So what did you do to your GMC today?
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Working with another owner to design a combination clearance light (OEM style) and camera for use in either the front or rear cluster. The goal is to have a camera that doesn't require more holes for mounting/cable, is able to look almost straight down if needed (adjustable), and still functions as a clearance light (perhaps not optimally, but it would at least glow with the correct color at night).
The purpose is to provide front and rear video for my 360 bird's eye camera system without putting more holes in the body. If successful, it might be of interest to other owners at least as a reverse camera.
My solution is based around an AHD 1080p camera, but others are probably available that could fit.
Yes, there are "clearance light cameras" out there, but they all require more holes and don't match the existing lights.
The purpose is to provide front and rear video for my 360 bird's eye camera system without putting more holes in the body. If successful, it might be of interest to other owners at least as a reverse camera.
My solution is based around an AHD 1080p camera, but others are probably available that could fit.
Yes, there are "clearance light cameras" out there, but they all require more holes and don't match the existing lights.
Latest addition- added 1500 miles to the odometer 
she did well.
See what folks meant about fillup inconsistencies, mileage ranged from 6.3 to 13.4 will have to average the whole trip to get any idea what its doing...
Climb even thru foothills from colorado sprins, umm yeah, not gonna try hardscrabble grade... altitude/weight/itty bitty qjet primaries pulling 6 tons in thin air, you definitely feel it... will take the river road up later, its gonna be slow going i know, but God willing will get the old gal up on uncles overlook today...last couple miles are gonna be hard, hoping aired up she'll clear to get it up there...property is about 10,500 feet and theres a lot of short climbs to the driveway...
she did well.See what folks meant about fillup inconsistencies, mileage ranged from 6.3 to 13.4 will have to average the whole trip to get any idea what its doing...
Climb even thru foothills from colorado sprins, umm yeah, not gonna try hardscrabble grade... altitude/weight/itty bitty qjet primaries pulling 6 tons in thin air, you definitely feel it... will take the river road up later, its gonna be slow going i know, but God willing will get the old gal up on uncles overlook today...last couple miles are gonna be hard, hoping aired up she'll clear to get it up there...property is about 10,500 feet and theres a lot of short climbs to the driveway...
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Alright Tim! Go climb that mountain.Latest addition- added 1500 miles to the odometer
See what folks meant about fillup inconsistencies, mileage ranged from 6.3 to 13.4 will have to average the whole trip to get any idea what its doing...
Climb even thru foothills from colorado sprins, umm yeah, not gonna try hardscrabble grade... altitude/weight/itty bitty qjet primaries pulling 6 tons in thin air, you definitely feel it... will take the river road up later, its gonna be slow going i know, but God willing will get the old gal up on uncles overlook today...last couple miles are gonna be hard, hoping aired up she'll clear to get it up there...property is about 10,500 feet and theres a lot of short climbs to the driveway...View attachment 18740
Take a trip up to Summerhaven. Work on it up there, it'll be cooler.
Fortunately, it doesn't really need any work at the moment. I know...unbelievable, right???Take a trip up to Summerhaven. Work on it up there, it'll be cooler.
Up here in minnesota its a perfect 70 and sunny
I got to work on my turn signals blowing fuses. Finally found this...
The turn signal wire got under the battery, got smashed and would randomally short!
I got to work on my turn signals blowing fuses. Finally found this...
The turn signal wire got under the battery, got smashed and would randomally short!
That'll do it!Up here in minnesota its a perfect 70 and sunny
I got to work on my turn signals blowing fuses. Finally found this...
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The turn signal wire got under the battery, got smashed and would randomally short!
So... sunny mild day, puttering on your coach, find the culprit for an annoying intermittent problem, and it's an easy fix.Up here in minnesota its a perfect 70 and sunny
I got to work on my turn signals blowing fuses. Finally found this...
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The turn signal wire got under the battery, got smashed and would randomally short!
Nice drive by gloat, Keith! I'm real happy for you.
Reverse those numbers and that's still lower than the humidity here.
Today I'm redoing the PO's botched door handle. I liked the idea and the aesthetic, but the execution was poor. They picked a piece of pine which is of course soft and weak--and a bit thin if you ask me. Then it got split wide open with fasteners, not to mention the number of stripped out holes in the door panel that had little reinforcement. They also didn't get the faces cut parallel to each other, so no matter how you bolted it on it would have rocked or tweaked the door panel. I figured I could do a similar thing with better results.
We collected a piece of driftwood on our trip down to the redwoods, from Arizona Beach on the southern Oregon coast. I don't know what kind of wood it is, but it might be a root. It's fine-grained and very hard, but also amazingly lightweight - - not that that matters much. After I get done repairing the door handle I think I'll sink some thread inserts into the back of it and bolt it on from the inside with a stiffening plate on each end. Putting two coplaner faces on such a crooked thing is an interesting endeavor. I used a laser to sketch lines, roughed it out on the bandsaw, then ran it across the joiner. I think it came out pretty good. Now I just need a flat door panel to go with it. To the anvil!
