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Redee is back on axle stands, but for a good reason. Last night i scrubbed grease grime dirt and crap off all 4 rims inside and out in preparation for new rubber next week. Tires have been ordered, another 4 days for them to arrive, and I have an install date penciled in for next Friday. I work a half day, then head to Mapleview Tire in Barrie to meet my buddy Eric at his shop. He’s going to road force balance my Duratracs too, they’ve been shaking since new and really piss me off.
A couple days ago I installed an OEM tire hoist to get the spare mounted under the bed. I didn’t want it back inside Redee cause that really eats up space. And a swingout bumper is gonna take some time to build still. So under Redee it goes.
My daughter wants me to put the rear passenger interior panels in, so I may ask for her assistance in that task today after work. Time will tell.
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Thank you Mapleview Tire!
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500 kms in and doing great.
Ultra gauge says my average is 13.0 L/100km which is A-ok with me. That’s right half the fuel the chevy was drinking, and way more fun to drive all the tine. Worth the downtime.Redee hauled my buddy Dave and I round trip to The Point in Ardbeg without a single complaint. Sure, once fully loaded the tailpipe was 1mm from the leaf spring, and made contact on any bump, and on the big bumps that same tailpipe also touched the rear tire, but those are minor details that barely shade the successes.
13.1L/100km, cruising at 3,000rpm, teaching straight, braking hard, and ohhh so smooth with all that suspension pre-load. The 4.88s and lunch box locker made easy work on the very minor trail I ran to get into the Point. At go home time, I still didn’t bother locking the hubs, and crawled out of camp with ease.
Before next year I must build bumpers (to have at least one recovery point), and re-seal my windshield, it still leaks very aggressively directly into my lap.
Be aware, The Loggers Station is currently closed, fenced off, with a For Sale sign.
Yup, looks a tad low in the rear, lol To bad you missed out on the run this past weekend, would’ve been nice to see Redee on the trails.
Bumpers first, then trail riding.
Redee has been packed away for winter in the shop. I can still drive out with no fuss, but the snow has arrived and taken away my desire to go touring (without bumpers haha).
I’ve got sketches, and with the cold shit weather now here I’ll have time. Gotta buy some steel and start cutting.
Yesterday I put Redee to work, used her power to drag Matts pickup into the shop from the driveway. With a couple partly seized brakes it was harder to push than I had planned on excepting force to do. So with a very short strap and careful driving, Redee did all the hard work. Then I shut off the 3RZ, unhooked the strap, and Redee refused to restart. I suspected low voltage on the battery, got out the booster, no change. Not even a click on the solenoid. So the boys and I pushed redee back into her corner, I put the charger on, and decided it was a later problem.
Four hours later im into Google looking up the starter relay mod again, because I did pull the OEM relay out of a “random bucket” about two years ago, no idea hire long it had been in there, maybe a couple decades.
With a screenshot, some fresh 12ga wire, and an Audi 40amp relay from my drawer of miscellaneous relays, I built myself the equivalent of the “Painless performance” kit in about 15 mins.
This morning I pulled the battery charger off, and hit the key, pleasantly surprised Redee started the quickest she ever has. Really hoping this cured my “low voltage dammit I need to use the booster again” no-crank condition I’ve had for years. Fingers crossed, will find out next year for sure.
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