A few more items checked off the list
Finally replaced the starter. I have had the replacement starter since the day I bought the truck but have been blowing it off until I left the key in the ignition on overnight recently and fried the solenoid. Oops.
I built a winch mount base bumper. Cut up a bunch of steel plate I had with a grinder and welded it together. The plan is to use it as a center section and run some tubing off similar to the design of many other 80 bumpers, but this version has a kinda crappy approach angle so it might not see any further progress. We shall see. I bolted the OE tow tabs back on for simplicity and installed a cheapo winch I have been sitting on for a few years. Better than nothing.
Amplified the speakers I installed previously. Built an amp rack to sit inside the rear quarter panel gap and a MDF sub box in the OE location. 2 x Alpine 4 channel amps running 7 total channels including the sub. I removed the dash speakers due to their poor imaging, keeping the 4 door speakers and 2 in cargo area. Sub box volume was smaller than desired at .39 cuft (mb quart says .5 cuft for a 10" in sealed box) but I added some poly fill inside the box and hoped for the best.
The second amp is sort of visable behind the first one
sound quality seems good so far, good balance and bass is punchy, without being overwhelming. The whole system is entry level product lines, keeping the cost down and easy replacement if the truck takes on some mud or water.
Finally replaced the starter. I have had the replacement starter since the day I bought the truck but have been blowing it off until I left the key in the ignition on overnight recently and fried the solenoid. Oops.
I built a winch mount base bumper. Cut up a bunch of steel plate I had with a grinder and welded it together. The plan is to use it as a center section and run some tubing off similar to the design of many other 80 bumpers, but this version has a kinda crappy approach angle so it might not see any further progress. We shall see. I bolted the OE tow tabs back on for simplicity and installed a cheapo winch I have been sitting on for a few years. Better than nothing.
Amplified the speakers I installed previously. Built an amp rack to sit inside the rear quarter panel gap and a MDF sub box in the OE location. 2 x Alpine 4 channel amps running 7 total channels including the sub. I removed the dash speakers due to their poor imaging, keeping the 4 door speakers and 2 in cargo area. Sub box volume was smaller than desired at .39 cuft (mb quart says .5 cuft for a 10" in sealed box) but I added some poly fill inside the box and hoped for the best.
