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I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb. I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
JR, that was my first thought. It only has a front bumper, and it's integrated in a way that would require more work than I would like. My first task will be raising the loft. I can take the bed off the ranger with 2 bolts, that I can replace with pins. I can weld a new extended door frame at a later date....like thin gauge 2x8 steel....to the back, that way if I change toys (think RZR 1000) it will even fit. The tire option ran through my peabrain, but I even tried flattening the tires and it only dropped about 2" which still makes it 1" too tall just to fit under, let alone all the bouncing around on a rough road.Tex's idea of chopping the roll bar was also considered....more work than raising the loft. It, like the walls, is aluminum, and I have a spool gun and a fire extinguisher . The key is making it look factory in case I trade this up for something grander someday.And yes Mr Tex, I have seen your Taj-majal. That thing is a beast!! (but not in Ken's budget) lol
Interesting!You have me wondering about that factory assembly technique. Nailing into aluminum???What do you think about that?Did it look like it was an accepted technique, or something done to save time?I have an aluminum structure in my camper...
....... I do think the builders get paid per screw or staple they install.
7K gen is a biggin'Too bad you didn't score a 3-4K oil burner...I am always looking for those things. I feel if I don't have 2-3 generators laying around I am ill-prepared.Good job on the refinish so far. It will look factory by the time you get finished
Quote from: Flyin6 on May 25, 2015, 08:49:59 AM7K gen is a biggin'Too bad you didn't score a 3-4K oil burner...I am always looking for those things. I feel if I don't have 2-3 generators laying around I am ill-prepared.Good job on the refinish so far. It will look factory by the time you get finishedThanks. Yeah, 7k should run both a/c's on high, and still cook a turkey in the microwave while she blow dries her hair while watching American idol on an 80 inch plasma.I need to stick with gas in the fueling station so that the Ranger can sip from the same cup.....but I may need a bigger tank than the current 20 gal!
Very nice work. Did you thing about using trim screws vs brads on the reassembly? To bad about the gen, maybe the rings are just fouled, let it run a little.That roof will need addressing soon. Looks like mine, 10 years old.
Good work ken!Even if you have to pull that gen engine down, it's not a big deal to re-ring itBut could be a PSV valve malfunction or failed seal or something simple
I am down to see the end result of this!!!!!!!!!!!
I figured with hot boiling water made with a gasoline powered motor on a platform 15 feet off the ground being held up by a forklift there would have been a "don't try this at home kids" moment........;D