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    FREE Free parts

    I hate to just throw this stuff away, but I can't keep it. Northern CA Near Marysville/Oroville CA Axle housing Dana 30, Dana 35, they are straight and serviceable, they have been stripped down, so it is just housings. They originally had 3.07 gears A variety of Stock Control arms and various...
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    Anybody up for a random meme dump?

    The Motorcyclist that identifies as a bicyclist is so great, that one made me laugh.
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    Anybody up for a random meme dump?

    All I can say is, Im so glad I missed 4/4/44. 5/5/55 was bad enough.
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    Rattle can or spray gun to color match half doors?

    I recently did my new to me 1/2 doors, they were blue I painted them green. Rattle cans...I have never been good with rattle cans, on a larger flat area. If its bracket, bolts, that kind of thing, I can get it done. I choose to use automotive paint, that I got from an automotive paint store...
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    What's the 1 or 2 things you miss from the old days?

    First off, my hair, it kind of fell to my ears. my youth, I think I have it, until I look in the mirror in the morning and wonder who the hell that old guy is. and probably not really being able to say what you think
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    Requesting Jeep Wisdom

    Education comes in many forms, and being in my 70's I learn something every day. Its hard to excel at almost any job with out a good foundation that education provides. I know in my youth and many of the guys I knew, we were distracted by vehicles and other things that did not serve us well at...
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    Requesting Jeep Wisdom

    Focus on your education, instead of thinking about your jeep. I know you dont want to hear this, but there are tons of guys just like you, who are older now, and I, for one regret not being more focused on education instead of trying to support a vehicle when I should have been studying. Yeah...
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    Small tractors, and what to look for?

    I have a new holland TC30 It has been a great tractor, NEVER had a problem with it. I use the heck out of it, always starts, runs great. I also have a Kubota excavator and that has been pretty much trouble free. I would buy either New Holland or Kubota again. IF you take care of them, they...
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    Anybody up for a random meme dump?

    all six shows were good sat morning tv, watched my share + going to the theater on sat morning to watch serials, dang those were so good. Liked Penny way too much!
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    OBDII Scanner Options

    Right off, I am not an expert on OBD. I do have a "centech" Harbor freight scanner it was inexpensive, and it has (what I thought) was doing a good job reading codes, clearing them etc. It is easy to use and looks to cover all the things I thought I would need. There is a thread in "off topic"...
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    Car pics too cool not to share

    Love the picture of the REO, there used to be a pair of them sitting next to an old metal building in Marysville CA
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    Car pics too cool not to share

    I still got a couple of “Direct Connection” lapel pins from back in the day I was kind of a Mopar fan back then I’ve always liked Ford 8 N tractors had few of them
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    Random photos: Got anything interesting, unique, strange?

    We had a crank for the pony motor Kind of like on a model T Jeez I think we just had a straight pipe too It’s been a long time ago Ours did time with the Construction Battalion before we got it.
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    Random photos: Got anything interesting, unique, strange?

    The one we had at work was a 1958 D8 cable, with pony motor. Fun fun fun
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    Random photos: Got anything interesting, unique, strange?

    The one we had at work was a 1958 D8 cable, with pony motor. Fun fun fun