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    Early bayonet ID?

    Friend found a hoard of knives pre estate sale from a deceased relative. They said take the whole lot and it was about 500 various China replica swords, machetes, multi-tools, combat knives....90% Chinese made trinkets. I saved these 3 original looking bayonettes from a $100 valued pawn shop...
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    Wheel adapter studs?

    Didn't even know these existed.... .....Replacement Off-Set Wheel Adapter Stud, for 6533 Adapters
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    Ford Powerstroke tuner?

    came into this and have no clue what its worth. Any guesses? RollingBigPower Powerstroke 2003-2006 tuner. has 10 power tunes, speed limiter removal and 3 trans tunes built into a OBD type scan tool. No cable but i may build one if it's worth it.
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    Finally......

    After 16 years....I finally got a new work truck. And it's a beauty! To be honest...it took me a minute to figure out how to start the thing! :rofl:
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    Selling gold

    If I had some US eagle gold coins and 1oz bars where could I cash them in for market value? Bank? Selling gold always seems to get under market value ie. 'Buying price' and 'Selling price' of foreign currencies.
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    Anyone into old minibikes?

    Picked up a 72 Powell Challenger rolling frame from a customer, all I need is a 5HP B&S and a throttle....and 2 new tires...and a seat...and? Check out the expanding band rear brake (other side of wheel hub) and integrated rear tire sprocket. Even has a swing arm rear and telescoping front...
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    Pomona Winternationals

    Anyone going? I got Top Eliminator Club tickets for me and my boys. Have not been in 45 years...
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    anyone ever get a headlight ticket?

    LED headlights retrofitted into Halogen equipped cars is technically illegal. But has anyone ever gotten a fix it ticket for using them, or pissibly not having the headlights 24" from the ground? U.S. Car, Truck, and SUV Headlight Standards to Get Major Update Thanks to Infrastructure Law Im...
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    Anyone have a CARFAX subscription?

    Found a car with a good VIN but no title...just want to check the legal status.
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    LS 4 banger

    LS3 topped 3.6 "Origin" industrial engine makes 340 na HP. Said the block could also mount a Windsor head....? Stout 4 banger! Shades of the old MP W-head sprint car motor.
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    FABO locals helping out thread

    Anyone in East Peoria, Ill? I kinda messed up in estimating shipping on something and shipper wants $65 to ship a $10 item. IF I win this bid, someone can have the item case and all if they can pick it up, I just need a few of its arrows.
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    Just another USPS rant post

    Sent a $40 usps money order to cover purchase and shipping of 4 dog dish hubcaps from NC to Cali. Sent it in a pre stamped envelope to a resi address right from the lobby of the post office. Pushed it into the slot saying domestic mail. 13 days later the recipient still has not received it...
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    Any archers here?

    Went to an archery themed birthday party with my 7 year old. It was at an indoor range and they taught the youth 6-10 years to use the gear and they all shot a few 3 arrow rounds from about 40 feet. They put a balloon up in the bull and 2 of the kids hit the bull out of their 4 rounds. My kid...
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    Legit Win10 for $3.60....YES!

    How many have Win10 with the embarrassing "your copy is not genuine" nag watermark? Well, I found a place that sells product keys for $3.60 or $4.73 (OEM or retail) out the door sent in a digital download. If you want or need to upgrade from 7 or 8.1, you go to microsoft and download the Win10...
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    OTC meds that work

    Seems every fall through early winter, I get stuffy nose before bed. Been like that for decades. Never took a med for it, thought it was due in part to my allergies since childhood. Well, family is all sick now in various stages of a cold (that's all I'm convinced of) and son was given an OTC...
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    New car mileage

    Why do newer (relative) cars get shitty gas mileage, Ie. 2010 PT Cruiser 19/24 mpg? Really, that's good slant 6 territory. Remember the Plymouth Champ, that sucker was 50mpg with an old fashioned carb! Browsing cheap used cars and just shaking my head at the posted mpg. 19 mpg for a Toyota 22R...
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    California DMV engine change rules...?

    I understand a California motor change is installing a motor outside the original engine family (ie V8 swap in a mini truck) and the smog implications are on the new motor, ie the new motor ( ie.'86 302) must have that years smog equipment functional (egr, evap, pcv, etc) in the chassis it's...
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    E-bike that has some class...

    E-R75: Notice real R cylinder heads but electric motor and original 4/5 speed transmission. 50 mile city range. $9500 conversion if you got the R already.
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    My kid hit Mach 0.85 in airplane!

    Not real hard when your 737-800 powers through 26,000 at 592 mph..in a climb? Wonder if that bird could break the sound barrier in a shallow dive....AMERICA !
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    Any math majors here? OHC head milled.....

    Got a question about an OHC motor that has had the head milled. If the cam sprocket is 109mm in diameter (54.5 radius) and the cam moved 2mm closer to the crank driven by a chain, how many degrees has the cam rotated by being 2mm closer to the crank? It is going to 'roll' down the drive (R) side...
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    Who drinks Malt Liquor?

    My son brought home a bottle of King Cobra because I told him it was terrible. Man, I was right! Its like a syrupy beer with a chemical aftertaste. I used to drink Red Horse "Extra Strong Beer" 750ml overseas but I don't recall it tasting like this as its marketed as a 'malt liquor' here. Maybe...
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    Anyone got a Samsung Edge lit 4K TV? Color issues now.

    Pretty common, circa 2018. My UN55NU6900 model has some bad color while streaming and I was wondering if anyone had a similar model who could tell me their "correct" looking color levels? There are about 8 in the "advanced settings" under the color setting screen. I got them all centered but...
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    electric valvetrain?

    Looking at a set of pintle style 2005 5.9 RAM diesel injectors. Im thinking these are heavy duty pintle servos that open a high pressure fuel rail port to each direct fed cylinder. What is the chance these will morf into direct no spring intake/exhaust valve actuators for an infinitely...
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    Laser welders?

    $20K gets you into something like this....pretty cool.
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    Nascar nuts...

    What do you think about the new cup series single spindle nut? Wallace looses one on the driver side in a road course and he wasnt even in a turn...They are LH threads in the driver side (forward motion is the tightening rotation) so wonder how he lost it? It even looks like there are spring...
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    classic stock car racing...

    Nnything look strange in this Buddy Baker screen grab? It took me about 4 takes to figure out the "428" is actually "426".....
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    When racing was...topless?

    On the street...on the beach! This would be a killer nostalgia race with limited HP cars to keep things semi fatal.
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    Cyberwarfare?

    Son's checking account got hit for some money. Transactions from Texas, London. Dubai...watch your stash. If you don't have 2 part authentification option turned on, do it! It should text you for permission to process any payments, like PayPal does. Could save you some grief in today's hostile...
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    Left hand lug nuts are back, baby!

    Nascar has LH lug nuts on these new cars driver side wheels now. Wonder why? :rolleyes:
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    Any roller skaters here?

    Wife picked up some cheap Chicago Skate 4 wheelers. Bearings are crap! 608Z with a built in bearing spacer. I tried some ABEC 3 skate bearings out of some old roller blades in there but I need a spacer. Is there a standard sized spacer I need to install regular skateboard bearings? It looks to...
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