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« on: August 26, 2019, 01:34:18 PM »
Too soon?  She helped install it!! Now just need to wire in the plug.
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« on: August 23, 2019, 06:38:44 PM »
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« on: August 23, 2019, 10:45:44 AM »
If you can’t tell, I have never shot competition. Didn’t even think about any of the above. I know a guy who custom built a light weight .280 ackley. Purpose behind it is so he can pack it into the back country and save a few pounds doing so, and still have enough reach to drop a bull on the other side of canyon.
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« on: August 23, 2019, 12:05:23 AM »
Charles, you ever see anybody running a 280 ackley? I believe that’s what it’s called.
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« on: August 22, 2019, 11:08:43 PM »
That’s an interesting placement of the fuel filler....
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Was the closest hole to bolt it to.... it just so happened to turn it vertical. Breather doesn’t work worth a darn though so you have to pull it out of the top of the tank when filling it.
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« on: August 22, 2019, 08:52:07 PM »
Second trip to Tucson resulted in a win.... albeit an painfully slow one because the first piece of glass they tried today (second overall) was cut too small. So three hours later we had this!  AC is charged and blows cold, but the compressor is doing this weird on/off cycling thing. Going to check the ground again. Then try something else if it doesn’t stop. Hydro boost problem is still very present, or what we think is a hydro boost problem.
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« on: August 17, 2019, 08:55:37 PM »
Don. Friendly wager?
If it’s not the TCM I’ll donate $100 to the RMTW website fund
If it is...I’ll buy the steaks at the fall get together at the farm.
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Heck of a wager! What is this fall get together you speak of? We’re headed that direction-ish next month.
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« on: August 17, 2019, 08:47:08 PM »
Dang Tex! That’s a good one. It appears to
Have gone entirely through the nail. I too am curious how you managed that. I only have a single stage press so I’d like to think I couldn’t manage to have that happen.
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« on: August 17, 2019, 12:43:06 AM »
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If only I printed stickers.... cause this needs to be on vehicles!
410
« on: August 17, 2019, 12:41:28 AM »
Afternoon gents.
Surgery went fine. All fixed up.
The cocktail the drug dealer gave me KO’d me before I knew what was happening. Lol.
Woke up and well dealing with irritated throat and a bad case of hangry.
By the time I hit the OR I’m usually a lot of cofffee and two meals in to my day.
Then had to splain the severity of my ‘white coat’ syndrome.
After surgery when I was 110/80 to 130/88 I think they believed me.
Was small apparently so no mesh, and I’m outta commission for a few more weeks.
What a way to ruin a whole summer.
Oh well.
Thanks for the prayers, and now for some recovery.
And another coffee and some more ice cream.
Samm, glad to hear everything went well. May God grant you a quick and stress reduced recovery! Also, id have guessed you summer is near over by now, or do you have another two weeks before the two days of fall before winter sets in?
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« on: August 16, 2019, 01:23:10 AM »
So far this morning I’ve talked to Nate on the phone, replied to his grilling thread, and I am about to go and put this nightmare of a home sale/purchase to bed! Keep your fingers crossed-otherwise you may hear about me on the evening news! Just kidding but still funny! 
Mike, seeing how I am only seeing this well past days end, I hope it is officially done and behind you.
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« on: August 14, 2019, 10:18:43 PM »
 No real update other than we’re just working out the bugs. Need to properly wire a switch for over drive, or buy the HGM computer. Got the dash ready for radio install.  Made a panel to hold the vintage air thermostat.   Still looking for a bed, found a couple usable at junkyard but haven’t had the cash to purchase one yet. We’re getting there though. Current plan is to take this truck and the fam from here to Arkansas down to Fort Lauderdale Florida and back next month. Move stuff for mother in-law, sadly re home our pups, possibly pickup some stuff and maybe deliver some more stuff along the way.
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« on: August 10, 2019, 08:06:43 PM »
In retrospect, especially when I was away from home stationed in some crap hole, I would think of home every day. The days would take forever to go by, but then looking back, a year had passed, whole seasons and I wondered where it went.
Living day to day takes time, but all the years in the past went by so fast.
Many of us can relate to this. However I didn’t have kids while in those crap holes. And here we are 5 years later and prepping for our sons first big move, he was only 7mos when we moved from GA to AZ. Now five years later we’re going Oxonian. Crazy! But, if you look through the years I’d bet you could find God in each of them!
