Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
07-28-2023, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 114
Views: 22,785
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-09-2013, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 129
Views: 25,153
Re: PANDA BUILD
hey, thats my top you photoshopped in there, when are my royalties coming--ha
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Forum: Campfire
08-03-2012, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,263
Re: Boulder Bound
i am in lafayette, just east of boulder. your SMB will feel right at home here
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
07-15-2012, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 61,596
Re: We have a new pop top available!
ill let derek give a definitive answer, but there are 2 motors, one on each side of the top. catastrophic failure of both motors would only be caused by operator error like leaving power to them and...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-24-2012, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
not much of an install write up since there isnt much to talk about, 6 bolts, 4 wire connections on the winch, snake the 2 long wires to the battery and connect there, go pull some stumps. oh yeah,...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-23-2012, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
i decided on engo after all the reviews i read, and the synthetic option was necessity for me. when they told me the 12K syn option was coming for a reasonable price, decision was made. i think...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-22-2012, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/gallery/images/upload/099dafa46704a64b85ca9d4eb8d840ac.jpg
UPS man dropped me a present today, i have been patiently waiting (like 9 months) for the synthetic line...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-16-2012, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 61,596
Re: We have a new pop top available!
that is sweet, i am enjoying the extra everyday stand up height in my CCV top (16" i think it was) but have also run into "to tall" problems and dragged plenty of tree limbs. never a 100% perfect...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-14-2012, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
I found my stock 4 jerry can holder from aluminess to interfere with keeping my moto rack nice and tight to the body (not extended out to far), although it is nice when i am on a non-moto trip and...
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
04-26-2012, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,619
Re: Hi Lift jack and mounting
i dont think you read my quoted statement, ive had 5 VW syncros where i was forced to put the spare on the back, i am looking forward to NOT doing that again and using the space for something more...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-25-2012, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
the cross bars are actually 66". i may or may not cut them narrower since they hong out a ways, i have a couple other sets around i need to look at as well. my tracks are set roughly 43" apart on...
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
04-24-2012, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,619
Re: Hi Lift jack and mounting
BRAVO, that is a nice install right there. hmm--might have to go see if mine will fint in the inside like that--my jack seems more bulky than yours
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
04-24-2012, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,459
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
04-21-2012, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 16,619
Re: Hi Lift jack and mounting
here is where mine ended up, for now. since ive had alot fo vw syncros that larger than stock tires were forced on the back, im loving keeping it underneath this time. figured the spare tire swing...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-21-2012, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
hi-lift jack mount, since I've had several VW syncros where i was required to put the spare on that back when going bigger than stock, im relishing keeping my spare underneath this time--unless i...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-19-2012, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
got my pressure switch today, everything works as it should now. filled 265/70/17 tire from 15psi to 60psi in roughly 5 minutes (5min 25 sec to be exact but i pulled it off to read pressure several...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-18-2012, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,113
Re: Aluminess Rear Bumper Install
i had 3 waterford built paramount mtn bikes back in the day, one with a custom brandy wine paint job by a friend of a friend who was painter at the factory (in from WI originally). i sold my last one...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-18-2012, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,874
Re: Air Compresser in a rear Aluminess bumper?
i looked at that as well, quickly dismissed it since the compressor i already had was no way no how gonna fit. but i agree with everyone elses statements. see pic of the install i just finished, 2...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-17-2012, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
wife has been away on business, and ive been trying to wrap up or get to alot of my projects, like finish a motorcycle i have been ground up building on and off for 1.25 years and TONS of lil things....
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-03-2012, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
propane worries me more strapped underneath waiting for a high center on a rock, or strapped to the back door waiting for a rear end situation. every camper carries those disposable green bottles...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-02-2012, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
they are rough country stabilizers, i wish they were ranchos or bilstens, but seem to work just fine.
this is my second KTM, 450exc, had a 400mxc before this. i sat on what will be my next last...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-01-2012, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/gallery/images/upload/641b2b31e70687e4b73bfc0faa2050f4.jpg
with the warm weather i figured it was time i switch to moto mode. turned my single 2" receiver into a much...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
02-15-2012, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,889
Re: new project, like i needed another
VAN-tastic day on the mountain today, had consistant snows recently and found alot of deep untracked powder today, one of the reasons i built this van in the first place
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Forum: Campfire
02-12-2012, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,381
Re: Check Your Local Listings...
i lived in canada for a stint (BC), and my wife is canadian (QC), canadian universal health care does not work either (better in QC than BC though), takes years to get an appointent--enough time to...
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Forum: Campfire
02-11-2012, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,381
Re: Check Your Local Listings...
i was in the syncro world for 13 years and 5 different syncros, still pay attention to the happenings but dont own one right now (although i do miss them). i did my own mobile syncro work, i knew of...
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