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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1275 on: April 26 2022, 02:59:04 PM »
I went to the SoS to get the title transferred/plates this afternoon. Some dumbass mofo told a State employee he was going to shoot her if he had to go get his birth certificate. Thankfully he wasn't armed. He was disabled/wheelchair-bound but I thought it was going to get real for a second.
Of course, they went into lock down and I had to hang around and give a statement so my 20-minute trip took 2 hours.
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« Reply #1276 on: April 26 2022, 04:39:25 PM »
amazing how many idiots are running the streets these days
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« Reply #1277 on: May 03 2022, 06:01:48 PM »
After a couple of loads of dirt, I decided to try out Harbor Freights 2000lb cargo unloader - https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-truck-bed-cargo-unloader-60800.html
The topper had to come off and I was worried it was all that was holding the bedsides up, but surprisingly they don't flop in the wind. The unloader was $50 well spent. 2 minutes to unload a bed full of dirt - it is way easier than trying to rake/shovel it back out.
I got bored today and installed some fbody ls1 cooling fans in place of the stock clutch fan, controlled by the factory PCM of course. All stuff I had laying around.
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« Reply #1278 on: May 04 2022, 12:54:02 AM »
That is a really handy piece of equipment!
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1279 on: May 04 2022, 08:37:38 AM »
Jeremy, are they using the liquid brine on the roads down there like here? I swear it's eating vehicles away faster than the road salt. Cool item for the truck!
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« Reply #1280 on: May 04 2022, 08:53:20 AM »
Brad, I'm not 100% sure what they use - but it does a number on metal.


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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1281 on: May 04 2022, 09:13:54 AM »
They changed to liquid maybe ten years ago up here. We've got Krown Rust Control and Rust Check up here. Sprayed annually for about 100 bucks. The shit works.
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« Reply #1282 on: May 04 2022, 01:04:09 PM »
Brad, I'm not 100% sure what they use - but it does a number on metal.

They have to keep Michigan at work building those cars...  or is it Tennessee where they build cars? LOL
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1283 on: May 05 2022, 10:37:10 AM »
Carolina squat going on!  :rofl:
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1284 on: May 05 2022, 03:20:03 PM »
This showed up today. Weldpro MIG155GSV. I tested out some flux-core just to make sure it sticks metal together. 1st attempt was a fail, too much heat, and the batteries were dead in my helmet. Not only did I burn a hole in the plate I was welding but I got little flash exposure.
Once I got the helmet working and dialed the heat/speed in on it welded really nicely. I can't wait to get a bottle of gas and some mig wire and see what I can mess up.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1285 on: May 05 2022, 05:45:59 PM »
 :cheers: :cheers: nice :atbeer:
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1286 on: May 16 2022, 05:22:03 PM »
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1287 on: May 17 2022, 11:43:52 AM »
I sent the sound bite to NASA. They said it's saying 9's.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1288 on: May 17 2022, 03:35:44 PM »
That’s on gate without any magic in the tune up at all. I need to start adding duty cycle to the wastegate there’s any easy 150-200hp in just adding boost. I’m just being a Nancy, I know it’s gonna be a handful.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1289 on: May 22 2022, 06:24:21 PM »
Picked this up today
2017 American Black Widow
Full suspension, rack-n-pinion steering, hydraulic brakes (well after I fix them), torque converter, live axle, new tires.
It has a 135cc LTC CCMX  - https://lctusa.com/product/cmxx-136/ my understanding is it's more of a Mitsu clone than a Honda clone. It's underpowered I think it's rated at 4hp. It'll run it's rated 24mph but it just feels dead, pretty sure the belt is burnt. I'm gonna put a new belt on it, fix the brakes and see how it does. It definitely isn't as fun as the other kart but it's a lot safer to turn the kids loose in.
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