Anathollo's build

[tx_shooter]

Okay; I have the URD O2 sim for the 3.4 motor. It really was a pretty easy plug and play device. I have not received the rear cat efficiency error since I plugged it in (and gutted the rear cat).

 

[Anathollo]

Spent all day rebuilding my Camburg upper control arms. One side was a bit rough. Other side was fine. 1 box of gloves, 4 bottles of brake cleaner, 1 bottle of degreaser, and 4 rolls of paper towels later...
Driver side

Passenger side

Messed up side

 

[Silverback]

Damn. Reminds me. I need to replace a uniball on my TC uppers

 

[Anathollo]

Damn. Reminds me. I need to replace a uniball on my TC uppers

I would also recommend hanging a small bucket off your upper control arms and blasting the uniballs with degreaser/brake cleaner to free them up. My old ones were so gunked up that they barely moved anymore. Once I soaked my old uniballs (hehehe) in degreaser for awhile they freed up and were back to normal.

 

[Anathollo]

Truck has been steering quite a bit better with the upper control arm rebuild.

 

[Oswego]

Truck has been steering quite a bit better with the upper control arm rebuild.

yea they looked trashed.

 

[Anathollo]

Installed a set of Baja Designs LED Foglights. Old on the left, new on the right.

 

[Anathollo]

Replaced the hood strut bushing. It's crazy how much noise it makes when it goes out. Old on top and new on the bottom.

 

[Anathollo]

Installed a set of Baja Designs LED Foglights. Old on the left, new on the right.
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These new foglights are worth every penny. There was a heavy fog on the drive to work this morning and the light cut through the fog really well.

 

[Silverback]

Which model did you get? Squadron Sport?

 

[Anathollo]

Which model did you get? Squadron Sport?

I got these.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B7MZMXO/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Anathollo]

Got a lot done last night. Installed some huge battery terminal covers for a bit of extra piece of mind.

Swapped out my amber turning signal bulb in the front headlight. The LED light broke.

Also figured out why my winch wasn't working. These two wires broke off at the terminals. There wasn't much left to solder back to so I ordered a new part for $10. The ring terminals on the back looked immaculate with no corrosion on the terminals. So hopefully this fixes it...

Also pulled out the winch fuse box and will be ordering a blue seas re-settable fuse block today.

Cleaned up some wiring and other little nick knacks as well.

 

[Oswego]

I just noticed your corded Craftsman electric impact - I have the same one. Things a lifesaver when installing huge lag bolts/working on cars/trucks.

 

[Anathollo]

I just noticed your corded Craftsman electric impact - I have the same one. Things a lifesaver when installing huge lag bolts/working on cars/trucks.

Yeah it's a beast but it's too long overall so I can only use it on certain stuff. A 1/2" 20V DeWalt is on my want list.

 

[Anathollo]

Think that's the same one I was looking at. I'll get around to it someday. Maybe this spring.

Just an update for @balakay
I don't recommend this headunit. I'd take a look at the new Pioneer headunits, apparently they have better Android Auto/CarPlay features, they don't have the annoying press "ok" warning safety startup screen (you have to agree everytime you start the car, Pioneer doesn't have this apparently) and the screen shows fingerprints like crazy.
The headunit isn't bright enough in full daylight and doesn't dim well enough at night.
I'm not a fan of the software button layout screens. It's way too cluttered and busy. The software just doesn't feel like it's a finished product. It feels like a "just get it working now so we can release and we'll fix the bugs later" type of software.
The album art doesn't sync to the head unit for some reason (this is an issue across their whole line of headunits apparently).

 

[balakay]

Yeah I've been meaning more toward the Pioneer 8200NEX lately. But still haven't convinced myself I actually need to replace it yet.

 

[Silverback]

Thats too bad, I've had great luck with Kenwood. I bought a refurved unit that acted up but I should have known better.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

I have those same BD fog lights. They are worth the money.

 

[Anathollo]

Thats too bad, I've had great luck with Kenwood. I bought a refurved unit that acted up but I should have known better.

Yeah this headunit is still a bit better than my last one

 

[Anathollo]

Finally got around to changing the oil the other day. I also scrubbed the secondary catch can out pretty well. Love that thing and it's amazing all of the junk it catches. Thanks again @yotarob !