Squeaky Penguin's (Trip Reports) Build Thread

Sick! Thanks for that. I was thinking 10", so that's good. Might measure for my sanity too before buying. Too bad the leaf pack is such a pain, I've noticed a few folks with the wheelers and expo springs play around with them a bit to find the right balance.

Looking forward to the crack picture (sounds so wrong....). Next year I want to run that trail.

 

Thanks man!

OK, I had some help test fitting the shocks....

You should've come and put those new sliders to the test! I'm sure we'll wheel here sometime soon. Getting into that season.

Yeah, I was very happy with my springs before the rear bumper went on. Don't know where to go from here. For the time being though, I think I'll just leave well enough alone.

 

Truck still cleans up nice. Painted the sliders and fender flares:






Also ended up with a Beer Snap in Moab, got that mounted up:

 

with the flares painted the truck looks even better then before.

 

Few more Cliffhanger pics. Big thanks to Matt (09blacktaco) for these pics:

 

Nice, I will get mine up for you . . . one day.

 

Too busy fishing, or working, or some combination thereof?

 

Yes! Right after Moab I headed up to Montana and am up here for a few weeks, sorting through pics is lower on my priority scale right now. Lets say July I will get to them

 

Got tired of looking at the half powder coated, half rusty LCA skids, gotta say I'm rather unimpressed with powder coating.

They've taken a few hits:



Took a bit of time with the flap disk:



And all cleaned up, just matched the old colors becuase I kinda liked them:




And another welding project:

 

Did you expect that the powder coat wasn't going to chip/scrape off when you dragged them on rocks?

 

No it wasn't that. Obivously, it was going to chip where it hit rocks. It was the overall condition of the rest of the skids that haven't ever seen a rock. I though the proponents of powder coating say it holds up better to minor hits/weather/winter roads and stuff like that? Anyways, I bought these used from Jerry powder coated, and there's a reason all the rest of my armour (now all of it) is rattle canned.

BTW, pulled into BFE at Rock Therapy after some 2nd gen guy followed me in from Moab. He told me he though he was following your truck for awhile. I must be doing something right

 

Sorry Timmy...


Crawlorado Hood Blackout:

 

How about a pic of the hood from the inside?

 

I'll try and get one for you.


In the meantime, a few pics from a little trip today. Still need more snow to melt....

 

Liking it so far. Not going to go so far as to say I'd buy one for full price. But it's nice.


And yeah, I completely understand. I'm used to people being surprised at how long it takes for all the snow to go away. When you're from somewhere warm, it's hard to comprehend that snow will stop you in July.

 

Been chasing down CB issues even since my spring stripped out in Moab. Can't get my SWR below 3, and have some wierd interference through my stereo speakers. So far I have:

-Replaced the spring
-Replaced the stud mount
-Tired every possible tuning position of the antenna
-Checked the mounting bracked for good ground
-Moved the CB power cable in the cab, and then moved them straight to the battery
-Had the radio itself checked by the communications shop I work next to

I'm at a loss, next step will be to replace the coax cable itself and the antenna. That way I know the radio is good, and absolutely everything else is new. Trying to get it working for some wheeling this weekend.

Oh, and as of Sunday, I was the first truck to the top of Buffalo Pass this season:

 

A solution to your CB issue. Scrap it, get a handheld, and install a HAM in your truck! Haha, real helpful, I know

 

So, I figured out th issue with mine in Moab, the mic cable had two of the four wires loose where it plugs into the radio, causing weird intermittent issues, worth checking out things like that.

 

I'll be playing with it tonight. The guy that tested my radio checked the mic to, and that was all good. I bought a new run of coax to try, but wasn't able to find a new antenna in town.

James, you want to earn yourself a couple beers and pick me up a 3 or so foot antenna and bring it with you this weekend?

 

Yeah, I can do that, there is a truck stop right near me. 4' Firestik or similar?