Recent content by Ouiwee

It is interesting, entertaining, and in some cases frustrating how much you learn after having completed a build. I put 4.56 gears in the truck because I had them and everyone seems to think it is a good ratio for off road crawling. However, given 35" tires and the gear ratios in a NV4500...

As a bit of an update, I have been using a mechanical speedometer rear tail housing in the Atlas II transfer case. The reason for this is that when I started the build, I did not know what I do now. I used a Dakota Digital 128k sender to get a 40 pulse per revolution signal to go to the ECU...

I managed to make it out to Tuscarora State Forest the other day. It was hot during the day but got down into the high 60's at night. It was a quick trip, but nice to get away. Campsite 70 (40°13'31.1"N 77°35'44.3"W or 40.225300, -77.595630) is just fine. It was maybe 10 or so degrees...

Thanks.

My buddy took this picture.

It's good you guys made it back with an integer number of trucks, rather than a fraction like last time.

We took the time to go to Toroweap Overlook. It is a drive to get there, but well worth the time and effort. We stayed at Tuweep Campground, which is right next to the overlook. The last few miles of trail is a bit rocky, but not bad at all. I lack the facility with words necessary to...

We stayed one night at Jumpup Cabin, which was a nice change. One can rent the cabin for $35 or so. There are trails to hike as well. There is a nice look out point roughly 5 miles from the cabin that few know about.

We stopped along the way to see the Great Sand Dunes National Park. It is a strange sight indeed to see sand, mountains, and snow all together. We stayed at the lodge there since there seemed to be no sites available at the camp ground. I awoke to find this in the morning. We had little...

I guess I should provide an update on the pull out kitchen. I recently got back from a two week trip to the north rim of the Grand Canyon. It was roughly 5,500 miles in total...and I won't even mention the fuel costs. It was a fabulous trip. Here is a shot of the kitchen in action. And...

Thanks for the compliments. Who knows, maybe I'll have the build completed in a few more years.

I finally got the rims/wheels I ordered ages ago painted and mounted on the truck. These are DOT approved double bead locked Hutchinson Rock Monster rims. The tires are 35" BFG KM3's on 17" rims. I had the outside half rim color matched and painted with PPG base/clear. The tires are...

I have a disk brake conversion on a 14 bolt axle in the back of the truck. I first tried a driveline brake, which didn't work. Then I tried a couple versions of Eldorado mechanical brakes, which didn't work at all. Recently Wilwood introduced an electronic brake kit that I installed on the...

Is this what they mean by stump pulling torque?

There are some good options for the 4x6" size headlamp (Morimoto or JW Speaker). However, they are not cheap by any means. I have the Morimoto and they are just great. I also added separately fused larger gauged wire and relays to lessen current draw on the factory light circuit. The K5 is...