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    Anyone out there running an Aluminum Contractor Topper?

    Mine is a Swiss HDU. It's pretty nice. There's a few little features that are nicer on the ARE DCU cap, like the smooth roof panel vs the swiss's corrugated. Water tends to pool up there a bit when parked. Other than that, all the different brands of alu.inum contractor caps are pretty much...
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    Anyone out there running an Aluminum Contractor Topper?

    I have a Chevy Colorado, so the cab height is a little bit lower than a full size. I believe my cap is 28 inches tall, so sticks up about three inches higher than the cab. I also have the deluxe ladder rack that has side rails and the 30-inch cabover section giving me about four and a half by 8...
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    Anyone out there running an Aluminum Contractor Topper?

    I like mine, but there are a few things to look out for. They dent REALLY easily. While they don't RUST, they will CORRODE, particularly if you spend much time in the salt belt. Mine has corrosion around the door latches. It starts out as blisters in the paint so you know what to look out...
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    air drag and mileage

    My 4x4 Colorado used to do 18-20 highway at 60-70mph. I added an aluminum cap with a rack and it went down to 17-18 Then I lifted 2" and put on a tube front bumper that exposes the full front profile of the tires, suspension, and skid plate, and it went down to 16. Then I put on a set of 32"...
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    Snow Chains... what are you using?

    I got a set of use d triples and cut them down as well... V-bar cross chains on 3 link spacing with cam locks. I rarely get to use them here in Michigan. They make the ride miserable on a 32" tire... Feels like driving sand paddles on the road, but you keep moving.
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    Bed Liner as a Camper Box Construction method (spray it on Foam Insulation board)

    I would think that a spray on bed liner product would dissolve foam. The VOC content in most paints and coatings will just reduce it to a shriveled lump of nothing.
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    Winter tire test

    Always ran Blizzak WS50 (an inch narrower, but an inch over diameter) back when I had my subaruWRX wagon. That thing was an unstoppable tank with those tires on. The ONLY time I ever got stuck in the snow was when I got high-centered on a 3 foot bank of rock hard plow snow.
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    Two winching questions...

    Yep, big time. Some winches pulling power is nearly halved on the first couple wraps, so a snatch block not only doubles the capacity, but doubles the amount of line you have out, putting it into a torquier layer on the drum. It's really crazy to see the amount of pulling power you can...
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    Two winching questions...

    When anchoring a block, your anchor rigging should be rated for the Max pulling power of your winch multiplied by the number of parts on your line. So a 12,000 lb winch with a 2 part line (single snatch block) should have a 24,000 lb anchor. A 4 part line (double block on the anchor and a...
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    Preferred DIY paint for sliders/skids?

    That's what I used on my front bumper. With proper application (many light coats... I think I did 6 or 7) over a good primer, it holds up very well, and the textured finish touches up nicely. The dark gun metal "black" looks slightly out of place on my black truck but I like it. It's...
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    custom bumper reliability

    I used to (a few years back) work at a foundry that did contract work for 2 of the big 3, plus Roush, Detroit Diesel, and Dana. Lots of specialty parts that required extra care when casting to ensure metallurgical superiority and part quality. We did a lot of tow hooks for trucks and SUVs...
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    Flood lights

    I've got a no-name 14" led bar on the back of mine... 24 3w Cree leds with flood light pattern. I think it's rated for 5k lumens or something like that. Its bo-name Chinese though so who knows how over-inflated that is. Its more than enough light to work by, light up camp, back up with, etc...
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    Cummins 2.8L Diesel "Repower" engine kit

    My Colorado needs one of these. Haha
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    '11 Colorado front bumper

    I threw some lights on my bumper today... went cheap. The fog lights are actually from harbor freight. 55w yellow fogs. They changed the design recently and while they seem a bit flimsy, the look decent and throw a pretty nice beam pattern. I'll see how they hold up. At $13 per pair, I'm...
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    '11 Colorado front bumper

    I don't want to ditch my stabilitrak altogether. You can switch it off with the factory configuration, and it does help when daily driving on icy roads. My truck is pretty heavy. I run pretty loaded down with tools on a daily basis since I DD my rig, or rather explore with my DD
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    '11 Colorado front bumper

    I've been considering after market tunes... can't bring myself to start messing with the computer though.
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    '11 Colorado front bumper

    Yeah collys don't seem to be taken too seriously around these parts. Doesn't make sense to me. They're great little trucks. Wish I'd gone with the v8... Between the 10 ply mudders and my total disregard for aerodynamics (bumper, cap, rack, etc), I'd probably be getting better MPG out of a V8
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    '11 Colorado front bumper

    Finally finished my bumper. I've been driving around with turd brown primer on it for 6 months. I'm happy-ish with how it turned out. There's just enough room to add a mounting plate and stuff a 9000# winch in there between the frame rails should I decide to in the future. Now I have to...
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    Rear mounted awning room?

    I know I've seen it done... might consider some of the swing out styles too like the Bat. Opens out 270 degrees to enclose a much larger area. Wall kits are available.
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