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Messages - TexasRedNeck
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« on: September 18, 2023, 11:13:31 PM »
Must have been the Biden sticker that made him pull you over….
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« on: September 17, 2023, 12:12:40 PM »
Looking squared away there, Chief. I’m probably paranoid, but with any heater running on fossil fuel it might be a good idea to add a CO monitor in the tent in case there is a crack in the exchanger.
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« on: September 16, 2023, 09:55:26 PM »
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« on: September 16, 2023, 09:04:54 AM »
Not to mentioned Gavin Newsome signed a law into effect that allows the judges to recognize MAP, Minor Attracted Persons as a sexual orientation for adults who have sex with kids as long as they are 14 years old and the sex is “consensual”.
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« on: September 16, 2023, 09:00:28 AM »
This has been popping up on my feed. Will be interested to see how well it works.
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« on: September 11, 2023, 06:30:39 AM »
Apparently the reason these will last 2 years is it will take you that long to break them in…lol
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« on: September 09, 2023, 12:14:42 PM »
From headlights to an engine? That escalated quickly
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Isnt that the truth! But par for the RMTW course… Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: September 09, 2023, 12:14:01 PM »
Sounds like a little more than mild.
Should be nice. PPE manifolds or the 1/2 price knockoff stuff.
The bottom and fuel will be enough to handle 700RWP but I’ll keep the tunes a little more mild. You really only have one chance while it is out to keep the bottom together even it you decide to turn it up later. Manifolds, pipes and even injectors can be done with the motor in the truck. I don’t ever want to have to pull the motor again. Bottom should be good to 1000, but I’ll never run it that hot. I want another 200k out of it. Will be interesting to see if I can get away without boring the cylinders and new pistons. maybe a slight hone and new rings. Still have some research to do there. Certainly a new set of micrometers is in my future as I tear it down and measure everything. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: September 09, 2023, 12:04:42 PM »
You know the risk of posting build photos…someone is going to tell you how you should have done something different…
I shall resist on your window installation…..
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« on: September 05, 2023, 07:24:27 PM »
Little update here. Been pushing fluid out the reservoir, aka head gasket failure. A rebuild is in my future. Turned the tunes down to stock and baby it and I think I can get a few thousand miles out of it. Know that I want a solid stand so plan to build a stand that mounts to both engine mounts and will allow me to flip end over end and work on rear plate too. Have casters and the steel for the frame and just need the nesting round tubes. Started breaking down the old core that I’ve had laying around. Will use it to mockup the stand and give me some better working knowledge of how the D max goes together. This will likely be a mild build. I could just do the head gaskets, but the oil pan is leaking bad enough I need to address it. For sure: ARP Studs on top and bottom. Wagler street rods. Stroker CP3, upgraded drop in turbo. Likely: 30% over injectors. L5P Oil Cooler. Maybe: New cast iron heads with injector cups built in. Exhaust manifolds and up pipes.     In any event it will be a long process as work and kids are keeping me super busy. Will clean and paint the frame from the cab forward and likely send the built transmission off for a freshening with new clutches as it has about 90k on it and I want this to be the last thing I touch in the next 5 years. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: September 03, 2023, 10:28:26 PM »
Sorry to hear about the RA. There are several good meds nowadays. Remicade is one. Every 8 week infusion but works wonders.
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« on: September 03, 2023, 10:21:50 PM »
Really nice
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« on: September 01, 2023, 06:47:52 AM »
Ahh. Makes perfect sense.
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« on: August 31, 2023, 10:06:53 PM »
Really great
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« on: August 31, 2023, 10:05:43 PM »
Insulation not needed??
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« on: August 25, 2023, 09:38:23 AM »
The last minute of the interview was ominous. Passion and anger made a dangerous combination.
Almost predicting a civil war. Surprised the left hasn’t already begun indictments for that.
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« on: August 24, 2023, 06:19:56 PM »
Don, you are proof that there are still honorable people in this country that do the right things and that the mainstream media downplays the middle and accentuates the fringes..
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« on: August 21, 2023, 10:20:37 PM »
At this point what difference does it make?
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« on: August 21, 2023, 12:20:08 AM »
 And apparently she’s big enough that she caused an earthquake when she hit land… Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: August 17, 2023, 09:07:20 PM »
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« on: August 17, 2023, 08:05:54 PM »
That picture with the man door opening really gives a better scale on how large the shop really is.
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« on: August 15, 2023, 08:25:29 PM »
I take back what i said about looking for a house in Carmel/Monterey…..
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« on: August 15, 2023, 08:23:59 PM »
I dig by hand whenever we are close to gas comms or electrical.
Nice save Shawn.
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« on: August 12, 2023, 01:44:51 PM »
Sam that just about qualifies as an oil change
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Naw, Tex, trumpin' ya here
This is for sure an oil change.
Rust repair in the truck box seems to have migrated all over
Interior was out
Body torn down to a shell
New parts all over
We got into the engine
And doin' it again with a turbo...
Comprehensive rust repair does not cover it, so...Oil change it is!
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« on: August 11, 2023, 07:06:49 AM »
Sam that just about qualifies as an oil change
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« on: August 09, 2023, 08:10:07 AM »
Mountain House single serve packs and a MSR Reactor backpack stove is all you need for food. Light and doesnt take up space.
