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I can't answer the question you have asked, but I can confirm the legitimacy of the concern. My first Suburban was my '73. It came with personalized plates: BAJABRB. It also came with lots of free rust. The best indicator as to the source of the rust was the first time I rebuilt the front...

That controller looks like the same one I use for the heat lamp for chicks. I didn't think about finding other uses for it. What sort of water heater element are you running off it? One of those little pony keg water heaters? Or are you torturing a 240v element?

No need to worry in that case at all. As long as you are surrounded by metal you are fine. And no, the tires are completely irrelevant. Consider the lightning as an arc that is sparking from the clouds to the ground. A few inches of rubber is nothing to that arc. What matters is that you...

Why does Jeffery Dahmer come to mind?

Congratulations!! You are living the dream. Keep it up. The only thing to worry about is those who are jealous and who will try to take your joy away from you. Ignore them and savor that which you are recognizing.

Yep. This happens to be part of The Bride's job. Another facet to this is the fact that the auto industry is a fairly small, low volume customer (relatively speaking, in comparison to other chip using industries), and their chips tend to have special requirements which further complicate their...

I don't think the FAK needs to be a duffel bag worth, but I will say there are some additions needed above what comes in a typical kit. One of my biggest pet peeves is the "tweezers" that come in FAKs. Those are not tweezers. Those are tweezer shaped objects that belong in the trash. I...

For an XJ, there is a perfect sized cubby hole in the back. There is a company called Omega Mills that makes a pouch to fit in that cubby. That is my solution.

That is a beautiful black tri.

You're right. And I bet your equipment is of a higher grade than mine. Remember, my priority is "cheap". We are a family of 5 on one income. Substantially different from dual income, no kids. We will spend more than 3 minutes just clearing rocks to set up the tent.

QFT!! I can't say I use mine daily, but it is more than frequent enough to justify carrying it.

Is this actually a question? This is how my family has always operated. Both my family when I was a kid and my family now that I am a parent. If for no other reason than the fact that it is cheaper. In my mind the only real reason to use hotels is for the sake of buying time. Setting up...

My small Leatherman is an invaluable tool. I have a number of knives (other than the kitchen variety), but the little Leatherman gets more use than all the rest of them combined (excluding the kitchen ones). For me convenience of carry is more important than bragging rights.

A previous owner put a 49 gallon tank in my old square body Suburban. That was painful to fill.

Oh yippee... Fiat + Peugot. Boy doesn't that sound like a winning proposition in the world. Everyone knows the French and the Italians are among the world's greatest engineers. :neutral: Looks like a great opportunity will be coming in the future. Someone needs to raise the investment...

One of the best trips we ever went on was a small group run on which the leader came down sick a few days before the run and couldn't lead. He gave the waypoints to group though. The rest of us went ahead with the run with the full expectation that we would get lost. And we did. For the...

Boy do I hear you on the tire shops. What a bunch of clueless wonders. It has been over ten years since I have even let them touch one of my vehicles. I pull my tires/wheels at home and load them in the bed of the truck (and yes, I have spare wheels for the truck). Even then there have been...

It is a blended whisky, so I don't think anyone will count as a crime.

You may also find that you need to upgrade steering components in order to handle the added stress from the larger tires. Driveshafts may also need to be modified/upgraded. Some vehicles will need frame reinforcement, especially in the area around the steering gearbox. Over time the vehicle...

The above is why I have more faith in aftermarket and custom work than I do in factory engineering. The OEM engineers have the knowledge, but the corporate decisions are not made with ANY of the priorities that matter to me, the end user. The corporate decisions are all based on lining...