We collected a piece of driftwood on our trip down to the redwoods, from Arizona Beach on the southern Oregon coast. I don't know what kind of wood it is, but it might be a root. It's fine-grained and very hard, but also amazingly lightweight - - not that that matters much. After I get done repairing the door handle I think I'll sink some thread inserts into the back of it and bolt it on from the inside with a stiffening plate on each end. Putting two coplaner faces on such a crooked thing is an interesting endeavor. I used a laser to sketch lines, roughed it out on the bandsaw, then ran it across the joiner. I think it came out pretty good. Now I just need a flat door panel to go with it. To the anvil!
Tonight the skies cleared... we have all camped out under these same stars every time out, but so rarely got to see the milky way due to light pollution... getting to actually see the real night sky from the thin air of a colorado mountain, 7 miles away and half a mile above the nearest "dark sky community" on a new moon night had been a bucket list thing for a long time...
My great Uncle, maybe a year or two before he passed (on his 91st birthday in the room he was born in- in the first house built in Canon City Colorado- built by HIS grandfather!) Had put in a road off a road to his cabin, right atop a ridge overlooking town, i was blown away...
First time he brought us up here, i said this would be THE most perfect spot to park a RV...like one of those GMCs from stripes, just to see the stars camping on a new moon night...
After losing tge wife in feb, had been kinda lost with no direction... this RV came up, figured was as good or bad idea as any, why not...
48 years old. Ancient bigblock olds. Highest gas prices i believe EVER. 1500 miles one way from ohio, headed out hoping for the best...
The old coach did incredibly well.only issue, severely washboarded road climbing up, at transition from asphalt to gravel i was doing about 20 mph.. teeth rattling it was...AC immediately shut off, everything else ok.. shook a wire/spade/fuse out somewhere...underhood/ underdash are ok, thinking plug mighta fell off tge fan selector, no access.. will hotwire underhood if needed to get home...
Anyways- made it up the miles of washboarded roads smoothly at 5mph, got to the turn off to the mountain road, slowed to maybe 1 mph, crawling over ruts/ rocks another mile or so to uncles turn off.. did austin powers 80 point turn jockeyi g on high side of driveway; pulled up enough to get out of road, check clearances, plug in long ext cord to run 120 volt jackhammer.. busted out several big rocks quite handily, tried pulling in...out of power but clearance was there.. a inch to the tanks (rear bags at 60 psi)... backes up, running start got to top...wuuuhhhhh no power...
99.99999% of the way...threw caution to the wind. Backed way up could get about 15 mph run, floored up, over. Around tve turn...she made it... clouds set in- overcast all night.
Last night though... it waa worth the trip
My great Uncle, maybe a year or two before he passed (on his 91st birthday in the room he was born in- in the first house built in Canon City Colorado- built by HIS grandfather!) Had put in a road off a road to his cabin, right atop a ridge overlooking town, i was blown away...
First time he brought us up here, i said this would be THE most perfect spot to park a RV...like one of those GMCs from stripes, just to see the stars camping on a new moon night...
After losing tge wife in feb, had been kinda lost with no direction... this RV came up, figured was as good or bad idea as any, why not...
48 years old. Ancient bigblock olds. Highest gas prices i believe EVER. 1500 miles one way from ohio, headed out hoping for the best...
The old coach did incredibly well.only issue, severely washboarded road climbing up, at transition from asphalt to gravel i was doing about 20 mph.. teeth rattling it was...AC immediately shut off, everything else ok.. shook a wire/spade/fuse out somewhere...underhood/ underdash are ok, thinking plug mighta fell off tge fan selector, no access.. will hotwire underhood if needed to get home...
Anyways- made it up the miles of washboarded roads smoothly at 5mph, got to the turn off to the mountain road, slowed to maybe 1 mph, crawling over ruts/ rocks another mile or so to uncles turn off.. did austin powers 80 point turn jockeyi g on high side of driveway; pulled up enough to get out of road, check clearances, plug in long ext cord to run 120 volt jackhammer.. busted out several big rocks quite handily, tried pulling in...out of power but clearance was there.. a inch to the tanks (rear bags at 60 psi)... backes up, running start got to top...wuuuhhhhh no power...
99.99999% of the way...threw caution to the wind. Backed way up could get about 15 mph run, floored up, over. Around tve turn...she made it... clouds set in- overcast all night.
Last night though... it waa worth the trip
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I fixed the leaky supply line to the kitchen sink, only to discover the drain was also leaking.
After much farting around and the sink not budging, Mr Sawzall got it off.
Only had to cut 1/2 way through, the pipe was cracked!
another trip to Menards and no more under the sink leaks!
After much farting around and the sink not budging, Mr Sawzall got it off.
Only had to cut 1/2 way through, the pipe was cracked!
another trip to Menards and no more under the sink leaks!
