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Tim · #21 05-18-2008, 01:54 PM

Yep. There's one in front and one in back. They hold the foot of the jack from slididing on the skid. The round doojobs that are in front and behind the jack points are where I mount the mud flaps.

Tim · #22 06-11-2008, 10:19 PM

Added cupholders to the console, then sprayed it with bedliner material.

Tim · #23 06-11-2008, 10:21 PM

A couple of shots of the dash.

Tim · #24 08-01-2008, 05:19 PM

Well, we finally got the roof rack mounted with all the accessories, so here's a few pics.

Tim · #25 08-01-2008, 05:21 PM

We built a tilter using a hinge and strut to hold the bottle upright for usage.

Got the logo and horn ring on the steering wheel.

Also finished up the sub-woofer box.

WalterX · #26 08-01-2008, 06:33 PM

Tim · #27 08-01-2008, 06:48 PM

And to think, it only took 6 years to get from there to here.

Thanks much Walter for posting that. I now have it saved on my computer.

Tim · #28 08-30-2008, 04:51 PM

Due to concern about transmission temperature, I added a temp gauge to the panel on the far right. After monitoring it around town, I will now be changing to a larger cooler with fans mounted under the passenger side of the floor removing the B&M cooler with fan from under the battery box. Just too hot in the engine compartment for any effective cooling to happen.

WalterX · #29 08-30-2008, 07:51 PM

So, what is the temperature of the transmission? What was the catalyst for the cooler? Just because it's probably a good idea?

Tim · #30 08-31-2008, 12:07 AM

To start off, my radiator has no transmission cooler built in. Due to limited real estate issues, (V-8 with mechanical fan, a/c condenser and aux electric pusher fan), it was decided to use the space below the battery to mount a cooler with fan. I wanted to use the B&M 70297, but it was too big for the space available, so I had to settle for the smaller B&M 70298 transmission cooler which is 10" x 7-1/2" x 4" with 7" diameter fan. Hi-Tek Automatic Transmission Cooling System 10"x7-1/2"x4" with 7" diameter fan

Every time I drove the rig, I would notice that the fan was running when I pulled back in the driveway, (it comes on at 175 degrees F). I decided that it would be good to know just how hot the fluid was getting, so the temp gauge was added with the sender mounted inside the transmission pan. On a test run of about 12-15 miles, the temp got as high as 230. Since temperatures above 175 shortens transmission life significantly,

I wanted to come up with a better solution. After spending a bunch of time researching options, I decided on the Tru-Cool 4739-1, which measures 8 1/2" x 22 3/4" x 1 1/4" and has 40,000 GVW, 45,000 BTU rating.

It will be mounted between the rocker and frame on the right side with two Spal 7.5" pusher fans that are 2.05" deep that will be mounted on top of the cooler.

I hope to keep the bottom of the cooler in line or slightly above the bottom of the rocker skid. I will need to come up with another skid plate for the cooler after it's installed. I will post pics of the new setup when completed with results.