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Lots of options between high-dollar aftermarket and what may be the most uncomfortable bench seat I ever sat on. I used 2004ish F150 captains chairs with integrated shoulder belts for "Bonnie/Frankencruiser". Ask @greenbeast for pics. He has...

Perfect build! Modern, easily maintained drivetrain. Docile enough for a grocery run, comfortable for high speed freeway cruising, and tough enough for all but the most gnarly trails. Well thought out, Don. Hope you’re happy with a record BAT...

Might beat the final bid in the last go-round for Beck’s Pig. Halfway there with four days to go. Great job by you and Don.

The pathology report came back today and no more cancer! So, I can relax a bit and let it heal.

Especially when you've obsessed over 1/8" on a hood gap! Attention to detail, check. No one else would have noticed but you'd know it's there.

But, oh what a feeling when you get to pack it up and head out for the first time. All the while knowing you built and rebuilt every piece on it, know how it works and are confident it will get the job done. Or, simply filling up the gas tank and...

Good color choice. Watching this build unfold over the years reminds me of working road construction during college summers. Took a long time to get to the asphalt and striping everyone sees. Nice work.

Best I can do around here, Ron, is a Miller Lite. No Coors Light in the fridge. One of my favorite singer/songwriters is James McMurtry, "Lonesome Dove" Larry's son. A line in his song "Just Us Kids" says 'It's a damn short movie, how'd we ever...

When I hit 70 my mantra was "70 is the new 60." I'll be 80 in August. I'm beginning to think "80 is the new 90." Happy Bday, Don.

Here’s to @scrapdaddy to rapid full recovery. Hope everything went well!!

Made quick trip down to Houston to deliver Bonnies gas tank and meet the guy I sent $5000 to! Fun to see Bonnie getting upgraded, it’s obvious that Steve does some nice work. Also nice to see our old LV!

"Cruiser ran like a top down and back! Like a top with a hell of a torque curve." I remember that same feeling heading up Soldiers Summit in UT on the way to the Idaho Pig Party and I only had a fresh TBI 350 and the overdrive. Only had 250...

A defining moment for myself was pulling a hill in 3rd gear with the 2F winding around 3K with a sleeping bag and ice chest in the back then getting passed by a Suzuki Grand Vitara pulling a pop-up camper. At that point the F engine lost its...

Bought a brand new FJ40 in 1973. Picked it up in Lakewood CO and headed west to our abode in the mountains outside Evergreen. About three miles into ownership, struggling uphill on I-70, I realized why SBC swaps were popular, even way back...

Early March update - Still working on taking care of all the loose ends I’ve left for myself like Easter eggs all over the place. Then my local tuner guy sends me a text wanting to know if I can get my rig down to Tempe for a dyno-tune session...

Is that mandals wearing Jim @riderjgs in front of you?

And some of us know your dog can drive a Pig.

Here is deal! Seeing I can't crawl under it anymo ( cause if I do I guts to call Fire dept. To get me out!) I sent it to a guy down the road who ( just did an AHC delete on wifes 200 hundred series cause dealer wanted 36gs to repair Mother...

Much as I appreciate a good stripper, I'd be worried about using it on a plastic housing. Good you have blasting available via KIm. Did you get leftover paint from Mike? What is grey looks a little darker than what's on Bonnie, which is the...

I've followed the Mud Hen down the interstate between Ogden and Boise en route to J Mack's and the Magruder Corridor Pig Party at a true 90mph. Wonder if there were two Pigs anywhere else in the world that ever did that together. I think we...

When talking with Steve he prefers the 6 speed with the LS3. Don confirmed how he enjoyed the 6L80 in Ornch. Seems more appropriate and better choice in my opinion to what Kim and I intend on doing with Bonnie and that’s road trip long distances.

Be careful what you dream. One year when we were students at ASU in the dinosaur age there were news stories about shipping snow out of Flagstaff on rail cars.

Wasn't that due to DOT regs for seatbelt hardware?

Had a 5 spd manual Explorer mid 2000s that we gave to my daughter and family, Later needed a clutch at about 130k. No problem, right? Hundreds of thousands of Rangers (and presumably Explorers) with that drive train combo. Picked up a clutch...