The Original EarthRoamer. New ER2K Owner With Some Show and Tell

[mk216v]

Awesome Tom. I only see 3 and 4.
What about;

 

[Mattersnots]

The wiener mobile is awesome. Is that how you spell weiner?? Don't think I've ever had to spell it before. I didn't know they were still making them.

I just posted the two here. The others are on my blog, or I just did another post in the fireside section here.

 

[mk216v]

Haha, the last one(green) rocks.

 

[brushogger]

Being a long time Scooby Doo fan, I'm quite partial to #3. It has that essence of "Mystery Machine"!

 

[Mattersnots]

I'm more of a turtle than a chetah.Click the link to read about a gear change.

 

[Mattersnots]

It's the little things. Click the link to read about some minor improvements.

 

[mhiscox]

Thanks, Tom. Good to have an update on your fine work.

 

[bigskypylot]

Any new updates? Looking good on the refurb!

 

[Mattersnots]

Thanks for the interest bigskypylot. Although I'm still puttering around and making minor improvements, other than cosmetics the truck renovation is finished. I'm happy to report that mostly I've just been using it. We are about to start a 6 week trip back to Washington from Baja. Look for us in the desert southwest exploring slot canyons and riding bikes. I have done a few updates to the blog. I'll link the latest one here so folks know I'm still out here.
tom.

 

[Mattersnots]

Steering upgrades

Blog link: Steering Upgrades
A quick summary here, but as usual the meat and potato's will be on the blog. Is there an easy way to cut and paste my blog posts onto this page so you guys can see the whole thing without me doing the work twice?

Although I never experienced death wobble the steering was starting to get a little loose. When I fix things on the firstroamer I always try to improve on stock or at least make sure I won't be back to address the same problem in the near future. With that in mind I had the steering control linkage replaced with custom tubing and heim joints. As the shocks were fading (since replaced) I started having my track bar attachment point contacting the mag-hytec differential cover. The guys at DT Pro Fab in Prescott, AZ, and Strapt Performance in Pheonix came up with a most excellent solution. I now have very precise steering.

 

[bigskypylot]

Blog link: Steering Upgrades
A quick summary here, but as usual the meat and potato's will be on the blog. Is there an easy way to cut and paste my blog posts onto this page so you guys can see the whole thing without me doing the work twice?

Although I never experienced death wobble the steering was starting to get a little loose. When I fix things on the firstroamer I always try to improve on stock or at least make sure I won't be back to address the same problem in the near future. With that in mind I had the steering control linkage replaced with custom tubing and heim joints. As the shocks were fading (since replaced) I started having my track bar attachment point contacting the mag-hytec differential cover. The guys at DT Pro Fab in Prescott, AZ, and Strapt Performance in Pheonix came up with a most excellent solution. I now have very precise steering.

Awesome. I'll keep up on your blog! Looks good. Have fun and safe travels!

 

[mhiscox]

Thanks for letting us know how you're getting along. Glad to hear all is good with the rig.

Keep enjoying your travels,

Mike