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New England B.S. Thread

Discussion in 'North East' started by mach1man001, Feb 16, 2012.

  1. Nov 1, 2017 at 5:51 PM
    tacobell007

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    If you just want a trail beater, does it have to be street legal?
     
  2. Nov 1, 2017 at 5:58 PM
    Jcyr

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    Depends on what you want perfect body lines=big money
    Close enough that requires some modifications can be way cheaper than steel replacements and you can add high quality fiberx cloth with a high flex epoxy lam on the insides of the panel that will add a ton of flexibility and crack resistance. For a while I was making surfboards with poly decks and epoxy bottoms. The boards would bend like crazy before any damage. There’s just so much potential in the composite industry. And if wasn’t almost impossible to mass produce it would be used in place of steel for everything structural on a car
     
  3. Nov 1, 2017 at 6:20 PM
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    He's broken so many blinds....
     
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  4. Nov 1, 2017 at 6:22 PM
    Pugga

    Pugga Pasti-Dip Free 1983 - 2015... It was a good run

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    Maybe they're just heading in for warmth? If you house is balloon framed, the attic could just be the first spot the can get out of the walls which is why there aren't droppings in the living space.
     
  5. Nov 1, 2017 at 6:26 PM
    jpereira2

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    No, but I will be driving it down the street from my house so nothing too noticeable as far as "hell that doesn't belong on the road" honestly I'd love a cheap rav4
     
  6. Nov 1, 2017 at 6:30 PM
    tacobell007

    tacobell007 Western Mass Automotive Coatings

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    Well then it wouldn't be a bad deal then, fix the frame up some with your welding you are learning, and a few bucks to get it running
     
  7. Nov 1, 2017 at 6:40 PM
    Pugga

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    That thing looks like it's been in salt water though. Sooo much rust! Maintenance and working on it in general would be a bitch, everything is just caked with rust. As someone else said, even the throttle body is rusted. You can only fix so much, that thing looks like it would need a lot of replacement parts that would cost some decent money. I think it'd end up being a money pit.
     
  8. Nov 1, 2017 at 6:41 PM
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    Anyone else doing the Fenway Spartan this weekend?
     
  9. Nov 1, 2017 at 6:41 PM
    Bruce988jl

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    Welp swapped out the bad wheel bearing with the used spare I had. Did it in 30 minutes too with my new extra long 17mm wrench, deep 6pt impact sockets and my electric impact gun. Rides much quieter and smoother. Minimal vibes and I think the vibe I have at about 66mph only under accel might be the driveshaft. Going to keep the new driveshaft I have and take my old one out, rebuild it and box it for a trail spare.

    Ready to head to NJ Friday to grab my new to me tepui from @CaliDevilDoc!
     
  10. Nov 1, 2017 at 6:51 PM
    Sloth

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    Nice. How was getting the axle nut off? That's the only thing I had trouble with wheni swapped mine onto a non bent spindle
     
  11. Nov 1, 2017 at 6:53 PM
    tacobell007

    tacobell007 Western Mass Automotive Coatings

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    Those motors always look corroded up here, not nearly as bad as some ive seen or worked on. I'm saying to get it driving and going down trails would not be ridiculous money. If you wanted to make it into a minty fresh daily driver, then sure it would cost you an arm and a leg
     
  12. Nov 1, 2017 at 7:04 PM
    tacobell007

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    Thankfully, I think I got the heat fixed in my blue truck
     
  13. Nov 2, 2017 at 2:47 AM
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    Good morning everyone. Happy Friday eve.

    Still no internet since the storm... Fucking frontier sucks ass. Made an appointment on Monday, for Wednesday since that was the earliest they could come out, to put the phone line back up. Not fixed. No call. Nothing. Take it up with them and they say they called my wife since she's the one that made the appointment and gave them her info. She has no missed calls from anyone. What the fuck! They really suck service wise. Ever since AT&T left and handed it over to them it's been nothing but problems. I need to find a different provider. They told me I have to reschedule... At that rate I'll be without service for over a week by the time they come out, IF they even come out and don't do the same bullshit they did yesterday.

    I'm so fucking pissed.
     
  14. Nov 2, 2017 at 2:53 AM
    DrFunker

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    Good luck Nuno. Have always had issues with my Verizon service too. It is like they know that they are making enough money and poopoo the customer service. Very frustrating. I feel your pain.
     
  15. Nov 2, 2017 at 2:55 AM
    tacobell007

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    Thankfully Westfield G&E is offering a bundle deal now under Whip City Fiber. Probablybwill habe better customer service than Comcast we Have now
     
  16. Nov 2, 2017 at 2:57 AM
    DrFunker

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    Nice.
    I always had great service from WG&E, when I was a customer.
    Lucky duck! Fiber. :( Will never see fiber here. Not enough $ in the county.
     
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    Same here... I don't think we'll ever get fiber... Not at the rate frontier is going/doing.

    And to make it even worse, there is a frontier "service hub" in Danbury, which is the next town over... You'd think I'd be able to get this fixed quicker, but no... Never have in all of the issues I've had since they took over.
     
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    :annoyed: frustrating!
     
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  20. Nov 2, 2017 at 4:19 AM
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    Normal platform frame.

    I'm really convinced they get up from the garage. It'd be very easy to get in there. The garage is as tall as the roof of the house, then they can easily hop over to the house attic from there.

    It's also the only place I may not notice mouse activity right away. Lots of places for them to hide there. I found a large mouse nest in the garage rafters when I bought the house, too, so historically they have been there.
     

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