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Didn’t get all too far on the platform bed this weekend with my surprise Eliminator project and running errands this morning. I did get the drawer slides in so I could get some hard measurements on the drawer boxes. The boxes are just 1/2” plywood. No jazzed up dovetail joints either. I’m only getting as fancy as my table saw lets me.

Oops. I heard a bang the other day with some… let’s call it… “spirited” driving and cornering. At first I thought, “welp… there went the Dana 35!” Yes, it was loud enough that I actually thought I broke an axle shaft! Then reality hit and I realized that the wheel and hub weren’t leaving the chat. I broke a sway bar link. I blame myself too since I was questioning using 3/8” hardware in the first place. Only one side broke, but the other side was bent. Time to rebuild with 1/2”! All good again… probably.

Dang! That is sharp.

I can understand how much of a pain they are to fit, but I love how integrated and finished those sliders/rockers are.

I’m going with soft close side mount slides. I like them better than under mounts just because there’s less parts involved.

Inner structure is done. Drawer slides are in order.

Creepin’ the lumber yard today.

Started on a platform bed today out of some junk pine boards. It’ll have seven drawers total. The three exposed sides are face frame construction and the inner structure will just be plywood. Gonna have plenty of storage!

Theater. Next challenge is an auto parts store.

Suppose theres room for interpretation. The point is to not use pictures from our archives.

We’re due for the next great CC thread. This one could be it! Here’s how it works: post a picture of your Comanche with both the challenge item to find and a second picture with the next item to be found. For example, if the member before me posted a picture of their truck with a statue, then I would do the same… … and then I would make the next challenge. Such as, post a picture of your Comanche in front of a theater. So? Who’s next?! Start with posting a picture of your truck in front of a theater and then make a challenge for the next member to grab a picture of their Comanche with. The idea is to get your truck out! Please only post NEW pictures. Ready?… go!!

Ugh… here I thought that my fuel issue was over. I took a friend who has never been a part of the four wheeling world out on some local trails today and on the way home it sputtered and died like it did when I took it to Moab. Before that on the trail, it kept smelling like fuel. I pulled over and noticed a bunch of fuel puking out the vent. It stopped when I cracked open the fuel cap. I extended the vent line and borrowed the filter that was being the cap for the front axle vent line. Then it was a real surprise when it still puked out fuel! For the remainder of the day the fuel cap got put on the filler neck crooked for maximum venting. Once back home after sitting on the side of the road for a bit, I coiled up the extended vent line and drilled out the vent mechanism in the cap. This is now a future weekend problem.

My temperature probe for the oil has some ambient crossover. Ideally, I think it should be in the oil pan, but mine is tied into the same port as the oil pressure sender. I understand that my operating temperature is not at the 190° that my gauge says it is… it is more of a “worry circle”. I run 20/50 in my engine (4.6ish stroker). I was hoping the conversation of this thread would be more in line with getting overall operating temperatures down by adding an oil cooler.

I agree which is what was making me think that trying to lower oil temps would help with overall running temps. Now I’m wondering if trying to lower oil temps might actually harm things by not being able to cook out moisture. Hmm…

Right? That’s what I get for installing additional “worry circles”. I guess I’d like to see the coolant staying under 210°. It makes sense to me that keeping the oil cooler as it circulates through the engine would help the whole party keep its cool.