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« on: August 09, 2019, 11:21:33 PM »
The hottest part of the year and my AC compressor decided to lock up. I replaced the compressor, lines, orifice tube and accumulator and flushed the ever living daylights out of the evaporator and condenser . Well the truck is a 2006 and it looked like everything was original. But my question is I can't find any info on how much refrigerant oil is needed for a 2006 Chevy 2500 with the duramax. The part store said 7.7 ounces but that sounds way to much to me. Any help would be great
Someone else will probably come through with the answer, but can you call a stealership service dept or parts, and ask them? They have the info it’s just a matter of whether or not they’re willing to share. I have gotten info on toyotas in this manner.
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« on: August 09, 2019, 10:44:45 PM »
send me a PM I might have a use.
Fastenal will freight it to AZ for about 250. Were headed east next month maybe ship it somewhere in my route and I’ll bring it back? Throw me a bone for fuel, got a bunch of stuff that needs to come to you anyways, what’s one more :)
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« on: August 09, 2019, 05:06:38 PM »
I told the wife I was bringing my little 22 pocket pistol next time.
She said, why would you bother bringing that? You know that won't stop a bear.
Nope, but when I shoot you in the knee, I'll be able to get away easier.....
Lol, reminds me why I don’t care what I carry, I’m always the fastest on foot in my groups... pack on or not.... last time I had a 45lc
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« on: August 06, 2019, 08:21:26 PM »
I don’t think anyone really needs an excuse to protect themselves! And Wyoming is getting real thick with non people fearing grizzlies.
Last time I was in the shoshone, we met a father son headed out and he was carrying a large bored lever action. Not sure what caliber but I liked the idea, bigger round with more capacity than a revolver. People would love seeing you back country with that :)
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« on: August 06, 2019, 07:48:10 PM »
May seem silly, but I know a handful of folks who carry a .357 or .41. Actually know a guy who dang near got eaten but hit the sow in with a .41. He attributes the shot to his dog heeling the bear to give him a chance. Game and fish declared it self defense so no 10k fine.
Check the rules on the parks because I know for a while you weren’t supposed to have guns.
Never wore a bell don’t know anyone who has, just bear spray, a dog or seven, possibly a 30-30, or .41. And these gents are in the thick of bear country all the time.
419
« on: August 06, 2019, 12:39:14 PM »
I have been quiet for a while, have been enjoying daughter/grand daughter time
That’s a great way to go quiet! Hope it was a good time.
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« on: August 05, 2019, 06:38:55 PM »
Dish washer dedicated to brass? Couple small baskets on the bottom rack you can do large quantities in no time....?
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« on: August 04, 2019, 01:43:47 PM »
...And I am about to start transporting that Kubota a lot more often.
Did you hire it out? Or trade work rather..
422
« on: August 02, 2019, 01:44:38 PM »
So originally I had an appointment on the 31 of July in Tucson, to get a rear window installed. Could have drove it up then, but wanted to attend to a few other items before doing so. That being said I rescheduled for today 2 August... Left the house at 0830, and with only a few hiccups (blown IC boot) we made it only a little late to the appointment. So now I wait to get the last piece of glass installed, then hopefully we can take it into Sierra vista and get the AC charged, cause it’s hot! Pre rear glass after a my road made a mess of the back. 
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« on: August 02, 2019, 01:41:16 PM »
Sweet and help is also good.
Forgot to check, but how about just shipping is?
Not sure I follow JR, ship what?
424
« on: August 01, 2019, 11:59:33 PM »
And yet most sheriffs departments have them! Does that one have an RPG type net on the side? You know what we had in Iraq and Afghanistan, the weird wire that was intended to detonate RPGs before hitting the hull... or so that’s what I thought they did.
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« on: August 01, 2019, 11:55:26 PM »
So, many thanks to one of our own here, swbhobie16, he came out for a week to help me get this truck on the road. And boy did he ever help!!!! We went from a truck that I started by touching a cable to the positive terminal to a keyed ignition with gauges lights ac plumbed heat working, just overall much farther than i could have accomplished by myself in a week.. So from my family and I, we appreciate your help it couldn’t have come at a better time. If anyone needs consulting, you could probably get him to travel. So today was the first day since I bought the 74 in 2015 that I put fuel of any kind in it....  And what the back of our truck currently looks like.  Thanks to all for the help you have provided. More updates to follow in coming days.
