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  1. ProjectBazza

    Damn! Damn! Damn!

    This morning I had to use the flashlight feature on my cell phone to get the truck out of the garage (long story), and I placed it on the back bumper.... When I got to the office I noticed I didn't have my phone with me, but I didn't think anything of it, as I've left it at home before...
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    "All I wanna do is have some fun..."

    So I had this earworm song running through my head damn near all weekend, and while I was driving around and mulching leaves yesterday afternoon it finally dawned on me why..... I've been busting my *** working on the house ever since we bought the place 2 years ago, and I'm getting close to...
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    10 years ago tomorrow...

    I actually got this woman to agree to marry me! What she sees in me I'll never know, but I try to earn it each and every day.
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    Planning my shop Build-out for next summer, looking for advice.

    I just responded to this thread regarding winterization, and it got me thinking: https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/on-a-beautiful-fall-day-we-were-prepping-the-classics-for-winter-hibernation-sigh.570260/ I've always only had a garage, and never a Shop, per se, and this metal...
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    Bait & Switch BS at Home Depot! (Caution! I'm still worked-up here...)

    What price do y'all see here? \ To me it looks like I can buy this for $383 and some change. But over my lunch break just now I tried to buy it in the store, and they wanted to charge me $419. When I saw the price on the screen at the checkout I said, "Whoa! Hold on a second here. The online...
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    I just got the nod from our financial advisor, and....

    I can officially retire whenever I feel like it! Or perhaps more correctly, I can afford to retire... Which is kind of a weird feeling.... But I'm at this weird "transitional period" (my term) where I can pull from my finances (over 59-1/2), but I'm too young to go on Medicare, and since I...
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    Need some advice on my house.

    I'm replacing the soffits, fascias, and gutters myself on our new (to us) house, and last night, just as it was getting dark, I think I ran into an "issue". Picture of the back of our house taken this past spring below, and do you see those 6x6 (or 8x8?) posts holding the sun room and deck over...
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    Three good reasons why I still do my own repairs.

    Found on a '92 F250 I recently purchased.... Reason #1: Exhaust shops are too lazy to tighten down the clamps on the silicone AIR tubes running down to the catalytic converter (just fixed myself): Reason #2: Zip ties on the brake line-hose junction : Reason #3: Cable clamps holding the...
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    Just bought a smoke machine.

    I've been chasing an exhaust leak in my truck for months now. I can hear it, and I can smell it (when I'm sitting at a stoplight), but I just can't seem to actually see anything, what with all of the hoses and tubes and what-not in the engine compartment. I'm getting an overrich code on my scan...
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    The thrill is gone?

    Maybe it's just me, but.... As a young child I played with Hot Wheels, Matchbox cars, and Tonka trucks. Couldn't get enough of 'em! A few years later I got into building scale models (cars, tanks, planes...), and I think I built about 40 of them before I was 10. When I got a little older I...
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    Where to find good rebuild kit for Carter AFB 9755S.

    Anyone here have a recommendation on where I can find a good carb rebuild kit for a Carter AFB 9755? I see some on Amazon (not gonna go there), eBay (ditto), Summit (possibly?), and a place called Mike's Carburetor Parts. The one I have had really old gas in it, and needs to completely taken...
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    And one for PBR!

    Whatever the hell this is....
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    Saw my first Cybertruck during my drive into work this morning.

    Uh...Nope! So new it still has the 30 Day Temporary plates on it. Don't matter though, 'cuz it's still ugly as hell, IMO! (Damn! I really need to wipe down the dash in my Ridgeline. I didn't realize it was that dusty.)
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    You only live once, and Life is short, so when the urge strikes...

    Go ahead and sign the driveway. Or if you're ever in the neighborhood, feel free to autograph mine!
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    MN Four Seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring, Canadian Wildfire Smoke

    4:00 PM this afternoon/evening: Sunny, blue skies, and 80 degrees. Damn near a perfect summer-like day. 6:00 PM: Smoky, smelly, and an Air Quality Alert until noon tomorrow, at least. That **** moved-in here fast. I feel for the folks up in NE British Columbia, I really do, and I sincerely...
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    When is a new car "yours"?

