NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Well probably the last time I'll see this truck as my boss just sold it today. 69 f250 highboy with 390. When I started working for him ~15yrs ago he had just bought it at auction and we did a frame off restoration on it. It was previously a walla walla fire dept truck with something like 60k original miles. It had sat outside and was structuraly in great shape, but had faded pretty bad from the sun. I meant to look at the odometer to see what it has on it now but I never saw him drive it so I imagine it's still got close to the same miles. If only I had $40k laying around.


I should have asked for a draw

 

co worker of mine found an 81 dodge forest service truck. 66k. now its on 38" and awaiting a cummins transplant.

 

Fun story. My dad and uncle have had a bet with each other about retirement. Whoever retires first gets taken on a trip paid for by the other. My dad is older by a couple years. My uncle made a big announcement several months ago that he put in his intent to retire with his employer for later this month. I've flipped him shit since then saying my dad is going to retire at the end of Sept or early Oct. My wife saw a post on Facebook last night from my uncle about my dad retiring before him, and I figured it was more talk. My dad called last night after I had gone to bed and left me a message to say my uncle was ranting about something on facebook, but don't let the cat out of the bag. Sounds like my uncle will be paying to take my dad on a trip.

I've got the 12v Cummins with p7100 injection pump but it will be a cold day in hell before I let it go.

 

Ok weird problem time guys. I left my truck parked at my GF's place while she was out of town for a week and used her car as a commuter (40mpg vs 13mpg). When she got back into town i went over, hopped in and drove it to work the next day, I had a code pop up P0500 (VSS fault). My factory speedometer is reading correctly (15mph off since the regear) but my ultragauge does not register a speed. I took the scan tool home and used it to check my VSS output and it shows zero. So i guess the question is why does my speedo work, yet my ECU doesnt show a vehicle speed from my OBDII port?

 

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Who here has made their own mud flaps? Not a fan of the off the shelf options. I need something more flexible. Had Rokblokz last and they sucked. Got torn off on rocks because they’re stiff AF. Looking for material recommendations

 

You can buy 1 mudflap from a semi and make all 4 peaces A little on the thicker size though

 

Yeah that’s an idea but you already said it. That is quite thick and may be too much weight for the flimsy fender flares

 

Also, unrelated: what is up with our friendly neighborhood bookstore refusing to deliver rat poison to my house?? When I still lived in San Diego they shipped the same product to my house without fuzz, but not in WA?!?

 

earth mother gia Prius driving idjuts...

 

Well it’s not illegal here because I can get other companies to ship it. I just don’t like paying for shipping since I’m already paying for prime. Just really don’t get it.
I’m all for protecting the environment. Just don’t see the correlation here

 

I've ordered from this place before, they have free shipping. Not sure how their prices compare.
https://store.doyourownpestcontrol.com/

 

Need some of this for my garage...freaking cellar spiders everywhere.

 

That’s actually where I ordered yesterday but couldn’t wait for the free snail mail shipping

 

The slugs and the spiders have been terrible this year.

 

Pretty sure our trucks also use the abs sensor for speed algorithm? Or something on the rear axle. I recall something about two speed sensors.

Also the auto trans speed sensor is on the input shaft IIRC. So I have nfc if the one from mine will work in yours.

 

Oh that bookstore, I was thinking barnes and noble for a second, then remembered they went out of business like a decade ago.

 

@Usethe2nd welp, the base plates look like they turned out but I don't think those sight posts will hold a zero.




Actually, it looks like only one of the front posts got eaten by the spaghetti monster the rears might still pull through.

 

That looks like a train wreck