MARYLAND TACOMAS

when I built my most recent rc sailboat, I had to fill the keep with lead myself. a 1/10 scale sailboat only takes about 5 lbs of ballast in the bulb of the keel, but scuba dive weights were what I went with. it's essentially just bird shot in a pouch. cut open the pouch, and there's the lead. so since it sounds like a sailboat keel is more lead than you're looking for, just get a handful of dive weights or some bulk bird/buck shot.

 

My only issue with that is lead shot is going to cost about $1.50 a pound, and the idea here to be as much as a cheap-o as possible. Although if it comes down to it, I'll just buy lead.

 

yeah, or, depending if your smelter is big enough, get the bricks instead of the pouches, you get more lead per $ that way.

other idea is get the tire weight remover tool and take a walk around a junkyard and pull all the weights you can find

 

Didn't someone local have a soft top for sale? I can't find it

 

I think it was mob iirc

 

Long time no talk!

I disappeared for a while and am glad to see everyone still up to their normal fuckery around these parts.

 

Welcome back, fucker.

 

What all has everyone been up to lately?

 

finishing up school, trying to get the damn winch on the truck working.

 

Making progress. started the afternoon with the goal of building the new exhaust (done). ended the evening with the entire engine torn apart on my work bench, cleaning it with a toothbrush. hope I remember how to put it back together tonight.

 

Wishing I had a hitch mounted flagpole in time for July 4th...

 

thanks for the reminder!

you can get creative. 3/4'' conduit fits through the center of a bed cleat. then all you have to do is secure the bottom to something. I did that before I had the bed rack. now I just toss my same conduit flag pole through the center of my spare tire and throw a ratchet strap on the bottom.

 

This picture is fantastic

 

thank you. we had a great photographer with us on that trip. what a difference a skilled photographer makes, vs everyone snapping away with cell phones and go-pros.

truly a trip to remember

the group

 

Beautiful!

 

@AR15xAR10
You mentioned removin' the faux chrome mirror covers from yer truck.
Anythin' to watch fer to keep from breakin' stuff?

 

Heat gun helped big time. Just pry with your finger tips slowly and gently

 

What were you heatin' up?
Just mirror cover?
Did it warp?

 

Tempting...

 

Stayed at work late polishing the engine in that 67 El Camino I recently bought. Hard to believe what a little polish & elbow grease can achieve. Still waiting on the new aluminum radiator that I ordered. Then it's going on CL.