That sir-is a LOt of blue locktite for Allen’s that size Allen head. You must use some serious torque to knock those loose
The Garage (What did you work on today?)
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All application! No knocking (this time)...
I've never heard of knifeless tape until now, and after just watching a YouTube video on it, that stuff is very cool!
Car's looking good so far! What's the plan for the roof?
The hood pattern will continue onto the roof. I also plan smaller stripes along the edges inside the yellow stripe on the hood a roof. Like this , but offset to the side and yellow.
Thank you for the heads up! I was not aware.One thing to be aware of in your situation - you can't charge a power station if the battery temperature is below freezing. That's a safety feature to prevent damage to the battery cells. If you'll want to charge first thing in the morning, you'll need to either keep the Bluetti somewhere that stays above freezing or wait for it to warm up before charging.
I learned this lesson the easy way when I was testing my EcoFlow as a backup power supply last year. I was lucky, it would have really sucked to find that out during an actual power outage.
Apparently they offer a cold weather model, but it uses salt cells so it doesn’t have the same energy density as the LFP versions.
In my case, I will use my Lexus to charge it.
I installed a Charge 2 DC-DC charger and fed the cables up to the 92aH Northstar X2 starter battery in the engine bay.
In my testing it will charge the Elite 300 at roughly 800W since I have the charging system tricked up to 14.3V, so I can crank the heater up and let it charge for 4-5 hours while I drive around to top it off.
It also has DC inputs for my 500W solar panel and can max out with 1,200W combined to charge it faster.
If I am stationary for a while I can heat the charging station up for a little bit in the car and then just let it charge with the solar panel once the cell temps are stable. An additional heated blanket is a great idea for keeping it happy on cold nights if I keep it in the tent.
I’ve been really busy getting it squared away for the trip. We leave November 11th.
Diode Dynamics SS3 Max fog lights are installed and work fantastic in rain and fog.
The high and low beam incandescent/HID bulbs were swapped with Sealight LEDs and they are also fantastic for night driving and visibility.
After some fussing and fighting I finally got the new rack installed. Still haven’t managed to get the 270* awning on yet, but I’m not stressing since it will be so cold.
Dropped it off at a buddies shop today so he can flush my suspension hydraulic fluid, drain and refill the T case with some Redline, and install the upgraded valve body. He will also be installing the TKO flat sliders for me since I am pressed for time and don’t have a transmission jack at my place.
Also replaced the battery terminals with some OEM Nissan terminals.
Have an Overland Trail Taylor tuning module on the way. Should add another 30ish HP and give me more control over throttle mapping and shift points.
Regular drive mode will be an Eco Tune, when I slide the shifter over into Sport it will activate the Towing Tune, and when I flip on the ECT Power button it will put it on the Spiciest Tune.
Between the tune and the valve body I should pick up around 1.5mpg since it will engage the torque converter lockup much more frequently, and hold gears longer. That should give me another 36 miles of range per fill up…. Assuming I can keep my foot out of it!
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