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« on: July 28, 2019, 11:52:45 PM »
And with it all plugged in...
Need to take it to town and have the AC charged, that vintage air sure moves air! However I don’t need hot air being blown around in the truck.
What dose the ducting look like for the vintage air?
It’s like the accordion style soft duct with a spring inside. And black. With your knowledge and tools, you could probably fab up some smooth pipe type.
427
« on: July 28, 2019, 07:50:04 PM »
And with it all plugged in... Need to take it to town and have the AC charged, that vintage air sure moves air! However I don’t need hot air being blown around in the truck.
428
« on: July 28, 2019, 03:21:57 PM »
I have a cover for that motor if you want it. The cummins/dodge one, won't fly on my chevy.
JR, we appreciate the offer but we too have one.
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« on: July 28, 2019, 01:14:16 AM »
Made some significant progress today. Truck is probably about 60% wired. AC/heat is plumbed. Had some of it done yesterday, it turned over under key for the first time since I removed the engine.    I could not have gotten to where it is without the help that came in on Tuesday. Got a few more days before he has to go home.
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« on: July 27, 2019, 12:08:08 AM »
7500 ft elevation.
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Makes me miss the mountains.... been a while since we’ve been in them
431
« on: July 25, 2019, 10:05:08 PM »
Look at this piece of art work!!!! I can take no credit on this, but it is amazing!  More goodness!  
432
« on: July 21, 2019, 11:02:35 PM »
With that much wrong, I would start from scratch. All new wiring to start.
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Possibly use what you can of the old wires to pull new wires into proper locations?
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« on: July 21, 2019, 10:44:09 PM »
I need to cut a piece of stainless to cover and hold it all but we got the gauge cluster more ready for install. Before  After  Roughtimation of what it will look like.  We’re happy!
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« on: July 20, 2019, 10:56:13 PM »
Slow, but a little more progress. We spent this week in heavy household thinning operations, made great progress there! AC is bolted in and the bulkhead fittings have been loosely installed. We need a couple more line ends to finish up the heat and AC plumbing.  
435
« on: July 19, 2019, 07:48:42 PM »
Enjoying some chris stapelton
AWESOME!!! I’d love to go see him, brother of mine has spoken highly of his concerts
436
« on: July 19, 2019, 12:39:17 PM »
We out grew our small spray room/booth. We built a second floor above the shop over the last few weeks, moved the spray booth upstairs. Now the air in the room can be cleared in seconds which is nice. The down side is the Air Conditioned air now get evacuated just as fast. It was 105 in the booth yesterday. With sweat dripping from my beard I told the boss this has better be short term or I am out.
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Sounds like my paint booth.... IE my garage  super hot
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« on: July 18, 2019, 04:52:51 PM »
Last of the big pieces we need to get this thing hwy worthy.   Truck is scheduled for rear glass and tint on July 31 in Tucson...  That means we have to have it highway capable by 0800 on July 31. We’ve got a good friend coming out on Monday to help us finish up the loose ends. We’ve spent this week thinning, sorting, and packing for our upcoming move.
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« on: July 17, 2019, 11:57:15 AM »
Next to the sub, you get a sense for how big that bird really is
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There's a whole lot more underwater!
And they do not necessarily stay stationary.
The bird, or the sub?
Navy Captains do not like to sit in one place. The name of the game is to keep moving. That makes flying and landing on naval vessels tricky. Depending on the wind direction you may encounter up to moderate turbulence just downwind of any superstructure.
So imagine hovering sideways (Moving) and having to keep a more or less precision position in potential deadly (cold) waters while bucking and kicking in some nasty wind. That and should you contact the tower you will obviously crash and potentially damage a very important piece of equipment.
Sounds exhilarating! Wish I could have got into that line of work.
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« on: July 16, 2019, 11:21:01 AM »
What he said ^^^^
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« on: July 15, 2019, 02:46:01 PM »
More goodies!!!! Still have two more gauges to come but who knows when they’ll show up. 
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« on: July 15, 2019, 02:10:01 PM »
Glass 1 of 2.... DONE! 
442
« on: July 15, 2019, 10:47:22 AM »
Yea totally thought you jammed some kind of turbo in there!
Baylee wishes.....
