Alabama thread!

Mornin’ Chris!

 

These coastal bumpers are not bad for the price.

 

From AlabamaWX

WARMING TREND AHEAD: After a sub-freezing start, look for a nice warm-up across Alabama today. With a partly to mostly sunny sky, we project a high around 60 degrees this afternoon. Then, tomorrow, the high will be in the 65-70 degree range with a mix of sun and clouds. Moisture levels rise Wednesday… the sky will be mostly cloudy with potential for a few scattered showers during the day. The weather will stay mild with a high in the upper 60s for most communities.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Rain will become widespread across Alabama Thursday ahead of an Arctic cold front. There will be some surface based instability, but the better shear values will be north of the front in the cold air, and for now severe storms are not expected. Rain amounts of around one inch are likely Wednesday night into Thursday. Then, Friday will be a generally dry day for the state with just a few lingering showers over the far southern counties. The weather will be cooler, but not excessively cold… highs will be in the 50s.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Confidence is growing that much colder air will move into the state Saturday night, but there is still considerable model disagreement in the chance of any precipitation. For now, we believe Saturday will be a mostly cloudy day with potential for temperatures to reach 60 degrees. There will some chance of rain Saturday afternoon or Saturday night, followed by sharply colder air Sunday. Temperatures will likely reach the teens over the northern half of the state early Sunday morning, with 20s all the way down to the Gulf Coast. Sunday will be a dry but cold day with a high in the 30s for the Tennessee Valley, close to 40 for places like Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Anniston, and mid to upper 40s for South Alabama.

The biggest question involves Saturday night… involving a potential window for freezing rain and ice as the shallow layer of cold air rushes into the state. For now the reliable European global model says no, and we will side with that solution for now. But, just know the forecast could change as we get into the weekend. All global models have struggled with this pattern.

NEXT WEEK: The next wave in the active southern branch of the jet stream will likely bring rain to Alabama Tuesday, followed by cold and dry weather for the latter half of the week. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



We note the CPC (Climate Prediction Center) outlook for February 15-21 still shows below average temperatures for much of the U.S., including the Deep South.

ON THIS DATE IN 2013: A nor’easter produced heavy snowfall over the New England states. Total snowfall in Boston, Massachusetts, reached 24.9 inches, the fifth-highest total ever recorded in the city. New York City officially recorded 11.4 inches of snow at Central Park, and Portland, Maine, set a record of 31.9 inches.

 

I’ve been eyeing these as of this weekend after seeing a buddies....

 

Getting ready for my 150k mile service.

anyone know of any Toyota dealerships having sales I should order consumables from?

 

Nice bumper for decently cheap if you weld it yourself. But nowhere near as cheap as doing the design work / cutting on your own

Front or rear?

 

Rear

 

gotcha. You have a HC rear now, don’t you?

 

I do, I have SOS bumper (which has been great) but after comparing it to coastals, it seems like coastals is tucked up quite a bit more. Plus it looks a little more sleek imo

 

I had an SOS bumper (non HC) and didn’t care for it after I started welding and knew more about what I wanted out of a rear bumper. Their HC rear is definitely a lot more bulky than it needs to be.

 

Did you see my IG story yesterday? A few people fell for the football-related coupon I put up there. Hahha

Dirt Kings, I can't discount, and they're doing a price rise at the end of this month too.

 

I hear that. What kinda welder do you have? That’s my only issue is that I have a 120v Hobart flux core welder that I’m not sure would be up to the task

 

I have a Hobart 140. Does very well for the 3/16” that these bumpers are made of, but not much past that.

Is it one of the Chicago electric welders or one of the titanium/Vulcan ones?

 

I picked this up over the weekend. Night and day difference. Got it open box for basically half price and could pass up. If you use it with anti spatter spray it makes a super nice bead and gets very hot. Its a great welder so far.

 

When you win the lotto, then you can buy one of the new long range fuel tanks I sell for your Taco as well. I'll give you a special price too!! hahah

 

Finally decided to get in on the fridge game!

 

Cool...

 

Give me some leafs i hate my dakars lol sqeak sqeak sqeak

 

Wish I could, but @gixxerphil bought everything I had in stock not that long ago...

If I had all 3 leaf pack options in stock right now, I'd send everyone of you guys a pair for free, but it's 1+ month until we get them, so sorry about that... You'll have to suffer with your squeaking for now.

If it makes you feel any better, even the ARB Tacoma rep truck squeaks like a mofo. hahaha, I saw it around here last month.