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I got a green light from Sam, just gotta make sure Redee doesn’t overheat tomorrow, and whether Grama can watch my girls on Friday.
You planning to trail ride on Friday? Or just on Saturday?
Thanks Mark, trying to keep new content coming in.
Tonight I finished the electrical work for the new fans, trimmed one “foot” off the grille, and put the bumper back on Redee. By far the easiest night of this project. My favourite part is that there are no more load bearing zip ties in this arrangement!
Tomorrow it’s gonna be scorching hot out, great day for a road test. Gonna check out a swimming hole under a bridge about 15 mins down the road from me. Hoping to keep Redee under 195F….fingers crossed.
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Ooops, I forgot to add the quotations. “Steam Whistle, Do one thing really really well.” No harm intended Steve.
Those 3FG from Steam Whistle make a really tasty “unfiltered” version only available at the brewery. Next time you hit up TO, grab a pint at the roundhouse. I’ve eaten lunch there the last couple years that I went to the Auto Show.
Just watched a short video on TheWeatherNetwork about paleotologists working in New Mexico to dig up 1.2M year old fossil a 10-year old boy tripped and fell over.
Those fossil diggers are rocking a nearly stock looking First Gen!! Red with a white topper.
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Thanks Steve! I completely agree, a factor but no way to tell how much it was hurting. I got the bumper and grille off in 10 mins, then took a couple hours to ponder and cut tamplates and such to un-ghetto the install. That pipe strapping really bothered me, almost as much as the location of the cooler.
My trans cooler is roughly 8”x10”, I wanted to buy one that was 6”x12”, as it would have fit the space better, and not overhang the bulkhead….but an unecessary $75 purchase since this one works just fine, and has a larger surface area than what I was considering.
The new fan is an inch thinner, so it should make re-mounting the bumper and grille a little easier. Everything was pretty crammed together.
Got a lot completed last night in the shop before it looked like a crime scene (ATF puddles).
I mounted the 16” pusher fan offset to the drivers side, got the trans cooler clocked and mounted to the bulkhead on the passenger side, and a 9” puller fan mounted offset on the passenger side mostly aligned to the trans cooler.
Then I replaced all the trans cooler lines, I cut about 2-feet of hard line out in favour of appropriate rubber flex lines. The hard lines were running through the steering linkage, now it’s routed around the linkage. It was here that I made lotsa ATF puddles on the floor.
Today I just have to make the electrical connections (and test them), trim one mounting foot on the grille, reinstall it and the front bumper.
I put in a solid three hours today cleaning the rad, picking 20 years of dead bug remains from the fins, and straightening about 500 bent over fins.
When I was contempt there, I threw in a new set of H4 sealed beam bulbs I grabbed off RockAuto for $6 ea as part of a “warehouse closing sale” a few months ago. I still have to re-align them beams once it gets dark enough to do so.
That’s not the first time I’ve been complimented in that manner. Better than lookin’ smart till I open my mouth (or type something).
That BBQ stand on the side is my fav part so far. 1 concern, smoke/steam/splatters will be right under your tent. Good in the morning if you or wifey Q up some bacon & eggs!!
Last night I took Redee for a tour, and my temps were much improved, On average all my temps were 20-30F colder….but so was the ambient temp. So not much learned there.
What I truly noticed was the lower under hood temps. I didn’t leave skin behind while trying to pop the hood, as everything was much less heat soaked.
Planning to pressure wash the rad from engine bay side to blast dead bugs and dirt out.
Teaser. Impatiently waiting for the delivery man.
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Yesterday in The Shop, new toys! As my in-laws continue sorting through their uncles estate, I am approached with “would you like….?” I have a hard time turning down free stuff, so I came home with yet another bicycle, a sweet axe, two coleman camp stoves and lantern, hip waiters, and some very old hand drills, and a RF Generator.
Last night I rigged up a lock bolt for the folding bicycle. Other than the 1 missing piece, its brand new with plastic wrap on parts.
A few things to keep me busy.
