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Our heat wave starts today.
Was lovely here yesterday but 5 miles North of here a major thunder storm. Even had a tornado warning a far ways East of us.
No kidding
Morning guys. Wow...busy day yesterday. Didn't even get on the computer yesterday afternoon. I was going to cut the grass in the cool of the evening but didn't. I'll be doing it today for sure then have to change the oil in the 300. I can always grab a snooze under the car pretending to be working under there.
Have a great day and keep cool.
Have a great day and keep cool.
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
Don't care much for what the feminists say, it is simply the right thing to do
As for the truck, here are some before and after pics
Tow call would have been cheaper than that scrap lumber. LOL
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
$100 -150 is what the guy quoted me
but, like you said, scrap lumber
i had all of it laying around, and except for the one board in the 3rd picture, all of them survived, so no loss
in fact, most of the lumber came from craislist and a project at church, where i had to rebuild something and was free even the first time around
chryslerfat
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Just got back from the scrapyard with 950 toward buying a muffler tubing bender at an auction next weekend if it goes cheap enough. It is a Bendpak that is 7 grand new.
That would be handy. Never run one.
chryslerfat
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I ran one in the first 8 years of my career they are fun after you learn the and the bend 1 1/1 up to 3 inch. If you have the cards you can bend a factory pipe by following the degrees of bend on the card.
Ya I've seen them cards. I should have talked my old buddy into showing me how to use it (bender) a little before he moved. Gonna take my old chevy to a different muffler guy and remove and replace the rusted bolts to the manifold pipe flange. I'd give it a go if I had a lift. Maybe
Exhaust is gross without a lift I agree !
All the new aluminum heads ,Ford Chevy,mopar bust the bolts off in the head , I think it’s the different expansion rates of the steel and aluminum.
GM is a better generalization. Its galvanic corrosion. Been taught that for 20 years when dealing with aluminum body panels and steel sub-structures. There are special washers that insulate aluminum panels from ferrous metals. Cant happen very well with engine components. Doesn't work well with bodies either.
The engineer that designed the aluminum/steel combination caught his wife sleeping with a mechanic or body man
Yes. That is a good lesson. Several heat cycles to the effected bolt area is crucial too.
It creates a battery. They know, just trying to figure it out.The engineer that designed the aluminum/steel combination caught his wife sleeping with a mechanic or body man
The real trick is to cut (plasma?) the nut off before you break it then weld the new nut on, along with the heat cycles I recommended.
There is also a chemical reaction between the two metals. Great if they use the compound that prevents that but doubt they did because of then $$$ factor
Seen that many times and works slick as ****
Morning guys. Another beautiful day ahead. It was hot and humid yesterday but did mange to cut the dam grass again yesterday. Then did some much needed maintenance on my one lawnmower. Even got to try out my new power washer. Sure works nice and the mower is spanking clean. They always seem to run better when shiny, just like our cars LOL.
Will change the oil on the 300 today for sure.
Keep cool
Will change the oil on the 300 today for sure.
Keep cool
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