First step on cleaning these wheels was to go at them with a wire cup mounted on a big 1/2 HP grinder. It took some time, but eventually I got through all five. I used a spray of detergent while I was working the wire wheel. It went a long way to remove years of corrosion.

You have a link? Just looked & they're not listed. My model 22 was purchased from them as police trade in that was factory reconditioned. Still has police unit lasered on slide, functions flawlessly though.

Sold out S...

But posted another good link, check it out

M&P .40 for $299

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=F1SWMP40&name=Smith+%26+Wesson+M%26P+.40+S%26W+cal+Pistol&groupid=8406

Apologies for usin' my Armee space for general motivational stuff...No disrespect meant!

I see a lot about brakes. But no pressure readings for fuel. You dont need brakes right now. Its already stopped. Brakes are for when the truck actually moves. Of which it is not.

That's funny!

I like it!

OK, fuel gage...

surprise socialism fail.

that kid now has reason to fear for his life. these days social media and the various "movements" can be more of a threat then a tyrannic govt.

And that is the reason we need to train, prepare, be vigilant and network with our own like minded people. Ever see anyone purposely walk into a hell's angel biker bar and pick a fight?

Same thing...

On that, here's the lesson I learned

Down in Savannah back when I was a cool dude, one night a young ranger ran into trouble with some bikers. They knifed him to death. Shortly thereafter the suspects were found beaten to death. Shortly after that the bar this "Gang" hung out at burned to the ground. There was some freakish occurrences of these bikers being run off the road and left to die, and it seemed that on a regular basis their bikes kept getting run over or catching on fire.

Yep, be careful which gang you pick a fight with...

I was more meaning the faces of the hubs staying flat-true, so as not to induce wobble.

I might be overthinking this tho too.

It's paint bro!

Yea, you're over thinking it

or I'm just a dumb old kintucky redneck

Which is likely!

I think, really think that liberalism is a growing form of mental illness. It has to be! Liberals do not believe in facts. They do not understand logic. They neither study nor are even aware of history. It is as if they are stuck in those adlosencent years when defying their parents and most all institutions was the cool thing to do. They revel in ignorance. They worship criminals, the deviant, the morally confused, and fight incessently for their own destruction.

This morning I read about California house bill 54 I believe, which has passed one house already which more or less designates the entire state as a sanctuary for criminals. W H A T??? I mean Jerry brown (small "b" for a small mind) is an idiot to be sure, but to seek to protect criminals? It was only by petition that murderers, rapists, and child abusers were removed from protected status! That state, home of more liberals than this planet needs is ripe to break off and sink in the ocean. And I'd be all for it if it wasn't for the good people that live there like our own JR who honorably served as a police officer, and others like him.

The following article reflects this sick, down right stupid mind of a liberal...God help us!




The family of an Oklahoma burglar killed during his crime on March 27 is blaming the young man who defended his home and family, a local news station reported.
Three teenagers – Jacob Redfearn, Maxwell Wood and Jaykob Cook — broke into a home near Broken Arrow by smashing a glass door. Dressed in black with black ski masks and black gloves and armed with a knife and brass knuckles, they were clearly prepared for violence.
Now, Redfearn’s grandfather wants the world to think that his grandson didn’t deserve the natural consequence of his actions.
 “What these three boys did was stupid,” Leroy Schumacher told KTUL in Tulsa. “They knew they could be punished for it, but they did not deserve to die. There’s got to be a limit to that law, I mean, he shot all three of them. There was no need for that.”
Ahem. Yes, there was. They broke in, they were armed, and that’s really the end of it.
Along with a woman identified as Elizabeth Rodriguez, the 21-year-old driver of the getaway car who police now say masterminded the burglary, the teens had already been at the house earlier in the day to burglarize a detached apartment. When they returned, the owner and his 23-year-old son were at home.
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The teens soon encountered Zach Peters. Armed with an AR-15, he shot all three, then barricaded himself in his bedroom to call 911, according to Fox News. He reported that he shot two of the intruders, apparently unaware that he also hit a third. Deputies found two bodies inside the house and one in the driveway.
Neither Peters nor his father were hurt, according to CNN. Peters spoke with investigators and will likely not be charged.
Schumacher doesn’t think it was a fair fight. “Brass knuckles against an AR-15, come on, who was afraid for their life?” he said.
If that thought gives these boys’ families any comfort in their grief, then so be it. But they’re wrong. No one defending himself, his family or his home should have to guess the intent of an intruder — or be expected to know what weapons he is facing. Zach Peters was not only within the law, he’s a hero.

As far as flat paints and all that goes, I normally carry so much mud on this truck that you can sometimes scarcely tell the color at all. I think that will be OK.

Now the wheels are going to tone down. Not going with the zombie black look, but a gray paint color like you'd see on a steel wheel spare tire. Nothing fancy, just protection and in doing that, I think it will fit in with the "Utilitarian" build motif I have going on with this truck

Edit:

Sorry sold out, but they still have M&P .40 LEO trade-ins for $299!!!!

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=F1SWMP40&name=Smith+%26+Wesson+M%26P+.40+S%26W+cal+Pistol&groupid=8406

 

Yup!

Just cause, some more:

Glad to see you're back to working on SquareD, Don! I bet the poor girl was feeling mighty neglected.

Probably...

^^^ I think that will work, as long as it, too, hardens up and does indeed seal the metal from moisture.

That monster storm started to hit in earnest so I had to throw in the towel about two hours earlier than I had planned to

Back at it in the AM...

Here's a rear axle hub, before and after

With a major storm approaching, I wire cup cleaned one wheel to check the results. I think it does a satisfactory job for a first step

Had some Rain-X bug washer, so it got used as well

Last fall, I coated everything that wasn't already coated with sime moisture sealing oil film. It has congealed on the shock body as seen here, but is only a lacquer thinner soaked rag from shinin' once again. Those dirt logic shocks have some large shafts!

Next up, the rear axle

That Cat part number is:

7W-2326

And that filter fits on the Amsoil dual bypass filter mount

Well, time for an oil change!

Hopefully not the type that takes five years and never gets finished, but an actual one.

Actually I am performing a "Heavy Service" going from front to back and bring everything back into spec

I started the process over at the truck wash where some talented young men cleaned the thing up

Wow, I wouldn't have thought a bank would provide that service. Mine will hardly give me my own cash back when I want it!! 

Good for you. Glad it all worked out.

Get USAA if you qualify

One and done!

And for today, I give you:

With the gage in hand, I really do not have a good place to mount it.

That has me looking at all that wasted dash space. I am having trouble justifying keeping that stock plastic in there when a simple flat panel with a hood would free up so much space...

For those wanting the engine data plate, this is all that remains: