johnyrotten

Seen this happen at work, our office staff has a few cheaper calipers. Andy's post above is spot on for the repair. Also check where it slides against for grime or any burrs, they don't exactly treat tools properly in the office at my job. Adjust those two screws a little at a time and check the "feel" of how it slides as you go. I was able to repair them without completely removing the screws, by the way.

Thinking outside the box, perhaps a o-ring of proper size . You would have to shape the profile of the tire and create the tread,of course. Just a thought. 3d print would most certainly be the better route.

That one is pure gold.

Some of the guys would have difficulty understanding the Kelvin scale, I dumbed it down to btu for them as a more familiar unit of measurement. Any adjustments, for them was given in "hotter"or "colder" "less"or "more" phrases. Or had had to come in after my shift and do it myself. I had to learn "idiot speak", unfortunately, at times in my career there. Most of those guys were hardly fit to work at jiffy lube, I had been trained by the manufacturer during the install. You obviously understand it, they couldn't.

Absolutely agree. anything else I chalk up to over-complication and corporate greed. No need for a 1500 dollar headlight, this isn't the space shuttle or a fighter jet.

Iceman collections has this for big block chevy, maybe with a bit of file work and styrene this could be made to work.

Living proof of "too dumb to change a light bulb". Put the tools down and slowly walk away. This quote alone makes me happy I no longer turn wrenches for a living.

I tend to speak in "layman's" terms, I'm not an expert nor would I claim that, btu makes it a bit easier, at least to me, to understand. I've had the "pleasure" of training more than a few "less bright individuals". Force of habit.

When she first showed up my wife called someone, they told her if it doesn't appear sick, or suffering that there's not much they will/can do. Kinda a run around answer. We see this one regularly with a few other's, and with all the feeders on my property she's hanging on. She doesn't run away when she spots us, more inquisitive than scared.

I've had vision problems all my life and by far the best headlights I've had on a vehicle were the bi-zenon in my volkswagen gli. They were auto leveling and had a very distinct "cut off", didn't blind anyone, factory equipment. Most of the "upgrades" some people do actually make the problem worse, wrong bulb for the type of housing/reflector and the temperature(btu) of the light. More isn't always better. Dont overlook all the now giant trucks with aftermarket everything, lifted, and running IMPROPERLY aimed lighting. As for new vehicles with factory portable sun's for lights, I think part of that is manufacturers going with the trends, and of course the profits for replacement. I'll stick with my cheaper, serviceable composite headlights. I used to work on optical sorting equipment, you learn a ton about light's color spectrum with those. Pretty neat systems.

Thanks Carl.

I've got them,pm me your info.

My youngest God-daughter graduated high school today, I could not be more proud of her.

Cool old stake body work truck. Nice work with the weathering and patina.

I'm sure I've got a set from the copperhead, I'll dig them out tonight.

Cool build, looks awesome 👍👍.

I have 2-3 different cars photos saved,and around 60 photos printed in a folder for reference on something I want to build very accurately. There's one car from my youth i can still get in person pics of, that one's on the list as well.So yes, I save references for future builds

Spent most of the morning lowering the suspension and adapting the wheel backs to fit the new wheels. Here's a shot of the stance, let me know what you think

This looks awesome. 👍👍

Finally a break from the heat, 71 degrees and rain on the way. I'm glad my God daughter's Graduation will be indoors, and it wasn't scheduled for yesterday.

I know that.👍 The woman had some machinist tools and boxes of carbide inserts as well, I let her know those were in very nice shape and worth real money. If she had the complete set of wrenches I would have come out of my pocket for a fair amount. I look for bargains,I'm not greedy.

She's been around for the last 4-5 years, I have no idea what happened to her leg. They normally don't live long with injuries like this,this one's hanging on

This girl hanging out in the yard, she's still around, bad leg and all. And yes I need to mow the lawn. Between the monsoons and heat wave I haven't had a chance.

Sweet looking Ranchero. The two tone paint scheme really sets it off, as does the interior color. 👍👍

Very clean looking interior, nice work