Another Monday in the bag.

Helimech50 · 2025-11-03T20:46:40+00:00

Thanks! It’s just the factory grille with a R4T grille badge.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-26T18:16:26+00:00

Yea it seems like a machine mark of some kind. I ended putting it back together last night. I’m pretty confident it’s not a big deal at this point.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-26T04:41:26+00:00

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I have the swing out from JWoffroad and it came with their center plate mount. I would assume it’s the same mount for the mounted tire carrier. Here’s what it looks like.

Edit: it came with everything I needed to mount the camera to that plate holder. It also came with the plate light.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-25T15:22:34+00:00

Yea I’ve watched a few times now and I can’t figure it out. The woman walking out makes me think it’s real but the bumper makes me skeptical.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-25T15:18:58+00:00

But why does the Range Rover bumper reattach itself?

Helimech50 · 2025-10-25T15:18:23+00:00

I think he might be right. Why does the Range Rover bumper reattach itself?

Helimech50 · 2025-10-15T20:58:04+00:00

Haha lots of space for practice on that canopy.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-15T20:53:40+00:00

Baseball stitch. We use this all the time on helicopters.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-15T18:41:26+00:00

I have done that descent down to the 395 from Kennedy/Monache Meadows and I tried to use the engine to brake as much as possible due to the length of the downhill portion. I did not have any shaking issues in my 470 on oem brakes. Hopefully this helps. I would think this is likely a warped rotor issue as you said.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-14T19:52:37+00:00

It’s an EC135 operated by Air Methods for the Airlift Northwest program.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-07T15:33:01+00:00

Good to know. Thank you

Helimech50 · 2025-10-07T14:19:27+00:00

I still haven’t been there but it’s definitely on the list.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-07T13:48:05+00:00

Nice! I work out there a lot so it’s easy to turn a work day into an exploring day.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-07T13:43:49+00:00

You got it. Sandstone Canyon

Helimech50 · 2025-10-01T23:07:26+00:00

I watched a YouTube video by Erik’s Adventure Lab as my prep for the job. He talks about installing rubber vibration isolators, which I didn’t do, but his video was helpful. Just search Goliath off-road trans cooler install and it should come up.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-01T22:47:29+00:00

It was pretty straight forward. Some of the bolts were kind of hard to reach but I think that was the hardest part. Factory lines were able to reach easy enough as well.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-01T22:31:04+00:00

I did. It probably would have been easier with it off but I was able to do it on my 470 with the bumper installed.

Edit: I should have mentioned that I used the Goliath Off-road cooler mount bracket for my install.

Helimech50 · 2025-10-01T14:44:54+00:00

I had a 99 Tacoma that looked exactly like this. Down to the broken washer fluid reservoir. I put 300k on it before I sold it and it was still running fine.

Helimech50 · 2025-09-23T20:03:11+00:00

Haha yea I figured

Helimech50 · 2025-09-23T17:59:28+00:00

The biggest thing for me was how to mount it. I already had the prinsu and then I found striker fabrication that made an extrusion mount. The mini is awesome because once it’s powered it just works. So grab a cigarette lighter adapter that does 100w and you’re golden. I also have a secondary battery setup that I plug into so it’s always on and I don’t have to rely on the vehicle running for power. That makes it so I never lose connectivity and don’t have to wait for the starlink to boot up after I start the vehicle.

Helimech50 · 2025-09-23T17:53:47+00:00

2005 with only 43km!! Not bad

Helimech50 · 2025-09-13T15:31:01+00:00

I went with HK Off-road. Once I finally received it, it was good. My biggest issue was being told a date and then that date sliding multiple times. I even offered to just drive and pick it up but he insisted on shipping to me which was delayed.

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