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brotherbbock
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Alta Loma, CA
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May 19, 2016 - 08:48am PT
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And I keep telling my wife "it's only $50"
Hahaha truth!!!
The price is already escalating quickly.
Luckily I had a little rat hole stash I've been using to buy materials. ;)
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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May 19, 2016 - 12:44pm PT
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Brotherbrock- Don't worry about mom, Dad knows best!
Those are the best of times. My son and his buddy lived on the ramp I made. They got their launch-rotation sequence so dialed, they were popping airs in the surf before they could cutback or hit the lip.
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brotherbbock
climber
Alta Loma, CA
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May 19, 2016 - 12:49pm PT
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^^^^^Oh yeah!
Getting me stoked.
It's all training for the waves ultimately....
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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May 19, 2016 - 01:09pm PT
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This has been a year in the making. There isn't a screw I've not twisted or a solder point not soldered. It's been through three modifications to the build but I finally have it ready for prime time. Probably going to dedicate it for the FLIR for roof top inspection, SAR, etc.
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brotherbbock
climber
Alta Loma, CA
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May 19, 2016 - 01:50pm PT
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^^^Sick!!
Come film us on the mini ramp when its done hahaha.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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May 19, 2016 - 05:20pm PT
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SAR = Synthetic Aperture Radar?
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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May 19, 2016 - 06:10pm PT
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SAR = Synthetic Aperture Radar?
Seriously Awesome Rig.
Duh.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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May 20, 2016 - 08:02am PT
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haha Edge :)
Search and Rescue.
We found Cows
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F
climber
away from the ground
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May 20, 2016 - 08:13am PT
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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May 20, 2016 - 11:08am PT
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SAR = Synthetic Aperture Radar?
Seriously Awesome Rig.
Duh.
Oh yeah, wasn't even thinking Search And Rescue. I did a lot of Synthetic Aperture Radar research after my undergrad. Then SAR kind of went away and now I hear it's back for detailed mapping of the ground and being hosted on small planes and even drones. I think if you can get a government contract to do the SAR mapping, you'll be in fat city; and not the Fat City in the Gunks.
http://www.rockandice.com/lates-news/fat-city-direct-5-10?A=WebApp&CCID=16516&Page=2&Items=1
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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May 20, 2016 - 03:39pm PT
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whether or not that flir stuff can determine gender, them critters look to be sure enough charolais. grazing on blue green algae? daayum!
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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May 21, 2016 - 06:03pm PT
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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May 21, 2016 - 06:05pm PT
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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May 21, 2016 - 06:12pm PT
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Railing brackets, hot forged and carved from 1 1/2'' steel round bar.
Heads carved at full forging heat [[2,200*F.] with hammer and various chisels and punches.
Tools forged from S1 hot work steel
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Majid_S
Mountain climber
Karkoekstan
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May 21, 2016 - 06:35pm PT
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air ride suspension baby
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 24, 2016 - 07:31am PT
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Nice work, Treez. I like the little horizontal thingamajobs between the balusters.
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Banquo
climber
Amerricka
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May 24, 2016 - 08:39am PT
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Springtime is new hammer time. Made and heat treated some heads, milled some handles out of a slab of hickory. So far, DAMMERRs have been designed for drilling first and aid second but I am working with some people on a bigwall version. If anybody has any ideas they would like to see in a wall hammer, I'd appreciate hearing about them.
http://dammerr.com/
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Euroford
Trad climber
Louisville, CO
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May 24, 2016 - 08:56am PT
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What I've been building lately. I think its "finished" for the time being.
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Complete Spec Sheet:
“Betty” Owned by Tim Hovey and Amber Shafer
1999 Ford F350, Crew Cab, Long Bed, White
International/Navistar 7.3L V8 Turbo Diesel
Lariat Package Interior, Tan
FX4 Off-road Package with factory 4” suspension lift
Manual Drivetrain with ZF6 6 speed transmission
Originally purchased by William Hybels of South Barrington Illinois (Pastor of Willow Creek Church), delivery received by Gale Banks Engineering where initial modifications were performed. The truck was also subsequently owned by Alpine Paving of Vail Colorado and Shaka Welding of Eagle Colorado.
The truck serves as daily transportation for Tim Hovey as well as serving as a multipurpose utility vehicle at Tim’s work and around the Hovey house. The overall goal in modifying the vehicle is an attempt to create the ultimate “Mountain Adventuremobile” to augment recreation in the rocky mountains such as skiing, climbing and mountain biking as well as other long distance trips. The truck is designed with the principle goal of being a vehicle capable of traversing paved/highway/interstate mountain passes in extreme weather conditions at high speeds in relative comfort. The truck may be used in limited off-highway use though general a truck of this type is too large and heavy for most Forrest Service roads or Jeep trails in Colorado. If technical off-highway driving is required the truck is capable of towing a highly modified 1950 CJ3a which is equipped to traverse most roads including some technical rock crawling and extremely deep snow.
Engine modifications have generally coincided with good practice in part replacement for longevity, while also attempting to increase efficiency and where possible increase power output. This has been greatly successful allowing the vehicle to achieve better than 22mpg for lightly loaded long distance cruising, high torque output allows easy hauling of heavy loads up steep grades at altitude while being well within safe operating temperatures. Horsepower output increases have allowed the truck to achieve a best time of 14.2 seconds at 101mph at Bandimere speedway. Following the install of the new single shot fuel injectors the truck was ran on the dyno at ATS Diesel Performance, multiple runs were performed while datalogging injector performance data. Dave Armstrong at Swamps Diesel Performance then used this data to perfect the tuning, including optimized smoke output for required emissions testing. Ultimate output on the dyno was measured at 577 horsepower and 1,009 lb/ft of torque at the rear wheels at 5,344 feet above sea level and 42psi of boost pressure.
