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New "trucks" just aren't. There glorified 4 door open air mini vans. Same reason I hunted far and wide for my sierra. Limited slip rear was the one option I wasn't living without, that and the MANUAL transfer case. The electronic one's are too prone to failure when you need them most. As far as 2wd, my old ranger with b.f Goodridge k04's and 300 lbs over the axle was completely capable as long as I didn't get silly.
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I have one of those rare days off of work(dentist appointment, yay me), so got a bit more done, jumped around a bit this morning. Brushed a wash over the exhaust, touched up some previous work. I didn't like the alternator floating out in space, looked empty to me, so I built the bracket from some .020 sheet. Copied it from a pic I found online, there seems to be a few different styles depending on options. I'm going to do the same for the power steering pump. It just looks bare to me.
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It's a hardtop now. Looks so much better. Had to clean my bench, and put up some more paint storage, but managed to put in a bit of bodywork. There was a nice line of flash down the peak of both rear fenders, I don't want to roll that over. There's a few low spots, but it's looking good. Did a bit of scribing around the doors and tried to get a little depth on the trim.
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Being a welder, I grabbed a few sticks of .050-.060 aluminum tig rod to use as a mockup and get angles correct. I could probably epoxy that together and save some work. It's dead soft and bends super easy. Just another option for you.
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Priorities.
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I've done similar, plastic bag, tape and a clamp. Got my buddies old dodge home without Nuking the engine.
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Thoughts and ideas that hold forever true..........
johnyrotten replied to JollySipper's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
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Would this apply, or does the age of the kits rule this out?
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http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/231517-older-monogram-revell-kit-glue-problems/
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Too bad, the first was a interesting take on the joker, especially after Jared Leto's mess of the character
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What Did You See In Your Yard Today?
johnyrotten replied to Tim W. SoCal's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
About 2 years ago I had to "rescue" a raccoon from my dumpster. My driveway is about 400 feet downhill from the house. That morning I stopped to throw a bag out, opened the lid and it was trapped in the empty dumpster. Grabbed a decently long branch off the ground and gave it a way out. Must have been interesting for the raccoon, it was for me. The joys of living in the woods. We haven't seen any Possums -
93 f-150 parts
johnyrotten replied to rattle can man's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Do you think it would be possible to use water slide decal paper and print/have printed your own reflective stripe. You would have to scale it down, or find a paper that looks close to what you need. I've used that on paint jobs for custom motorcycles I've built in the past. Just a thought. -
What Did You See In Your Yard Today?
johnyrotten replied to Tim W. SoCal's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
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So we've all been there, 6pm on a Sunday in the middle of something and Murphy shows up and throws his hand in the mix. My glasses snapped in half (the flexible Bridge over the nose). Thought about possibly silver soldering them, but working blind and unsure of the metallurgy I came up with this. A few pieces of stainless wire, some heat shrink and c.a. glue. A bit of file work and 20 minutes later, fit perfect and will get me through the holiday weekend till I can get some replacements. Anyone else have a MacGyver story they want to share?
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Welcome Dave, nice weathering work. The broken widows look really good.
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What Did You See In Your Yard Today?
johnyrotten replied to Tim W. SoCal's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
So a little update on this, my wife happened to show me a Facebook post of a black bear spotted about 3/4 mile away. Thankfully not a giant sloth.(joke) I live in one of those areas where I'm in the woods( my own private paradise) yet I'm 2 minutes from civilization. All of the deer we have around usually just empty the feeders out, not damage them. This was a 3/4 inch steel shepherd's hook. all in all, first time in seven years yogi decided to visit, I'm more concerned for my dogs as harley is trained off leash. That's a possible situation I would not care to take part in. As me and my wife say "it always an adventure". Thanks for commenting everyone, it's been fun reading all the responses. -
What Did You See In Your Yard Today?
johnyrotten replied to Tim W. SoCal's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
If that's the case, I'll put this place on the market and be gone. Lol -
What Did You See In Your Yard Today?
johnyrotten replied to Tim W. SoCal's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
This morning one of my old lady's bird feeders was bent over pulled to the ground, and both my dogs are extremely curious of that spot. Hope there isn't a bear hanging around. -
One of the machinist I watch on YouTube did a video where he visited this. Abom79. Absolutely massive machines, he pointed out that the hills around the area are actually the tailings piles.
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Very nice. White interiors always "pop". Can't wait to see this finished
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That's true, and especially hot rod (being a business and all) but to me and probably a few others that particular car is/was "special". When I seen that, it was as if they cut up elvis's cadillac, or burned the two lane blacktop car if it even still exist. I'm intrigued with the performance capabilities/ potential of e.v.'s, just think sometimes certain things should be left alone.
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I'm always on the hunt for a deal. Nice score
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Thank you once again. I've been paying attention to your build, kinda gives me a heads up on potential issues I may find. Your gto is looking really good, the detail on the engine looks perfect.