CrewMax Overlander

app?

 

have you thought of removing your front sway bar to get full benefit of the front suspension ?

 

Hahahahahaha!

 

dometic app for monitoring the fridge

yes. it’s coming off.

dometic fridge monitor. not for batteries.

 

this is what makes this whole project fun for me. it's like a big puzzle.

when we put the secondaries on up front, as i mentioned earlier, clearance was very tight with the kinetik arms. crawling under the truck the other day, i fully realized how tight. this is the passenger side. yes, a little bit of the hose rubbed off...



bypasses have since come off the truck. traded a few emails with total chaos and new tabs are on their way. i'll cut the original ones off and move the new ones back. TC recommended about 5/8" clearance between the bypass and the arm. tweak and re-tweak. all fun.

 

mmm. now i can charge my shafts whenever i'm in the mood without having to knock on @ColoradoTJ's door...

 

Is that a euphemism?

 

not sure. right now i'm too busy trying to figure out if i want to pull the puddle or push it...

 

digging around trying to find easy ways of mounting things to the prinsu rack without having to pull the side rails off. came across these lovelies on that other forum for the baby trucks...



roll in t-nuts with a spring. https://www.ebay.com/itm/263037318909

just pop them into the cross bars and away you go. fits an M6 bolt.

 

8020.net has a bunch of options too. Nice build btw.

 

Hey man, would you mind measuring the length of the 8020 extrusions for your prinsu rack? I'm planning to order some to make my own rack but am not sure what length to get. Eventually I'll probably get the prinsu cabrack, so I want it to match the width of that.

 

figuring out the ham radio install...



need to go pick up the mic extension and some antenna cable. not sure where i’m going to put the head unit yet. maybe up under the passenger side dash or under the driver’s seat.

 

crossbars are 54”

 

hey smart people. kinda looking at you @Lars.

need some mounting suggestions. i’m thinking this is where the yaesu should go.



passenger side footwell. puts it up and out of the way. easy access to the data port and wiring for antenna, power and faceplate.

is there a way to get the plastic piece off that is under the glove box? if i can, then i can bolt the unit to a cross bar or a heavy duty strapping brace to take the load off the plastic. not seeing how to get it off though. maybe down through the glove box?

 

just threw on the @Wheeler's Off-Road Inc superbumps up front. thinking i need a set for the back now too.

 

Can't go wrong with those. I ran them on my FJ and loved them. Great value

Edit: Did you only replace 2/4 bump stops up front or all 4?

 

just the back two

 

starting the big 4 upgrade by making some new cables. this is going to be a project. plan is to tackle this in its entirety on thursday along with the dual battery install.



messy workbench in the photo since @T-Rex266 loves it so much...

 

factory harness is out. starting to run new cable and tape everything back together. taking my time and going very slowly...

 

LOL... Not only do I have the same awesome bump stops, but I installed them with the same blue Channel Lock Pliers!!

 

Awesome build man

 

no LP9's yet ?

 

well... didn’t quite finish but super close. all the new 1/0 cable (pos & neg) is run, sleeved and taped up. it’s a job and took longer than i expected but i’m burnt and my knuckles say no more...



plan for tomorrow is to at least get everything connected back to the main battery and start the truck. if there’s time, i’ll connect the secondary. need to get running so i can get back to @ColoradoTJ on friday for more welding fun.

 

Should of waited another month or so for that dual battery kit

 

will yours fit 2 odyssey group 34 pc-1500s? biggest issue i have is the vertical mounting of the batteries and trying to find clearance for your clamps. it's tight but doable. either way, with the new 1/0 cable, i'm all set to drop in a 250a alternator at some point down the road.

curious to see what you guys came up with for the dual batteries.

 

It will. Too bad you aren't at T2S this weekend, you would be able to see it in person. Maybe I'll leak some pictures

 

We have 2 new products we are "debuting" at T2S

 

yea, wanted to be there, had the days off and everything. curiosity piqued on the dual battery and other new goodies.

 

well, hmm. have not been able to get the xfaktr dual battery tray to fit, at least not with the sdhq battery clamps. tried with the factory clamps and there’s just not enough room with the new power cables. pretty bummed about the xfaktr tray. need to figure something out so i can get the fridge and a few other things powered up.

@sdhq_offroad i’m even more interested in what you guys came up with. especially if it fits the odyssey PC1500s.

@the_midwesterner still interested in the xfaktr tray? i’ll make you a deal. maybe you’ll have better luck with it.