1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

that’ll work!

Think the first thing I’m going to be powder coating are the engine brackets for the Datsun

 

im not going to lie.. i keep forgetting you have that datsun

 

Nice
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$340 Rockland VMI14 12000 Pound 12 Volt DC Electric Integrated Vehicle Winch Kit with a Synthetic Rope and Remote Accessory for Jeep, Truck, and ATV Recovery

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https://www.calranch.com/ironton-12-000-lb-12-volt-dc-electric-truck-winch-black-sku5010055

 

I finished stripping the donor block yesterday! I was getting the powdercoat system ready so I can do the valve cover and brackets and such.

Very impressed how well the enamel on the block has held up for being as old as it is.

 

The one and only time I’ve ever used the winch on my truck was to pull the Datsun onto the trailer since the rear right drum was seized. Realized after about 5 feet of pulling I probably should turn the engine on before I sent the battery prematurely to it’s grave.

 

That's right, you had good things to say about that thing.

 

Only spent a little bit of time, mainly to go back to spend time with Steph but I'm happy with the size of this thing!

Kind of awkward to assemble by myself, luckily I have a pipe jack

 

Ah jeez

 

I found it cheaper on Amazon in the links above

 

a winch will be on the 95.. i 100% expect to use it only for moving shitboxes.

 

Maybe today will be the day where I figure out how to slap someone through Teams.

 

Teams is a pain in the dick and Microsoft pushes it so hard. We block it and all it's notifications with group policy, it's so damn annoying.

 

hmmm my trailer winch isn't wired to anything so I just run it off a spare battery lol

 

Yeah I hate it. It tries to be all things to everyone and is actually a buggy incomplete memory hog.


The mobile version is even worse. All the chat apps do better notifications than teams and outlook. Teams will notify I have a message but won’t display it in the chat until I look at another conversation and come back.


Modern tech tools make me want to take up fabrication full time.

 

Most trailers i'v used that have winches have a battery box for the winch.
The last parts truck I got I borrowed Jason's (moderator) trailer. It does not have a winch but we got lucky the place had a bobcat that did the trick.
Point being a winch on a trailer is a must.

 

Just saw this posted to a local jeep club. No idea what happened. I feel bad for the owner. No way to recover add ons I'm sure.

 

My truck really didn’t like it haha, headlights nearly went dim from all the current.

 

new whip who dis

 

I wonder where it started. Some of the wiring people do is a little scary.

 

well I won the memory card lottery apparently, accidentally pulled it out without ejecting it and the thing now can't be read by the card reader. And I hadn't pulled the images off it yet

Of the 100s of times I've done this, that stupid little warning that pops up finally came true


apparently it's not totally corrupt because the camera still recognizes the files, but all 3 card readers I have won't. Guess I'll see if I can connect the camera to the computer directly and pull them that way.