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Hooked up my Midland GMRS 2 way radio
Trying this new mounting location
This radio has a "flip" feature for the LED display
We use these radios to communicate between Crossfires while out on our group runs
Heading to Eureka Springs, Arkansas in 2 weeks to join 28 more Crossfires for our annual summer event
“Crossfire Fun in the Ozarks”
My hood strut hydraulic fluid leaked out and it became unable to support the hood when opened
With some research and some reviews on Amazon I ordered this one
There are many that are said to work including just changing the internal hydraulic part without the plastic sleeve
I preferred replacing the entire strut
This one was said to fit our Crossfire on Amazon and has the full vertical hood extension function
That is also an option for replacing your hood strut for less money but it is aftermarket branded
I was aware of this when I placed my order and after I took mine apart after I replaced the entire assembly it looks like this
You can order just the hydraulic cartridge and attach the 2 ends and your current plastic sleeve to this
Got a new CPS installed
Got a strobe module connected to my recently repaired 3rd LED brake light
Got a Kenwood Stereo with Bluetooth installed
Cleaned the engine and engine bay
We had a tech weekend in Michigan
That is also an option for replacing your hood strut for less money but it is aftermarket branded
I was aware of this when I placed my order and after I took mine apart after I replaced the entire assembly it looks like this
You can order just the hydraulic cartridge and attach the 2 ends and your current plastic sleeve to this.
You can buy the Stabilus cylinder as well
When I raise the hood for more than a minute or so I always raise it to the near vertical position, as this takes the load off the cylinder and should prolong its life and save some of my money.
Last edited by onehundred80; 08-19-2020 at 10:09 AM.
Winter Storage is now possible for all 3 vehicles in my heated garage.
I'm not storing it yet but it has its place now.
I sold my Motorcycle in the Spring and now have room for my Roadster in the garage with our other 2 vehicles. NOTE: the 2X4's are NOT under the wheels
I had a '90 GMC Suburban when I was in Atlanta that would JUST fit in the garage if I touched the front bumper to the back wall
and removed the trailer hitch. The door then cleared by 1/4 "
Winter Storage is now possible for all 3 vehicles in my heated garage.
I'm not storing it yet but it has its place now.
I sold my Motorcycle in the Spring and now have room for my Roadster in the garage with our other 2 vehicles.
Looks like you have some 1 x 4 wooden strips on the floor to guide you when parking the Crossfire.
And also another strip that lets you know when the daily driver is back far enough. Pretty ingenuous!!
Last edited by Valk; 11-13-2020 at 09:48 PM.
Reason: rem pics
Looks like you have some 1 x 4 wooden strips on the floor to guide you when parking the Crossfire. And also another strip that lets you know when the daily driver is back far enough. Pretty ingenuous!!
2X4 boards placed behind each rear wheel to keep the stop/parking board from moving
In other words i can never back the truck into the Crossfire
A couple weeks ago at our Crossfire fun in the Ozarks event we had a "Tech Day"
I had my idler pulley and serpentine belt replaced.
I also had a fan mod installed which is a toggle switch that you can use to manually turn on the cooling fan to run at top speed.
This is for extra cooing of the engine temp while sitting in traffic or parked with the AC on on a hot day.
I also had my new Alpine stereo installed and now wired directly to the existing stock amp to provide the full 4 channel sound our cars are capable of.
The stock stereo and the harness only use 2 channels and even if you install a replacement stereo if you simply use the existing harness you are still only using 2 channels of a 4 channel amp.
Using all 4 channels of the amp provides a much higher quality sound from all the speakers and allows the sub woofers behind the seats to be adjusted independently to provide much more output.
I have a Roadster and I can here the music fine on the highway with the top down now !!
I highly recommend this particular stereo too
Today my Crossfire got New Wheels !!!
TSW Snetterton 19x9.5 Rears and 18x8 Fronts
Hyper Silver w/Mirror Cut Lip
This wheel is featured in the video here
Those look great, Valk!
You did it right in keeping with the larger diameter rears, as the designer intended. Most with aftermarket wheels have the same diameter on all 4 corners; to me it just doesn't look right.
Re: My Second Crossfire - My 6 Speed Roadster
