The Black Hole

[Turdle]

The Hole did very well from what I saw. Now I need to do some catching up just to be able to stick behind ya. We'll see about that--:

 

[gmanpaint]

The Hole did very well from what I saw. Now I need to do some catching up just to be able to stick behind ya. We'll see about that--:

HAha! You have one issue to deal with, and I know you will take care of it soon. When you do, it is going to be hard for anyone to keep up with you!

Once The Black Hole has the front Sway bar disconnects, it will be even more capable. I could just remove them when wheeling, but I dont really feel like having to install them back on after a long day or weekend of wheeling, yup, I am lazy..lol!

 

[gmanpaint]

Lights are finished finally!

16 lights in total. Seems a bit much, but each have some type of function to them.
All lights are switched in the ashtray now.

Roof:
2-- 100 watt 6" round off roads on custom steel light barwith custom EF covers supplied Zukmam

2--55 watt rear swivel mini's on the roof basket.
I can rotate these in a number of directions. working on something, turn them down to my work area. Driving on a night run in BFE, turn them sideways lighting up my side vision. Need light backing up, turn them straight back. Need light working in the rear? Turn them down.

Front:
2--PIAA 85 watt yellow fogs mounted behind the billet grill.

2--55 watt driving lights.


I replaced all headlight bulbs and runners with Sylvainia Silverstars. I replaced my old foggy stock head lights with a new set. Big diff!

Rock Lights:

4--55 watt mini's mounted under all 4 corners. These point straight down, lighting up the ground around my wheels.

2--12" fluorescent tubes sealed with black RTV for water. These are mounted under the cab in the middle of the truck. They light up the entire sides of the rig. These are nice,I am able to look out my windows and see the ground obstacles/water/mud.

2--rear led bars under rig where spare tire used to be pointing down.
Pictures will be posted later tonight after it gets dark out.

 

[cybergasm]

ok it's dark where's the pics??
:ttiwwp:

 

[techieman33]

ok it's dark where's the pics??
:ttiwwp:

x2 we demand pictures NOW

 

[gmanpaint]

I fell asleep, hold your horses! I will get them up later, at work right now.

 

[gmanpaint]

light pics

I need a better camera! Mine wont take night pics well. The shutter speed is to fast

Here is the best I could do for now.

Edit: And Photobucket strikes again!! Sorry folks, no pics.


Rear basket lights off
Rear on & rear rock lights on


Rear rock lights
side rock lights
Rear led lights

Led bolts under front bumper

When I get a better camera I will take some again and edit this.

 

[gmanpaint]

This weekend the 5th shock is coming off!! Stupid thing is limiting my articulation!

Also have to install a new thermostat, the temp gauge spiked on me today, big time! Once the stat opened it cooled off right away, but I cant let it do that anymore, yikes!

Wheeled it a little too hard last time out, and the rear springs had lost some of its arch, so they are going back to the shop, and another leaf is being added.

The mirrors, pillars, and bumpers are getting painted this weekend as well.

I will update this after it is all done.

 

[Premier]

Notice that the way this is lifted, I don't have the front "Plow", or the huge drop brackets from the Torsion bars with a suspension lift kit. I have as much clearance as most do with a $2500 suspension lift.
Still more to do in the next 2 weeks!

just a tt right?

 

[gmanpaint]

Yes sir, just a TT. But I have a 3" body lift.The 33" KM2 tires make a diff in the clearance as well. Sitting side by side with an EX with a 4" suspension and 33" A/T tires I sit even with it. The sides on the EX with the 4" lift has a little more rocker clearance, but the torsion bar brackets sit lower than mine do. In the front, i have more clearance with out the front drop bracket on the 4" lift. So its kind of a trade off.

 

[Premier]

yea, the drop bracket in front is ****. i smash mine up all the time. i did a 2" tt and shackels a while back, so that helps a bunch, but i havent been wheeling yet. i rarely if ever hit the tt bar drop brackets, but i dont rock crawl a lot.

i really like your truck, its very nice

p.s. how much were your tires?

 

[gmanpaint]

Thanks Premier! I appreciate that! Yours is a nice EX as well!

After taxes and road hazard, around $250/pc

 

[Premier]

thats what they told me, and i **** my pants!.. so im looking at firestone destination mt's and cooper discoverer stt's

 

[gmanpaint]

The Coopers are nice, they have some bite to them. But, i have to say, i do not regret getting the BF KM2's. These are the "Crawlers". They bite hard! The side lugs are pretty nice too. The sidewalls are almost indestructible. Even if something does manage to get through the sidewall, they have a lifetime warranty on them.

Worth the peace of mind in the back of my head.

 

[gmanpaint]

.....UPDATE......

New front hubs installed.

Got the 5th shock removed,(more articulation) it was the stocker, worn out & crap.

Replaced the thermostat out with another 195*-- Burped the system.

Painted both side mirrors, bumpers, and pillars to black.

Tightened up the throttle cable. My butterfly in the throttle body was only opening 1/4 of the way. 3 zip ties later, and it is almost 100%.

Straightened out the front tag mount.

Getting ready to wash the engine bay.

 

[99ex22]

nice, Yeah that 5th shock is a bunch of crap. I took mine off a while back and didnt notice any difference at all on the road. Good luck with the cleaning of the engine! Its very time consuming.

 

[gmanpaint]

Well, it was a slow weekend for doing things to the Black Hole.

Only managed to get the fog light mod done, and give it a bath.

Fooled around with the stereo a bit, have an issue with the rear speakers not working so well.

Exhaust work(again) and some leaf pack maintenance is next up. Time & $$ are holding me back from this. After that, the gears are going in!

 

[dkchrist]

Finally , putting in 4.10's or are you going 4.56s?

 

[gmanpaint]

Finally , putting in 4.10's or are you going 4.56s?

I was originally going with the .410's, but after some thought, I am going .456.

If I was going .410, they would have been done months ago with a front diff, and a rear axle swap.

The .456 set up is going to be a tad bit more costly. So it is save, save, save till I can get them installed. As long as I have them in by September, I will be good. Of course this means I am going to have to sacrifice my summer for this, but I think it will be worth it in the long run.

 

[dkchrist]

Definately, I had 4.10s in my truck to begin with but didn't like the power so I put in 4.56's and I will never look back. Good luck with the install. Are you taking it to a shop or doing it yourself?