[Project] Clean Start

[roademon]

I miss my Z

[Sonomanclature]

Yes, Yes you do.

[roademon]

I can beat on the dodge like I did the Z. It's still too shiney and pretty.

[Sonomanclature]

Once upon a time ago I said " I hate toppers, and will never have another one".........

Then Craigslist happened

[deathphoenix99]

It's okay. At least that one doesn't look too bad. I hate toppers but I had to have one in college since I have a lot of crap.

[badmofo529]

it would look better if it was the kind without the bump. it looks pretty good on there though

[Sonomanclature]

some day light pics, leveled out the ass end.


these wholes are on both sides, from Antenna mounts for a CB:


an then the 7 holes on the leading edge of the roof.


There are some other chips and what not in it, but over all its still in good condition. Unsure about keeping the rack and lights though, I like them but they are so obtrusive. If i could find a way to replace them with slim LED's to light a campsite or what not that would be nice.

[95s10rmtrooper]

Looks damn good

[deathphoenix99]

I like the lights on there and the cage. Not the prettiest stuff out there, but should be good in function. As long as you don't park in a garage or low clearance areas, it shouldn't be an issue.

[98lowerednewproje]

We don't have to worry about him ripping the garage door off or ripping the roof rack off. They cant park in the garage cause its full of stuff, lol.

[badmofo529]

i like the rack and the lights

[roademon]

I think it's time to design a rear bumper to match the front.

[Sonomanclature]

Quote: Originally Posted by deathphoenix99

I like the lights on there and the cage. Not the prettiest stuff out there, but should be good in function. As long as you don't park in a garage or low clearance areas, it shouldn't be an issue.

funny almost clipped the Mailbox house today, but i glanced in my mirror at just the right moment. . who puts a 24" overhang on a building that is 3 ft wide?

[Sonomanclature]

Quote: Originally Posted by roademon

I think it's time to design a rear bumper to match the front.

soonish

[Sonomanclature]

also siliconed all the holes up, so wait to test how water tight it is.

[Sonomanclature]

tight fit

[Stewzer55]

Nice score!

[Sonomanclature]

Magnet tested the front diff, Thinking it was Iron because it has all the right stuff ( 5speed 4.3l) Turns out it isn't. Now I feel less unsure about swapping in a 3.73 diff. hopefully i can find one that isn't beat to shit, then a matching rear. found a guy locally that is SAS his blazer and selling the front and rear diffs( 98 blazer) I may get a hold of him and see if he would toss in the spindles and brakes. The rear is disc so would be nice to have DP calipers up front too. 150 each for those, might be able to swing it this coming paycheck.

Haven't decided if I'm going to keep the lights on the topper either, but i did hook the side ones up for shits and giggles ( also have an H§ LED bulb coming to try out).


Doesn't really light up a large area, if i do keep them im going to swap them ou tfor some wide angle work lights.

[Sonomanclature]

Reworked the wiring in the bed today, and flushed my coolant as well as lowered the Spar back down.

Pic from the rear, it's not the prettiest wireing but for the space it will do. The black box, now houses the Relays as well as acting as a power distro center.


Pin switch for the Interior light when i get one to put in .



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[98lowerednewproje]

I take it I had a good idea then......cause you stole mine. That even looks like the same size black box that I bought.

Wiring looks as good as just about anything the toppers manufacturer would have done if they had wired it.

[Sonomanclature]

Quote: Originally Posted by 98lowerednewproje

I take it I had a good idea then......cause you stole mine. That even looks like the same size black box that I bought.

Wiring looks as good as just about anything the toppers manufacturer would have done if they had wired it.

Your's is alot fancier than mine, I don't have a board with everything layed out neatly, couldn't do it because my relays are too tall. so its just a place to hold everything to make it look neater. this way there are 2 wires comming into the topper, a Main power and a 3-16 coated wire for the switch power. everything else is in the box.

edit this box is 8x4x3 or something like that

[98lowerednewproje]

Lol, yeah, its the same size box, a 8X5X3. I agree, makes things alot easier and neater.

