The Garage (What did you work on today?)

[THil08]

It’s getting more popular with restoration shops here in the US.

Pretty incredible results.

Surprisingly the frame seems to have gone through restoration. From what i saw on the passenger side and some on the driver side, it looks to have been painted black. And obviously over time with rocks coming up and hitting, it seems to have taken off some of that paint leaving behind some nice patina.

From factory from what the old owner in Arizona told me, the frame when he bought it still had the factory zinc coating. But then he opted to get it painted. And now i have opted to wax the frame, which is good for about a year or two. But eventually my plan is to have two new frame rails built by a metal work place by me. But maybe during the summer I'll get a rustolium rattle can and spray it.

And obviously ill be washing the under side after even snows storm.

 

[Chavannigans]

This week I added a new titanium/carbon fiber Wings exhaust. Sounds great and no longer feels like I am on a rolling incinerator.

New Double Take mirrors.

Rottweiler Performance Fueling Dongle (to richen closed-loop fueling for new exhaust).

Giant Loop Mojave Bags, exhaust shield, and rear rack were installed.

Still getting 48mpg but throttle response and running temps are far cooler.

Almost forgot. I finally got around to installing the new long travel Air Bags from Australia on my Lexus! So it’s officially on/offroad worthy again.

Next week I will be tackling:

Mounting up and installing the 6” Apple CarPlay system with front and rear dash cams.

Replacing stock plastic handguards with Cycra Pro Bend Ultra Hand Guards.

Install Perun Subframe reinforcement kit

Install Vanasche fuel filler cap system (factory gas caps tend to snap the key off inside)

Install Giant Loop Buckin’ Roll tank bag.


Also overdue for a new helmet so I ordered a Klim X1 Alpha, and I am stoked.

They have transition (auto-tint) face shields and integrated pin locks so I’ll be ready for riding year round.

Also picked up a 2 Gallon Giant Loop Cactus Canteen for day rides. It’s a cool little soft bag that stores water and can mount to my Mojave bags. There’s a spigot that stashes away in the bottom and once it’s empty it can be rolled up and takes up very little space. It’s super light too. They make fuel bags as well, but I have other ideas to address that…

Future mods:

Rade Garage 1.6 gallon auxiliary fuel tank. This helps with weight distribution and brings total range closer to 250 miles per fill up when needed. (The rear subframe is integrated into the rear factory 3.4 gallon fuel tank)

Wider/lower foot pegs.

Tubliss 2.0 tubeless wheel conversion.

New Racetech springs matched to my weight and luggage.

Oxford heated grips.

Viridian Cruise Control system.

Still debating on a rally tower. It would be nice on longer trips but may get in my way offroad.

 

[J Alynn]

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This week I added a new titanium/carbon fiber Wings exhaust. Sounds great and no longer feels like I am on a rolling incinerator.

New Double Take mirrors.

Rottweiler Performance Fueling Dongle (to richen closed-loop fueling for new exhaust).

Giant Loop Mojave Bags, exhaust shield, and rear rack were installed.

Still getting 48mpg but throttle response and running temps are far cooler.

Almost forgot. I finally got around to installing the new long travel Air Bags from Australia on my Lexus! So it’s officially on/offroad worthy again.

Next week I will be tackling:

Mounting up and installing the 6” Apple CarPlay system with front and rear dash cams.

Replacing stock plastic handguards with Cycra Pro Bend Ultra Hand Guards.

Install Perun Subframe reinforcement kit

Install Vanasche fuel filler cap system (factory gas caps tend to snap the key off inside)

Install Giant Loop Buckin’ Roll tank bag.


Also overdue for a new helmet so I ordered a Klim X1 Alpha, and I am stoked.
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They have transition (auto-tint) face shields and integrated pin locks so I’ll be ready for riding year round.

Also picked up a 2 Gallon Giant Loop Cactus Canteen for day rides. It’s a cool little soft bag that stores water and can mount to my Mojave bags. There’s a spigot that stashes away in the bottom and once it’s empty it can be rolled up and takes up very little space. It’s super light too. They make fuel bags as well, but I have other ideas to address that…

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Future mods:

Rade Garage 1.6 gallon auxiliary fuel tank. This helps with weight distribution and brings total range closer to 250 miles per fill up when needed. (The rear subframe is integrated into the rear factory 3.4 gallon fuel tank) View attachment 10405

Wider/lower foot pegs.

Tubliss 2.0 tubeless wheel conversion.

New Racetech springs matched to my weight and luggage.

Oxford heated grips.

Viridian Cruise Control system.

Still debating on a rally tower. It would be nice on longer trips but may get in my way offroad.

At least the helmet is kinda Scout blue and orange

 

[Chavannigans]

At least the helmet is kinda Scout blue and orange

Now you’re going to make me second guess my color choice for the Scout!

 

[cyure]

Now you’re going to make me second guess my color choice for the Scout!

What is your color choice?

 

[Chavannigans]

What is your color choice?

Was hoping for Buckskin

 

[cyure]

Was hoping for Buckskin

Oh I want to see that color too.

 

[Gottesacker]

Oh I want to see that color too.

To the Google Gemini!

*batman transition*

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

I didn’t get any photos. I took the weekend off from building the office to update the Lightning and Mustang software. Most updates are Over the Air (OTA), but some have to be done by a “technician.” Since I can’t stand the idea of taking the vehicles to the dealer unless absolutely necessary, I do the work myself. The Mustang had a door lockout issue that required an in-shop update. I ran that update, plus a few others that were just waiting for our car to be in an AT&T coverage zone.

Similarly for the Lightning. There was no recall, but there’s a feature on some gas 4x4 F-150s that I wanted to see if I could activate on the Lightning. It’s called “Trail Turn Assist” and when active, it engages the brake on the inside rear wheel during a turn (I believe @Chavannigans mentioned a feature similar to this in one of the 4x4-related posts). This makes the turning radius much smaller than normal. It’s hard on tires if you do it on pavement, so it’s supposed to be used only on dirt. Sadly, while there’s no obvious reason it can’t be activated in the Lightning, for whatever reason it doesn’t stay engaged when I turn the feature on. While in the system, I updated everything that was waiting for an AT&T signal.

As an aside, it’s a stupid, stupid idea to have electrically-activated door releases instead of mechanically-activated door releases—doing things differently just to do them differently or because one brand does them differently is dumb; I hope Ford gets rid of the electrically-only doors on the Mustang and makes them mechanical in their next model refresh.

Add $120 to my overall about $300 for maintenance on the vehicles, for a running total of $420. It would likely have cost more to get those updates done at the dealer because the Mustang is out of warranty.