Allow me to do to you what you so often do to me
Hey, Let's put a LS1 in there. No, wait, an LQ4 with 543 heads n' a cam...or a 500 caddy...
Now someone start discussing the virtues of the LS platform, while someone else suggest putting a 4BT in there, while someone else asks some non-pertinent question about the mutt... ;-)
Chief, if this were on the table, I’d suggest the Cummins re-power engine. It seems they made it for such a job as this.
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« on: July 15, 2019, 02:20:01 AM »
Ok, got the floor and firewall officially done for what I will be doing for sound improvement/noise reduction. The doors will be addressed when they are installed.   And we got the dash installed, which will be permanentized tomorrow.  On all of the edges of the dash I installed butyl rope so there is no metal on metal contact, in hopes to improve sound quality and noise reduction. This is the rope I used, it’s a product from a sound shop in Tucson called second skin. They’re on the webz as well. Amazon has the best prices for this particular product.  You can see the black line across the window sill, that is the butyl rope installed. Which I then covered with the dash!  Tomorrow is a big day, as some of the final pieces are supposed to show up. The last item that will need to be purchased is a rear window of some kind. Which I am waiting to hear from LMC on, as they offer a piece of glass that is supposed to work from 72-93. I called and talked to them about this as I have in my position a 74 and a 92 rear window, and they are significantly different. But I need the cab water proof so I’m looking for glass.
444
« on: July 15, 2019, 12:03:48 AM »
At 1:54 ish there are some pretty cool chinook scenes
Shawn, read the book! It is simply amazing!!!! Horse Soldiers I might have to find time to read it again.
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« on: July 14, 2019, 12:22:06 PM »
Installed some parts :) So I started the day with pulling the alternator thermostat and water pump. Thermostat and water pump were simple enough. Old and busted...  Cleaned up this mess best I could  Then reinstalled the new, it’s a five bolt process because you need to pull the alternator. So the alternator is normally an externally regulated type. The internetiverse showed that there is a way to make this a internally regulated one wire type. So I attempted that... First put the thing on your work bench..  Pull the rear dust cover by removing the four nuts, 3 small and the one for battery connect.  This is the regulator from transpo.  Install the positive and ground cables under the cover.  Route green and orange cables through a gap on the edge of the cover and re install dust cover. Then bench test it if possible. Which I did at napa several times with and without regulator and found alternator was toast and only producing 8-9 bolts some times then around 3 another time. Purchased new unit and installed regulator again. Installed on truck and tested with no voltage output.... so not sure if I did something wrong or if the alternator needs an exciter wire or something else. Or if I ruined another alternator let me know if you have any ideas. Then I crawled underneath, pulled trans pan and dip stick tube and replaced both. The tube is made by Lokar and I am VERY happy with it’s a locking type. There is a “pan but” that holds the bottom of the tube in the transmission. Then the dip stick has a locking mechanism on the top, same as the actual tube to the stub shaft I’ll call it. You can see all the pieces here.  Nice machined filter spacer.  You can see the pan nut in the corner. Which secured the bottom section of tube into the transmission.   Here you can see the tube connected to the bottom section in the trans.  The top will be mounted to the firewall. It Seems like a very well thought out dipstick tube combo.
446
« on: July 13, 2019, 09:43:29 PM »
Yea totally thought you jammed some kind of turbo in there!
Baylee wishes.....
Rightfully so! Not like that 4cyl is a spunky. Only way to get it to really go is re gear! Did you re gear that thing?
447
« on: July 13, 2019, 08:37:50 PM »
Yea totally thought you jammed some kind of turbo in there! But hey, spacers is cool. Ran a set with lift springs on the 02 4runner!!!
448
« on: July 13, 2019, 11:15:39 AM »
Budget boosted this the other day.....
For the uneducated among us, care to share how you budget boost these things?
449
« on: July 11, 2019, 02:09:22 PM »
Mike, I am terribly sorry to see this. I’m with Don just move out of that area which hates our belief system.
We too are about to list our house, so this is always hard to see. Of course Arizona is slightly different mindset than that place.
God is good, and has you and your family.
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« on: July 11, 2019, 12:06:10 AM »
I love wearing my maga hat. Helps me practice situational awareness
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BRILLIANT! Support him, and keep yourself mentally trained! I like it. Also, I’m surprised you even support Starbucks or rather, poison death bucks as I like to refer to those scumbag oxygen thieving libtards.
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