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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #180 on: Feb 05, 2010 »
Quote from: I CHNGE on Feb 04, 2010
  :beating: :beating: Amy is off Saturday and Sunday and I am off Tuesday and Wednesday... :beating: :beating:

With at least 2 week notice I can put in for a vacation day on either Saturday or Sunday...then it has to be approved...which is semi-automatic unless the person filling in for me is already off for a vacation thingy...

Amy and I have several vacation periods scheduled together for this year...the first of which is in May...somewhere in the first two weeks of the month if I remember

Ahh man that sucks (but glad both of you are working)   :thumb:  ok I'll keep this in mind when scheduling the next GTG   ;D  Hate for you to use a vacation just for a GTG.   :thumbdown:
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #181 on: Feb 05, 2010 »
Quote from: I CHNGE on Feb 04, 2010
Let's put this in another perspective...

The OEM tires were 265/70/17...
31.6 inches tall
7.3 inch sidewall
10.43 section width

My first Nittos were 285/60/18 on 18X9 rims
31.4 inches tall
6.73 inch sidewall
11.22 section width

Bigger and wider rim, shorter sidewall and wider cross section...there was a significant increase in performance just from spec change...there was also a significant stiffness in sidewall not only from being shorter but also additional plys in the sidewall...handling was significantly improved...the OEM tires flexed a lot and left you wondering in every corner...

The new Nittos 325/60/18
33 inches tall
7.67 sidewall
13.0 cross section

The new sidewall is only 0.37 taller than the OEM and about 0.94 taller than my first Nittos...

The new cross section however is 1.78 wider...that's a significant increase in section width and helps a lot in stability...even though the sidewall increase is 0.94

This is where the added plys come into play...yes it's an LT tire...but the added plys give sidewall rigidity as well and this translates into cornering stability...

So you have to factor all these things in when making a decision on how high you want to go...
what tires you are going to run...
the final gear ratio affect of running bigger tires...
engine rpm at freeway speed (MPG factor)...
etc etc...

So far I am seeing a significant increase in MPG according to my DIC...
I'm not going to post until I have a lot more miles...but it looks promising...

So far, I am very pleased with all the pre research and number crunching I did...the results are at least as good as what the numbers said to expect...





This is great info, thanks for posting this Cliff!   :yourock:  I hope the preliminary info on the increase on MPG is true.  :drive:
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #182 on: Feb 05, 2010 »
Quote from: I CHNGE on Feb 04, 2010
I think I forgot to mention I selected the shortest lift kit made...well I picked one of the 2 shortest made...

I had no intention of building a Monster truck...nor was I going to build an offroad doall/endall...that is better left for short wheel base and significantly lighter platforms...

I simply wanted some more ground clearance and better approach and departure angles on a 19+ foot long / 6000+ pound platform for dirt trail and fire road type stuff Amy and I encounter when camping and so forth...

The result is exactly what I was looking for in application and appearance

Karma for the new mods!  :plus1:
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #183 on: Feb 05, 2010 »
That looks fantastic Cliff!
Wow!
I'll bet you're pleased for sure. Congratulations!  :yourock:
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #184 on: Feb 18, 2010 »
Looks Great Cliff!   :coolio: :thumb: :notworthy:

Can't wait to see the exaust MOD!
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #185 on: May 11, 2010 »
Isn't vacation time greeeeeeeeeeeeat!!!

Ordered the GM Trans Oil Cooler kit yesterday morning...came in and got it installed today...No pics...everyone knows what they look like....

$75.00+tax for the kit (I got friends)...and my time...worth every penny...love it :love:

Oh, and a quart of tranny fluid...4 bucks for the good shid... :thumb:
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #186 on: May 11, 2010 »
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Quote from: I CHNGE on May 11, 2010
Isn't vacation time greeeeeeeeeeeeat!!!

Ordered the GM Trans Oil Cooler kit yesterday morning...came in and got it installed today...No pics...everyone knows what they look like....

$75.00+tax for the kit (I got friends)...and my time...worth every penny...love it :love:

Oh, and a quart of tranny fluid...4 bucks for the good shid... :thumb:

What?! I thought you had this mod already!   :laugh:
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #187 on: May 12, 2010 »
Quote from: RoarinRow on May 11, 2010
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What?! I thought you had this mod already!   :laugh:

I never really had a need for it till now...never towed...never saw tranny temps over 150...

