I don't have my garage built yet. when I need to move something around here. It is usually a giant game of musical military stuff. and this doesn't include two 923s I have at foster homes and the rest of my crap at the storage yard. At least when I get my garage built finally I know how much crap I can fit inside of it.
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What have you done to your 5 ton this week?
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Good info. I was also hoping it'd be a little easier since it is in two pieces. I'll most likely tackle it myself, as I do everything else. I got the box in my Frontier by myself, then in the back of the big truck by myself. If I put the back piece in place first, I should be able to roll the top on fairly easily. At least it all looks good on paper...
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Maybe you might want add-on an extra bay or two, you know in case you run into a Hawk missile carrier or something.
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Took my boys for a ride with the top off yesterday.
Started on the hard top when I got back. Everything went well, up until the point of rolling up the windows. Everything is square but both doors will need to be moved forward to clear the seal and end of the top. The top is perfectly flush with the back of the cab so I really don't want to move it back anymore.
On a side note, some of the problem on the passenger side is that 3 of the 4 screws going into the cab for the lower hinge are stripped. I've contemplated drilling and tapping them to a larger size or drilling them and using a bolt and nut instead of threaded holes. I think I can get to the inside of the panel through the cowl vent. This will have to be fixed before I start adjusting other things. What has everybody been doing with stripped hinge screws?
Started on the hard top when I got back. Everything went well, up until the point of rolling up the windows. Everything is square but both doors will need to be moved forward to clear the seal and end of the top. The top is perfectly flush with the back of the cab so I really don't want to move it back anymore.
On a side note, some of the problem on the passenger side is that 3 of the 4 screws going into the cab for the lower hinge are stripped. I've contemplated drilling and tapping them to a larger size or drilling them and using a bolt and nut instead of threaded holes. I think I can get to the inside of the panel through the cowl vent. This will have to be fixed before I start adjusting other things. What has everybody been doing with stripped hinge screws?
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Changed the boots on the 1SG's 923A1 yesterday and played with the PBR guys tractor today. It is having an airleak somewhere and when it finally started, noticed a small leak of fuel on the rubber line going to the IP. Project for another day.
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got the 5" exhaust on and boy it sounds good and runs much cooler and more power!!!
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Got a new exhaust pipe put on since I had a busted bellow that was leaking. Also added a new magnaflow muffler.
Checked my floor temp with the new exhaust. still 110 or so while driving at the access box even with a heat shield under it . So tomorrow I am going to strip down the underside of the cab and spray on some Lizardskin that is suppose to make the temps cooler. Also going to blanket wrap the exhaust under the truck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF4t3VWHt84
Checked my floor temp with the new exhaust. still 110 or so while driving at the access box even with a heat shield under it . So tomorrow I am going to strip down the underside of the cab and spray on some Lizardskin that is suppose to make the temps cooler. Also going to blanket wrap the exhaust under the truck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF4t3VWHt84
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Finished the passenger side engine bolt on upgrades (A2, 8.3L). New high output alternator, light weight gear reduction starter, and 3 ton A/C compressor. All genuine parts, nothing Chinese. Stock removed parts for sale in classifieds.
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yes they dropped 300 degrees.....
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Now there's an honest guy Tobys!
I would have said...
Just cleaned the interior!
Happy Tails,
tom n tyler
I would have said...
Just cleaned the interior!
Happy Tails,
tom n tyler
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With the way my windshield leaks at the bottom of the frame, last time I drove it in the rain I think it rained more inside the cab then it did on the outside.
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Yup!!
Mind if I ask where you got the top I want one and am debating making or NOS/Used. Some of the used I've seen are junky and pricey. But I want to close up some leaks and seal it up for better Wyoming performance, and hear a radio.
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Howdy,
No I am just down the road from Allard.
Allard is the one who got me into this...
Happy Tails,
tom n tyler
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here are some pic's of the 5" exhaust i put on over the weekend......
