seasons over , whats the repair, upgrade list look like ?

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CV,s , Air bag perch links, new valve cover gaskets, re hiem the whole front end, upgrade to 7/8 hiem on tie rods, re polish upper arms, re powder lowers, and the big one repaint the car. same gold candy with a twist on the base coat !
 
Fourth Predator 5000 this season went down today o_O there was also an Onan 5500, Honda 3000 and Honda 2200 that shit the bed this season. Solar/batteries have been on hold as we are considering a new RV and I didn't want to soak the $ into something we aren't going to have long enough to make it worth it. That said, 80-100 gallons of 91 every week is getting old.

Health check on the Northstar in the Funco to see how it's doing, rear main if it stays in the car... LS if it doesn't. CVs, service trans, new paddles, possibly some tin work and a full dash. Air ride system as well.

MavR needs a cage w/ roof rack, full service and all the fluids, CVs, replace the stock seats and the trunk cover.

Enclosed needs new struts on the concession window, figure out why the fantastic fan is blowing fuses, find a good backup camera that will work on it. Also needs better modular organization for the event gear and a lot of that gear organized into pelican cases
 
The season’s not quite over for me yet. Hope to get another month or so in if it doesn’t get too hot.
But I do have some plans for the car during the off season. A new body, radius roof and doors. Good thing I’m retired as it may take all summer.
 
New heims on the front end of the buggy, new harnesses as the old belts are old and come loose occasionally, CV’s, pull out the S4 for service because it started making some noise last trip. I didn’t drive far after hearing the noise so fingers crossed not too much damage. Hope to get some good desert rides in this summer before starting the dune season again!
 
My season isn't over yet. Hopefully 1 more trip and then Idaho.
After that:
Install/plumb tranny pump.
Have custom bypass shocks made to use 2.5" bodies with 3" tubes and figure placement.
Install my new JetTrim seats.
 
One more trip on the Calendar.

Passenger side door striker plate broke last trip. Door swung open on a ride. No passenger at the time. Looks like the weld didn't penetrate the plate but did on the frame/tube. Bungee chord for the win. Out side of that repair. Basic fluids and filters on the engine and trans. May check plugs to see how things look. Car has been extremely reliable for 2 seasons now. Summer will allow me to spend some time with the developers and make some changes here. This should give the gd.comers something to talk about over summer :ROFLMAO:
 
I'm currently in G for this weekend's Extreme Regatta will be my last trip this season. :cool:
The Tow Pig will just get normal maintenance service needs.
The 5th Wheel might be gone and go to a Garage Model, want to make my trips easier and more convenient for me...Not getting any younger.
The Rail will get new side steps fabricated by Extreme and maybe stroke the motor.
I really want to add a MavR to my toy collection...maybe see what I can get at this year's SSSS....Oh and get the wife to OK another ridiculous purchase! 😝
 
Reinforce trailing arm tabs
Upgrade to king IBP 2.5's up front to replace the King 2.0's.
Some other random odds and ends
 
Grease Monkey said:
One more trip on the Calendar.

Passenger side door striker plate broke last trip. Door swung open on a ride. No passenger at the time. Looks like the weld didn't penetrate the plate but did on the frame/tube. Bungee chord for the win. Out side of that repair. Basic fluids and filters on the engine and trans. May check plugs to see how things look. Car has been extremely reliable for 2 seasons now. Summer will allow me to spend some time with the developers and make some changes here. This should give the gd.comers something to talk about over summer :ROFLMAO:
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You forgot about my truck, trailer and CanAm 🥰
 
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