Damn that black is snazzy. I've got to do something with mine...
Not a great photo but best I had ready to go. That was several years ago and has weathered quite a bit since then. It faces the side road (corner lot) and visible from the main road too. Being covered makes it more like a large porch
Roof needs some restructuring and gutters. It was halfassed with 1"x boards hanging off the edge of the OSB sheathing as a skirting. Need to support the sheathing edges with 2"x material instead. It is far too low slope for the shingles on it. Also wanted to enclose the underside of the roof structure with tongue and groove.
Then thinking of replacing the decking with trex type stuff and see if I can get lucky and find metal railing for a reasonable price.
....Hmm. Now that my brain is churning on it... The cutout on the left half was there because of a large maple close to the left corner.. That tree is no longer there. I could extend the roof out the same as the right side and bump out the deck on the next phase.
It’s been great. No way my old jetta was going to cut it out here in rural Colorado. 315 hp / 410 torques on regular (330 / 415 high octane) 2.7ltr twin turbo. I split the difference with 89. If it only came in a 3.8 twin turbo diesel… I went with the Black Diamond version- largest wheel package down from the Sasquatch and a bit more undercarriage protection. It rides a bit nicer on the highway than I remember my old 4door Cherokee. So far just take off the front top and leave the doors on - but maybe someday.
@tajanes said:
It’s been great. No way my old jetta was going to cut it out here in rural Colorado. 315 hp / 410 torques on regular (330 / 415 high octane) 2.7ltr twin turbo. I split the difference with 89. If it only came in a 3.8 twin turbo diesel… I went with the Black Diamond version- largest wheel package down from the Sasquatch and a bit more undercarriage protection. It rides a bit nicer on the highway than I remember my old 4door Cherokee. So far just take off the front top and leave the doors on - but maybe someday.
I'm a tech at our local Ford dealer - we just put a Bestop folding soft top on a customers 4dr Bronco last week - replaces the 4 front panels. Works pretty good but does stick up a bit when it is folded back. But it is easy to fold it back from the drivers seat at a light
Do you know anyone that offers yellow round 5 to 7 in led fog-lights? Most now are actually spots. I see they are offered for inside the bumper- but I’d prefer the old Cibie style (but not halogen these days) and looking to drop them off my front bumper some how. And looking under the car, any thoughts of dumping the muffler and exiting the side just in front of the rear wheel (maybe with a small silencer type of muffler)?
So after giving it my all for one year, I have determined that full-time safety might not be my thing. Maintenance gets in your blood - so I have started interviewing for jobs in that field again. Some very encouraging responses for jobs that offer similar or better benefits and anywhere from a 10000 to 35000 raise. I took the current gig well under market value for full-time EHS managers with the understanding the money would follow - but it isn't going to.
Here is the kicker - wife was just promoted to a full-time work from home gig. That opens up a lot of possibilities about where we live and work.
One of the jobs I am looking at is in a smaller community about 55 minutes North of here. I would make the commute for a couple of years while we finish up the stuff this house needs and then re-evaluate things.
@tajanes said:
This looks interesting- and rea$onable
Do you know anyone that offers yellow round 5 to 7 in led fog-lights? Most now are actually spots. I see they are offered for inside the bumper- but I’d prefer the old Cibie style (but not halogen these days) and looking to drop them off my front bumper some how. And looking under the car, any thoughts of dumping the muffler and exiting the side just in front of the rear wheel (maybe with a small silencer type of muffler)?
Looks like Hella still makes a yellow 500 series but they are not an led. We put an MBRP exhaust on a 2.7 at work - wasn't terribly impressed with how it sounds.
Looks like Hella still makes a yellow 500 series but they are not an led. We put an MBRP exhaust on a 2.7 at work - wasn't terribly impressed with how it sounds.
Thanks, I'm just wondering if you think there is room to bring the exhaust out (under and along the driver's side somewhere) to then exit in front of the rear wheel? Looks like there is a path along the side from underneath but the frame and rear suspension forward bar may be the barriers. - thx
Most of these were from the Fast and Fabulous this evening. Yesterday all day was the cruise in, and all varieties were present. Sorry about the couple digits in the images...
After moving upstate NY I've decided to look for a part time gig either programming or running CNC mills or routers.
Metal working CNC is not something I know very well (feeds and speeds etc) and I just started to learn GR&T which is super interesting. But...
I am blown away how little pay factories offer to machinists. The list of "must be" is usually half a page and the employers require experience and knowledge in machining, programming etc. The starting pay is around $20/hr.
Local supermarkets offer $18/hr for pretty much mindless droning in the store.
How can this be? Running a $100k CNC mill with a few grand worth of material pays marginally more VS stocking shelves where biggest accident could be a dropped jar of pickles.
Our machinists here make anywhere from $24 to $45/hr depending on machine type and experience. If it is plug and play and machine does all the work it is lower pay.
Guess what I'm saying is quite a few machinist jobs these days are little more than basic machine operation jobs. Do not necessarily require a lot of skill to operate high end CNC machines - the money is in the programming, and even then it takes years to really get to that point.
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How do you like the Bronco so far?