But with the bigger tires...now was the perfect time to do it before the warm temps start coming this summer... :thumb:
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #188 on: May 12, 2010 »
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Quote from: RoarinRow on May 11, 2010
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What?! I thought you had this mod already!   :laugh:

I never really had a need for it till now...never towed...never saw tranny temps over 150...

But with the bigger tires...now was the perfect time to do it before the warm temps start coming this summer... :thumb:

That's true.  Looks like you're all set then.

How bout the exhaust mod.  How's that going?  You were thinking of Flowmaster 70s and the pipe through the cladding mod.
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« Reply #189 on: May 12, 2010 »
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How bout the exhaust mod.  How's that going?  You were thinking of Flowmaster 70s and the pipe through the cladding mod.

 :laugh:
It's in line with the other things...still in the works...have been doing more research on just how I want to do it...new plan is 3 inch pipe from cat to........Magnaflow 5 x 8 x 24, part #12289 then 3 inch single pipe to the Corsa thru the body tip...

When?  Soon...really the only holdup is me getting the same nerve up to cut the cladding as I had to get today to cut the headliner...I just don't want to fudge it up...


Forgot to post another mod....from Tuesday....installed red shock boots to the Rancho shocks...I wasn't sure I wanted them on....put em on...like em

Still have brake lines to install and paint front calipers also...
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« Reply #190 on: May 13, 2010 »
Hey, Cliff, I'm looking forward to seeing  :wavey: your new red booties.
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« Reply #191 on: May 13, 2010 »
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Hey, Cliff, I'm looking forward to seeing  :wavey: your new red booties.
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #192 on: May 14, 2010 »
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Hey, Cliff, I'm looking forward to seeing  :wavey: your new red booties.

My too, Cliff's ride is looking better and better if that was even possible   :thumb:
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #193 on: May 16, 2010 »
Bought a "True Tint Carved Back Glass" from CA_HIKR a couple years back...have been mulling over how to illuminate it at night.

Because the piece is actual tempered and tinted automotive glass, it cannot be illuminated by "LED strips" surrounding the glass edge...the "black" edge of the glass will not transmit a light source.

I didn't want to just install something that did not look OEM if I didn't have to...like a light bar...or small LED "spots"...or...

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« Reply #194 on: May 16, 2010 »
I had noticed that the OEM dome lamp would shine some light back on the carvings at night but it was not bright enough to do the job...

Then an idea struck me...why not install a second dome lamp and mount it closer to the back glass to illuminate the carvings  :0:

So I ordered a new Dome Lamp / Map Light assembly from my dealer.

Removed the factory installed dome lamp and made a template of the opening...
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« Reply #195 on: May 16, 2010 »
Amy and I must have measured about 5 gazillion times to make sure we were inline with the OEM dome lamp...had the template square to the headliner and equidistant to both sides of the Av...

We secured the template with blue masking tape so it would just stick long enough to transfer the opening size to the headliner and measured about 10 gazillion times more.

Amy closed her eyes...I took a deep breath...and plunged a blade into the headliner and cut the opening... :laugh:
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« Reply #196 on: May 16, 2010 »
Next up I made a harness for the new Dome Lamp...it is to be connected to my second battery distribution system and run by remote control

This is mounted under the right rear passenger seat.

I ran the harness behind the CHMSL (3rd brake light) and down the sheetmetal behind the right rear passenger shoulder belt and into the distribution system

Here you can see the new opening for the second Dome lamp and the loomed harness hanging from the opening ready to be connected to the dome lamp housing
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« Reply #197 on: May 16, 2010 »
Because I was not going to use an OEM hard shell connector I needed to make my own "connection" to the three prongs on the dome lamp where the OEM connector would ordinarily plug into.

A trip to my local electronics store yielded these small connectors which I soldered to 18 gauge primary wire...
one "red" for positive and two black for grounds...
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« Reply #198 on: May 16, 2010 »
Then I used heat shrink to complete the plug ends and added connectors to the main harness so I could remove at a later date if needed...

So the Dome lamp will unplug from it's harness and the dome lamp harness will unplug from the "main" harness
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Re: I CHNGE's Ride
« Reply #199 on: May 16, 2010 »
For low resistance I used 18 gauge for the short harness and 16 gauge for the main harness...the entire harness is only about 8 feet long but better safe than sorry...

Next...I knew I could get better light distribution to the carved back glass if I removed the "blinders" from the lens...

You can see the "blinders" on the OEM cover and after I ground down the plastice nubs I removed them from the housing I was installing
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