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  1. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Installed a Grover 1609 big rig air horn in THOR. While the original horn was working fine, it seemed to lack the appropriate presence people expect when seeing a 5ton roll down the road. I'm pleased with the new tonality a tap on the horn button now provides. Pictures attached... Removal of the...
  2. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Added a rear winch to THOR. A Sherpa 25k unit. Attached are a few pics of the install...
  3. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I cost about $171 total: 3 rolls of Dynamat Hoodliner material. Each roll is 32"x54"x0.75 thick. Here's the summit racing link to the material i used: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/dyc-11905/overview/ I still owe the thread a mapping of how I applied the material to the hood.
  4. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Thank You for watching and sharing your experiences. It was about 42 degrees in Big Bear that day. The Cab stayed pretty comfortable - didn't need to turn on the heater. I've relined the roof and upper portion of THOR's cab with dynamat and Liner to reduce exterior noise - I think it helped...
  5. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    On January 5th I took the Wife and family on a trail ride from Apple Valley to Big Bear (Fawnskin). My daughter drove her Silverado pickup and my Son's Fiancé drove her Jeep. Compiled a YouTube video documenting our adventure. We went from Sand to Snow in 3 hours of trail running. My first time...
  6. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    @dougnash & @SCM35A2 : Thank You for the positive feedback! The material is Dynamat brand Hood Liner 11905 from Summit Racing : https://www.summitracing.com/parts/dyc-11905 Comes in 32" x 54" rolls. I used 3 rolls with very little left over. I can provide a sketch of how I pieced it all...
  7. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Refreshed the hood insulation - removed the remnants of the decaying old insulation and applied new Dynamat Hoodliner. Used 3M 90 spray adhesive to ensure solid attachment.
  8. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Added Sun Visors and tweaked the Aneroid on my Bosch MW pump +2clicks - see pics. Oh, and I welded my coolant tube back to it's mount. ...
  9. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    @AnvilFace: They look Awesome! Well Done Sir! -v
  10. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Installed a Sherpa 25,000lb 24v electric winch on my M923A2. Used 4"X6"x5/16 Angle Iron and 5/16" plate for the main mount. Also Thick-wall DOM tube to replace the factory tube connecting the bottom/top frame rails. Used 9/16" grade 8 bolts through out. If you have any questions - I'm glad...
  11. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    You are Very observant :) Yes, the truck is rolling on a fresh set of 16's from War-Time-Finds (WTF). My comment about the 10 lug nuts and 10 rim nuts being a "Long Day" was specifically about spending 3 weekends doing the tire changes on 6 rims. Best upgrade done to the truck so far. Yes, new...
  12. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    My M923A2 on the Internet: Earlier this year I was invited to participate in some local Jeep events. Randy from NotARubicon Productions compiled a couple of videos to document. First is a YouTube "walk-around" interview, the second is an Amazon Prime production in conjunction with IN4LO, Season...
  13. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Yes, I did steal the idea from the Moon landing :). Yesterday I had to turn the TV off before I threw a 5ton component at it - some group of fools challenging if we ever landed on the moon.. REALLY! I lived it! Honestly people! Millennials - "If I didn't see it or experience it personally, it...
  14. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Grew my own. 1" 16g square tubing. screws every 12". 3'x5' flags. I figured at parade speed (walking) the flags were not going to display properly. So, I fabricated the display poles & outriggers. Thanks for noticing! -v
  15. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Participated in the City of Corona (CA) 4th of July parade.
  16. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    "Beer!" the Pilgrims used it to cross the Atlantic. OK, maybe not the most useful reply... Rebuilt the top of the air compressor & unloader on my M923A2. Some great threads on SS helped significantly. For me the key was to torque down the unloader AFTER torquing down the head. Otherwise the head...
  17. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Fixed ShutterStat from pressurizing my cooling system...Again!... 1 year ago bought a new shutterstat which solved my pressurized cooling system issues (actually, i tried "repairing" the original before reading the posts on SS and subsequently rendered it inoperable - hence the replacement unit)...
  18. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    12v Winch Connection Finished the spare tire winch install by adding an external 12V quick connect. Thought I'd cover two goals by installing a system which could be used for jump starting civilian vehicles as well as being use for running the 12v spare tire winch. Used an Energizer heavy duty...
  19. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    This past weekend I finally finished building a winch assembly to lift the spare tire into its designated location. My truck is running the oversized 16.00xR20's which really limit headroom with the boom. So, I fabricated a bracket to adapt a Champion 2000lb ATV winch to the boom roller. Here's...
  20. vvwilkins

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Swapped 6 New XZL 1600xR20's from War Time Find's for the 26 year old tires previously on the truck. Ok, so it took a couple weekends and several late nights to pull this off. Jeff at WTF provided excellent customer support - even answering text over the weekend; Super nice person - Highly...
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