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Well, thanks to COVID, DMV just recently finally opened, by appointment only. If you make an appointment today, the soonest you can get it for is mid-July. Luckily, I made mine three weeks ago :) So at 3:45, right when i was scheduled, I walked into DMV and walked out 10 minutes later with some...

Did some little stuff over the last couple days. First, wanted to check the fuel gauge sender, since even though I have 2-3 gallons in there (I think) it's still showing "E" - so I tested the wiring and the sender manually and the gauge and sender work fine. I guess it's just not enough fuel to...

yeah, I got you. all the LEDs on the Sequioa are the same ebay stuff. The six at the rear/on the rack have been good so far, but the big curved 40" bar on the front of the rack has definitely gotten a bit of water inside and needs to be resealed. I did the wire pass-throughs on these but didn't...

This morning after running out to get some wheels for the e30, I made some templates for mudflaps, to use once my "material" arrives. I used the stock ones as a template, but made them a couple inches longer and wider to cover for the larger tires. I know guys who wheel don't tend to put...

Ah, good thinking there! Since the only "Don" I know is my great-uncle, who lives on an old farm, I was picturing it being driven by an old country doctor with a big belly in a flannel shirt, lol. Maybe because I watched Doc Hollywood a few weeks ago, where this guy is the local doc. His name...

If you have pics/measurements (and asking price) of both, I could be interested - feel free to shoot me a PM. My recollection is that the Gen1 4-door jumpseat is a pretty long "bench," isn't it? I wonder if it's short enough to fit where I'd need to put it.

Yeah, I checked those out last time at the junkyard - but they seem like they'd require a lot of creativity to mount where they'd need to be in the Raider - they look like they mount into an L-shaped panel intersection on the Ranger rather than to a flat area. It's an option since they're pretty...

To add to the above - I did consider simply reversing the rear bench and making it face backwards, which fixes the access issue. But still, they're heavy and take up a lot of space and it wasn't going to be worth it to keep them in the truck for the very occasional (or never) I'd actually use...

The original rear seats are long gone (went in the blue Raider to the scrapper). In any case, they wouldn't work, because any rear seats have to be accessed through the back door, since both front seats are now on the bouncy bases (which don't tilt forward), so using the original rear bench the...

Well, I guess the cargo bay wasn't that exciting, so how about THIS: A little package from Korea Yeah, the covers for the wiper bases. I tried to get these used, but apparently everyone thinks they're worth like $10 each all brittle and old. They're about $2 each brand new in Korea...

Ok, so before I catch up on the buiding progress, something fairly curious I found. The other day I had the rotary buffer up and was trying to clean up the paint some. Once done, I noticed an imperfection (hahahahah considering the paint and dents on this vehicle) up on the upper b-pillar, like...

Continuing on with this stuff. Top caps on the ends and the hinged hatch for the top. Really nothing too exciting, just a basic gear box. The nice part is the whole thing can be lifted right out after taking out two 12mm bolts, which is very convenient in case I need the cargo space for some...

Working on the next little (big) project. If you followed my Porsche build you know what it is. This isn't an expedition rig so not doing a full drawer/rack setup, but I do like to have some enclosed storage... Setting it up Doing some cutting in my usual haphazard disorganized fashion...

So as noted I installed the 2nd seatbelt today, so that's done. Also played around with ideas, and figured out that this bazooka tube fits great right behind the seats and clears even with the seat fully back. So that gets it off the wheel well, where I didn't really like it.

I got them off ebay from a vendor. Here's a link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Point-Retractable-High-Strength-Car-SUV-Seatbelt-Safety-Seat-Belt-USA-Shipping/362688037949?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Yes, they feel and look like OEM-type seatbelt material, the latches...

Spent the morning out putting some miles on the rally car with a buddy in his soon-to-be turbo B23000, so that was fun When I got back the new muffler had arrived. Just one of the smaller Magnaflows, since selection is limited with the smaller inlet/outlet sizes (and I don't feel like...

Thanks, I think it turned out decent :) I mean, plenty of things left.... - well, I have to get this thing plated so I can actually do a real test-drive. With DMV not open due to COVID at the moment, that's not really possible. Good thing I have 4 other cars to drive and don't need this one...

So I tweaked the line spread/design and basically ended up doing something that isn't too different from the original vinyl that Dodge put on this thing lol, just in different color. So here's how it came out. A few little spots I'm not too happy with, but they are very minor and I'm probably...

So I'm pretty excited today about what came in the mail. I mean, I knew it was coming, and I can't really use it yet, but its kind of a "finishing piece" for the interior (at least the driver's area). Condor Speed Shop has been our primary sponsor for rally since the very early days, and...