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« on: August 04, 2023, 05:01:49 PM »
I know this is not the topic of the thread, but we are witnessing a banana republic’s fight to survive. They have to defeat Trump at all costs because they know he’s coming for them. He got duped in the first go around and the deep state has shown its hand. Now if he win’s he’s going to burn it all down and this is do or die for them.
The left has stoked division and hatred to the point that we are a powder keg and it won’t take much for the gloves to come off. Trump grows stronger, and the likelihood of a civil war draws closer with every indictment.
I pray that I’m wrong but I’m at peace with which ever way it goes.
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« on: August 04, 2023, 04:56:02 PM »
Well done Shawn. Is there a man door under that porch covered by the Tyvek?
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« on: August 02, 2023, 05:47:06 PM »
Maybe change the locks while she’s gone….
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« on: August 01, 2023, 07:23:25 AM »
Wow. That did open up. Nice.
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« on: July 29, 2023, 11:18:27 PM »
Last day in CA. 6 am departure for an 8:30 flight back to the 103 degree hell of Texas. Last meal did not suck. Takeout from Flemmings in Santa Clara and a nice cigar outside at the rental  Really met some nice people on this trip. CA is not a bad place, it would seem that it is just dominated by stereotypes and liberals concentrated in big cities. Maybe there is hope yet to turn it red. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: July 28, 2023, 11:23:16 AM »
Sam, thats a great looking place. Less house and more shop is the retirement mantra…
JR. We will definitely be back. Wife made that point last night. Guessing you are north of SF? She also wants to see Muir Woods again. It’s been since 2005 since we were there when we stayed in SF. Staying in SF is never going to happen again. I remember the Fairmont and shopping in the big mall there (now deserted) with her when she was pregnant with our youngest. Shame that people let that happen to such a great state.
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« on: July 28, 2023, 01:55:06 AM »
Lol. I tried on a lot of bracelets at the Turkish import place. Nothing fit my big ole wrist. Lol. Iirc my wrist is like 8-1/2
Got a cute anklet with some hearts…just kidding.
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« on: July 27, 2023, 10:00:55 PM »
Jr. I was in BH and then Monterey at the Hyatt resort. It’s been non stop. Of course breakfast for the girls is usually around 11 lol. Can’t get anyone on a schedule. Then a very brief stop in Santa Clara for the girls to see Taylor Swift (shut up, Shawn) and then back to Houston.
Now the wife wants a house in Carmel…..highly unlikely
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« on: July 27, 2023, 09:56:26 PM »
Very sorry to hear that.
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« on: July 27, 2023, 08:24:10 PM »
How long you there Charles?
Checking out in the morning. Determined that Carmel is much more my speed along with Big Sur. Good scouting trip. Next trip will be fire for effect. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 25, 2023, 01:32:03 AM »
Yeah, as long as the kids don’t snore….
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« on: July 25, 2023, 01:30:48 AM »
Looking good Shawn
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« on: July 25, 2023, 01:28:45 AM »
And don’t bother apologizing for the truth
Drove 6 hours north from Beverly Hills to Monterey. Beautiful drive up the 101. CA traffic isnt bad, its just that CA drivers cant drive and the state doesn’t make it easy. It would be 70, then 30, then 70 then 30. I finally figured out as you go through a small town there is very little runway for the entrance ramp for people to get up to speed, pace traffic and merge, which causes a back up.
CA is a crazy state. Started out at 75 in Beverly Hills, went through several climates that ranged from 101 to 72 and back again several times as you get into the hills and coastline.
Monterey is nice, 61 currently and sitting on the patio to the room smoking a nice cigar. Hope the smoke police don’t crash the front door.
The juxtaposition of the dry and lush areas is amazing. in the valleys, the agriculture is impressive and the soil is so rich looking.
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« on: July 25, 2023, 01:21:30 AM »
Lifting you up.
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« on: July 23, 2023, 11:42:00 AM »
Thanks all.
So far I’ve learned there seems to be a lot of hypocrisy in LA
They allow tent cities along the sidewalks but red tagged and evicted all the tenants in a make shift RV park behind someone’s home.
And it’s certainly a have/have not town. But I guess that’s everywhere nowadays
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« on: July 23, 2023, 02:03:02 AM »
Beverly Hills seems to be ok. Two days here and then to Monterey.    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 22, 2023, 05:36:54 PM »
On the plane headed to LAX, Can’t believe my family talked me into vacation in CA.
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« on: July 21, 2023, 06:32:17 AM »
Well done hippy.
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« on: July 20, 2023, 07:22:50 AM »
Well if your wife will sleep in that count your blessings. When I wanted to camp with my wife the minimum acceptable equipment was…  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: July 20, 2023, 07:16:28 AM »
Sam you are getting so good at working on that Dmax, come to Texas this winter for a break from all that snow and ice and help me yank the motor on my LB7!
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« on: July 15, 2023, 11:14:32 PM »
Leveled the bottom of the creek and installed the two 36 inch culverts. Now need to lay the gravel    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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« on: July 15, 2023, 11:07:52 PM »
Well done Shawn. Looking good.
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« on: July 14, 2023, 10:45:43 PM »
Lifting you up.
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