August 15, 2016
got some goodies for Minion this weekend!
hmm...where to start.....how's about my favorite mod for her as-of yet...
got a small little trailer to carry some things around
:rockin:
trailer base is a fully restored 1960's M416 military trailer with no rust. Fully functional adjustable height Lunette ring, parking brake, lights, etc.
- custom lid for dry secure storage. New weather stripping and 200lb gas shocks. Fully lockable as well.
- (2) brand new 2-gallon Rotopax water containers with mounts.
- HD Treds traction mats
- 5 lb propane tank and mount.
- New Front Runner Outfitters full roof rack with tent mounts
- CVT extended summit series Mt. Rainier roof top tent & annex
not pictured...a 72" CVT Summit-series awning too (same green color).
Sometime in the fall once it gets cooler, I'm gonna look into extending the tongue with replacement 2"x3" box tubing. Right now, my tire swing hits the trailer if it's swung open. Then, at some point, I'm gonna paint her yellow & black!
And taking it out w/ the kids this weekend for wheeling & camping. Soooo stoked about getting this!!
Then there's the maintenance stuff I took care of...
- replaced stock rad w/ a Koyo, took my X out of the bypass mod, AND added an auxiliary cooler for a little extra cooling cause of wheeling and towing
- Flushed the old coolant out w/ distilled water, then added a 50/50 mix
- did a poor mans' flush of the tranny fluid
Not maintenance, but added OME HD leafs to my OME packs being I've got a tire carrier now. Also bumped up the shackles by a 1/2" as well.
Bought extended rear brake lines in case the HD leafs & shackle adjustment made my brake lines too tight, but nope. Still using the cheap version of extended brake lines I'll hold onto them tho.....at some point, I'll prolly bump shackles up another 1/2" whenever I can find time to adjust the front coilovers to match.
One hot of a frickin' weekend for all this! but...it's done