[Jman]

Originally Posted by GeoRoss

Operations "Buy-A-Wii" has been a failure so far.


It appears that they are composed of unobtainium.

They are on Amazon for $249.95.

[GeoRoss]

Well Fuck,


I am skipping out of this joint in search of asian electronic products.

[semlin]

Originally Posted by Jman

This just in: semlin likes studs.

i gave my mother all my studs but now i want them back. the sedan cruiser with studs would outperform the 80 on certain days.

[Rezkid]

Originally Posted by semlin

looks good. when you go back go via yakima/boise. virtually the same distance and travel time (50 miles shorter).

noted

[Rezkid]

Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62

Speaking of brakes, I had a total FAIL again yesterday on the way to soccer.

not good

[GeoRoss]

Originally Posted by Jman

They are on Amazon for $249.95.

Tried the local stores first. Now I am hitting the chains. Amazon could be my fall back.

[Rezkid]

Originally Posted by Rezkid

noted

dully of course

[Jman]

Originally Posted by semlin

i gave my mother all my studs but now i want them back. cruising for studs, I would outperform on certain days.

Way too loaded.

[rrdogma]

Originally Posted by Hugh Heifer

Remember I had a Brat. What a bad ass vehicle - with no room inside - but still bad ass. I took that fucker everywhere.

neighbor across the street has a brand new brat with the seats in the back. mexico plates

[rrdogma]

Originally Posted by semlin

one other mod with Js is to changeout the rear centre brakeline from the chassis to the axle. if you get the L shocks you get enough droop that you need to replace it with a longer brakeline that c-dan sells from a t100. this is a 15 minute job plus a brake line bleed.

i did the longer brakelines a few months ago.

[grrlscout89FJ62]

Originally Posted by Hugh Heifer

I vote booster issue.

Originally Posted by Rezkid

not good

Yeah, I was careening off the 60 at 50mph, and when it came time to stop at the end of the exit -- hard pedal and no worky!

I let off and hit them again, and I got a softer pedal + the lock-up / screeching tires thing again.

I also noticed this morning, when I started it up, I had forgotten to put it in park. I had the e-brake on, yet when I turned on the ignition, I started rolling. Tried to stop, and had the hard pedal, that eventually gave way and I could stop.

[gladly]

Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62

Speaking of brakes, I had a total FAIL again yesterday on the way to soccer.

please stop driving that truck until you get it fixed

[grrlscout89FJ62]

Originally Posted by gladly

please stop driving that truck until you get it fixed

No one seems to know exactly what's wrong with it.

Shop #1 - master cylinder and rear brakes out of adjustment

Shop #2 - brakes needed to be bled and/or MC

Shop #3 - found nothing wrong

[yooper]

Originally Posted by GeoRoss

Who all here is getting anthracite in their stockings? I guess some of you fuckers have been really bad and can expect some lignite.

bituminous here

[gladly]

Originally Posted by NaterGator

If so, the letter was not clear. It seemed intentionally brief about the circumstances; either it was too difficult for his mom to write or they are unclear. Basically all I know is he's been in a coma at shands since saturday and has since had part of his frontal lobe removed in emergency surgery due to swelling. So on that basis alone I'd imagine he's still in very critical condition and was hit really, really hard. I think personally at that point I'd rather be let go knowing that the person that wakes up on the other side is almost definitely not going to be the one they all know.

Really big shame, even worse that the family has to go through all this.

[Bogo]

Originally Posted by yooper

I've been mapping my drive to TUTapIII.

I'm up to 2349 miles over 7 days.... stops in the Hayward, WI, Badlands, Mt. Rushmore my cousin's house, Yellowstone.

from:Marquette, MI to:hayward, wi to:SD-240 to:13000 Highway 244 Keystone, SD 57751 to:Gillette, Wyoming to:west yellowstone to:Penticton, BC, Canada - Google Maps

I'd go over the Beartooth Pass on highway 212 from Billings to Yellowstone if the weather is good. That would take you through Red Lodge, MT and Cooke City, WY. Otherwise I'd go through Cody, WY on highway 14 which crosses the I-90 just north of Sheridan, WY at Ranchester and go in the east entrance. Both are very scenic so doing them while it is light out is a must. If there is to be any storminess I'd opt for going in via 14. The top of the Beartooth pass can get closed due to snow any day of the year. Also lightening storms can be real fun up there.

