MountaineerTom
LJ Enthusiast, Retired USAF Weapons Loader
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One boy is thinking about a girl.
The other is thinking about math.
I think I lost this battle for now.
Thanks for your help, once again.
Math?One boy is thinking about a girl.
The other is thinking about math.
Yep. Math. He’s in Calc IV now. going for mechanical engineer.
Tonight I was like, “hey, I did something cool!“ He was like, “OK. Uh huh.”“
Yep. Math. He’s in Calc IV now. going for mechanical engineer.
Tonight I was like, “hey, I did something cool!“ He was like, “OK. Uh huh.”“
That's awesome!! Great that he enjoys it, it can be interesting and lots of people really don't so it could give him a serious leg up!
Being a "real" engineer is cool... If he was going more direct math route I was gonna recommend the MAA MathFest, it's a fun event for people that are math lovers and cheap for students. I loved it when I went
Maybe he’d be interested. He certainly loves the discussions he strikes up with me when he’s explaining some math thing. Ya never know. This kid was very unlikely to go this route. I’m very proud he’s studying so hard.
His brother is a genius and signed up to work all day as an electrician apprentice. Proud of him too, but sometimes I worry that he sold out. Could do anything he wanted. If this is what he wants, great, but it sure is cold these mornings wiring houses.
I had been looking for a solution to the Midland Mic Plug, so when I replaced the 12V plug on the center with the Cat 6 plug for the Mic, it left free the 12V plug.
My plan was to move it to the back seat area so I could plug an electric cooler in without having to plug it into the dash. So, I got that done today. And I have a small overland electric cooler on order for day trips. I have the stock plug cap somewhere, but need to find it.
My plan was to move it to the back seat area so I could plug an electric cooler in without having to plug it into the dash. So, I got that done today. And I have a small overland electric cooler on order for day trips. I have the stock plug cap somewhere, but need to find it.
I’m still fixing problems from poor choice mods like the MetalCloak TB. Since I drilled out the axle side bracket and now I have the Currie with the small Clevite bushing, the bolt has been coming loose. I had hoped there was enough material for clamping force, but I was wrong.
@All 4 Wheelin' gave me some good advice as we discussed solutions and I welded some 1/8 on the front of the bracket. I also had to do a few tack welds in the rear hole to close it off partially.
It’s way stronger now. I used some weld primer between the sheet metal and got it all painted. I forgot to take a pic. Tomorrow I’ll add it to this post.
I also etched some marks on the back of the bolt head and nut to so they’re like a lock nut. Should be enough to hold it by friction at 55ft-lb.
@All 4 Wheelin' gave me some good advice as we discussed solutions and I welded some 1/8 on the front of the bracket. I also had to do a few tack welds in the rear hole to close it off partially.
It’s way stronger now. I used some weld primer between the sheet metal and got it all painted. I forgot to take a pic. Tomorrow I’ll add it to this post.
I also etched some marks on the back of the bolt head and nut to so they’re like a lock nut. Should be enough to hold it by friction at 55ft-lb.
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Added this resonator. The droning sound has been driving me crazy. I will eventually get rid of the exhaust dump, but for now I have 20-30% relief.
Hammer a piece of copper pipe flat and clamp it behind the hole. Weld it smaller and then drill it to spec.the copper won't stick.
Or get the jj end that takes a larger bolt?
The copper plate was my original idea, but weld is very hard and we figured reinforcing it with sheet metal would be easier. It’s also hard to drill straight on there without removing the TR and Drag Link. I hadn’t intended to do all this yesterday, but when I found the bolt loose I just couldn’t not fix it.
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Got the Setpower electric fridge/freezer in yesterday. This is a 20L unit. I’ve got a Nordic 45qt and a Dometic CFX3 100qt, so I wanted something smaller for day trips/trails. This one is marketed to the overland crowd. It has 4 loops and straps for anchoring it to the rig. With a 12V plug in the back now I can plug right in. It came with AC and DC plugs and so far I really like this unit. Control panel is easy to use and it gets down to temp quick (60-32 in about 15 minutes). Only cost $206 all in.
I like this size of this one. I almost asked which you got earlier. Super interested to see how it looks in your jeep and how you mount it. I need a better cooler, but these are getting so cheap that I'm thinking I ought to just get one of these instead.
I need to do this on my Mustang. I’ve got a 3” cat back system with 5” round, straight through, Borla mufflers at the back. Its sounds awesome (maybe too awesome) but also drones around 2K.
I’ve got an off-road x pipe and borla stinger cat back on mine. It’s loud, my neighbors hate me. I don’t notice any drone though.
My neighbors probably don’t love but are definitely used to all my obnoxious vehicles. What diameter pipes do you have? 4.6? NA or boosted?
