New England Mod & Meetup Renaissance group

So you're definitely doing the pivot?

 

Tiff and I(and others), went out to a BBQ spot in Sharon, CT, then home by way of the berkshires(i.e., the long way home).. 220+ miles. I know it isn't what you meant, but, running out of season to enjoy the new bike.

I feel your pain. That is how mine is built. Everything becomes a damn nightmare.
I pay a carpenter now. Beyond my skills.

 

So want to but it’s a lot of burning.. I would like to get decent at welding and go from there.

On another note: Fam wanted jerk chicken

 

You can try out my 34x10.5x17 KO2s if we cross paths and have access to a jack

 

I think a body mount relocation is a cheaper easier way for 34s. The jd kit I see filling in like the 37 range and strengthening the whole subframe

Yeah I did some research before and people say it’s a 2 day project if you’re quick about it shops charging usually around $1500 ish for install. I’d help you out a bunch if you want me to do it.

Wouldn’t suggest the flux 125 for that… don’t want to end up like Matt but your lcas instead

 

I don’t mind the carpentry at all. I actually worked in a cabinet shop and helped my uncle build our addition when I was like 15. Insulating takes forever just going around all the different supports and random pieces of wood they nailed in 300 years ago.

 

Oh man we enjoyed the day. I took a half tomorrow. I'm going to come home and roast my behind in the sun all afternoon. Maybe including day drinking boxed wine. I know next week it'll be cool and time to do real adult things.

Send me that recipe. That's all I'm asking.

We had a boat load of leftover Chinese food so i cobbled that together with some leftover smoked frozen pulled pork. Not nearly as exciting.

Way more forgiving. If you are 1/8" off on a weld it's scrap. 1/8" off on sheetrock and that's what mud is for. There's a wide gap between crap and show-home worthy.

I fumble through a lot DIY. Nowadays it's less lack of ability and more desire to not spend the time on it.

 

I may have asked this earlier but I forgot.

Do we do any snow or night wheeling?

 

Personally I am not a big fan of either....

 

Figured I'd ask seeing that it gets dark earlier and snow is soon to come.

 

I'm with Jared. I think snow NMW could be fun, if I knew I'd never have to get out of a nice, warm cab. But icy rocks is not a recipe for success. RI spot when there's no snow on the ground is nice to scratch the itch in the winters, but otherwise, I am not a fan of slip sliding, and in general, I hate the cold.

But I know a few people who do enjoy that sort of thing, if you're looking for it.

 

I’d be down for a night run but snow would have to be like @GarlicFarts said. Basically flat. Not a lot to crash into.

 

In my mind show wheeling is just plowing trail, no actual crawling. But anything that could be fun for that is probably snowmobile trail so

 

Yup same, wrong side of the country for that sadly.

You in for a NMW trip this winter?

 

Hahaha genius. Reminds me of my neighbors

 

We've done a few snow wheeling runs at the "local" spots when there was a decent amount of cover on the ground. Big 'ol winch fest. And digging. Lots of digging.

 

I've done quite a bit of night wheeling with ENH at their toyota takeover. Night wheeled MA Bell a few times too.

Snow is a different animal that if you're going to do anything technical just be prepared for body damage. Good reason for 2 of my bigger dents

 

As for winter/snow, there is a dirt type road that runs from Bangor towards the east and comes out on a main road (I’d have to research) that I ran some time ago, lots of side trails to play in the snow use winches to haul folks out.

it was the first trip I took with anyone off TW.

 

Bangor, Maine? That’s where my father was born.