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for the reliefs? Just an angle grinder, by feel :) --so-- I'll apologize here for the lack of updates. For some reason ExPo forum is GLACIAL over the past couple of months for me. Like, I have super-fast internet and everything works really fast online (including all other forums), but for...

Last time out wheeling I noticed my GMRS reception was pretty terrible, even at close range. I've been using a shorty Baofeng antenna that seemed to work fine, but suddely didn't. After checking it out, there's clearly something banging around inside the enclosure, so it's probably just broken...

So I carry a lot of stuff, especially when doing race support/rally towing, where the whole truck is full of gear - to say nothing of if other people are riding with me. I also like the option of doing some camping, and my gear is true "car camping" stuff - bulky....not backpacking camping stuff...

With a few trips coming up, time to finally get around to beefing up the gas tank skid, which is pretty flimsy and has already allowed a few dents in the tank. Rather than scratch-build, figured I'd just plate the OEM skid with some 1/8" steel, which I had sitting around in the form of...

Little project, in preparation for other things. I plan to get a couple roof boxes for certain gear, and I really don't like strapping things down, especially stuff I really don't need to take on an off. And the rack having the chicken coop flooing also makes U-bolts a bit difficult to get...

So I followed up with these guys a couple years after the last time when they were very busy, and got a good response! Apparently they have worked down their backlog and have now put this one on the list for production, So I will keep you all posted as to when it finally goes into production.

Hey, and now im back as actual me lol

We got new HVAC at the house last week. Instead of having the guy haul the old furnace and stuff away, I took everything apart for scrap (got about $140 out of it, so worth the hour of effort). Anyhow, haven't used the Raider Trailer much recently, so this is perfect Figures my scrapyard pic...

Headed up to the MD/WV border to check out Wolf Den Run state park, which has a lot of great new trails and is making more. It's only $12 entry, so way less than Rausch Creek ORV park, and is only 2.5 hours away so that's pretty close for this metro area. The weather was perfect and after a ton...

Not much new at the moment as I work on some other projects (and am lazy in the winter). But after CONTINUING problems with regular no-start once again, decided to investigate more. I've replaced the ignition key contacts, the starter, and checked the relay, and I was still having issues with...

There are at LEAST four of those at a local high-end car dealer. I figured it was the dealer itself bolting on that stuff and marking it up for a trendy sale, didn't realize that's actually a LR package! If you want one, here's the site: https://www.fairfaxmotors.com/ They also have a bunch of...

This guy I spotted commuting on the DC Beltway made me think of this thread.

not very exciting, but got the gray carbon chicken coop floor stuff in, so made a few cuts and installed. Incidentally, this stuff is really easy to cut nice straight lines in with a jigsaw. I'll probably add a couple larger cut-throughs in the middle for better tiedown accesses and for the...

I happened to be out picking up some lumber today and stopped at 7-11. As I'm inside, guy comes in and says "is that your 4Runner out there and do you overland it??".....First I corrected him that it's a Sequoia (lol), then noted that no, not an "overlander" but use it for rally support and some...

Oh, in mildly-related stuff - the white-colored grid that I have on this truck......so I use the gray-colored (with carbon) chicken coop flooring grid on the Raider, and it is super-strong and has held up for several years now perfectly. When I decided to use the white stuff on this one (after I...

Was bored today so went ahead and hand-cut six more tiedown eyes out of my last remaining scrap pieces of this 3/16" steel So after breaking two jigsaw blades (teeth too fine, for thinner metal), and not having any more on-hand, I actually used my (new) cordless DeWalt sawzall with a short...

I try to DIY as much as possible, but sometimes just gotta pay for something small to keep things nice on this truck, which I plan to keep for the long haul hopefully. In this case, my different lighting buttons have always been scattered around the dash in various available blanks - left of the...

wow, that's pretty amazing that they don't come with factory tow hooks up front. I figured that was a standard pickup truck/SUV thing......

Hey, I have lights now. Rewired a bunch of stuff up on the rack today to clean up my old haphazard wiring. Anyhow, they work as expected. They hotspot a bit more than I like, so I'll probably get some diffusing film to put on the lenses. Also did a run about 100 miles away in the Porsche to...

Same, I got some 1-gauge, 30-foot jumpers off Amazon for like $50 and put Anderson connectors on them for the winch on my trailer (I tow a racecar regularly, and often pick up project cars that don't run). I run it right off the main battery to the winch. Have never had a problem, even pulling a...