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[kris97ranger]

13.6 MPG and right now it only reads like 12 gallons, so that is 163 miles per tank. That gets old. Fast.

thatd suck so bad.... thats like a day for me lol

 

[Josh40601]

thatd suck so bad.... thats like a day for me lol

you drive 163 Miles or Kilometers per day?

 

[kris97ranger]

oh no not miles lol damn conversions

 

[4.0B2]

oh no not miles lol damn conversions

its more like damn canadians!
you gave me a canadian dollar amount!!! instead of telling me the USD

 

[kris97ranger]

hey hey hey! learn the right way!


plus i gave you the hubs for just shipping so

 

[4.0B2]

hey i'm not complaining on the price, not at all!!!!!!!!

 

[Josh40601]

Found out what the issue was with the sending unit..... Truck was out of gas.... I felt like the biggest dumbass on the face of the earth... Whatever. It runs again. I now have a Jerry can in the bed just incase this happens again.


I did do some work on D once i got the truck running again. 1st was install my "smoked" lights. Little dark, but i don't care.

Then it was time to get the crawl box shifter mounted to where i could use it....

1st, here is the stock 1350 shifter that i received when i bought it. It is sleeved so i could use a smaller bolt in the hole i wanted to use on the Transmission Adapter

Then i cut off the shifter handle and cut out a small piece of 3/16" and test fit everything

Once i had it fitting, I burned everything in. Welds are getting much better.

Then i cut a piece of 1/8" plate and made a gusset for the shifter. cleaned it up a bit, and shot a quick coat of paint to keep from rusting

Then just installed it.

My take on the Crawl Box?

WHY THE HELL DID I NOT DO THIS SOONER?!?!

oh man, if you don't have a crawl box, and you rock crawl you RBV, go out and buy/build on ASAP. IT IS AMAZING.

 

[Kage]

...My take on the Crawl Box?

WHY THE HELL DID I NOT DO THIS SOONER?!?!...

Yup, wheeling with a doubler and a 5 gear = "Its fun to wheel again"

Glad to hear that you're happy with it!

 

[Josh40601]

I will still go with an auto in whatever crawler i get next.

 

[Foxracin]

My take on the Crawl Box?

WHY THE HELL DID I NOT DO THIS SOONER?!?!

oh man, if you don't have a crawl box, and you rock crawl you RBV, go out and buy/build on ASAP. IT IS AMAZING.

Tried to tell you. Definitely one of my favorite mods.

Now prepare to tear up motor mounts and trans mounts. Go ahead and put a limiting chain on the motor before you take it to the rubicon.

Headlights look good on it.

 

[Josh40601]

whoa.... What??

 

[kris97ranger]

headlights definetly look good

 

[wahlstrom1]

When you bind the truck up good, and you have the torque/gearing to keep the tires moving, and the tires have the traction to hold the truck back somethings gonna give.... It used to stall... now it'll tear up the rubber bits, should have mentioned that before...whoops! hahahaha......

 

[Josh40601]

thanks..... better late than never

 

[Bray D]

Meh, I've never pulled through a motor mount. I wheel a decent amount, and the shit I climb is hard to walk up. haha