Recent content by mow***com

Just wanted to do an update, mostly documenting some of the things that have happened to me, using it as nearly a daily driver. Well, the truck is at 48,193 miles(about 5k miles in my possession). The time is coming for another oil change. While doing the oil change, I plan to clean up the...

Okay... Onto the cargo divider brackets. It all went together well enough. But, I do wish I had spent a little more time measuring beforehand. The bracket mounting bolt holes could have been better placed. I pre-drilled them and wished I would have waited until final installation. But, life...

Kind of a fun update... So, the M1123 has made it's first camping trip. Which I hope is the first of many adventures. Of course, my life is so chaotic... That I pre-planned most of what I was taking and was still the last person to the meeting point. However, that wasn't going to deter...

This week, I decided to go over the engine bay fluids again. Of course, knowing I burn a little oil, it is important that I check often enough. Coolant was a tad low. But, I changed out my engine block heater recently enough and expected it. Power steering fluid was a little low, mostly due to...

Quick update... Not much to report. I got the cargo divider box and temporary boxes finished up. Had I spent a little more time on prep, it may have come out a little nicer. However, I fought winds that kept adhering leaves and debris to the cargo divider box and I did what I could to keep it...

Small update... I finally decided that I would make a subwoofer cargo divider, rather than build individual boxes under the rear seats. If I had used 1/2", it could have been a little slimmer. But, I prefer 3/4" and 4 1/2 inches is as slim as I could make the divider, given the mounting depth...

Oh hell... Why not. This morning, I arose with the decision that I am going to trim the braces. So, I got to work with a plan and got to cutting. Oddly, I had read enough threads and seen enough videos where I pretty much just decided to free cut it, with one measurement. I don't have the...

Small update... Okay. So, I got some pictures of my USB/charger port mounting, plus my dome light mounting( I still plan to make a shim that angles the light a little more downward). The dome light is wired down the B pillar on the passenger side. I still haven't figured out my route into the...

Thanks... My MRI scans are back and I'll learn more this upcoming week. Just trying to take it easy until then. My body has taken quite a toll over the last couple weeks.

Okay... Small update. While making one of my speaker boxes in the cold weather, somehow I had gotten injured. It hasn't been an easy road and I haven't been able to stand for more than a week now. Oddly, I am very active and am sort of just in a daze about how it all has happened. Now, I've...

I am just continuing my thread. Do you want me to start a separate thread every time I want to either modify or restore something on my truck? Not too sure why you can't just scroll on by?

Another update... Alright, since the stock market is closed and I don't know what to do with my time, why not write a post. Plus, 4 days ago.... I either strained, or pulled a muscle in my back. I've been barely able to stand, or sit much. The other day, I used my 24v jump box to start the...

Another update... Okay, amplifier is wired up and subwoofer makes some noise. The front speakers are in a cardboard box and it is better than nothin, probably. I picked up some MDF for the rear speaker enclosures and I will just make basic speaker box, until I can design sort of what my mind...

Time for another update... Well, life is still funny sometimes. Not too long ago, I noticed the truck getting harder to start. Mind you, I plug my block heater in for a couple hours each morning. So, I was a bit puzzled as to why it wasn't starting. Until, I figured out that my Zerostart 1000W...

Gonna continue this post, since I have the time today. The amp that I've decided on is the NVX NDA12001, which on paper seems powerful at its 2400W peak rating. In the real world, RMS is around 500Wx1 @4 ohms and that should be more than enough for what I need. I am not going for the highest...