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I can think of several partial solutions: Horse trough? Coffin? Dump box from a utility trailer? Dumpster? Back half of a Buick LeSabre? I think you could get more useful response if you share the reasoning for metal. Do you need weather tight? Do you need structural stability? Do you need...

An expedition vehicle waiting for conversion? I’m selling my 2005 F250 Crew Cab 6.0 Diesel 4x4 Auto with 6.5’ Bed. Completely stock truck except for an added coolant filter. 137,000 Miles. Fresno, CA (no rust). Lemon Law Buyback branded title. I’ve owned it for about 12 years and about...

The difference between 3.73 and 4.10 is pretty small in the method you are using to measure it. Are you 100% sure you are right? I would pull the covers (both) clean, inspect, photograph, and then decide if you should get worked up. Start with the dealer, explain the problem, and ask what...

How long have you owned the truck? That had to be from a misaligned crank/blown out bearings or broken flex plate. Is your rear main simply pouring oil? I’m guessing, you haven’t owned the truck more than 5-6 years. The previous owner wasted a flex plate, cracking the block in the process...

Sort of chicken/egg mystery in my experience. Either one can cause the other. I think you’re completely screwed. The free starter plan won’t work well as that crack gets worse and eventually you are running one bolt starters. I had a 78 eating so many starters when I was a kid that I...

Yep, I was once in that neck of the woods. A western car there probably earns a 20-30% bump if the buyer is right. I’ve run a few rigs from Cali back to Michigan and I’m usually figuring that there needs to be at least 2-3k in price gain to make it work.

What condition is your ring gear in? Did you shim the starter for proper clearance? I’ve fought some of these seemingly for years before getting them right. Once you get the right nose cone and shim combo, never let it go. Sometimes replacing the flex plate and ring gear can make a big...

Feels like a lot, but if you are saying body is rust free you must live in the rust? Prices are very regional.

Those bolts hold braces to the engine mounts. A breaking starter probably begins when you aren’t properly shimmed, greasy bolts without clean holes, then you overtighten to get it to stay tight; beginning to crush the nose cone, which just takes you down a spiral of overtorque and crush plus...

I’ve decided to take the solar plunge. Like so many projects, I have grand plans that will probably be limited by a series of cost and construction ion considerations long before I see power to a battery, but I’m still in theory (fantasy) land, so I have a theory question: Is it generally...

Based on the behavior of both my ARB and My CFX somethingorother... 28 maybe?? You shouldn’t expect 8 L of water to freeze very quickly at all. Maybe days or weeks when set near or just below freezing. Maintaining already frozen will work, but without forced airflow, you simply can’t remove...

That was impressive. I’m guessing that dude is on something working that fast! ? Not only is the amount of labor impressive, the amount of floor space consumed for 3 or 4 days is more impressive. That space was at least the size of my entire garage. Probably 800 sq ft or more.

I’m not convinced it would work all that well. Their statement essentially says it will be a hot lamp, and the intent is actually to heat all of the surfaces, including your sleeping bag. I’m not sure that trying to heat something designed to insulate will be effective. I’m not sure that...

I just went through an interesting new vehicle process. We had been waffling the idea of cutting down car count and getting a multipurpose SUV for my wife to drive daily and me to haul stuff in a trailer. I decided that a 2019 Expedition could replace my F250 and her Highlander and we would be...

Where I live, you could almost buy a new car with just the registration and insurance payments on that fleet! Are you keeping any of them because one or more of the others are unreliable? Time to move on or consolidate. With the exception of maybe the Cherokee, none will ever become classics...

Your measurement will depend on the mounting system and how much you stuff in the tent. Is there a limit you are working with? I no longer have an Ayer but could measure my Kukenam if you want me to.

Thanks. I was thinking maybe I shorted something when I did the mic too, but it seems strange to me that the fuse pops before the power is turned on, and I can’t imagine the mic impacting anything before the power is turned on. I’m going to have to dig it out from under the seat start bench...

So, my CB recently mysteriously started blowing fuses as soon as they touch the fuse holder terminals. My best efforts at google searching seem to indicate that the “Reverse Protection” diode has failed. I’m not concerned about my ability to solder in a new one, but ai am concerned about why...

If you only need 3 months, why not run it until it actually lets loose? Also, could you just pull the carrier and pinion from another van and bolt them in. All the precision of a proper ring and pinion setup (with associated cost) is intended to create long life. Used gears installed with a...

Hi. In very broad terms, do most electric winches ground through their mounting bolts? I have a Warn M8000 in my Jeep, running separate battery cables all the way back to the battery. The battery is a dual terminal marine style and the winch wiring is separate from the rest of the vehicle...