    ...me) 3/4 ton pickup out in Portland a few months back, despite having the receipt for it, the truck really didn't feel like it was "mine" until I: * Thoroughly washed it, both inside and out * Cleaned-out the glove box and all other storage compartments * Changed the oil, the transmission...
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    Looking at purchasing a "portable garage" (aka, tent) for temp storage. Any recommendations?

    I need to purchase a "portable garage" somewhat like this one soon (random interwebs pic): I like what I'm seeing on Shelter Logic, but does anyone have experience with this, or any other, brand? Thanks! (Edit: I'm looking for something that's at least 24' long so I can fit my extended cab...
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    Can't drive a stick? Well then don't try to steal one!

    From the "You just can't make this stuff up fast enough!" file: https://apnews.com/article/stick-shift-pickup-theft-18483d436ab4d41f11352e12f880508f
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    NYT article: "Driving Habits Shared With Insurance Firms".

    I don't recall if this came up previously on this forum ("Off Topic Forum"), or another, but either way, here's the link I said I would get: Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
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    MN guys: Cottens NAPA stores are no longer owned by "Cottens".

    I just got off the phone with a good friend, and ex-coworker, and it turns out Mike Cotten sold all 8 stores "about a week ago or so". No advanced notice or word of any sort was given to his employees, just an after-the-fact email. (Talk about chickenshit!) Done. Sold. End of "Cottens". All 8...
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    Anyone here with a dog that has had a TPLO procedure?

    Just received confirmation this morning that one of our dogs needs this. I've had over a dozen dogs over the years, but never been through this, so looking for "been there, done that" stories and/or "tails". Thanks.
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    Any tricks to removing a stuck/stubborn/rusted-in place bleeder?

    I'm trying to get Bazza's VG to MITP next month, but one of the issues with driving it there is that the front brakes are "so-so" at best, and I can't bleed them, as the bleeders are stuck in the calipers. When it was here last summer I ran out of time, and money, but I did try bleeding the...
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    Need advice purchasing a plastic polishing system.

    I've been on the interwebs for a good part of the morning, and right now I'm a bit overwhelmed with options, so I need some help/advice, please. The hood is cracked on my wife's J.D. mower (yes, it's hers), and I'll be using my 100 watt plastic "welder" (with staples) sometime this weekend to...
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    Favorite Photo Caption

    Seeing all of the "Add Your Own Caption" threads posted by "66340SEDAN" always reminds me of my all-time favorite, so I thought I would share: 40 years old, and this one still cracks me up! Jim
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    Anyone know of a "backyard" method to put the temper back in an EZ-Out?

    I'm at work, and we had to drill out a stripped and/or seized allen head set screw on a small(-ish) exhaust fan. When we applied some heat to the fan hub (which contained the remaining portion of the set screw and the EZ-Out), we must have overheated things a bit, as here's what we have now...
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    Questions regarding Sirius XM.

    I am so sick of commercials on the radio, as well as hearing the same 80 songs over & over & over again. All of my Daily rides have Sirius XM capability, and I've been looking into it a bit, but I have a few questions for those who have experience with it, such as: 1. Are there really no ads...
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    While reading the '56 Coronet Lancer thread I spotted my old minibike!

    Talk about memories, past and ongoing... This was my very first minibike Back in the Day (same model, color, everything), and because the engine was bad I got it in-trade for a bike from a kid who lived about 2 blocks away. I think I paid around $100 or so for a new engine (Dad loaned me the...
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    I tried, but I just can't take the commercials anymore!

    I'm downstairs doing some painting today, and I have (or, HAD!) the Mecum auction playing on the TV in the background. But, my God! The amount of commercials just got to be too much to bear, and I had to shut it off! I mean, it's almost like the R&T network spends as much time on the...
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