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What did you do to your Ram today???

https://a.co/d/2cPmXLn

Pretty sure these metal gator like clips, and accompanying screws, are what should be in there

Or, when in doubt, these magical things
Actual bolts would make more sense. Im not sure where they went but they will be here tomorrow morning. I owe you big time! Thank you 😁
I bought a few of those wire ties last month just to have but I'd rather not. 🙏
 
Actual bolts would make more sense. Im not sure where they went but they will be here tomorrow morning. I owe you big time! Thank you 😁
I bought a few of those wire ties last month just to have but I'd rather not. 🙏
More body panel screws, not bolts.
 
Yes, where else would you go for info on BMW's ? :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: The last of the e38's 740ish were awsome cars.
Porsche 944 Turbo LEGENDARY! E46 M3 without SMG but with 6 speed manual would be dreamy and last forever
Enough with BMW's or I'll start looking for one 🤪
buy one lol
I keep on thinking about swapping the E90 S65 for a 997.2 since it's still within that era lolll
 
I know I've seen conversations about this somewhere but figured I'd give someone else the chance to exercise and sharpen their search skills:

I'm contemplating getting an RTT for next summer and needing recommendations on bed rack for it.

I have a roll-up soft Tonneau that I would like to keep. 5' 7" bed, no ram box.

....aaand go!!
i had a chassis unlimited 18" height thorex rack and i changed all the hardwares to Grade 8 bolts.
held up fine with my numerous "sending it"
i also ran an inspired overland RTT (87lb) to keep the weight down.
 
so uh... there was Geminid Meteor Shower this past weekend and I found out about it too late, so had some alone but not lonely time in the desert to capture it.
here's summary:
  • 1 man 1 truck
  • no air down
  • discovered I had some issues with my Renogy DC-DC w/ MPPT charger for the camper LiFEPO4 AT CAMP... so basically the whole week with starlink being on and truck not driven it was draining the battery because solar wasn't charging. 3 hours of driving with solar priority charge profile only charged half of the battery. Continued to run starlink for the night, set it to sleep at 4AM-8AM and ran diesel heater at the lowest setting to conserve energy. Left all camper lights off during the 12 hours I was at camp. Almost froze to death at night with windchill
  • did 2 sessions of photos, 10PM-2AM, and another one from 2AM-3AM. Ended up with about 1500 photos with only 73 i deem publishable. I turned 750 of them into a time lapse video (will post that later)
  • post processing almost killed my desktop in the RAM department... who knew 32GB RAM is not enough...
Here are the results:
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for a place that I've been to over 5 times in 2 years, this weekend's shots were the best I've got.
 
so uh... there was Geminid Meteor Shower this past weekend and I found out about it too late, so had some alone but not lonely time in the desert to capture it.
here's summary:
  • 1 man 1 truck
  • no air down
  • discovered I had some issues with my Renogy DC-DC w/ MPPT charger for the camper LiFEPO4 AT CAMP... so basically the whole week with starlink being on and truck not driven it was draining the battery because solar wasn't charging. 3 hours of driving with solar priority charge profile only charged half of the battery. Continued to run starlink for the night, set it to sleep at 4AM-8AM and ran diesel heater at the lowest setting to conserve energy. Left all camper lights off during the 12 hours I was at camp. Almost froze to death at night with windchill
  • did 2 sessions of photos, 10PM-2AM, and another one from 2AM-3AM. Ended up with about 1500 photos with only 73 i deem publishable. I turned 750 of them into a time lapse video (will post that later)
  • post processing almost killed my desktop in the RAM department... who knew 32GB RAM is not enough...
Here are the results:
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for a place that I've been to over 5 times in 2 years, this weekend's shots were the best I've got.
Those came out great!
 
so uh... there was Geminid Meteor Shower this past weekend and I found out about it too late, so had some alone but not lonely time in the desert to capture it.
here's summary:
  • 1 man 1 truck
  • no air down
  • discovered I had some issues with my Renogy DC-DC w/ MPPT charger for the camper LiFEPO4 AT CAMP... so basically the whole week with starlink being on and truck not driven it was draining the battery because solar wasn't charging. 3 hours of driving with solar priority charge profile only charged half of the battery. Continued to run starlink for the night, set it to sleep at 4AM-8AM and ran diesel heater at the lowest setting to conserve energy. Left all camper lights off during the 12 hours I was at camp. Almost froze to death at night with windchill
  • did 2 sessions of photos, 10PM-2AM, and another one from 2AM-3AM. Ended up with about 1500 photos with only 73 i deem publishable. I turned 750 of them into a time lapse video (will post that later)
  • post processing almost killed my desktop in the RAM department... who knew 32GB RAM is not enough...
Here are the results:
View attachment 209581View attachment 209583View attachment 209584View attachment 209585View attachment 209591View attachment 209586View attachment 209587View attachment 209588View attachment 209589View attachment 209590

for a place that I've been to over 5 times in 2 years, this weekend's shots were the best I've got.
Wow Amazing!
 
More body panel screws, not bolts.
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These look okay for the last 3 mud/flare bolts?
so uh... there was Geminid Meteor Shower this past weekend and I found out about it too late, so had some alone but not lonely time in the desert to capture it.
here's summary:
  • 1 man 1 truck
  • no air down
  • discovered I had some issues with my Renogy DC-DC w/ MPPT charger for the camper LiFEPO4 AT CAMP... so basically the whole week with starlink being on and truck not driven it was draining the battery because solar wasn't charging. 3 hours of driving with solar priority charge profile only charged half of the battery. Continued to run starlink for the night, set it to sleep at 4AM-8AM and ran diesel heater at the lowest setting to conserve energy. Left all camper lights off during the 12 hours I was at camp. Almost froze to death at night with windchill
  • did 2 sessions of photos, 10PM-2AM, and another one from 2AM-3AM. Ended up with about 1500 photos with only 73 i deem publishable. I turned 750 of them into a time lapse video (will post that later)
  • post processing almost killed my desktop in the RAM department... who knew 32GB RAM is not enough...
Here are the results:
View attachment 209581View attachment 209583View attachment 209584View attachment 209585View attachment 209591View attachment 209586View attachment 209587View attachment 209588View attachment 209589View attachment 209590

for a place that I've been to over 5 times in 2 years, this weekend's shots were the best I've got.
That is AmAzInG! I wish I lived near that area. I do like to see a tree every now and again. 🤪
My parents took my brother and I out West from New Jersey in 1978 it was HELL on Earth! We were a 70ish VW van/bus and stayed at KOA's it was HOT
I think only my dad was having fun. I did get to see some incredible sights and will remember it for the rest of my life but both sides will remain the good and the bad.
I didn't die! It sure felt like that was an option
 

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