LTDSC Build Thread

Weekend Recap

 

Heres my pictures from this weekends trip to Pismo.

 

Just picked up my coilovers from a rebuild. I must have been really low on nitrogen because these are a LOT higher than before with the same springs and same exact collar adjustment as before. I need to decrank a bit I'm maxed out.

 

Tonight I tackled my LED gauge cluster swap.















You can see here I have two LEDs that aren't working. I attempted to fix and then ran out of PLCC-2s so I ordered more. But I need to drive so here's where I'm at until those come in.



I'm very happy with it.

 

Sub'd so I can keep up with your mods......

 

Did my steering wheel control LEDs.

 

When are they going on?

 

Yes

 

Trimmed up my cab mount some more and got rid of the sharp corner of the pinch weld. Also opened up the rear fender on the bumper cover for more clearance.





And I washed it finally

 

so meaty

 

Had a ton of fun this weekend, found a lot of snow surprisingly.









Coopers did great, scrubbed just a little. Real happy with my set up, we got through some deep snow and ice as well as the usual trail dirt.

 

Finally got my rear bump stop extensions


Instead of mounting the stock hard rubber bump stop to the bottom like most. I'm going to drill a hole in the proper location and mount a super bump like I did in the fronts. A little softer impact when I bottom out.

 

Bought some washers and nuts for the bump stop set up. Here's how I did it.

 

Bout damn time

Been so out of the loop I didn't even know they stopped making the aluminum bump spacers

 

This was 100% on wheelers and their ridiculous turn around time.

 

Installed my OEM sport hood tonight. It's unpainted but for now I'll leave it. It went on easy and fast. I need to remove the vinyl piece off the fender still. I'll do that over the weekend. It was leaving glue residue and I didn't want to deal with it tonight.

 

Got the scoop insert today. Just in time for the rain.

 

Looks killer man. I miss the hood scoop. I want one on my rig.

 

Look what has arrived

 

That was quick. When is install?

 

took them two weeks lol

Saturday install!

 

Installed them today.





Greased and placed the bushings, had to clean out the PC on the zerk hole threads but they went in. Had to grind off my steering stops on the lower OEM mount so they wouldn't destroy the LCA. Torqued the uniball and ready for install.

 

My bump stop bolts came in today. I love when you order a "custom" bolt and they're actually correct!

 

Got home and installed these and checked the torque on everything. The lower uniball wasn't loose at all after 400 miles so that's good to see.

Bump extension is 1" it looks like a ton but it's no different than before, the arms are just angled more so the bump location is lower. TC includes a machined bump stop extension at just under 1" but the bolt on the super bumps doesn't work with it. So I made my own extensions from UMHW and a 3" hole saw. Came out great I think. I ended up using the M10x1.25x60 bolts in place of the x70 I ordered as well.

 

Some of you know i went to Pismo this past weekend. Here's a few pics from my travels. Along with my blown coilover. Which is being taken to be rebuilt tonight.

 

Had to remove my washer bottle reservoir because I finally wore a hole in it in pismo and dumped all my fluid. So much more room now. Need to find a small square reservoir and see if I can put behind the headlight under the hood.

 

While I had my Icons rebuilt because they blew AGAIN in pismo I purchased some King 2.5 extended travel resi coilovers. King sent the wrong resi mounts so they're still zip tied for now.