.

Also got around to smoothing out the filler on the speaker box and primed it in preperation for bedliner

 

nice^

 

Thanks, wish i would have done the ring slightly lower but the speaker its designed for wouldnt allow it cause its so wide and deep for what it is

 

so howd u tint ur tails? i say a first gen in the shop the other day had tint, but not a whole lot... not nearly blacked out but still tinted. loked dope on a black truck. tryin to figure it out if it will look good on mine. what'd u use?

 

I used 2 light coats of VHT Nightshade on them and as you can still you can actually still see through them a few pics up, i just sanded the lights with 400 then hit em with a layer of nightshade then wet sanded some more with 1000 then the next coat and the same thing...I didnt use clear on mine so thats why they have that somewhat dull look but i like them like that anyway

 

installled this guy yesterday as i did the oil change and i must say its a pretty sweet thing to have if you dont ever wanna drop skids. Used it a little after i put it on and still had some oil coming out and it drained at a decent pace but i like it and would recommend it

 

Got a little extra change to play with but dont know what to do with it...thoughts?

Custom rear bumper
Winch
TRS Projectors
Belly Pan
Allpoo leafs
OBA
Rear Billies

Links to winch

$654 Superwinch 1585202 LP8500 Winch Gen II 12 VDC 8500lbs/3856kg, steel hawse, handheld remote

http://www.amazon.com/Superwinch-1585202-LP8500-Winch/dp/B0030E5HS8/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

or spend the extra $60 for this one

$525 Superwinch 1510200 LP10000 Winch, 10000lbs/4536kg single line pull with roller fairlead, and 12' handheld remote

http://www.amazon.com/Superwinch-1510200-LP10000-Winch/dp/B0030E067U/ref=pd_sbs_auto_1

or just go ahead and get this guy with the syn line...just heard a few stories about these and the brakes not holding and what not

Smittybilt 98281 XRC-8 Comp-Series 8000 lbs Winch

http://www.amazon.com/Smittybilt-98281-XRC-8-Comp-Winch/dp/B003CGBN3C/ref=pd_sbs_auto_4

 

I got this guy for sale.... it is a warn 9.5 ti never been used ever comes with basket and wires and remote...$860 for it....if not interested let anybody you know know since you live in Cola area....been trying to sell for 2 years.

 

If i were to choose one of those it would be the projectors...but if you plan on keep wheeling in more and more do suspension or the belly pan...i wouldnt get a winch... i would just make sure i had people to pull me out.

 

Damn a bit much for me right now plus i want one with the removable solenoid and all under the hood...I think i just saw that one on craigslist a few minutes ago though. Where at in cola are you?

 

i am in Charleston i can always catch a ride up there with some buddies for the weekend if you were to buy it but it all good i know it is expensive but i had to try...it was 1300 brand new...not many people can afford that price for a winch anymore.

 

Yea honestly im looking around on craigslist for a used one to just re-build with synthetic line and can be had pretty cheap...but ill probably go with rear bumper and expos and rear shocks & maybe just go ahead and mount the shocks /\...then get some material for the bed rack since ive been putting it off forever

 

i use my truck more for a dd and really want to start heading in the offroad mod direction as you are....hopefully when i get out of college i will have enough money saved to buy a 2 gen and then let my sas and engine swap dreams begin....

 

Ha yea im getting all the stupid stuff done first then gonna do the SAS when i get out of college, id just like to be done with the armor for the most part by then... I know i shouldnt wheel it as hard as i do sometimes since i also dd mine to spartanburg and back for 2 months straight every other 2 months but whats the point in having all the goodies if they cant be used IMO

I think after OBA, winch, rear bumper, bed rack, and belly pan ill quit till SA time

& if you ever need a helping hand im down that way sometimes for some of the mods where it takes more than 1 or 2 people

 

sounds like plan!