Time to wake this thread up for spring. My OG dirtbagging rig is coming out of hibernation for some maintenance for a trip to Cabo in a couple weeks.
It was time a for a front end refresh after 3 or 4 years of genuine neglect and tens of thousands of miles of river shuttles, mountain bike road trips and general abuse. As usual all the ball joints had slop, boots on the tie rods were all torn, idler arm flopping around etc...it still drove fine. I took no pictures of that work, wrench in one hand, beer in the other. You know what that looks like anyway.
It’s always a squeeze in our carport...here you can see the “almost cheapest” awning I purchased for drinking beer on the beach between sessions of getting thrashed in Mexican Surf. Smittybilt offered an awning that was much cheaper than arb, included mounting brackets and a bunch of hardware, and is still sort of name brand. So it goes.
Here’s about half of the junk that needs to live in the truck for a few weeks as seen from inside...
This truck never had cruise control and I couldn’t figure out how to add it when I swapped the motor. Driving it on the highway sucks. Hand throttle made sense. Old shimano deore thumb shifter and a couple bucks of new housing and cable. Voila!
I’ll add some more details when I get a little more time- I finally broke down and got some of what I generally consider dorky superfluous off-road gear including a 12v air compressor, tire deflator, fresh tow strap etc...
Keep you posted. Cheers, Salud, Prost, Nasdrovia!
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