In Yellowstone the best wildlife viewing is generally in the Lemar valley which also has the road to the north east entrance by Silver Gate. That isn't to say that there isn't good viewing other places, it is just that the lemar valey is very wide open so you can see much further.

Yellowstone Net is a good resource for current wildlife happenings in the park. They also have lots of other information too.

[yooper]

Originally Posted by ChaseTruck

Feb 11-16 on our part...

I will either be exhausted and hungover by the time you arrive or fully acclimated and raring to go...

[grrlscout89FJ62]

Home going time. Don't worry. I took the bus today

[semlin]

Originally Posted by GeoRoss

Operations "Buy-A-Wii" has been a failure so far.

time to implement operation "take-a-wii"

i am sure you will feel better for it.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62

Home going time. Don't worry. I took the bus today

That's right, you also have no insurance.

[yooper]

Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62

Speaking of brakes, I had a total FAIL again yesterday on the way to soccer.

Damn it. WTF. Same thing, hard pedal, no stopping? But it got better if you pumped?

[gladly]

Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62

No one seems to know exactly what's wrong with it.

Shop #1 - master cylinder and rear brakes out of adjustment

Shop #2 - brakes needed to be bled and/or MC

Shop #3 - found nothing wrong

rear brakes could be completely non functional and you'd hardly notice, they don't do that much

did they bench bleed the MC?

[yooper]

Originally Posted by semlin

carry on into southern alberta then cut over to fernie and follow highway 3 all the way to osoyoos.

maybe plan to overnight in fernie which is a very cool old town with lots of accomodation, and look up sean aka mtnrat who lives there and is an extremely cool guy. he runs a movie theatre there and his wife is a doc, and he is an insane skier.

btw, are you bringing your family?

This is a family trip. That's the reason it's three weeks. If I came by myself I would fly. We are currently debating whether to take the dog....

[gladly]

Originally Posted by Jman

That's right, you also have no insurance.

IIRC she got the insurance

[grrlscout89FJ62]

Originally Posted by Jman

That's right, you also have no insurance.

I got insurance that very evening.

Expensive insurance.

[NaterGator]

O Brother Where Are Thou? is a gud movie.

[surfpig]

Originally Posted by NaterGator

O Brother Where Are Thou? is a gud movie.

Indeed.

[yooper]

Originally Posted by Jman

They are on Amazon for $249.95.

Yep. In stock and shipping.

This "visiting four stores" bullshit does not compute.

One minute at my computer keyboard. Two days later it's delivered TO MY HOUSE. No driving. No crowds. No shipping charges, no sales tax. And usually for the same price as the lowest local price, often less than that.

I buy easily 75% of my stuff through Amazon now.

[semlin]

Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62

Yeah, I was careening off the 60 at 50mph, and when it came time to stop at the end of the exit -- hard pedal and no worky!

I let off and hit them again, and I got a softer pedal + the lock-up / screeching tires thing again.

I also noticed this morning, when I started it up, I had forgotten to put it in park. I had the e-brake on, yet when I turned on the ignition, I started rolling. Tried to stop, and had the hard pedal, that eventually gave way and I could stop.

stop driving it.

it sounds like your mc or a line leak right near it. do you have power assist brakes?

[yooper]

Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62

Yeah, I was careening off the 60 at 50mph, and when it came time to stop at the end of the exit -- hard pedal and no worky!

I let off and hit them again, and I got a softer pedal + the lock-up / screeching tires thing again.

I also noticed this morning, when I started it up, I had forgotten to put it in park. I had the e-brake on, yet when I turned on the ignition, I started rolling. Tried to stop, and had the hard pedal, that eventually gave way and I could stop.

Bad booster.

Also something's fucked with the rear brakes/parking brake. Either the bellcranks are seized or the rear brakes need adjusting. Or both.