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6051
« on: March 14, 2018, 05:32:59 PM »
6052
« on: March 14, 2018, 05:28:15 PM »
So now we have two problems, first the 90 degree fitting and pipe nipple do not have enough room to be there if we get the truss where it should be. I think this part of the design needs reworked and it's a simple fix of adding a hole. The other is that for whatever reason the truss pattern contacts a gusset cast into the housing hard. I removed a 1 inch square piece of material that should not be there at least for my housing.  where it contacts the gusset in the housing  removing that 1 inch square  truss pulled off and flipped upside down you can see the notch I created to add clearance  in this pic I also removed the new vent and you can see it fits snug down on the drivers side axle tube 
6053
« on: March 14, 2018, 05:20:41 PM »
With the last of the 9" parts due in today I figured the front 60 needed some love. So here we start the day, essentially what needs to happen is that 2" of the casting drivers side where the tube presses in needs to be removed along with the spring perch and track bar bracket on the passengers side. This will make room for the Artec truss system to be installed.  Here I have removed all the unnecessary brackets and section of casting  So at this point I decided to refresh on their install instructions. They call for buying three pipe fitting parts from McMaster to reroute the vent tube back pinion side and out under the truss. I also needed a couple dust masks to keep this cold I have protected from all the nasty fiberglass I was getting ready to put off into the atmosphere. SO I ran to the local hardware and decided this should do for now. I will say I am glad I didn't spend the money on the McMaster parts as they would have taken more fabricating to make work then what I eventually did anyhow. So with a little massaging I installed this 90 fitting and pipe nipple.  Next I went to test fit the main truss, it's hard to see but on the drivers side tube the truss is pushed pinion side about 3/4 of an inch and is being held up a good 1/2 inch. 
6054
« on: March 14, 2018, 09:09:44 AM »
Got to meet a very nice South Dakota DOT officer. Passed inspection with a fix it ticket. On the way home got pulled around again in the same scale. They are checking everyone. This warm weather got them busy. Wonder what they will find wrong today.
I never met a nice one, although we were hauling steel always not agriculture and from what I've been told that was a big difference normally.......
6055
« on: March 13, 2018, 07:05:34 PM »
Tate & Nate, I think I hear a cook off in the making.........  Ken, you can be a judge and cover poor taste since you have an affinity for H & 1911’s! I’ll cover good taste since I like Jeeps and Glocks. Together we got this, how’s that for teamwork Don? 
6056
« on: March 13, 2018, 02:50:28 PM »
Bravo Tate!
6057
« on: March 12, 2018, 08:14:09 PM »
Looking good, home stretch! 
6058
« on: March 12, 2018, 08:09:14 PM »
So I've been busy on some other projects, mainly an xj which needs the thread updated. If I can get 5 seconds of Baylee that will happen shortly but no promises as she is on the go like no other. Now, I have been collecting some more parts which I'll add pics for shortly. Short list of items I've picked up recently -high clearance steel fenders for all 4 corners -CB accessories -front 60 machined knuckles from weaver with high steer -artec front truss mod kit for that superduty 60 -I also have in my possession some machined 52 count tone rings for those 60 front unit bearings -Then last but not least (definitely the most money lately) all the final parts for the rear axle build (center chunk) due in this Weds which I'll add details about at that time and yes Tate came through again with Randy's as always I made mention of a potential wheel upgrade but haven't heard anymore on that front so not sure there really? Time will tell I suppose..... I will say that discussing those other wheels made me do some more research and think outside of my box a bit. The rear currie axle measures 66" and that front superduty 60 measures right at or just under 69". So having the rear axle a little narrower never hurt. The wheels I am interested in are 8 on 6.5 pattern and prior to this I was planning on running 5 on 5.5 which the rear axle is machined for and when having the unit bearings bored out for 35 spline axles I was thinking of machining them down to the 5 on 5.5 pattern as well. So after some more research I think what I will be doing is modding the front unit bearing from the ford metric 8 pattern to the 8 on 6.5 and running a 1.375 thick adapter on the rear from the stock 5 on 5 to the 8 on 6.5 This will allow me to run the stock upgraded vented brake system I already have for the rear which the currie axle accepts and uses the stock wheel speed sensors and parking brake. Then this will also allow me to just redrill the front stock ford rotors for the 8 on 6.5 pattern and use the superduty stock 1 ton brake setup. Prior to all of this I was going to have to redrill the rear rotors for 5 on 5.5 and then figure out a rotor and caliper setup to run on those front 60 knuckles. This seems a bit easier and a little less work. Reality is that it may cost me a bit less too as I already have the stock calipers and rotors for the 60 front. I think off the shelf parts are always good or staying as close to off the shelf as you can is a better idea than full custom. Drilling some rotors isn't too difficult if in a pinch and rotors are pretty tough to break anyhow.
