Rodd187 Build Thread

Rodd187 said:
Congrats man, I am excited for you!
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Thank you, sir! Now if I can just talk her into one more after this one, we’ll be set. 😂
 
Rodd187 said:
Oh believe me, this is a point of contention at our house as well. I grew up with the beater and feel like vehicles should be earned, which is a reason I didn't mind buying a base model gently used Bronco as my oldest heads off to college. She has been an excellent student, teammate, and a true joy to our family.

The reason we ended up with the Bronco Sport because we were searching for a car back in 21'-'22 years and with the covid shortages, a new Bronco Sport was significantly less than any other used vehicles we could find. Plus there is just something about my girls that I want them to be in something safe and reliable.

It may be a little different story in two years when my son starts to drive. 🤷‍♂️
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If the there isn't a major engine failure in your first vehicle you're probably doing something wrong. 🤪

My first car was an 89 Ford Taurus. Had the thermometer fail and either a failed gasket (more likely cracked the head or block) allowing coolant to leak into the cylinders at 150K miles. That was after having major repair to a/c after the pump failed. Still, for what it was it was a good first car. Every mechanic thought it would have been the transmission that would have failed first (and at much lower miles).
 
DTX2023Tremor said:
If the there isn't a major engine failure in your first vehicle you're probably doing something wrong. 🤪

My first car was an 89 Ford Taurus. Had the thermometer fail and either a failed gasket (more likely cracked the head or block) allowing coolant to leak into the cylinders at 150K miles. That was after having major repair to a/c after the pump failed. Still, for what it was it was a good first car. Every mechanic thought it would have been the transmission that would have failed first (and at much lower miles).
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No kidding, my first vehicle was an 84' two tone blue on grey S10 Chevy Blazer with white rims. I threw a rod in the school parking lot which was incredibly embarrassing.

I am thinking this is the reason so many of us from this generation subconsciously invest and modify our trucks.
 
Carli Radius Arms and limiting straps went on yesterday
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Optimus🤖 said:
Looks great brother! Nothing like strapping down Carli for a better ride 🤪.
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haha, thanks my friend, gotta keep her under control and in her lane
 
Decided To share my snow day project. I noticed the round hole in the frame above the radius arms last week. I just happened to have an extra Noco plug in the shop so decided to hard wire my battery maintainer. I have the Noco plug in the front dedicated to the block heater and this round hole in the frame is a perfect fit for the plug and required no modification other than drilling the 3 holes for retention. I angled the Noco plug so the rubber cover would rest on the left bolt when in the extension cord is plugged in.
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Rodd187 said:
Decided To share my snow day project. I noticed the round hole in the frame above the radius arms last week. I just happened to have an extra Noco plug in the shop so decided to hard wire my battery maintainer. I have the Noco plug in the front dedicated to the block heater and this round hole in the frame is a perfect fit for the plug and required no modification other than drilling the 3 holes for retention. I angled the Noco plug so the rubber cover would rest on the left bolt when in the extension cord is plugged in.
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Very cool idea. Thanks for sharing.
 
Rodd187 said:
Decided To share my snow day project. I noticed the round hole in the frame above the radius arms last week. I just happened to have an extra Noco plug in the shop so decided to hard wire my battery maintainer. I have the Noco plug in the front dedicated to the block heater and this round hole in the frame is a perfect fit for the plug and required no modification other than drilling the 3 holes for retention. I angled the Noco plug so the rubber cover would rest on the left bolt when in the extension cord is plugged in.
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Dang...that's slick! Nice job!
 
Updated to Uniden R8W with BlendMount after reading through the radar thread on this forum. Also decided to mount 2 Garmin mini 3 dash cams by using a 5 amp fuse tap in #35 location of the passenger footwell to hard wire a USB splitter.
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Lastly, got one more mod planned for next week and then a Juggernaut skid plate going on after the surgery date.
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legmar said:
That's a pretty nifty setup with the way you used the fuse tap and the USB splitter!
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Thank you my friend. I saw you revive your thread so I figured I better catch up too
 
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