MOD DAY in Clearwater

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Here's a few welding shops in the area.

 

Updated list.
1. sprucetaco
2. nammer - lift (maxtrac spindles and allpro rear 3'' lift) and serpentine belt too
3. fearnothing321
4. blackhorse
5. k9cop (standingby)
6. sodoheny
7. aerial tacoma
8. taco no baka
9. Brian65oh

 

Looks like a good turnout.. Should be fun

 

brian650h, still want me to bring the gas cap?

 

So what's on the list of mods?
A lift, rear bumper, a couple diff breather mods & cb antenna cable. Am I missing anything?

 

serpentine belt

 

Ha that ones on the name list & I still forgot it.

 

Got the parts ordered. I'll be picking them up tomorrow

 

very excited for sat, ordered rear brake lines from headstrong, they look exactly like the maxtrac's if anybody cared

 

My son & his friend want to help & learn from the big boys.

 

You should be, your trucks gonna be sexy with the new lift & you shouldn't get hung up on ant mounds anymore.
But at least you made it out there, i can't say that.

 

Cool beans! Thank you, Sir!

 

Its $12 total for both parts

 

I may just be there for moral support and help with everyone else's stuff. Was thinking about trying to shift my bed forward a bit if we had time, but when I thought about it, I'd still probably have to do some trimming on the wheel wells and then I'd probably end up with the bed rattling against the cab so I decided not to.

Not to mention, I've been exercising my hack (emphasis on 'hack') carpentry skills this week trying to build a bomb-proof work bench. Today was pretty discouraging since it seemed like everything I touched turned to crap. Normally, I'd just put everything down and save it for another day, but I was being impatient and hard-headed. In the end, I accomplished the objectives but it looks horrible. Long story short, I'm pretty stiff and sore with nothing I'm proud of to show for it. This whole project seems to be going that way unfortunately.

Hopefully the stiff and sore will go away by Saturday so I can actually be of use for more than just supervising.

 

Rgr that. I'll have it.

 

lol, true

 

Haha next time ask for help I framed houses for 17 yrs also did trim.

 

Thanks. Carpentry for me is kind of a love/hate thing. I like building stuff, but I don't really have the skills to bring the image in my head into reality which can be pretty discouraging. I'm pretty decent with rough framing, but when it comes to something that requires a good level of fit and finish, my skill level tends to let me down.

Here's what I'm trying to build (at least I can draw good, lol)...

 

Damn that looks like it will be one sturdy ass bench. What are you planning on putting on it, the truck? Lol
Looks like you want to notch everything to lock it all together.

 

If necessary.

I just wanted something I could put a part on and wail on it with a 48oz dead blow and not have the table bounce and absorb the impact instead of what I'm beating on. Wanted it to be heavy so I could clamp stuff down on it and not have to worry about it moving. Basically, like I said, bomb-proof.

I built my hand-loading bench with 2x6s placed with the wide sides up on three or four 2x4 cross braces under it. It's so bouncy my inertial-type bullet puller won't work unless I hit it right on one of the braces. Didn't want that to happen with this bench.