NW WA Meet / BS Thread

What fuck is with shitty people this week!

That sucks Will, the worst part is not only is your gun gone, but now the same lowlife piece of shit who is stupid and cowardly enough to break into a vehicle is now armed with a deadly weapon...I seriously hope it can be recovered.

I still flaon a positive note - Dora Cousteau II is back at home now. Safe and sound. Everything appears to be working great - mechanically and electronically. There is one sound that developed on the way home, but I am 90% certain is a dirty/rusty bearing in my A/C pulley.

 

Awesome news about Dora II Ben! That must be a great feeling to turn the key for the first time.

 

Whoops my memory does suck.

I thought you already had it returned to you. I wonder if the court proceedings with the convicted felon have to end before you get it back. Bummer.

 

http://youtu.be/SLuW-GBaJ8k

 

So happy for you Ben!

 

Glad you got the truck home finally! It's been way too long since you drove it. What noises were you hearing? Might have been your rear brakes or your diffs? You probably need to re-lube every moving part you can...

BTW, I have a nice little sound from that side we changed out. I haven't had time to take the tire off and look... do you think we bent something? It's a very light metal on metal sound.

 

It is definitely from one of the pulleys. Gonna check it out today and try to pinpoint it.

Check your dust cover. That thing bends easily and could be making contact with the rotor or something.

 

I've got a relatively new sound too...a high pitched squeeeeek when I'm backing up and braking. Gotta be the rear brakes since I didn't do them when I did the fronts last year. Grrrrr

 

Will, you know low volt is actually my specialty right? I worked with a lot of low volt guys on the west side. I can ask if anybody is looking for some side work. One of my friends was working for a security company last I heard from her, and she lives in Maple Valley, so not that far off from you. Want me to call around?

Also, in a house, the 120/240 is probably easier to do than security.

 

For your viewing pleasure. Last Thursday up Tinkham. Snow is getting real slushy. Can't wait for some summer runs.

 

Awesome Ben! Been a long road...

 

Looks like fun! I went out this last weekend up here in Bellingham but didn't get high enough to find snow.

 

Yea, used to head up to the very top and camp all the time... but they pretty much keep the upper gate at the pit locked all the time now. Didn't even bother heading up there at all this winter. I was working out in North Bend this past week so I headed up after I was off just to check it out. No fresh tracks, and the top layer of snow is almost to soft. I was aired down to 3psi and was having a hard time making forward progress, so I turned around about a mile before the pit.

 

Sounds like a good time

 

Id be down for that too. Used to camp up there a lot myself.

 

It's been a couple days on my URD clutch and TOB. So far so good, the clutch peddle feels exactly the same as before. My leaf pack is a homemade combo of chev 1/2 ton super lift springs. They seem to ride great, but the clamps where open allowing the pack to separate on acceleration. I'm guessing the previous owner set them up to gain more rear travel? I drilled each side and put a bolt in to secure leafs, acting as a clamp of sorts. Wow what a difference! My take off vibes are gone and the truck drives great. Problem is, now I have a bad vibe/growl only when letting off the throttle at speeds above 60mph. I'm guessing carrier bearing? I think a one piece driveline is next on my replacement list.

 

That's a good choice. I'd love to get one myself.

 

Count me in.

 

I'm down for anything in the I90 corridor. Suspension will be finished on friday.

 

I'd be down for some camping up there.