HHG's Built, Yet Still Building, Build Thread. (Now With Flat Bed & 37s)

No pics of the new fender attachment points?

 

There aren’t any. I drilled a new hole for the rear bottom at the pinch weld, since we cut the old one off.

There were still two left up front.

I did brace the front, the part you kept running into, with angle. I think I need to do a little more bracing up front.

 

The camper has power. The factory inverter runs the furnace and lights. The new inverter gives us some outlets.

The camper has its own outlets, but they only work on shore power.

The long coiled wire is the shore power plug.

 

I remembered that I had an unused remote battery post set just laying around. So, I figured I might as well use it.

This will let me use my battery tender or charger without taking the battery out. It’ll also allow me to charge the battery with jumper cables in a pinch.

The old fill connection for the water tank that I removed ran right into the compartment that I put the battery in. I figured it would be pretty dumb to drill a new hole. I just took a hole saw to the cap and put a grommet in it.

 

By we you mean you and my husband....

 

Yes.

 

jesus man. flat bed with 37s? looks awesome dude. if you got any extra parts laying around down there i would love another excuse to come drool over your truck!

 

Ha! Thanks man. I’ll have a set of used twin sticks for an FJ case soon.

I MAY have scored a new in the box Marlin crawl box yesterday

So, I ordered RST’s other twin sticks with the taller base and short throw.

I also went through all my junk the other day. I need to make a for sale thread soon. Nothing very exciting however.

 

that marlin box is definitely at the top of my list. looking to do a 3.5 inch dirt king kit up front first and some 37s.. actually quiting my job in 3 weeks and taking the wife and dog on a 6 month road trip around the country. so if you have any good suggestions for places i need to see/wheel, im all ears!

 

Nice. I’ve only wheeled Moab out West. I suggest anything Moab.

The Kokopelli trail in from CO was amazing.

 

I’ll put it on the list!

 

You really can’t go wrong in Moab.

Well, unless you drive off a cliff or something.

Other than that, it’s awesome.

 

i cant wait to go to moab. i think the truck is finally ready for it. and if not iv got a box full of axles and tie rods chilling in the bed lol.

 

Yup. The first year I went out there I even brought rear axles and third member. That was overkill. The next year I paired down.

I DID need to use one of my spare CVs however.

 

Onion Creek was suggested to me by @Wheelspinner . That’s worth a look. It’s not technical at all, but the scenery is amazing. It actually changes like four times.

I had to stop and get a pic here.

 

What changes about it?

 

It goes from that, to oddly formed grassy areas, to crisscrossing the creek, to flat sandy areas. The colors of the rocks change drastically.

I can’t do it Justice with a description. You just have to see it. It’s awesome.

 

i need to just start a thread and have people just tell me all the places i need to see lol. iv got 6 months to see as much of the country as i can but im most excited about moab. i definitely appreciate all the suggestions!

 

The most fun I’ve ever had wheeling was towing the trailer that I built and camping on the Kokopelli trail.

Then, getting the trailer up Top Of The World.

I know I’ve already posted these, but it’s MY thread... so

 

i remember that trailer! should have bought that when i had the chance lol. so whats next for ur truck besides the crawl box? have you considered naming it the "shape shifter"?