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Been a minute or two - sidetracked by the wife to build a waterfall / stream plumbed into our 1/4 acre pond recirculation system I made - but here's the latest. Finally putting the cab back together, which is a good feeling.
I'm a Star Wars fan, and especially enjoyed The Mandalorian. I was a...
Not gonna lie; this is genius.
MOLLE truck seat backs, cut off the straps (I left the top on so I could potentially clip something on for quick detach), then use self-tapping sheet metal screws to hold them taught.
Apply MOLLE pouches as needed in desired configuration. I did this same idea...
Installed 150 mil insulation over the [properly installed subsequent to being rolled with ridged metal roller] dynamat 80 mil insulation. Installed remnants of neoprene exercise mat in recesses on back of cab using Gorilla Glue spray adhesive.
Ran out of neoprene mat, so going to do rubber...
On my M1078, "Atlas", I decided push pins were inferior and installed rivnuts.
On my M1081, "Achilles", I decided push pins are fine. Installing the 6" speaker in the door cinched in the area prone to rattle, so I didn't see the benefit to rivnuts other than piush pins are annoying to remove. I...
Parting shots of progress before camping in the mountains of NC:
Rear camera monitor connected & mounted and cargo cam monitor mounted. Ammo can trimmed as well.
FYI, door handles and/or window cranks:
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I countersunk them a bit deeper to accommodate bolt / screws to affix.
Also, I need to trim the flared sides of the ammo can to go straight across the front & rear to not overlap the switch panel on the front and also reduce the amount of travel required to get the lid in a position to be disconnected from the can to not hit the windshield.
The remaining dangling...
Disproportionately large cargo bed LED light bar connected, wires run for rear camera, just need to find the mount and connect the wires under the truck.
While I was running wires up over the windshield, I figured I'd go ahead and do dual USB outlets on each side of the front of the cab. I plan...
Thanks, @ramdough.
After work yesterday, I got the disproportionately large LED bar for the bed installed, installed the cargo cam, got it wired on an independent switch so I can toggle it on / off.
Removed all the masking tape on the lights / reflectors as well. This evening I will get the...
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