I seem to disappear for long stretches and then reappear with a different rig. Today is no exception. Spending the last few years trying to make a crawler a little more user friendly proved to be a challenge that I have lost patience for. So I traded it away minus some parts that I kept. So here...
I’ve seen a few racks with softoppers so heres my version. I had this Yakima Sportsman laying around and wanted to use it. I’ve been watching episodes of “Life Below Zero” and was inspired to make something out of stuff I’ve had laying around. Here goes.
Also I obtained a Softopper. So now the debate in my head starts. Hard shell? Softopper? Keep both? Take up a new hobby? Drugs would have been cheaper.......
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I was driving over to my shop and the truck started missing and felt like it was running on 5 cylinders. Its true. EVERY SINGLE 3vze out there will blow head gaskets at some time.
So its been apart for the last couple weeks. Running finally but a new weird noise. May just be an...
Finally getting somewhere. Truck is smogged, registered, and home where she belongs. Still a ton of work to do but considering that 2 years ago it was just a roller and all the engine parts were in a tub, I’m pretty stoked. More to follow!!
So all the work right now is boring stuff. Trips to DMV, Ca. Smog etc. Once its legal I'll start on the real work. However it moved under its own power last night and I finally got to drive my truck after 2 years of sitting. More to follow........