TMP's 2002 Build and Wrenching thread

[TMP]

Yeah, totally thinking deep cycle for #2, trickle solar and bigger alt! All of this is next spring/summer/fall stuff depending on when I get new treads/wheels...

 

[Kotrin]

Awesome trip pictures!

I used to be an electrician so the size of a wire is second nature to me. Spent 3 months during a summer working 7x12's pulling 750MCM wire. No matter how much I worked with the wire size, it still kicks my butt.

 

[TMP]

Thanks! Been trying to photo journal more trips. I've got more to add to get up to date and the looking forward to Spring!

 

[Road Bull]

Those are some great Fall pics you got going on there. Great work on your build and maintenance. This makes me want to plan a trip out to Colorado this year. It looks stunning.

 

[TMP]

Just finished reading your whole build and then saw the photos of the F5’s mounted. They look great! I’ve held out to try and get my hands on the Ray10’s a few times but they sell out immediately so thinking about the F5’s myself.
Colorado is amazing, especially in the Fall with all the colors. It’s my fav time of year to get into the high country!
Winter is closing in so I decided not to mount the RTT until Spring. It’s sitting in the garage til then.
Next few planned mods: wheels, tires, 861’s or superflex, 4x or Savage rear bumper with swing out. Wish someone made a Jerry can hold that stuck out away from the rear hatch further to clear Gobi ladder.

 

[Atomic6]

Awesome build, man! Where in Colorado are you? By the trails you've run, it seems like you're around the same area as me (Denver). We'll have to hit some trails together sometime!

 

[TMP]

Hey, Thanks!
I live up in Longmont. Would love to hit some trails! Possibly moving more towards Broomfield, Lafayette next year.

 

[TMP]

September 30, 2017
Caribou 4WD Route

Headed out to Caribou 4WD Route.

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**** more to come....

 

[TMP]

...continued

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a few more scenic shots to follow......

 

[TMP]

....... continued

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- fin -

 

[TMP]

I usually buy a bunch of parts around this time of year and mod over the winter when it's sunny and 50 degrees on the weekends....

Current list of items to come this winter:
Extreme LED light bar X6S
Mean Green Alternator 200 amp
Blue Sea Fuse box, Fuses, Isolator, Relay
2nd Battery
More Switches
Figure out current seat foam debacle....

In the spring I'm looking at a rear bumper (Savage or 4x) w/ tire carrier
FN or SCS wheels
285's
Whole lotta maintenance....

 

[Longhorn425]

April 13, 2017
Time to refinish the spoiler.... had some terrible old sticker residue that was baked on. Looking good now.

Man, looks good! What paint did you use to redue that? Looking to repaint mine sometime next month.

 

[murdered_3rdgen]

Sorry to bring this post back from the dead.. but I’m buying the Toltec lift kit and I noticed you installed UCAs with it. Do I need to upgrade them to install the kit or is it not necessary right now?

 

[TMP]

Sorry to bring this post back from the dead.. but I’m buying the Toltec lift kit and I noticed you installed UCAs with it. Do I need to upgrade them to install the kit or is it not necessary right now?

Maybe, maybe not. I've seen reports of people being able to achieve a good alignment without replacing the UCA's and just the opposite.. I figure since I was tearing it all apart that I would go ahead and do the UCA's because I didn't want to do the work twice and with SPC you get a lot of adjustability.

 

[TMP]

I haven't posted since Oct 2017!! Wow, life gets busy. I've got some updates to post.

 

[TMP]

Here's whats gone down since Oct 2017 :

OCT 20, 2017

Maintenance : Steering rack bushings. Pretty easy :
Untitled by Todd Powers, on Flickr

Untitled by Todd Powers, on Flickr

Untitled by Todd Powers, on Flickr

Untitled by Todd Powers, on Flickr

Untitled by Todd Powers, on Flickr

Untitled by Todd Powers, on Flickr

Untitled by Todd Powers, on Flickr

Anyone can do this with a little patience and strap to make sure the rack doesn't fall.

 

[TMP]

NOV 2017

Fuseblock platform (by Ripcord) - Bluesea to come

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Untitled by Todd Powers, on Flickr

Untitled by Todd Powers, on Flickr

 

[TMP]

Score!!!!!!!

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[TMP]

Refinished the ugly rusting hitch sitch while waiting for whats next.

NOV 2017

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[TMP]

NOV 2017

Future plans :

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