Damn that black is snazzy. I've got to do something with mine...
Not a great photo but best I had ready to go. That was several years ago and has weathered quite a bit since then. It faces the side road (corner lot) and visible from the main road too. Being covered makes it more like a large porch
Roof needs some restructuring and gutters. It was halfassed with 1"x boards hanging off the edge of the OSB sheathing as a skirting. Need to support the sheathing edges with 2"x material instead. It is far too low slope for the shingles on it. Also wanted to enclose the underside of the roof structure with tongue and groove.
Then thinking of replacing the decking with trex type stuff and see if I can get lucky and find metal railing for a reasonable price.
....Hmm. Now that my brain is churning on it... The cutout on the left half was there because of a large maple close to the left corner.. That tree is no longer there. I could extend the roof out the same as the right side and bump out the deck on the next phase.
It’s been great. No way my old jetta was going to cut it out here in rural Colorado. 315 hp / 410 torques on regular (330 / 415 high octane) 2.7ltr twin turbo. I split the difference with 89. If it only came in a 3.8 twin turbo diesel… I went with the Black Diamond version- largest wheel package down from the Sasquatch and a bit more undercarriage protection. It rides a bit nicer on the highway than I remember my old 4door Cherokee. So far just take off the front top and leave the doors on - but maybe someday.
^ He said, "phase".
Heh Heh Heh . . . .
I'm a tech at our local Ford dealer - we just put a Bestop folding soft top on a customers 4dr Bronco last week - replaces the 4 front panels. Works pretty good but does stick up a bit when it is folded back. But it is easy to fold it back from the drivers seat at a light
This looks interesting- and rea$onable
Do you know anyone that offers yellow round 5 to 7 in led fog-lights? Most now are actually spots. I see they are offered for inside the bumper- but I’d prefer the old Cibie style (but not halogen these days) and looking to drop them off my front bumper some how. And looking under the car, any thoughts of dumping the muffler and exiting the side just in front of the rear wheel (maybe with a small silencer type of muffler)?
Out for a couple day beers.
They plowed down a gate
https://share.icloud.com/photos/017_ZBx0v9H6M_Y_KWhxR4Fyw
The instigator and the negotiator
So JR ate them?
Without prejudice!
So after giving it my all for one year, I have determined that full-time safety might not be my thing. Maintenance gets in your blood - so I have started interviewing for jobs in that field again. Some very encouraging responses for jobs that offer similar or better benefits and anywhere from a 10000 to 35000 raise. I took the current gig well under market value for full-time EHS managers with the understanding the money would follow - but it isn't going to.
Here is the kicker - wife was just promoted to a full-time work from home gig. That opens up a lot of possibilities about where we live and work.
One of the jobs I am looking at is in a smaller community about 55 minutes North of here. I would make the commute for a couple of years while we finish up the stuff this house needs and then re-evaluate things.
Exciting stuff happening.
Safety Talk
In 1981, Queen and David Bowie were recording separate projects at Mountain Studio — which was owned by Queen — in Montreux, Switzerland.
The group’s producer David Richards popped over to Bowie and asked if he wanted to jam. They all got boozed and decided to make a song together.
https://x.com/trungtphan/status/1696682310899466255?s=46&t=UxUwFO-wJhLN1_WtH2nx7Q
They were delicious.
Looks like Hella still makes a yellow 500 series but they are not an led. We put an MBRP exhaust on a 2.7 at work - wasn't terribly impressed with how it sounds.
Thanks, I'm just wondering if you think there is room to bring the exhaust out (under and along the driver's side somewhere) to then exit in front of the rear wheel? Looks like there is a path along the side from underneath but the frame and rear suspension forward bar may be the barriers. - thx
RIP Jimmy Buffet
It was ACD weekend again, bunch cars for seeing, sale, and auction.
InDIYana Event Website
InDIYana Event Website
InDIYana Event Website
InDIYana Event Website
InDIYana Event Website
Most of these were from the Fast and Fabulous this evening. Yesterday all day was the cruise in, and all varieties were present. Sorry about the couple digits in the images...
InDIYana Event Website
That's a hella turn out, nicey nice!🔥
After moving upstate NY I've decided to look for a part time gig either programming or running CNC mills or routers.
Metal working CNC is not something I know very well (feeds and speeds etc) and I just started to learn GR&T which is super interesting. But...
I am blown away how little pay factories offer to machinists. The list of "must be" is usually half a page and the employers require experience and knowledge in machining, programming etc. The starting pay is around $20/hr.
Local supermarkets offer $18/hr for pretty much mindless droning in the store.
How can this be? Running a $100k CNC mill with a few grand worth of material pays marginally more VS stocking shelves where biggest accident could be a dropped jar of pickles.
Our machinists here make anywhere from $24 to $45/hr depending on machine type and experience. If it is plug and play and machine does all the work it is lower pay.
Yeah, the world is in a sad state.
Guess what I'm saying is quite a few machinist jobs these days are little more than basic machine operation jobs. Do not necessarily require a lot of skill to operate high end CNC machines - the money is in the programming, and even then it takes years to really get to that point.