Recent content by FDM2012

I put a front bumper from a Dodge Ramon mine and it turned out great. Mostly, it just takes a "Can Do" attitude. The rest is imagination and Fab Skills. I'm sure that it will turn out awesome. Git er Done!

Just a short expedition today........

Just a quick little 2 day trip to Ft. Desoto. Nice to get AmboLander out and about, but it was terribly hot and humid. Pretty motivated to get out and put this rig to use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDmQIgRlca4

Now that my wobble is fixed, and everything else checks out tight and with no driving issues or noises, I went ahead and upgraded the stabilizer. I opted for the thru-shaft FOX setup.

I didn't do anything that would change any of your equation. So, if that does apply, I am still in the game.

Who/Where did you get the extras from? ( PCM/ wiring adapters, brackets, etc ...)

Death Wobble FIX: The center mount bolt on the trac bar was worn pretty bad, and the frame holes that that it went through were waller'd out worse than a Rhode Island Red. So, I drilled the holes out to 5/8'', bought a 5'' Grade 8 bolt and drilled it out for greasing the 3/4'' x 5/8'' x 1 3/4''...

After 22 years, the Death Wobble finally started on my rig. The center mount bolt was worn pretty bad, and the frame holes that that it went through were waller'd out worse than a ...... (Well, you know) So, I drilled the holes out to 5/8'', bought a 5'' Grade 8 bolt and drilled it out for...

Those shackles are a 12t, and a 13.5t. Just trying to be somewhat prepared for whatever.... I am running a 12k winch. Hence, the many snatch blocks.

Thinking that I am done with most of the Big Ticket projects on =AZVVayqCXWuXxSQJ6hbQjB3B3JcVPj_ICqn6VvcHc0B0-sXDPbwgqflAsfc3Xpc4cZBiqcvCY-ahptoQqUA9gQnLkaQnUPQ-LZehJRUfQkDilnRXHdCRP5NyG5QaTuXPqvI4Bq-GyF3pRNUjUnl4dWpO&__tn__=*NK-R']#AmboLander, I am circling back around to a few other things...

Sweet Rig! Do more posting on it!

Thx, David. While building it, I was envisioning being down in a revine or something, and getting cable pulled by a huge winch truck. I wanted it to be strong enough to handle that. I think I got close. Same for the rear. My Welder/Fabricator Buddy also thought it should handle a recovery of...

Got the onboard air system finished up, installed a Renogy DC to DC charger, and really beefed up the rear hitch with additional frame mounts and added 2 more receiver tubes for recovery points and/or a bike rack. Kept the compressor to be easily removable/portable, and I have a 5 gallon tank...

Finally got this bumper/winch project wrapped up. Besides fabbing some serious mounts for the frame rails, I really beefed up the OEM flange welds and the winch plate, and used Grade 8 hardware on pretty much everything that matters. If pulling hard, along with a snatch block, I will use a...

Yep. Like you and most others on this site, I want an original and one of a kind rig. Not a cookie cutter. E="Abitibi, post: 2966962, member: 15552"] Saw your post on FB earlier, nice score! Its fun to figure something else than the typical Aluminess for us DIY guys :) Sent from my SM-G973W...