Recent content by US6x4

The flange IDs of the battery hold downs is 10.957" x 19.488" so folks can measure their battery tops to see if that will fit. These could be made out of carbon steel instead of stainless and could even be made out of 12 ga. steel instead of 10 ga, but I do like the stoutness of the 10 ga...

The drive up to the car show this weekend had some decent elevation gains and I saw my highest numbers since switching to 16.00R20s at 14 psi boost and 900°F pre-turbo EGT (w/ #17 fuel button). Seeing 14 psi was actually encouraging since the boost numbers dropped off a bit with the bigger...

You bet - and I can make as many as they want! Not sure what they would cost as I haven't seen my own shop bill yet, but these are pretty slick. I'll post back with dimensions tomorrow when I have my computer handy. Most 8Ds are roughly the same size but the post centerline and distance from...

I designed and laser cut a pair of battery hold downs out of 10 gauge stainless to work with the 8Ds that I have and just installed them. They look pretty good and will work as long as the rubber terminal covers don't disintegrate. I reversed the j-bolts so that they would be positioned...

I've had the door weatherstrip pieces laying around for several years and finally got around to putting them on. Driver door required wire wheel, rust converter, primer, and paint before gluing them on. The only glue they had was 3M yellow...wish I had held out for black.

That is a macho looking rig

Gonna use a plasma cutter?

Minor fix, but another item to cross off the list: I got the side view mirror glass that was hazy and crusty replaced with new bright glass. Old New

Got the new park cable installed (fit like a glove) and got the park brake adjusted. Won't be long until I have to replace the outer shoe. Had a little helper this time!

So how far away from South Bend or Aberdeen did the truck end up?

New cable arrived and it's a very good quality cable from the feel of it. Does anyone here recommend lubing the cable up with cable lube before installing it? Doesn't seem like it has that much lube on it from the factory...

Your workbench says this isn't your first rodeo...nice setup. I could use a converter like that - thanks for sharing

I'll add that to my collection - thanks for the tip! I've been squirting that same brand's chain/cable lube down my cable but now I just hit a snag... After removing the t-case bracket and frame rail bracket to let the cable dangle from the cab, I was able to feel with my fingers that the...

Will try that. I'm also thinking of rotating the inner spiral core in the direction of wrap to bust it loose similar to a speedo cable or weedwhacker - that might be easier than push-pull

Got my truck out of winter storage and smelled hot brakes on the 6 mile drive home. Didn't feel any braking action or rolling resistance and no smoke, but the smell was there. Park brake handle was released but the temp gun showed 180°F on the park brake when i got home. It worked fine when...