[roademon]

Needs moar lights

[knock9876]

idk if i like the topper or not its proabbly one of those things that will grow on ya

[Sonomanclature]

Did this last weekend, but forgot to share.
Moved my 110V outlets from here


To here


Also removed one for space sake.

[98lowerednewproje]

Nice. And now I don't feel so bad, your carpet is as dirty or dirtier than mine.

[Sonomanclature]

Quote: Originally Posted by 98lowerednewproje

Nice. And now I don't feel so bad, your carpet is as dirty or dirtier than mine.

for the time being, i havent vacuumed the truck out on almost 3 weeks.

[Stewzer55]

Sean, have you considered going to a PVC or rubber floor?

[Sonomanclature]

Negative , I like the look and feel of the carpet more. vynal and or rubber jsut ahs a cheap look an feeling to it.

[Sonomanclature]

AD244, verry tight fit on TBI with stock air cleaner housing

[whitelowereddime]

same belt?

[Sonomanclature]

yea i am useing my stock belt, but its stretched a bit. I'm going to replace it next month .

[whitelowereddime]

can i get the exact part number you used for the ad244? no one at the parts store knows what a ad244 is here

[Sonomanclature]

8237 is the number on mine, just checked with autozones website and it came up with a few.

[Sonomanclature]

just got these from the brown truck, Thanks to Jaewolf

[Sonomanclature]

after some work

[98lowerednewproje]

racetruck?

[whitelowereddime]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sonomanclature

8237 is the number on mine, just checked with autozones website and it came up with a few.

thanks

[Sonomanclature]

got my new steering box in today, as well as the control arms. going to rough align it tomorrow, to hold over until I can hit up a good alignment shop.


no pic of the steering gear, but you all should know what one looks like.

[Sonomanclature]

I need to find some Z bars, my drivers is pretty well toast. Thes are with the driver side maxed. the BJ angles are pretty good. I have about 3-4 turns left on the passanger side.



balljoint angle.

[Sonomanclature]

The girl and I just got back from our weekend camping trip. had a few nice little drives while we were out. Stayed in Leadville Friday and Saturday nights, spent the day saturday driving over Hagerman Pass. not a challenging drive, but fun.

Eisenhower tunnel, took us 2 hrs to get to this point from Denver, someone put their Rig in the ditch on the other side.


View from atop the stone near our site.




Tent is in the middle of the pic.


A few from the drive up the Pass.







At the Continental Divide atop the pass.




And down the other side.



Then we drove to Basalt, and through to Aspen, then Over Independence pass( fun corners on that one).




Part of Independence Pass


Got back to our site around 8pm, got a fire going and ate dinner.
packed all our things today, then headed home. Stopped at Lookout Mountain along the way.


Random Hitchhiker we picked up


Over all we covered 477 miles, used 26 Gallons of Fuel, covered altitudes ranging from 6k -11,925 ft. Averaging 18.9MPG.

and Not one mechanical issue the whole time.

[mattmac2007]

looks like a lot of fun

[Sonomanclature]

It was enjoyable.

[roademon]

Sweet dog!

[Sonomanclature]

Quote: Originally Posted by roademon

Sweet dog!

yea, want to come bathe him now?



one thing I did notice, is I need a Solid drivers motor mount. the one I installed in march is already toast.

[roademon]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sonomanclature

yea, want to come bathe him now?



one thing I did notice, is I need a Solid drivers motor mount. the one I installed in march is already toast.

Haha no I'll let you bathe him

Just weld that motor mount up and it will never be an issue again

[1low4x4]

So how do u like your zq8 box in comparison with your old 4x4 one?

Can u link me to where u got yours?

I guess I was wrong about buying them locally. I went to go get one, even though all the parts stores claim to have them, they dont. At least not in Utah...

[Sonomanclature]

the one i bought was a Delco unit, got it from RA, but they dont have it listed at the moment , it was for an 86 Mionte with RPO F41.

[Sonomanclature]

part number 360516561

[1low4x4]

Oh yes you allready told me once it's not A zq8 durrr.

Cool thanks for the part #