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My youngest son got to dispense some candy today from the turret. He loved it. Also hung out with @wgtactical last night in town for dinner. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Went out for dinner with wgtatical the other night. Oh and it bears my logo too... Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

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Forgot to post this the other day. All of the turret stuff works. Weather has been kinda crazy lately. But hopefully I can start taking it apart to paint it this week. Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk

I got a few more things done to it this weekend. I still need to wash it down and clean out all the aluminum chips and junk in the cab. But the top is on. Ready to tear down and paint everything.

Got the doors and hatch on. Still need to paint some parts and install the rear hatch. But it's almost ready to test drive. Then a good high pressure bath. Then tear down for paint. Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk

Got to do a little more work this afternoon on it. Roof is on, I need to shim a few things here and there. But it's starting to come back together. The weather should allow me to get the turret on tomorrow and maybe get the doors back on for a drive. I need to also throw the hatch on it.

Rain has put a damper on me achiving much of anything this weekend. And I have a huge go live at work starting next weekend. So it'll likely be March before this gets completed. But I'll try to tinker as I can on it. I picked up a prototype C pillar from blackdogcustoms.com (mjvaden) here on...

I put a dab of antiseize on them as well. But the ratio of dissimilar metals plays a role in it. A SS fastener in aluminum is less likely to have issues than a aluminum fastener in SS. Since there's ports to get a straw on the inside, I will spray the inside as well to prevent issues. Sent...

Haven't turboed it yet. It'll be a aftermarket setup. Probably mat style sound deadening. Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk

Some more updates. Got the turret support mounted in. I'm using the folding windshield so it has no provision for the turret. So I used 5/16 rivet nuts. Man, what a pain without the tool. At least with the stainless steel hardware I used. I'm going to re-torque them down once more before I...

Well, I've been rolling around with the X doors for a while.... But I'm bored of it. So I've started again to change it. More to come!

But anyone know me. I can't leave stuff alone. So it looks like I'm going to be adding a slantback, Air Conditioning, sound deadning, turbo, and OD. Picked up a set of X doors today. I'll make sure to update this thread more frequently!

So I haven't updated this thread in some time. Shame on me. But the 1038 has gone through several changes. First of all, it's a four man now. I changed out to a softtop. Even added a few other accessories. With all that, I managed to win best in show at a local car show as well in town.

Went for a spin this afternoon. I had added two more bottles of coolant flush to the system. (I had only put one bottle in it, but given the capacity, it needed more) I watched the gauge like a hawk. It got up to 220 at most. The fan would kick in, then after a bit the fan kicked out. And...

Corrected the post. Sorry only got ~4hrs sleep.

I'm honestly thinking my gauge is off. I used a meat thermometer with a remote probe. I strapped it to the crossover tube. Highest temp I saw was ~185. But the fan did cut on, so that should be 220. The gauge on the dash did not venture past 225 though.

So it seems to be improved a bit, but still warm. It crept up to 235-240 on the gauge. The fan did kick in before. But when I got home I threw the IR therm on the crossover tube and only saw 218F. The upper radiator was around 210. The lower portion of the radiator showed 183. The truck...

Looking up on issues is very much endorsed. Telling someone "you should have read the TM" type responses are not. ;)

Well I drove it around a little more last night on the "back 40" so to speak. (There's 1400 acres behind my place of forestry land) Temp steadily increased. So last night I pulled off the crossover manifold and t-stat. They were nasty! Lots of brown icky in it as well. I replaced the...