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  1. volcomsurfer

    Mission Dawn Patrol

    So the build is done. I'll check the in progress a lot more often. PM me for any questions or if it's time sensitive. Here's the trip thread http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/154848-Paradise-2-Pavement
  2. volcomsurfer

    Paradise 2 Pavement

    Update #2: Houston, Austin, Dallas So I left Denham Springs and started making my way West. Leaving Louisiana was pretty nerve-wracking. I got the alignment done, but the issue only got worse. It went from just a rubbing noise to a full steering wheel shake. It was starting to happen more...
  3. volcomsurfer

    Paradise 2 Pavement

    Update #1: The update isn't going to be too exciting because I'm not really site-seeing; just driving through to Colorado. Okay so day one the passenger side brakes weren't releasing so that kind of was like a dagger in the heart to almost get going and have that happen. Going through all the...
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    Paradise 2 Pavement

    So on February 11, 2016 I left on a trip around the US, Baja, and Canada in my 2003 Ford E350 with my dog and a KTM EXC300 on the back. Here's the story... Website: http://www.paradise2pavement.com IG: paradise2pavement Facebook: Paradise 2 Pavement Follow where I'm at Build Thread The...
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    Any mechanics in Austin?

    I couldn't get any internet before I saw this. I had them replace the caliper. I'm going to stay in austin another night and head to dallas tomorrow. So I probably won't know if it was the caliper until I get on the highway and see if it happens again. Thanks for the input guys. It felt...
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    Any mechanics in Austin?

    I'm thinking it just might be the brake caliper. I should have changed them both at the same time but money's tight.
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    Any mechanics in Austin?

    So I've been hitting problem after problem and i haven't even taken it off the fking highway yet. The latest thing is that it's pulling to the left and randomly when i go over a bump it started out as a noise like a plastic fender rubbing. It would stop every time i slowed down so i could never...
  8. volcomsurfer

    UJOR Build Thread

    Does your arm hit any of those switches? I rest my arm on the door most of the time. I had something slide off the bed and hit my switch panel yesterday. I don't know how long I was driving with my side porch light on lol. I know I passed a cop though. He probably thought, ******?
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    Mission Dawn Patrol

    My dad took it out to work today to get some shots of the VAB and ****. He put the camera on the ground for all of them so they all consist of 60% shadow and pavement and the bottom half of the building lol Oh well, I tried cropping the best I could. The Vehicle Assembly Building that the...
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    Mission Dawn Patrol

    Good question, maybe Chris will chime in.
  11. volcomsurfer

    Mission Dawn Patrol

    Thanks for the kind words. Baja, we'll have to link up this summer. I plan on spending quite a bit of time out in Baja and could use some advice/caravan. I added a taillight on the mx hauler I also added a few springs to keep the lines out of the door jams and tight around the corners...
  12. volcomsurfer

    Espar heater electrical experts chime in...

    This is just a copy of my email to Espar in hopes that maybe someone can chime in and help before I hear from them: So my heaters are installed, but now just have to be wired up. They came with no literature and the schematics online (esparofmichigan) seem to be instructions for outdated...
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    Mission Dawn Patrol

    It's pretty stout stock. I'll run a chain around it with a lock and probably use two ratchet straps instead of one. The only modification I did to it was that the rear bolt hanger that goes through the footpeg didn't have a great place to clamp to and it'd be on the outside. So I had to drill...
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    Mission Dawn Patrol

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/301846637703
  15. volcomsurfer

    Mission Dawn Patrol

    So I'm getting really close. In the final stretch. I made a little box that fits under my bed for all my clothes. I also bought two big totes that fit perfectly in the back. One's going to be a bunch of random stuff and my summer clothes and the other is going to be my motocross stuff. My...
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    Mission Dawn Patrol

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/3M-Thinsulate-tm-SM600L-noise-thermal-insulation-/141879356811?var=&hash=item2108ab2d8b:m:m3WN6xEWhwrxMMCsG68Od2A&vxp=mtr
  17. volcomsurfer

    Mission Dawn Patrol

    Only advice I can give is just start throwing stuff in there and building. I changed the design so many times and most of the changes happened AS I was building it. Just put the stuff in and move it around.
  18. volcomsurfer

    Mission Dawn Patrol

    already ahead of you on the screen, great idea. It's a 6" latex mattress. I bought it off of ebay. http://www.ebay.com/usr/latextoppers I'm 6'1" I can lay down on it diagonally and sprawl out. The width is just about 6 foot so I can lay flat if i bend my knees a bit. Height wise, you can...
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    Mission Dawn Patrol

    So I found this solar powered landscape led light kit at harbor freight for like 10 bucks. I thought it'd be perfect for the back box. So I tore it apart and put it in. Pretty straight forward. I just took the solar panel out and re-soldered it back to the board. Drilled a hole and...
  20. volcomsurfer

    need help cannibalizing a power supply

    120v ac in/ 12v dc out. the diode I was referring to is the ferrite bead... the little cylinder thing towards the beercan
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