Alabama thread!

Clipped a mailbox trying to avoid a UPS driver on some backroads. Found out how wide my truck is though, so that’s something.

 

Perfect!!! What better excuse than to upgrade to the big tow mirrors. Wife can't complain. I did it on my F350 before too with a poorly placed trashcan. You may be able to just replace the mirror portion.

Pretty sure those are it, I think JBA has some PNs listed or at least what to reference to use on their website. No there is no harm in leaving them in until you get the JBAs you'll just be limited a bit in how much they will articulate before binding.

 

Haha thought about that, but I can just replace the glass for $25. Thought that was pretty cool that it is a separate piece.

 

Got the new project on jack stands and the wheels off. Going to start pulling the axles and driveshafts tomorrow, hopefully start putting in the new axles, brake lines, driveshafts, shocks, shock relocation brackets. Then start beefing up all the mounts. Excited about the new project.

 

What all are you going to do to it?

 

Turning it into a rock crawl. Fj60 axles, 4 Runner driveshafts, all new Crown braided steel brake lines, electric power steering for now, pulling the fenders and running tubes, regear everything, converting it to fuel injection...

 

Isn't that about whate your current one started out as?

 

It looked just like the one I am about to start on

 

Mornin fellas

 

Dang, looks like this is for a long bed. I probably would have bought it.

 

Sup Trey

 

From AlabamaWX

LIKE SUMMER: Today will be a another warm, humid day for Alabama. With a partly sunny sky, temperatures reach the mid 80s this afternoon… the average high for Birmingham on May 3 is 79. Most of the day will be dry, but we will mention a chance of scattered showers and storms tonight as a weakening cold front approaches. Nothing widespread or severe.

Then, for tomorrow, look for a mix of sun and clouds, and a few scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible… mostly during the afternoon and evening hours, as the front stalls out near the Tennessee border. The high tomorrow will be in the mid 80s, and the chance of any one spot seeing a shower tonight and tomorrow is 40-45 percent. Higher probabilities are over the northern half of the state.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Most of the day Thursday will be dry with highs in the 80s again. Then, an approaching front will bring showers and storms into the state late Thursday night into the day Friday. SPC has defined a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for much of North and West Alabama in their “Day 3” outlook, which runs through 7am CT Friday. For now they have not defined a risk beyond 7am Friday due to model uncertainty.



The broad window for heavier thunderstorms will run from midnight Thursday night through 6:00 p.m. Friday; we should be able to narrow this down more tomorrow as we get within range of the high resolution models. The main threat with the heavier storms during this period will come from strong straight line winds and hail… the tornado threat looks low for now based on forecast wind profiles.

MOTHERS DAY WEEKEND: Dry air settles into the state Friday night following the frontal passage, and the weekend will feature sunny days and fair nights. The high Saturday will be in the 77-81 degree range, followed by mid 80s Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: A strong upper ridge builds over the Deep South, and much of the week looks dry. Temperatures could very well touch 90 degrees by mid-week under the ridge, our hottest weather so far this year… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



ON THIS DATE IN 1999: There were 63 tornadoes in Oklahoma, making this the worst outbreak ever to strike the state. In Central Oklahoma alone, eight individual supercell thunderstorms produced 57 tornadoes. Bridge Creek, Moore and southern parts of the Oklahoma City Metro area were hit the hardest. When it was near Moore, Oklahoma, a truck-mounted Doppler radar measured a wind speed of 318 mph, the highest ever observed in a tornado. This tornado killed 36 people. To the north in Kansas, an F4 tornado tracked 24 miles through Sumner and Sedgwick Counties, killing 6, injuring 154, and causing $146 million in damages.

ON THIS DATE IN 2009: A derecho moved across Central Alabama, which produced widespread and long-lived straight line wind damage (associated with a fast moving squall line). There was significant damage in several counties from the Mississippi state line to the Georgia state line. Also a few tornadoes touched with within the line.

 

Sup Mike

 

Morning phil

 

Just hanging out at work....looking at campers and regular cab Tacomas

Really dig this 300lb Ovrlnd camper

 

morn fellas. got another set of sliders coming down the pipeline

 

Make that cheddar

 

Mornin' folks. Just finished my last class for the semester. Hello summer and a break from students!

 

Sup JD