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Glad to see vehicle LED's going down in price- just 3 years ago this would've been $1000. Have you (or anyone else) had good experience with the 7" round replacement headlights in LED? There seems to be a lot of places selling them now in the $300-400 range.
You guys aren't helping me... I've been wanting one of those HMMWV's off government planet for a while now... this is making it worse! Nice looking rigs guys- all of them. Can't wait to see more photos and other rigs! Glad someone started a thread like this...
Wow! What a project! I've been wanting to do something like this with my M109a4, but just haven't the time... maybe someday. This is inspirational to say the least.
That's some serious speed in an old truck! My truck (Gladys) will get up to 51 at redline, and 48mph is my usual highway/long-distance speed. Once, I put Gladys in neutral on a wide open grade in rural Montana and got up to 67 before i chickened out (Gladys was loaded and pulling a trailer...
A lot of guys in North Dakota I know have said good things about this type of magnetic heater on those sub-zero days; they use it along with the engine block heater...
It's been a long time since I was on this site, as my work has changed dramatically over the last year. "Gladys" has been sitting in storage for some time now... I got the fiberglass hard top installed, and coated it with the 'do it yourself' line-x type bedliner. It looks great. Next time...
Additional stiffness is always good... I didn't think of that benefit. My fiberglass roof sounds like a drum as it sits now (bare fiberglass). I am hoping to stiffen the roof up with a few generous coats of herculiner on the outside.
Thanks for the input and suggestions everyone!
Dynamat seems to be designed more for sound deadening vs. insulation. Right? Here in Montana, we need all the insulation we can get! Thanks plym49 for the suggestion. I ordered 1" thick k flex, rated as R4 insulation. I'll let you guys know how it works out in the future.
To power our GPS base stations, we use 12v batteries (the commercial truck-size ones last about a week, the motorcycle sized ones about a day). There is ALWAYS an issue of having time/place to charge them up. Solar power seems to be the perfect answer!
A GPS Base Station I setup on the North...
I bought 4 sheets of k flex last night on ebay (through Zoro Tools). Can i use liquid nails to adhere it to the fiberglass you think? Or should i get some of that special k flex adhesive I see sold online?
AH- you went with a flexible solar panel. I was overwhelmed last night at the...
I know you guys like pictures, so to give you an idea of my remote, off-grid work, here's a picture of the job I'm on in Central Montana. We're refurbishing USAF minuteman missile silo access roads all over a 200 sq mi area. If you squint, you'll see 3 dark specks in a horizontal row. Gladys...
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