The Canuck Truck buildup!
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p1michaud
Expedition Leader
More tire pictures and some real snow testing
Picture of the rig with the new wheels and tires:
Front view:
Can you guess what I was up to here?
Well I've had the Copper Tires on for a bit now and have had some time to do some snow driving. I'm very pleased with their snow performance. Here as some additional pictures.
In the last week we have been blasted by old man winter somwhere between 2 1/2' to 3' of snow in less than one week during four snow storms. This one was the latest as of this morning.
Willman said:
Picture of the rig with the new wheels and tires:
Front view:
Can you guess what I was up to here?
Well I've had the Copper Tires on for a bit now and have had some time to do some snow driving. I'm very pleased with their snow performance. Here as some additional pictures.
In the last week we have been blasted by old man winter somwhere between 2 1/2' to 3' of snow in less than one week during four snow storms. This one was the latest as of this morning.
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heeltoe989
Explorer
thats a whole lotta snow!, not much out here in the west. just ice and more black ice with about a foot or 2 if that of snow. My new 245/75/17 blizzaks are taking care of old man winter right now until April.
nice looking tire & wheel combo though.
nice looking tire & wheel combo though.
p1michaud
Expedition Leader
Air Source
During the holidays I had a few hours to kill so I managed to wire and plumb up my Extreme Aire compressor. I installed it in a plastic bin that was kicking arround the house. I chose this method over a hard mount because I did not want to bolt it permanently to the bed of the truck since I need to haul stuff on occasion and keeping with my design intent of flexibility this offered a great compromise.
The sytem:
The air header consists of a check valve, pressure gauge, 165psi relief valve, 90-125 psi pressure switch and quick connect.
Another view:
Doing the pressure test:
It passed! This thing is fast.
:yikes:
During the holidays I had a few hours to kill so I managed to wire and plumb up my Extreme Aire compressor. I installed it in a plastic bin that was kicking arround the house. I chose this method over a hard mount because I did not want to bolt it permanently to the bed of the truck since I need to haul stuff on occasion and keeping with my design intent of flexibility this offered a great compromise.
The sytem:
The air header consists of a check valve, pressure gauge, 165psi relief valve, 90-125 psi pressure switch and quick connect.
Another view:
Doing the pressure test:
It passed! This thing is fast.
:yikes:
heeltoe989
Explorer
NICE!!
I'm still using the new ARB Compressor which is ok, but thats on my list of things to do is upgrade the air system on the truck.
I'm still using the new ARB Compressor which is ok, but thats on my list of things to do is upgrade the air system on the truck.
p1michaud
Expedition Leader
heeltoe989 said:
Just got inside. My friend was nice enough to come over and help snow blow the driveway. When I got home I had to put the rig in 4Hi and lock the rear diff just to get up the driveway. Crazy snow here.
I was working on setting my Staunts deflators then aired back up with the Extreme Aire unit. My preliminary tests with the Extreme Aire leave me smiling, I'm sure you won't be dissapointed. I previously had one of the Masterflow/Superflow Mv-1050 that worked great. However on one occasion in particularly cold weather is struggled to air up my tires and quit working once during the process. Left me wondering if there was a better solution and this is the route I took.
I'm currious to read on what you come up with for an air solution. Pretty unique build so far.
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heeltoe989
Explorer
p1michaud said:
All I know is it will be able to run air tools and my lockers and anything else I can through at it. Once thats done on to the under the hood welder. my list is slowly shrinking but I have a few big projects at the end.
Rear bumper
under hood Welder
Air pump & System
light exo cage with roof racks
Inchworm 2nd T-case
p1michaud
Expedition Leader
Road noise
I’ve put a few more miles on them now and I have to say that they are not quite as loud as MTR tires. They are louder than the BFG AT my friend has on his 1999 Tacoma. Not direct comparisons because both trucks are really different and the tires were not the same size. Also, we drove to work in a 4Runner that had 31" MTR tires on it yesterday and I'll say that they were louder than the Cooper tires. Again different vehicle and comparing brand new tires to tires with some mileage on them. I’m very pleased with these tires so far.
Redline said:
I’ve put a few more miles on them now and I have to say that they are not quite as loud as MTR tires. They are louder than the BFG AT my friend has on his 1999 Tacoma. Not direct comparisons because both trucks are really different and the tires were not the same size. Also, we drove to work in a 4Runner that had 31" MTR tires on it yesterday and I'll say that they were louder than the Cooper tires. Again different vehicle and comparing brand new tires to tires with some mileage on them. I’m very pleased with these tires so far.
tdesanto
Expedition Leader
p1michaud said:During the holidays I had a few hours to kill so I managed to wire and plumb up my Extreme Aire compressor. I installed it in a plastic bin that was kicking arround the house. I chose this method over a hard mount because I did not want to bolt it permanently to the bed of the truck since I need to haul stuff on occasion and keeping with my design intent of flexibility this offered a great compromise.
The sytem:
The air header consists of a check valve, pressure gauge, 165psi relief valve, 90-125 psi pressure switch and quick connect.
Another view:
Doing the pressure test:
It passed! This thing is fast.
:yikes:
Looks like a great setup. Great job Pierre. Truck's looking sweet in the snow. Is it connected to a tank in that last shot showing 120PSI?
p1michaud
Expedition Leader
Air set up.
Thanks for the kind words, it's super fun to drive in the snow. In 4Hi with my current weight distribution I can still get the rear to fishtale arround if I want to have a bit of fun.
No, it just has 20' feet of 3/8" air line and the small distribution block hooked up for that picture. I'm not going to use and air tank with this sytem at this point.
Cheers,
P
tdesanto said:
Thanks for the kind words, it's super fun to drive in the snow. In 4Hi with my current weight distribution I can still get the rear to fishtale arround if I want to have a bit of fun.
No, it just has 20' feet of 3/8" air line and the small distribution block hooked up for that picture. I'm not going to use and air tank with this sytem at this point.
Cheers,
P
p1michaud
Expedition Leader
Bumper works.
Missing two important pieces before I progress the build: Adventure Trailers Can Holders
Once I get my hands on two of these, I'll be ready to cut, grind and weld!
:wings:
Cheers,
P
Willman said:
Missing two important pieces before I progress the build: Adventure Trailers Can Holders
Once I get my hands on two of these, I'll be ready to cut, grind and weld!
:wings:
Cheers,
P