no, but there's no leaks there. i fixed the only leak:

head > manifold:
manifold > downpipe:
downpipe > cat:
cat > extension:
extension > muffler:

i've had trouble with it before, so i think i might take it to an exhaust shop and have it welded a bit longer. if that costs too much, i'll just buy a new one that's long enough

 

Ian, ...... the shop down from me?.... Probably 10-20$, depending on how his wife treated him that morning! hahaha. They welded up the whole thing for me for under 100$, behind collector to pipe, cat to pipe, cat to pipe behind, pipe to muffler, muffler to back pipe, ...90$ + Tax(Yeah, ...it's CA, so another 40$!!!! hahaha, jk...Only 8.90$ !!! lol. ) Hope it happens on the cheap for ya!

Just shoot the crap with em, ...and admire they're profession from AFARRRRRR! lol.(You know, .."Wow, I wish I could do this! I've been trying to learn")..... DAYUM, can't tell you how many 'NAHHH, s'ok, get me next time or send ppl my way' instances that's brought me! hahaha. Oh yeah,....being a Non-Stuffy Chef helps, hahhaa. I brought Cheesecake to that Propane Guy and his buddies....They worked on my truck for over an hour, with 4 other guys trying to diagnose, ....'FREE'! lol.

 

hmmmm... cheesecake, you say? maybe with a better known mechanic, but it might be a bit awkward to say, "hi, i need you to weld this, and i'm paying with a dessert." but hey, you never know

 

Hahahaha..... Well, they'd read my thread a bit, ...and after seeing some of the "FOOD PIX", the dude was hinting around.... so I CAME PREPARED! lol.

 

haha ok, well, that does make sense

it's fine for right now, so the next time it gives me trouble, i'll look into getting it fixed

 

i'll take root beer as payment, you know the brand...

 

a bit of an update:

i got a bunch of stuff in the mail this week, so i can get this electrical upgraded. i'll put up some pics later. in the meantime, i'll look for steel so rb can fab me up an awesome rear swing-out bumper (in exchange for some work on his rig, wiring and what-not)

 

YES!!
what stuff for the lectric?

 

a few extra nuts and bolts i forgot to order with my previous mcmaster order, some 4-gauge wire for the fuse boxes, terminals, and a solenoid for the aux fuse box. i figured i should put that on a acc-on line so that i don't have to run separate relays for everything

 

some pics:

potential bumper

 

and my $2 ac system for the trailer:







works almost as well as a toyota's. lots-o-condensation



filled with some good stuff

 

i almost forgot to post pics of some of the hardware installed on the buss-bar



(penny on the left)

 

Hey aint had a chance to get that radiator in yet been way busy. Like the bumper ideas ive been thinking of doing a rear bumper but im liking the swinging spare tire holder i never even thought bout that even though i have seen em everywhere lol. Keep up the good work

 

the tire and gas can swing out it gets my vote not that it counts but that one looks like a superb idea

 

Thats the one i liked the most as well v

 

Lookin great man... not sure on which. I think the one with both would be most practical, right? Looks good too!

BTW, ..... by the time you're done adding 'things' to this rig, .....it'll be like an overworked Sherpa with 84 Bags and Gear Kits on it's back! hahaha. Jk.... Great practical ideas, man!

PS> Great score on the AC.......... 2$~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dang! lol.

 

looove dem yard sales!!!

as for the bumper: all 3 pics are of the same bumper. it's actually rb's design. i'm using it to mock-up one of my own. i'll have pics of my designs later this week

 

another idea:







the latch is one of these. it's a trigger-release, so it'll stay put on bumpy roads. the company makes a bunch of different designs, so if you want a different style, they probably have it

edit: i mis-calculated the size of the bumper. it's smaller than it should be. so here's what it looks like with the bumper 1.25 times bigger, keeping the same size "gate"

 

Looking good Ian! I really like the first idea/design for the rear bumper better than the second, I just like how it wraps around the sides a little.

Any ideas on how you're going to fix that awesome $2 AC unit?

The bus bar is looking good too. Those terminals/connectors look pretty damn solid!

 

thanks! the bumper design isn't done yet. i'll be playing around with that for a while. i know what you mean, and i like it, too. i'm going to re-do that design to be "fuller"

the a/c unit works. and well. it'll need a bit of cleaning, but it's nice

working on the buss-bar stuff today. i'll post pics after i'm done today. not much in the way of build pics, as i'm figuring it out as i go. i need to run to the hardware store later for a new saw blade and some more material.