Recent content by Claybirdd

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    Chunky rear diff fluid

    The ring gear may look fine but how does the pinion gear look? When I got mine, the ring was in great shape but the pinion was eat up.
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    Summer Tires vs All Season vs ATs

    Go with KM3'S
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    Is Smittybilt really that low quality?

    Mine has held up great
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    Solar eclipse craziness

    It was very surreal seeing a 360 degree sunrise/sunset. Plus at the moment of totality all the birds started singing and crickets chirping.
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    Solar eclipse craziness

    I dug around and managed to find the pictures I took from 2017. We were in Gallatin Tenn. at their local recreation center. The city was covered with people and we lucked up finding a place that wasn't charging for parking.
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    Solar eclipse craziness

    Do it. I promise that you won't regret it.
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    Solar eclipse craziness

    In 2017 I drove up to Tennessee to ne in the path of totality and watch it. By far the most surreal experience I've ever encountered. There is almost something tribal about it. I highly recommend it to anyone.
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    Teens Attempt to Carjack Man, But Can't Drive Manual Transmission

    https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/watch-teens-attempt-to-carjack-man-but-cant-drive-manual-transmission-to-get-away/3316846/ (Video at link) Watch Teens Attempt to Carjack Man, But Can't Drive Manual Transmission to Get Away Montgomery County police say the teens forced the driver to...
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    Most useless machine in the world

    A gearbox with a gear ratio of ten to the power of 169. The last gear will *never* turn once; it’s unlikely to turn even a detectable amount. Not just because there are probably no plans to hook the *first* gear up to a perpetual motion machine, but the fact that mo matter how fast it’s spun...
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    Removing rust from jerry can

    Anyone have any good recommendations for removing rust from an old jerry can? It was a gift from my wife's grandfather and I would really like to restore it and mount it on the side of my rig, but the inside it pretty rusty. I rinsed it out and a lot flakes came out but the metal is so thick...
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    SpaceX to write reports on the Mexican and Civil war

    FAA to require SpaceX to write a report of the events of the Mexican Civil War. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/13/faa-spacex-starship-environmental-review-clears-texas-program-to-move-forward.html SpaceX will be required to take more than 75 actions to mitigate environmental impacts before the...
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    Does my pinion angle look to low

    I removed my 1" TC drop this morning and wanted to get you guys opinion on my pinion angle. I get no vibrations up to 60 mph. However I ran into an issue with my shifter hitting the console in 1st, 3rd, and 5th gear. So should I add back some washers to drop the TC till I get clearance...
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    Hand throttle install, all under dash

    I much prefer a thumb throttle on the gear shifter like Jerry's. Makes things much more ergonomic.
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    Became more sensitive to road crown

    Mine did the same thing after I installed my Aussie up front.
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    What would your dream bumper set look like?

    Here in Alabama I do a lot of bushwacking so a brush guard is more handy.