Upgrades and Modifications:
Engine:
Electronics:
PCM Swapped to DPC-421 “DAC” (was AWE)
Swamps High Frequency Injector Driver Module
Edge Juice CS used to monitor engine parameters and track maintenance
Add on sensors for Exhaust Gas Temperature and Fuel Pressure
Banks Dynafact supplementary gauges, Exhaust Gas Temp and Turbo Boost Pressure.
Power Hungry Performance/Swamps Hydra Tuner w/ Bluetooth
Tuning by Dave Armstrong/Swamps
0: Stock/E-Test
1: 1100 RPM high idle
2: Economy
3: Heavy Tow
4: Aggressive Tow
5: Hot Street
6: Drag Race
7: Whisper Idle
8: Crank/No start
Induction:
AFE Stage 2 Pro Intake
Banks Techni-Cooler Intercooler
Riff-Raff Diesel intercooler and plenum boots.
Riff-Raff Diesel fabricated aluminum intake plenums.
Turbosmart constant tension Murray plenum clamps
Garrett “D66” GTP 38R Ball Bearing turbocharger
Dieselsite Billet Wicked Wheel 2
Fully insulated and heat shielded intake. DEI Heatscreen/Reflectagold
Fully heat shielded intercooler piping. DEI Reflectagold
Turbosmart Raceport blow off valve
Trurbosmart blow off valve controller
Exhaust:
Banks QuickSpool 1.0 A/R Turbo exhaust housing
Welded, ported and polished EBPV delete housing
Banks 4” stainless steel downpipe
Banks 4” stainless steel exhaust, modified for passenger side-pipe exit
Downpipe and exhaust fully welded as one piece, no clamps.
No muffler, gutted catalytic converter
Fully welded, ported and polished up-pipes and turbo inlet
Fully heat wrapped up-pipes (DEI Titanium)
Fully heat wrapped turbo, down pipe and exhaust to cat (DEI Titanium)
Fuel Supply:
Complete Driven Diesel regulated return fuel system.
Driven Diesel “Hutch Mod” in tank pick up and return modifications
Pre and Post pump filtration with Baldwin BF1212 and BF7633 filters
Factory Fuel bowl/filter deleted
Driven Diesel “Hi-Flow” banjo bolts
Fuel system shut off valves
Fuel Injection:
Swamps 250cc Hybrid Single-Shot fuel injectors with 100% over nozzles.
Dieselsite “Adrenaline” High Pressure Oil Pump
Misc:
Dieselsite 203 degree thermostat
Dieselsite billet thermostat housing
Shell Rotella 5W-40 Full Synthetic changed every 3,500 miles.
Driveline:
South Bend dual disk “Street” clutch rated at 650hp/1300lbft
Yukon Gear and Axle Universal Joints at all locations, front and rear.
Yukon 3.73 Rear Ring and Pinion
Yukon premium bearing kit
Detroit Locker in rear
Detroit TrueTrac in front
Warn front hubs (wish I had just gone with Yukon drive slugs)
Mag Hi-Tech Cast Aluminum rear differential cover.
Suspension:
Factory FX4 “Off Road” spring packaged, about 4” lift
Double front King off road 2” reservoir shocks
Rear Bilstein 7100 shocks
Rear Firestone airbag system
Interior:
Stock Lariat interior 9/10 condition
3 gauge A pillar
Banks Dynafact Boost and EGT
Edge CS Monitor
LED replacement lights
5000 W invertor, plugs in glove box and behind rear seat
Audio:
Pioneer AVHX3800BS DVD Receiver
MB Quart Z-Line component speakers front and rear
Pioneer Champion Series 12” dual voice coil subwoofer in sealed box behind console
Rockford Fosgate P400x4 amplifier (mid-high)
Rockford Fosgate P1000x2amplifier (subwoofer)
Exterior:
Stock Diamond White monochromatic paint scheme
Black plasti-dipped bumpers, grill, headlights and tailights
Complete de-badge, including fill and re-paint of front fenders
LED replacement cab lights, brake lights, turn signals, plate lights
Recon grey cab lights
Recon projector headlights (poor quality, would not buy again)
Osram Nigh Breaker Unlimited headlamp bulbs
36” LED light bar mounted above front bumper, added amber lens for winter
2 x LED fog lights mounted in stock front bumper location
2 x LED flood lights mounted in rear bumper for reverse
NO tow mirrors!
Tractor Supply Weatherguard full size aluminum toolbox
50 W solar panel and battery tender on top of tool box
Yakima Landing Pads added to bed rails and roof
Yakima Control towers and crossbars for roof and bed as needed
Yakima Crashpad tailgate pad for bikes
Yakima Skybox 18 and/or Thule Pulse M cargo boxes as needed
16” factory Lariat wheels, powdercoated black
315/75/16 Goodyear Duratrac Tires
Towing:
Draw-Tite Remove a ball gooseneck hitch
Factory class V receiver hitch
Tekonsha Prodigy P3 trailer brake controller.
Wired for all typical receiver and gooseneck trailers, plus custom wiring to flat tow jeep.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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May 25, 2016 - 12:44pm PT
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My first job as a 35 year old general contractor 15 years ago was a complete remodel of a house built in the 40's.
I'm back to refinish the concrete counter tops my foundation contractor and I built on-site. I'm amazed at what a timeless material Concrete is, in style and all other manner.
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