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Ever get those annoying rocks stuck in your tire tread? There's a tool for that:

Having fun doing shop stuff 🤓

36hr mixer bowl replacement in LA this past weekend

Few pics, rest in the build thread on hardcore. That’s just one side, but by fall crawl I think the tires will have a bit more room :)

Dang, seen these on the freeway on September 4 in Houston and posted on Reddit... Someone mentioned Tilda Bogue... 👍

We’ve used Buddy’s BBQ in nearly Oak Ridge for the Saturday evening meal for a number of years. While placing the order this year, they indicated a desire to support the charity and made a significant donation in the form of a discount. Their...

This thing arrived filthy. It stayed at the port too long and was unloaded from the container so it sat and got nasty. I took it to town for a wash and gas. They left me 2.5 gallons in the main and three in the aux tank. First...

@LDowney and @JohnVee I know how exposure will limit what you enjoy, and you mention Jim Croce. I had not heard of him..this was maybe 1972 as well except for Time In a Bottle and operator but did manage to see he and Maury twice on stage before...

Dash and wiring under dash almost done.

I seemed to miss the boat this morning. It was move day for our youngest daughter and breakfast was our meal break. But we were late and everyone was already viewing and talking Cruisers when we arrived. By the time we finished breakfast, the...

Another great meet-up!

The likely considerations behind this question might be more functional without spacers; clearances to tie rod ends and calipers clearance/contact of front tires to frame during max turn clearance/contact of rear tires to inner wheel well at max...

Got some new wheels for the bj74 project aka patina turner. Truck came with 75 splits basically as rollers. Cool looking but too narrow and don’t want to run tires with tubes. I was on the hunt for fj cruiser steelies specifically since I’ve...

Maggie passed her Ken Tucky safety inspection that went exactly like this. Sheriff: "I need $15." Me: "here is my card". Sheriff "has to be cash." Me: "oh.....". So I went and got said cash and after handing it over he has me turn my wipers on...

I have a good friend who does kitchen hood cleaning and grease remediation/ clean up in Culver City CA and they were approached by " Dirty Jobs" about doing a show on Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning and the problem is no restaurant wants what we clean...

Starting to look like an 80 again

If he did, he kept it to himself. But we did eat at a Vietnamese restaurant once around 1983! Actually, he mentioned his deep admiration of, and respect for, the Hmong people more than a few times. He made sure I understood that fact once I was...

I wanted to pass on an update I received from "Mo" via WhatsApp - I am going to just copy and paste is so you can read for yourself... if you wish... ~Moritz: Hey Bryan, thanks so much for your message — and sorry I didn’t get back to you right...

John, I can't claim that I know these bands, but I have heard the songs a few times; mostly in college from others. Growing up there was very little music at home. Farm houses were typically small and ours was no different, plus my parents...

One of the bands I worked for early in my career after I stopped playing around 2005 was a group of old rockers that included the keys/singer from Sugarloaf and the drummer/singer from Blues Image. They played 3-4 songs from the catalog of all...

In and around Wadi Lajab, KSA. Never seen so many 40s, 60s, 70s, and 80s in one area, all apparently daily drivers.

Living on dead end makes this sound a little ominous. Looking forward to visiting. Got any baby seats in the back of the 40 yet? We keep a pair of seats in the back of Carolyn's 70 for the younger grandkids.

No worries. I need to call you soon and catch up. I drove by your place the other day. Same thing for you @GA Architect .... its been a while.

For your planning insight, 25Oct is the same weekend of the Fall Crawl in Virginia. In my case, I have already registered for the Crawl. I hope your have a great turn out.

Hey everyone, Yearly post here for our car show & fundraiser. Its a great time, and usually a few LC's in the parking lot. Choate Construction is excited to host our 16th annual Cars & ‘Q for the Cause, an award-winning car show and party...