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BrianSD_42
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Yes it comes pre-loaded. If you haven't already, check out the Nintendo website for full details. It comes with 2 controllers and 21 games. Including Super Mario World, Contra III, Zelda, Castlevania III, Super Mario Cart, Street Fighter II Turbo and a bunch more.
Road Bull
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Super Mario Cart, battle mode is made for Rowdy late-night drinking with good friends.
BrianSD_42
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Quick pics from Utah trip part one. I haven't had a chance to go through the SLR yet, these are just from the Nexus 6p.
We camped at Airport D and Labyrinth B off the white Rim in Canyonlands.
List of things that broke on my truck this trip ...
1) nothing.
The end. What a nice feeling.
We camped at Airport D and Labyrinth B off the white Rim in Canyonlands.
List of things that broke on my truck this trip ...
1) nothing.
The end. What a nice feeling.
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BrianSD_42
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Utah quick pics part two. River rafting shown here. We did Westwater Canyon with a tour company. Really awesome experience. I didn't get any pics of the rapids for obvious reasons but they were class III and IV.
You can also see my nice BLM style campsite in off Hole in The Rock Rd in Escalante. We were the only campers as far as the eye could see.
You can also see my nice BLM style campsite in off Hole in The Rock Rd in Escalante. We were the only campers as far as the eye could see.
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BrianSD_42
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Last quick pic here is from Calf Creek trail, 6 mi roundtrip in Escalate. It's all ages and dog friendly with a 100+ waterfall at the end.
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LittleCaesar
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Looks like you and the family had a great Brian. Thanks for the pics.
RAD4Runner
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Beautiful country and photography, Brian!
Hole in the Rock Road leads to trailhead for Reflection Canyon, correct?
How's the road? Doable with high-clearance 2WD or 4WD?
GPsevinSixx
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Love the build thread. Subbed! Looking to get a rear bumper like yours. I recently got a '99 black limited with the champagne colored lower trim. Also has the ARB front bumper and Warn winch on it.
BrianSD_42
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Just finished up my Mini D2S 4.0 retrofit and transferred my dual halos over to the new set. It only took 10 months of waiting and 2.5 days work.
More on that later but here's a preview.
More on that later but here's a preview.
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Road Bull
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Holy cow Brian! Those look great! I am always impressed with you guys that put so much attention to detail in your builds. Sharp looking headlights really take things to another level. And these are sharp. I would settle for lenses that are intact at this point. I need to replace my driver's side as it has taken, not one, but TWO huge hits to road rocks bashing into them. I feel like I would botch a retrofit pretty good. :redbrick: I am interested to see how this all went down.
-Staying tuned.
-Staying tuned.
BrianSD_42
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Generally speaking I don't really like making these, so please don't ask me to make a pair. That's why I waited so long to finish this one. It's incredibly tedious to do a good job. Kind of like putting together a model plane or something. Painting is a huge pain. We are talking 3m pad sanding, primer 2x, paint 2x, clear 1x. Huge time suck. And I had to paint these twice because the first time got messed by humidity. Halos are super pain, see above.
Cutting ... I had to do lots of custom cutting with a Dremel to get the Panorama shrouds to fit. My hands are tore up, hurt a small amount all day today (just an observation). Aligning them is another pain, even after install. And down the road I'm pretty sure something small will break like a piece of plastic or a spring and it will be a mini PIA to take apart and fix. I'm hoping two years before I have to open these up again. // End rant!
The custom Panorama shrouds are super cool in my opinion. It took me awhile to figure out how to do it. I ended up taping the clear plastic part, all except the four corner circles, then put it together and I painted both. Then later I removed the tape. It actually worked and IMO the solid X style of these is better than unmodified Panorama shrouds.
Cutting ... I had to do lots of custom cutting with a Dremel to get the Panorama shrouds to fit. My hands are tore up, hurt a small amount all day today (just an observation). Aligning them is another pain, even after install. And down the road I'm pretty sure something small will break like a piece of plastic or a spring and it will be a mini PIA to take apart and fix. I'm hoping two years before I have to open these up again. // End rant!
The custom Panorama shrouds are super cool in my opinion. It took me awhile to figure out how to do it. I ended up taping the clear plastic part, all except the four corner circles, then put it together and I painted both. Then later I removed the tape. It actually worked and IMO the solid X style of these is better than unmodified Panorama shrouds.
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Unner
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New headlights look great Brian! Retrofits are a pain, I agree. One of the reasons I don't have any on my truck yet...
On a different topic, I've seen you post a lot of pictures from Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and the other parks/areas around Southern California. What's it like out there in the parks/on the trails in early December? I'm thinking about making a trip that time of year and Southern California seems like one of the only places that would be warm enough to be camping, exploring, etc.
