Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

Damn. He's bigger than i am! Lol

Congrats james!!! How awesome! Hope momma is doing well.

 

I didn't get the one that you mentioned, but something similar in functionality. I got this one

FOXWELL NT630 ABS SRS Scan Tool OBD2 Scanner Bi-Directional Automotive Diagnostic Code Reader ABS Auto Bleed Reset Tool OBD II Airbag Active Scanner

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072VGJ7S8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mainly because it comes with lifetime updates, but it does cost few bucks more.

 

Congratulations!!!

 

My most heartfelt wishes of cheer and joy my friend. From one father to another, right on man!

how’s mama?

 

They're good, just make sure you get a "Kill-a-Watt" or similar watt meter to check out your fridge. I have two generators that I can parallel, a Sportsman 800w and a Yamaha EF2000is (1,600w). Together they can put out a constant 2,400watts (3,000 surge hah).

A friend's place, their fridge is the older style Top and Bottom freezer/fridge and it drew more than 1,000 watts to start up, I had to use the Yamaha instead. To help with motor/compressor/high initial drain applications, you can get a soft start capacitor or module (Schneider Electric, Raymond Innovations). The Capacitors will charge up slowly and release their energy whenever there's a dip to help the electric motor get up to speed without bogging down on your generator.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSrz3GaaDO8

*bing* *bong*

Inverter generators are just the best because they're so quiet on ECO. They're even better if you put them in an insulated box and add a small 2-stroke moped muffler.

lol, I was going to mention you when nDub mentioned this. But yeah, those are good units, I would just say make sure you do extra oil changes in the beginning. Typically these motors are "licensed" by that company through Yamaha but when made through a cheap manufacturer, they usually don't take the extra care to clean the castings. Even my Yamaha EF2000is came up with a lot of flecks of metal when I got it new in 2010.

It's pretty nice if it's still there. I paid a visit last year. There're lights hung inside and it's a great place to sleep without the wind bothering you.

Congrats dood!

 

Congrats

 

...now I'd like a soft starter.

 

is there a power tool in this video??? I didn't see any Power tool.

 

Found this sweet camper shell from Craigslist a few months ago for $50. Replaced the struts $10, new seals $10, painted the inside black for $10.

Camping last month with some pew pew action with the shell and I dig it! too bad my air bed sustained multiple leaks due to my overexcitment and carelessness.

But I picked up some plywood today and plan on DIYing a sleep platform. Man it’s crazy how a camper shell can resurrect an old taco.

Also follow-up on the 5100’s all around with 881 coils setup, I changed out the the Dakar’s full leaf pack with a Toytec 3 AAL onto the original. Man this baby rides smooth and handles great on and off road. Still about 4” in the rear and 3” in the front with a nice rake. Rides better that my 3rd gen Sports

 

I have an aluminum platform I built for my 1st gen 6 foot bed. I no longer need it. It's been serving as a shelf for the past few months. It's pretty light...maybe 30 - 35 pounds. I had 3/8" plywood on top. It's survived a lot of offroading including 2 trips to Baja and 2 trips to Utah.
I have the fridge slide for it too, now that I'm thinking of it.
$200 for the whole thing if you're interested. I want to say the materials were around $400 or something. I still have the drawer but it's a POS. I was going to burn it.

 

Congratulations!

 

Congratulations!

 

Reminds me of my son. Time flys man...so enjoy these moments! My son is almost 10 months old and already getting in to lot of trouble.

 

It does go fast, you got a lot of fun times ahead!

I have a 4 and a 2 year old, besides this new guy. Time flies.

 

With a fridge slide you said...I would be interested, are you good with a time frame of mid December for purchase and pickup? I gotta squeeze in a little OT for this.

 

For sure. I'm going to Baja for the next 2 weeks anyway. And I'll have some time to clean it up.

So the fridge slide rolls on skateboard bearings. It works really well. It's just not "smooth". and I replaced the plywood in the picture with 1/16" aluminum. Much lighter.

 

Sweet sounds good! I’ll start looking around for a fridge after I pick this up.

 

Congratulations @T4RFTMFW

 

And this is exactly why I bought the companion Honda inverter/generator. Turns out, however, that my new LG energy efficient fridge doesn't do that. Ran it on one unit last power outage. Because of that, I have purchased a 30 amp fuse, 30 amp plug, and 50 feet of 10/2 wire to rig it up right to my main breaker box, and the two gensets.

 

Thanks again @techfinsoup for the wheels trade, Im loving the bronze on white matchup!
Also thanks for the Asian brothers beer the tropical IPA was tasty!