Colinb17's kinda sorta build thread

we've got a few people camping tomorrow night, but I'm not sure if anyone will be camping Saturday night.

 

no pictars, but as of 9:45 last night, the truck is ready for the weekend. just have to load up gear and tools tonight.


last night:
-repair welding on the front LCA bushing/arm interface
-empty out the catch can
-weld up a couple of pinhole exhaust leaks from mediocre welding done by the shop in Kansas that rebuilt my exhaust downstream of the y-pipe.
-bolt up the skids that were removed for the transmission drain and fill done two nights ago.


and then Mark took me for a ride in the rocket-taco.
@ 40% throttle, low boost, stock internals, dried up tires, mis-adjusted throw-out bearing, and 2wd, it was still a very impressive experience

 

all loaded up and ready to wheel. got the new CB antenna installed last night. just have to tune it real quick at lunch or when I get to camp tonight. current setup is now a 2' firestik, fold down mount, and a medium duty firestik spring. linked to a

$125 uniden bearcat 880 CB radio with 40 channels and large easy-to-read 7-color LCD display with backlighting, backlit control knobs/buttons, NOAA weather alert, PA/CB switch, and wireless mic compatible

uniden bearcat 880, via double shielded, stainless wrapped, heavy duty coax.





also bringing some tows to play with when we're waiting around for the stuck folks

 

I like that setup. Shouldn't snag to easily.

 

yeah, I got the quick fold mount after the 2nd one broke. hopefully between that and the spring, this antenna will last longer than a year. just have to remember to put the antenna down like that during the week, when I'm in parking garages

 

Hola

How are things ?

 

My antenna is as long as my bed so a fold down mount won't really work. I debated getting some of those quick release mounts, but again I don't know where the hell I would safely store a 5ft stick! haha I'm hoping a spring will be enough for the new one. I don't have any parking garages to drive into though.


oh and for the wheeling pics

 

Hey bud same old same old. work hard, play hard
how's the snow treating you?

get the quick disconnect mount, and then slap some of the small quick fist in the bed (the ones that are small enough to hold fishing rods) and it'll be plenty secure when not in use.

 

Crappy we have had no water in the area since Dec 1 :/.

Hell.... close to where i work we had wildfire. We are so dry out here.

 

your signature is a lie!!!!

 

i know

I will change it this weekend from tomorrow wheeling Trip.

hopefully it is full of GnAr.

 

No where to put it in my bed though. 60" antenna and 60" bed. You add the 1 or 2" that the disconnect adds and it will only fit diagonally. Haha plus I'm going to have a 6 ft whip on the other side that really won't fit anywhere...

 

Are these 60 inch antenna's for CB ? please no

If they are for ham radio i can understand.

 

big ol' antenna. put the quick fists inside your frame rails?

 

this

 

My understanding was ham can get away with some pretty short antennas actually. I ran a 4 ft antenna and couldn't ever get a very good tune out of it. It broke and I jumped up to this 5 ft and have all my channels at 1.2 or less with just a little bit of tuning.

The 6ft whip I mentioned is my flag marker for playing in the dunes.

 

That could work but it would suck to crawl under my rig in the snow to get it out. Haha

 

gotta think ahead

 

but even my parking lot at my apartment is covered in snow...

 

well aren't you just mister difficult