81 Trekker Build

[Wainiha]

oooh I like that. I need some better lights in the rear.  Any tips for an wiring idiot?

[dropzone]

oooh I like that. I need some better lights in the rear.  Any tips for an wiring idiot?

Thanks. .get a good test light, maybe a digital multi-meter. Make sure you have good grounds, soldering makes better connections. .use heat shrink instead of tape..


Night shot:

[dropzone]

So i got lucky last thursday night, early friday morning..some low life scumsucking bottom feeder tried to steal the truck.
totally trashed the ignition but i still have the truck..

A ton of folks have offered replacement parts, pretty freaking awesome.  i have a set of door locks and ignition on their way for next to nothing..

[Wainiha]

The generosity amazes me on these offroad forums.  Another reason to be here besides education and BS.

[dropzone]

The generosity amazes me on these offroad forums.  Another reason to be here besides education and BS.

I agree, it will be paid forward some time.

[boomtacoma01]

Sucks about the potential theft. GL on getting it back together! Love this Trekker

[dropzone]

Sucks about the potential theft. GL on getting it back together! Love this Trekker

Thanks! Thanks to 4x4Yota I am a matched set of door locks and ignition. 


Did a little wiring today to narrow down what lights i am going to keep.   I accumulated way too many..
90w 15" center bar with 2 24w floods on either side with removable amber filter




I need to tweak the right side of the light bar mount to even it up and
Add an angled spacer to straighten the  floods.  I used to have a set of rounds lights there and had just welded the  light mount even with the angle of the bumper..

[dropzone]

Night shots





I really need to find my other camera..phone pics don't do it justice. 

[dropzone]

Been running the half doors for a week or so.
Makes the bank easier


Operation:  Can of Worms Part 2

Started a project today to fix what I think was a design snafu when Winnebago designed the bed on Trekkers.
They made the bed with about a 4.5" lip that is above the bed floor.  This is a pain, especially on a lifted truck.
Stared at it today, measured a bunch and said screw it and started to take the plunge. Cut 4" out  that will allow me to have a 1/2" lip for the tail gate seal.  It will be easier getting stuff in and out of the back now..  I also have an extra rear hatch I will use to extend the current hatch 4"

[dropzone]

started to fiberglass the lower lip of the bed rail back in

will get the wiring cleaned up too

since i was plyaing with fiberglass started to redo a dash pad to replace the cracked to crap dash pad i am currently running


rough sanded after a couple of coats of fiberglass

[dropzone]

Not quite finished but getting close
Top is ready tocome off in the morning and I will be able to clean all the sanding dust out.

[dropzone]

Going topless the next few months:reg:


So here is what kinda of prompted lowering the lip on the bed

Got a jeep drawer through some parts trades.  Keeps all my junk secure and no bungee cords holding it down.


Will try to get a tire carrier built like Marshall built for Trixxie the Trekker

[dropzone]

Picked up a couple of little 5 liter NATO gas cans. Figure I would use them for fuel for my trail chain saw.
Cleaned up pretty good after a few minutes with a wire wheel

[dropzone]

Borrowed this idea from OCD's Red Truck thread
Seems like I break a mirror ever time I hit the trail. 
Cut down a set of **cough** h33p quick release mirrors.   

Twist the knob and swing them out of the way

[megaphoneman]

you should come downf or the marlin crawler round up!

[daniresch]

you should come downf or the marlin crawler round up!

Agreed! We can roll down together!

[megaphoneman]

^yes!!!


Blaaaahhhhhhhh

[Nation]

This thing is sweet 

[dropzone]

you should come downf or the marlin crawler round up!

Agreed! We can roll down together!

^yes!!!


Blaaaahhhhhhhh

Can't make it this year..vacation days got sucked off the calendar way too fast this year.  I hope to make it down next year..
It would be awesome to wheel with a bunch of marlin folks

This thing is sweet 

thank you sir

[dropzone]

With the end of summer fast approaching i figured it was time to start extending my existing hatch using a donor hatch from a rolled SKy's Off Road Trekker


A little piece of Trekker History- Winnebago dated the fiberglass body pieces, my hatch was produced in june of 1981.  The donor hatch was made in July of 1981.


It looks like either a different adhesive was used on the two hatches or a different guy made them- one has a ton of glue, the other not so much


got a little fiberglass done this afternoon.  hope to block sand it tonight and get a full piece on the hatch tonight

[megaphoneman]

You ever use west systems? I plan on using alot of that on my trekker


Blaaaahhhhhhhh

[dropzone]

You ever use west systems? I plan on using alot of that on my trekker


Blaaaahhhhhhhh

West Systems? Is that a fiberglass product?  If so I am using a bunch of stuff I had left over from when I bobbed this thing 2 or 3 years ago..

[megaphoneman]

Yeah mainly for boats.. Its a great product.. Super strong.. I plan in using it all over the trekker to build up the glass and fix stuff


Blaaaahhhhhhhh

[dropzone]

Got two layers of fiberglass on both sides.  Hopefully get time over the weekend to finish it up.

[Nation]

 

[dropzone]

Ok..really need to upgrade my alternator

Wanted to keep it as low as possible. 
Covers on

Lame night shot with it jumpered.  Need to get some heavier gauge wire


May end up painting the hood black to reduce glare..

[garlicgabe]

Looking good man. 

[dropzone]

Looking good man. 

thanks

so doing the usual end of summer stuff like putting the full doors back on and getting the top ready to go on.
I was staring at my rear bumper, thinking I had bent it on a trail run banging it on something or tweeked it getting pulled out or something.  Was going to pull it but than looking at the mounts found something else.
it looks bent down on the p/s or bent up on the d/s

passenger side rear mount is straight:

Driver side is bent down


will probably have to unbolt the cage so I can somehow bend this thing back up and throw some new pucks or something in there with some rubber cushions.  33 years have taken a toll.

[megaphoneman]

im supried yours are still not trashed... mine were done after the rubicon...i had to ad some square stock just for this last trip to make it out. I will make some new ones soon and when i do ill make extra.

[dropzone]

im supried yours are still not trashed... mine were done after the rubicon...i had to ad some square stock just for this last trip to make it out. I will make some new ones soon and when i do ill make extra.

after looking over the truck further I didn't notice any further fubar body mounts, even around two cab mounts that had the floor repaired.  I think I may have got lucky.  Looking at how I mounted my rear lights on a panel I can pull the light mount panel and get my 6' pry bar in there and bent it up and place a piece of angle in there to support it.