Quote from: Flyin6 on April 13, 2019, 01:08:33 PM

Couple of corrections

First the bumper "Shims" I posted are actually the light tabs for the front bumper lights...My bad

Next, have been speaking to Brian. He thinks the front Suburban and 2500 truck are the same, so we should be good with the front fitment. Will know shortly.

I'd say that if I can get the rear to mount up, and I should, then all that remains is sorting out the spare tire/bin carrier arm. Not sure how that ends, but that should remain the only problem.

On cutting off the lower quarter, I actually thought about it earlier. I did it with my Tundra years ago and built a wrap around bumper/slider affair. Not now, but may go that route after the trip as some have suggested, actually those two brothers, Dave and his older brother, Shawn. (He-he)

Shoot, you and Shawn could probably knock out that mod in a day, just crash at his shop for an overnight!

Turner, he referred to Dave as my blood relation. Realize my shop is in a secured gated facility, there is a reason for that......

Can’t believe I’m admitting this but I agree with Dave. Take that lower valence off between rear wheel well and bumper. Fab a set of custom storage boxes in there while you’re at it and make use of the dead space. I like bumper as well it’s just too bad the mounts are that far off.

  ROFL

Quote from: stlaser on April 11, 2019, 10:08:58 PM

Don, if you want to run that axle to Ft Wayne I know the guy who sets up the rear rear ends at Dana for testing purposes.

Seth, can put that together with his eyes closed. Let me know if you need his number? He did all our race trucks.

Too far my friend

I'll take the bird in hand. take me 90 min to drive up, drop off and ditty-mau back home.

Or are we talking an overnight deal??Drive up, grab a hotel, load the next day and come home???

Last I knew Seth worked third, worth a shot to call and see what his schedule is. May be able to run up in morning and have him do it then run home. He used to work out of his brothers garage but as of late when axles are in a truck he was using Branik motor sports shop with lift.

That is a lot of mud!

We walked thru again tonight, looks to be either done or maybe one light coat yet to go on mud and tape (feathered out a good foot or more now). Three boxes of mud left too....

Has anyone here used amazon pay?

$$ is via amazon gift cards, put onto an invoice and you do the exchange.

Guy wants me to get the Gator this way and I'm not sure. Emails look legit, urls show amazon.com

Just a little leary,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I have not, however good friend of mine nearly got taken for $17k on eBay scam deal. Even had his bank fooled not that that is saying much. Nucor (co he works for IT guru caught it before he lost money)

Quote from: Flyin6 on April 10, 2019, 11:13:39 PM

Grill on the roof is going to either get the LineX or the KBS black treatment...undecided at this point

Why would you paint your grill? That will smell terrible when ya cook on it


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Looking good

Soil is a sandy/dirt mix. I had no issue walking around for some time out there (actually the best I have moved around in several years, 40 lbs lost help)

I love all the input guys. I have operated a couple skids and regular backhoes, which I am leaning towards. 4x is a must and the BH gives me a little suspension and a little more versatility I believe (correct me?) because of the 3 point options. Trenching, drilling and lifting things. Budget is a concern, but 20k is not out of the picture, probably 30 for a new package deal.

I’m with bear, operated multiple skid loaders and owned a gehl for over ten years. Gehl hands down has best controls, Baylee was running it at 7 years old btw

Naw, it's just some diversion Nate created to amuse some and aggravate others

To me it could be the ultimate shrine for a growing herd of DOT's!

Go ahead, pray to the thing

I'm goin' to use it to add smoke to some of Nate's cookin when I get there!

And you’re getting warmer..... 

Has the boss picked out your exterior and interior paint colors?   I really like that three bay windows on the second floor!


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That’s the kids loft area on second floor. As far as colors outside yes, they give you a dozen color / roof combos they have put together to choose from and we did that back in Dec along with flooring / tile and countertops. Lennar is our builder which one of top three in the US and our experience with them so far has been very good. One hiccup we had was this last weekend and they are having tile issues getting stock and or moving to next generation. So our old picks on two items were not available. So we had to pick again and unfortunately I liked the old versus any of the new. As far as interior color they paint a single off white throughout. Unlike a lot of builders you don’t get endless options with Lennar. To me I like that and upgrade costs are kept to a min. We can upgrade over the next couple years things we want such as lighting etc. so all in all we’re happy so far.

I already did, keep guessing you haven’t figured it out yet.... 

I call liar liar on that.  No way with as little hair as you have that a haircut will take that long


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One more reason I love Texas.  You can defend personal property with deadly force.

A few years ago a neighbor shot two gentlemen toting a very large tv out of a neighbors house.  Both dead right in the front yard.  It wasn’t even his stuff but no charges were filed.


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Indiana has same law, defend property with use of deadly force....

I have no doubts that was a true story.....


Nate better hurry up in get back in here before you start guessing what kind of welding fixture this box is for....

Cool JR, for those of us who are used to tree covered ground an overview of future plans / improvements you can share for the property would be helpful to visualize.

It’s a box to add counterweights in and open the grill lid with ease?


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You might be on to something, Nate was telling me about the the female terrorist kicking his hiney.....

Try again on rear track bar mount or take it off altogether and put the bag where it belongs.... my 2 cents

Oh wait I know, it’s the box that will secure Nate’s special secret recipes! Don & his boys are coming thru soon, button down the hatches and secure your daughters! 

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Being that I live in boulder county Colorado (read about as liberal as you can get) if perps are in house (attached garage does not count) I can shoot them. I’m in the right hands down.

However, if they are in my garage or on my property then it’s a toss up and I had better have my t’s crossed and i’s dotted and it not be on someone’s ring doorbell video. Also when dealing with cops I had better remain silent. In any case it’s better to drag them in house and shoot them. 

You make it hard to argue with you.....

Hope you’re right and I’m wrong but still not holding my breath in any case

Easy target until it ain’t, guys getting a hurting he comes after my gmg especially after not being able to use it for 6 months in this tincan townhome rental....

Thinking about this and not knocking white collar guys but I come from blue collar (largest congressional manufacturing district in the US). I’d say 90% or better of my neighbors there would have confronted them. Compare that to the neighborhood I lived in for 4 years where I’d say maybe 50% on my block would have done it. And of those 50% they’re background was all blue collar.

Sign on old shop stated we don’t call 911 & it was true. Neighbor boys couple years ago held a party when single mom was out of town on business. Cops raided them, few days later they asked my daughters if I called cops. My kids all laughed and said dad wouldn’t call cops on you he’d take care of it himself. 

Or maybe it is just upbringing, I recall a couple punks stealing gas from my grandads farm at 3 in the morning. Seventy year old man confronting them unarmed in his tighty whites..... I also recall my uncle trying to tell his WWII vet Dad he probably shouldn’t have done that and grandad wasn’t interested in what his kid was saying.

I don’t always agree with Karl but when I do roughly 50% of the time he’s spot on as he is currently. Unfortunate he has to use the language he does but I think we’re all adults and it fits.


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