209 Tacos: "Mod Day"

Niiice, me and @essjay just finished loading up, some sodas, lotta ice, waters, beers all inbound.

Yall still want donuts? I was only bringing them for donations but if yall got the burritos they may go to waste lol

 

I will grab some water.

 

Have fun fellas. I am about to make a post with all the shit I am going to sell.

In regards to where I've been @Motofox summed it up. New job, new apartment, no time for camping or building out the rig. I will still keep the sliders/skids on for now but the dual battery/fridge/UCAs which I never ended up installing are all going to be posted for sale.

Getting a tattoo done on May 2 and thinking of getting a motorcycle so the truck is really on the back burner for now

 

Dibs on the fridge

 

Success today guys! Sorry I had to leave before we got to @Motofox rear suspension but that one should be easy!

 

@Motofox

 

Seems like I missed out again, food and wrenching on trucks If you're at Matt's house you're in good hands.

 

Done!

So... We did...
Cameron did front brake pads

Chris did sliders, skids, oil change, front diff fluid change, Tcase fluid change, and rear diff breather.

Stephen did Full OME lift, with SPC UCAs, ECGS bushing, Ubolt flip and axle shim... And oil change, front diff fluid, Tcase fluid.

Pretty productive day I'd say

 

Helluva day, Morgan came through with the ECGS tool, Josh handled some steel for a bit, huge thanks to Ivan, Cameron, John and especially the man, the myth, the legend, MATT! (and his son Robert, his wife Jen)

Pictures, more BS, many more thanks, all coming tomorrow. For now, sleep. Im fucking beat, even tho Matt did most of the work!

 

Holy shit I'm fricken sore this morning!

 

My fingers hurt, my neck hurts, my back hurts, my legs hurt









but the drive home was buttery smooth!

 

@Uphillshunter i may have left my blackstone oil sample there (its in a black film canister looking thing)

if its still around, could you save that for me?
At the rate i drive my truck it will be another year before i can get another sample
If not, if its already thrown away, or lost. fuck it, not a big deal lol

 

Anyone have pics from yesterday?

I always say I'm going to take pics on Mod Day... Then I get elbow deep and everything, the clock magically moves 10 hours, and then I think to myself "you were supposed to take pictures you dumb knucklehead"

 

I got you bro

 

Real glad to meet you all, and thanks a ton for the help! Definitely could not have gotten that much work done without assistance. Did the engine, front and rear diff, and T-case oil changes, engine oil filter, engine and cabin air filters, rear diff breather mod, bolt-on slider and IFS and mid skid installs, and added a couple new tie downs to the front of the bed. Definitely one hell of a productive day. Now just need to get the T-case skid installed.

 

@Motofox we need to make sure and Re-torque all your bolts (especially U-bolts) after a few hundred miles. Things settle (especially the leafs) and will need re-tightened.

 

@Motofox he subbed a few splashes from the lawnmower

sounds like a hell of a mod day, would've liked to have made this one. Always next time.

 

Hmm, im heading in for an alignment today at Swier (once they open and i give them a call that is).

Other than that, i probably wont even drive the truck until the 28th when i head up to Sacramento to get fitted for a tux for my buddies wedding.

Then the truck will sit until the 15th when i leave for a 7day trip.

I guess ill re-torque everything after that trip to Sacramento to make sure im good for my fishing trip. Then re-torque everything again after the trip, maybe head BACK to Swier and have them double check that everything is still straight and aligned. Decent plan?

Not driving it daily has its ups and downs lol

My torque wrench only go's to 80ftlb