Demon's '24 Badsquatch W.I.P. build thread

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Reconfigured the roof rack. Added some1 inch tent risers

Pardon my ignorance, but why do you need the risers? Does the RTT not fit without them?

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[Demon4x4]

Pardon my ignorance, but why do you need the risers? Does the RTT not fit without them?

Short version, the straps from the RTT going under the roof rack crossbars interfered with the table slide. It also allowed me to center the RTT better left to right, because of some awning interference.

 

[Demon4x4]

Added a Baja Designs RTL-R Chase light bar to the rear of the roof rack, and some Monster Hook Rock Ring recovery points.

Shout out to @4x4TruckLEDs.com for the light bar and exemplary customer service. I bought a light bar from them and a custom wiring harness, that made it so easy even I couldn’t screw it up. Not only that, but while building the harness, they reached out and told me they thought a different light bar version (the RTL-R verse RTL) would work better as I envisioned, and didn’t even charge me for the price difference. They also refunded half the price of the custom harness as it was ‘less work than they thought.’ Class acts.

 

[4x4TruckLEDs.com]

Added a Baja Designs RTL-R Chase light bar to the rear of the roof rack, and some Monster Hook Rock Ring recovery points.

Shout out to @4x4TruckLEDs.com for the light bar and exemplary customer service. I bought a light bar from them and a custom wiring harness, that made it so easy even I couldn’t screw it up. Not only that, but while building the harness, they reached out and told me they thought a different light bar version (the RTL-R verse RTL) would work better as I envisioned, and didn’t even charge me for the price difference. They also refunded half the price of the custom harness as it was ‘less work than they thought.’ Class acts.

Came out great. Got more photos of how you routed the wire I told you I gave you a lot of wire as I wasn't 100% sure how you planned to run the wiers.

 

[Demon4x4]

Came out great. Got more photos of how you routed the wire I told you I gave you a lot of wire as I wasn't 100% sure how you planned to run the wiers.

Oh yeah, plenty of wire. I was able to run the provided chase light side all the way up under the dash on the passenger side, mounted to a Turn Offroad flasher module, and then to the ford white wire that runs into the engine bay for the accessory switches.
Brake light side was equally long, but I only needed to run the cable to the rear taillight in between the taillight and factory harness. Snapped right in. Hid the wires from the roof through these very convenient MIC top wire channels, you barely notice them.

 

[Demon4x4]

Used these mounts from Amazon (https://a.co/d/07w3Jtoy) to mount the RTL-R to the back facing side of my Trailrax TRMR roof rack, had to space out the mounting bolts a bit more than recommended to allow enough room for the Alucab table to slide in.

 

[Demon4x4]

Added a couple solar panels in prep for the trip to the Big Bends in a week.
Might have to order another panel and another pair of crossbars, looks like I could get three up there, easy.

 

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How much weight have you added to your rig? Curious.

 

[Demon4x4]

How much weight have you added to your rig? Curious.

Too much, probably. But I haven’t weighed it.

 

[Demon4x4]

@mekmagnet armor installed. They were a pleasure to work with to make me a purple sunset.

 

[Demon4x4]

Also, just got back from a trip to the Big Bends and Devil’s River.

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