6059
« on: March 12, 2018, 01:08:30 PM »
I just got done talking to prothane on the phone. All they have for directions is a generic set, no detailed instructions are available.
I guess I'll have to wing it. What's the worst that could happen?lol
Tac topper & SQ D both come to mind......  & yeah guaranteed if I’m not currently fired I will be shortly
6060
« on: March 12, 2018, 08:58:57 AM »
How cool, amazing generation no doubt
6061
« on: March 12, 2018, 08:52:22 AM »
my wife loves her 43
6062
« on: March 11, 2018, 10:37:36 PM »
Wait, hang on I think I hear water flowing..... Yep, nope the swamp isn’t getting drained yet. 
6064
« on: March 10, 2018, 10:02:03 PM »
Ditto the blizzard scat recipe question...
Stlaser if you have difficulties pm me, my son works for Verizon in cell sales
Thanks, Verizon was actually great to deal with. AT&T on the other hand not so much.
6065
« on: March 10, 2018, 09:13:51 PM »
Switched to Verizon wireless today, spent 4 hours there I think and dealing with ATT trying to get devices unlocked I have owned for some time was a nightmare. Anyhow, upgraded service and dropped a small fortune on several new phones.
6066
« on: March 10, 2018, 06:20:46 PM »
Trump, hey when exactly is that swamp getting drained again?
Snowden movie was ok imo.....
6067
« on: March 10, 2018, 11:00:53 AM »
Funny story about that.... last night my parts washer in the shop spring a leak where the line runs from the pump to the "faucet" and made a nice mess. Not wanting this to happen again I ran to the farm and whipped up a 1/4" feed line from hyd hose and likely $40 worth of fittings LoL But hey it was 9pm and I don't want it to leak again.
Time for a larger pump now.....
6068
« on: March 10, 2018, 09:28:41 AM »
yeah, you would think they would make their own path in regards to looks wouldn't you?
6069
« on: March 10, 2018, 09:27:10 AM »
Not been on it's lid yet, ok keep going..........
more, faster.......
You're a bad man!
Go work on your girl's jeep and stop messin' with me...;-)
I have been and fighting a darn cold while doing so..... Making good progress on it and will have her do an update this weekend with the results & pics.
6070
« on: March 10, 2018, 08:31:43 AM »
Not been on it's lid yet, ok keep going.......... more, faster.......
6071
« on: March 10, 2018, 08:21:22 AM »
I would think our resident ATF guy would have something to say on this matter....
Who Dat?
6073
« on: March 09, 2018, 07:10:19 PM »
Total class there Charles!
^^^^^^ agreed
6074
« on: March 09, 2018, 05:47:48 PM »
if they sold that production, I would definitely buy that!
Well, I wouldn’t go that far but it was the first truck I ever drove & the first one I ever wrecked (come to think of it I’ve never wrecked another truck  )
6075
« on: March 09, 2018, 04:39:03 PM »
Nice!
6077
« on: March 09, 2018, 01:50:43 PM »
I hate floating and taping. I’ll be subcontracting that part on the casita
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Everytime on any build ^^^^^^
6078
« on: March 09, 2018, 01:23:05 AM »
6079
« on: March 09, 2018, 12:14:11 AM »
I know Shawn is a little slow, and cross eyed, and fairly unattractive, but I wouldn't call him stupid. I think you're being a bit harsh. :)
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6080
« on: March 08, 2018, 11:25:02 PM »
Baylee will be doing an update this weekend on a couple things that have been completed. As a bit of a teaser we were able to correct I would guess 70-80% of the bump steer without ever touching the steering components, details on that shortly.....
6081
« on: March 08, 2018, 05:36:18 PM »
Squeeze some wheel inspection in there soon too please...... 
6082
« on: March 08, 2018, 04:34:35 PM »
That truck ain’t ever gunna get built......
6083
« on: March 08, 2018, 08:57:13 AM »
Agreed, lights back there would be handy. I would put a switch back there to turn on & off because I would forget to turn it on in cab prior to going back there.
6084
« on: March 07, 2018, 11:25:20 PM »
Same thing I think happens in Cali, recall the Christopher Dorner manhunt? Those cops couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn & no one was shooting back the majority of the time.
Btw, that was one guy, chew on that for a minute.....
6085
« on: March 07, 2018, 11:20:31 PM »
Don, this is no surprise. I’m not sure if I told you in one of our conversations or not but my wife’s former boss (read homosexual male diabolical narcissist, for the record I’ve dealt with many professionals over the years and this guy who was a COO was downright odd hard to describe even ) who him and his husband or partner or whatever used the corporate money chain to fund their “adoption” of a little girl from a baby making factory ie: this lady lived well by producing kids she would sell to homosexuals. She lives in southern Cali. The corporation (huge healthcare company) paid for north of 90% of all costs.
