Lefty's golden taco.

https://youtube.com/shorts/21Uhjyk7kl4?si=-K2StMUZPaJc-17q

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/RG_ZUmgFZB0?si=_cRg23T17U4AtiKx

 

Are you running 35’s and the white 1st Gen 33’s? Some of that looked pretty gnarly.

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/O_3d0CCzuXg?si=AT42BB2-vd_a2fpK

 

Pretty close , 285 75 17s, i think @Phessor is running 255 85 16. And the other white one had 285 70 17. Or he has the 75 16's i don't remember.
There definitely was a couple of spots. I was happy the be in a 1st gen and not a full-size ford.

 

Day 5.
Taco wendsay.
Easy miles plenty of stops seeing the sights. Started the day gassing up. We did lose one of the party members who had other obligations.

 

Day 6
Movie night at Mike and Stacy's.
We put down some miles and end up on the otherside of the Swell. Instead of being on the lowest part we were up in the sky.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAZfZ--Sfmq/?igsh=MW92b3FrbWZ4OXVuYw==
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAZfvdHS3cg/?igsh=eWp3YXF3MHl0Zmk0

 

Day 7.
The last day .
Lot's of miles cool sights and awesome roads. It was a roller coster of a day.

 

Day 8.
Long ass drive home. I had hoped to take a different route but due to worsening mechanical problems I took the more direct route. Had to stop for gas first. Definitely a cool little gas station.

 

Ha! Just found this and was going to tag you. Dug back, and in winter of '19 it was filled in, we ran it spring on '19. Cool these are all the same angle.

Spring 19:


Winter 19:

Fall 24:

 

That's awesome thanks for sharing. Winter of 19 almost looks like a paved road.

 

So today's projects.
My Swingout has a strut to hold it open ,one of the ends gave up the ghost on the trip. I found a cheap temp replacement on Amazon tell I can get the original style ,the OG has a lot beefer ends.


I was tired of not having my stero playing my front speakers so I decided to fix my power wire for the amp. I was previously using wire ferrals and they just didn't hold up to the frequent battery removal. It came loose on one of my trips . I'm lucky it didn't short anything or catch my truck on fire. The wire ferrals were heatshrank to the wire and were cranked down as much as they would go. So I replaced both sides with a regular lugs,I did have to trim the plastic cover a bit too. I just need some longer bolts and I'll be ready to go.


Here's the strut.

I also adjusted the latch. It was loose. I really need to find a better way to lock the carrier in

 

These work pretty well in conjunction with a latch to help hold the load and keep it from rattling the latch loose.

https://www.kartek.com/parts/spring...mrTI8uo-ky2GCtpTv5rS873BpGwGD3CocH5tZyOZOKLw4

 

Thanks I appreciate it.
That's a really simple solution to fix it. I was thinking something more involved. But simple is definitely better, I like it!!

 

I run those on my swingout

 

To help keep it closed?

 

I have one of those on my swingout to hold it open

Clicks into those drilled holes when its opened
Or could add another hole for it to lock into when closed

 

A better latch location would probably help the most. I mounted mine at roughly a 45d angle, to get it to pull the swing into a stop, as well as down onto a rest. Zero rattle or movement this way. A little ugly though since it sticks out. Pros n cons.

 

Holds it open

 

I agree with the latch either being at an angle or vertical as it looks like a few designs have the weight of the arm resting on a HDPE or some other kind of pad and a latch that locks it down on the pad. Usually those pins are used for keeping a swing out open and they're really useful. This bumper has one holding a harbor freight floor jack into a mount and it's all that holds it in place - this is Bobby, the owner of Solo Motorsport's personal truck and it's his product so you know it's capable in other applications.



https://solomotorsports.com/shop/parts/jack-skid-mount/2-5-ton-jack-mount-skid-plate/