On a different topic, I've seen you post a lot of pictures from Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and the other parks/areas around Southern California. What's it like out there in the parks/on the trails in early December? I'm thinking about making a trip that time of year and Southern California seems like one of the only places that would be warm enough to be camping, exploring, etc.
octanejunkie
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Great job, Brian! They look great :thumb:
I had the same experience with shrouds, the flat bottom of our reflectors is not round-shroud friendly, luckily I have a wide belt sander that made easy work of the first cut, but yes, the finish is all dremel. Then you have to epoxy the shroud to the light and hope that is aligned with the cutoff and square with the housing floor at the same time. Good times.
Alignment, ugh. I started to make a tool that I could insert into the keyed bulb cavity and a custom spanner wrench to hold the housing straight so you can tighten it on the vehicle after aiming it - it's almost impossible to do on the bench and get it right. In the end, I settled for two arched cutoffs and I don't care to go back into it if I don't have to. LOL
If someone were to make a hobby or god-forbid a business out of custom retrofits I think you'd want to standardize on one brand of stuff so you can make custom jigs and tooling. That's the only way to get them consistently perfect.
Brian's pics are wonderful, he has been to some beautiful locations and documented them well. I often don't stop long enough to take pics to share.
Camping in December? Plan on cold af in the high desert at night, not to mention transient storms, snow and high winds - all random and intermittent. I would wait for spring or fall, TBH.
I had the same experience with shrouds, the flat bottom of our reflectors is not round-shroud friendly, luckily I have a wide belt sander that made easy work of the first cut, but yes, the finish is all dremel. Then you have to epoxy the shroud to the light and hope that is aligned with the cutoff and square with the housing floor at the same time. Good times.
Alignment, ugh. I started to make a tool that I could insert into the keyed bulb cavity and a custom spanner wrench to hold the housing straight so you can tighten it on the vehicle after aiming it - it's almost impossible to do on the bench and get it right. In the end, I settled for two arched cutoffs and I don't care to go back into it if I don't have to. LOL
If someone were to make a hobby or god-forbid a business out of custom retrofits I think you'd want to standardize on one brand of stuff so you can make custom jigs and tooling. That's the only way to get them consistently perfect.
Brian's pics are wonderful, he has been to some beautiful locations and documented them well. I often don't stop long enough to take pics to share.
Camping in December? Plan on cold af in the high desert at night, not to mention transient storms, snow and high winds - all random and intermittent. I would wait for spring or fall, TBH.
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BrianSD_42
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Thanks for the nice comments everyone!
Yes as I mention below camping in the winter can be very nice. To each there own of course. I stayed in Death Valley in early January a few years ago. It dropped to 30F at night but that is just the outside air temp. I was fine in my tent and sleeping bag. Thanks for the compliments btw!
Thanks for the compliment dude. Yes these things are a huge pain. I think one of the reasons I have to align them veritically so agressively is my truck has a pretty strong rake. Regarding camping in the desert, you might be surprised by how great it can be in the Winter. I've camped in Death Valley and Joshua Tree several times during Nov/Dec/Jan and the weather was always (for me) great. Usually I arrived just after a big storm had hit.
I never made it to Reflection Canyon so I don't know for sure if it is out there. That road is ~ 40 miles long and pretty rough which limits speed to ~ 20 mph and all the turn offs are mostly unmarked. I didn't download any GPS coordinates ahead of time and found out the hard way there is near zero Verizon cell reception in the whole Escalante town area. We originally planned to do Peekaboo slot Canyon trail but instead ended up doing Calf Creek waterfall trail as pictured a bit earlier in my thread.
Thanks! Look forward to hearing more about your adventures. Unfortunately Savage Offroad discontinued the bumper I currently have so its a piece of history now. I only paid $450 cash for it with local pickup in Riverside. Their prices have since gone up.
Thanks man! Sounds like you'll be taking yours apart soon
Yes as I mention below camping in the winter can be very nice. To each there own of course. I stayed in Death Valley in early January a few years ago. It dropped to 30F at night but that is just the outside air temp. I was fine in my tent and sleeping bag. Thanks for the compliments btw!
Thanks for the compliment dude. Yes these things are a huge pain. I think one of the reasons I have to align them veritically so agressively is my truck has a pretty strong rake. Regarding camping in the desert, you might be surprised by how great it can be in the Winter. I've camped in Death Valley and Joshua Tree several times during Nov/Dec/Jan and the weather was always (for me) great. Usually I arrived just after a big storm had hit.
BrianSD_42
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Well that didn't take long, 1 day lol. Already came apart. I just drove around town, probably one of the terrible San Diego potholes that did me in. I have to take this headlight out and see if I can't get it to stick together via some jb weld.
Edit: this was not a big deal and lights were fixed in < 30 mins.
Edit: this was not a big deal and lights were fixed in < 30 mins.
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MattJakobs
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Headlights looked good while they lasted. Hope you’re able to get them back together again man!
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