6086
« on: March 07, 2018, 06:22:34 PM »
please pray for the worthless piece of S#!T that broke into my truck last night and stole from me! please pray for his safety!!!!!
Praying for both of you and this gets resolved quickly.
6087
« on: March 07, 2018, 06:20:06 PM »
Pretty sure I have some ammo from the 40's or 50's in steel tins inside of wooden crates 7.62 x 54 and the one tin I opened and shot from was fine. I do think you should buy bulk and store with the intent of passing it down to the next generation. Although my kids like to shoot so I think they would always appreciate it.
Another thought
I personally have ammo I bought in the 90's off retail shelf with price tag still on the boxes, I wish I had bought more as it would be a steal in todays pricing.........
6088
« on: March 07, 2018, 10:09:30 AM »
6089
« on: March 07, 2018, 09:27:14 AM »
All that said, I do think anything that allows a high cyclic rate needs to be regulated. Not necessarily banned but stamped like a FA weapon.
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Here’s some numbers, about those weapons and more laws. https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=233077At the end of the day us being “more responsible” gun owners with “more laws” or “different ones” really isn’t going to make a major impact on any real number. That is a fact, so why would I submit to more crap laws that don’t work or are not enforced? I won’t, plain and simple. Talk to your blue in the face and it won’t chenge my opinion. Adding more laws won’t fix the moral decay in our society. Regardless of how many databases I am in currently (quite a few by my simple math btw) it really doesn’t change things for me either. Until someone gets the nutsack to come start confiscating from all these lists debating which law or system is better is nothing but a pile of steer crap. My 2 cents, have a lovely day everyone!
6090
« on: March 07, 2018, 09:13:54 AM »
Saw that last night, guy is spot on.
6092
« on: March 05, 2018, 07:07:52 PM »
Reminds me of Johnny cash. You dirty old egg sucking dog
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ROFL
6093
« on: March 05, 2018, 06:47:07 PM »
What you have to look forward to.....  This was 8 or 9 years ago, my youngest Samantha (thinking she was 5 or 6 maybe?). And yes that little chicken is asleep on her arm. It's name was fat face and it laid green eggs. FYI, golden retriever are thieves and like to sneek in and steal eggs when you're not looking........
6094
« on: March 05, 2018, 06:37:45 PM »
I sell Deka, only because I kicked Interstate out of my shop. Out of the 2, I prefer Interstate...the "6" series Dekas are almost as good. Their top of the line "7" series don't hold up to heat as well.
Let me guess the interstate rep had a trump bumper sticker on his car?
6095
« on: March 05, 2018, 09:23:02 AM »
PSL ?
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Cousin (Romanian version I think versus China or Russian which is svd & whatever china version is called) to the svd, fires same 7.62 x 54 but there are some differences although can’t recall what they are at moment. I do believe the barrels are same thickness though read thin. I have even read where guys shortened the barrel to limit the whip. My experience as with a lot of ak actions the first few rounds are somewhat accurate & once they heat up they are all over the place. I tend to agree with Charles though that it would be a stretch I think for one to make those hits at that range. I think both versions we see here in states were imported prior to Clinton banning the China Russian imports of them so maybe their quality has improved greatly since then? Then again maybe some of our guys here who spent time over seas since Clinton have better information. I seem to recall someone having a discussion about his buddy getting shot in the hind end by one at night on a base somewhere.
6096
« on: March 05, 2018, 09:13:28 AM »
That’s a lot of bloviating to get a simple point across. Not sure I agree completely. Until humans agree to pay more for goods than they could, businesses must necessarily go towards a lower operating cost to be competitive. That’s why the massive corporate tax cuts were so important and actually will raise some costs as labor costs will rise here ( good for American workers) I do believe that if a dumping situation or other extreme imbalance exists between countries then tarrifs are warranted.
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Charles, I agree if you actually read it in its entirety there is a lot of fat. I rarely read anything complete, most often it is a fast skim of an article to get to the meat.
6097
« on: March 05, 2018, 12:13:57 AM »
6098
« on: March 04, 2018, 11:21:09 PM »
I just finished watching American Sniper again. What a powerful movie. I just find it hard to believe that a haji was making hits reliably at 1000 with a SVD
I recall watching a slow motion video of a psl being shot, the barrel whipping up and down.
6099
« on: March 04, 2018, 09:56:20 PM »
Poor Ken and these tough decisions....... 
6100
« on: March 04, 2018, 09:01:51 PM »
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