SmoothLC

I can finally post here! Poor financial decision achievement unlocked...2007 Toyota money pit. It's got grey interior, which I wanted.

It's not the size of the drill bit, it's how you drill it. :cool:

That's some good thinking right there! I hate drilling and tapping on angles... Being so large doesn't help either. EDIT: The *hole* being so large doesn't help. I'm not making any inferences about @Superdude 's size. 🤣

Thanks L @FullyLitLED for the plug-and-play LED conversion. Love the brightness of the interior! Highly recommend this kit. Before and after pics. For camping and night ops, the brightness is great. The front reading lights are the red LEDs, and...

Turned out really well imo. Leather quality feels great. The new seat bottom cushion for the drivers seat makes it all worth it. My only gripe currently is that the kit from Mosley included some leather for the door cards I believe, but the...

@TXLX100 Yes a backing plate to distribute the force is highly recommended. IMO the OEM threaded "nut-serts shouldn't be trusted for anything more than what Mr. T intended; holding the truck down on the container it arrived to the USA in or a...

Trail Tailor’s billet recovery point did not disappoint. The attention to detail is top tier. I like the satin anodized red finish as well.

Nice job Michael. That was the first thing I installed in my shop after the :princess: found out that I had zero cell signal in the shop. It was more of a demand than an ask. 😂

Last week I got my front entry pad poured. Once the weather stopped freezing here, switched gears to outdoor projects before it’s too hot. We bought this house about a year ago and had to have a new septic system installed, then the site work for...

Something like this? This is a sample we made with a fully machined face:

Machine gun approach, snap a ton of them, use the ones in focus, and edit like there's no tomorrow. LOL

Solo quickie to the mountain. Coming down in the morning, was greeted by a sea of clouds.

Alabama Hills and Inyo Mountains this weekend.

Here is my rear diff NIGHTMARE. With a good ending: I went to drain my rear diff a few months ago. The drain plug came out rough, and it pulled a ton of threads out with it. The previous owner's mechanic over tightened it. I proceeded to buy...

Sub tank is back out. Absolutely cursed myself by posting here before the job is done. Anyway, got the sub tank mounted, hit the key and pressed the Sub button The good news is my new fuel pump works, bad news is that I didn’t see a split...

I’d nearly rather pull the dash out again than ever do this job again Upgrading the sub tank to 174l long range. Everything is so tight! They really designed this thing for max fuel capacity and left no room for activities

I had a squeak when turning the steering wheel. Usually after it rained or on the first startup of the morning. Squeaking would stop after driving a few minutes. After a week or two of hunting I discovered it was inside the engine bay where the...

I sold this Ti Salsa El Mar a few years back with a Chris King cog in the back that my dad had given me. I kick myself pretty often for not at least swapping that cog off. I would have ultimately ditched this bike for a 29er, but I should have...

Well. I have no self control.

I pedaled an enduro rig with 145's the other day and i felt like i was riding a circus bike. it was not good.

Love them. Converted 2 out of my 3 bikes to the shorter cranks. I think they make a world of difference for folks of our stature. Short dudes with short legs. The 29er is getting 165's next month.

Beautiful day for a ride in Tahoe.

No ride yesterday, lots of storms rolling through. Instead, I visited a friend with headset tools to start getting my new frame together. Nice little Porsche 912. He paid a guy $50 and dragged it out of a field 30 years ago, then proceeded to...

I popped my left collarbone early September last year. Took me about 20 years of MTB and an aggressive season of lift served downhill to finally crash hard enough. Felt way better after getting it bolted back together and waltzed into my two week...

Hey thanks for all the great replies. The spark plugs were shown replaced about 6k miles ago, so I may just check the torque to make sure they didn’t back out. @SmoothLC I did it myself. I used Gyeon mohs. There are several prep steps, but...