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[TheGrrrrr]

Well some sad news to report this evening. I had to say goodbye to my best friend and the original reason I ended up with a Range Rover that lit my fire for off-roading. Hank was as good a dog and friend as ever walked the earth and I'll forever be grateful for him. Without him, there is no Range Rover and no Land Cruiser and I wouldn't have met all of you. The friendships I've made in this community will always be part of his legacy.

His heart made his body look small by comparison and nobody didn't love "The Big Guy"

One last shot...

Love ya, bud.

 

[forwardnum1]

So sorry to hear that, that looks like a best friend right there.

 

[Tex68w]

I feel for you, we lost our first Doberman of over 14 years earlier this year. It's incredible to think back on all of the places visited, people befriended and memories made because of their existence. ADGTH!!!

 

[tincan45]

Sad news. Looks like you gave him a great life. Could not imagine traveling w/o a furry sidekick.

 

[Sinister]

Damn what a great looking HUGE pup. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Adrenaline6]

Sorry for your loss. Not too many things worse than losing a dog. They repeatedly show us humans how unworthy we are and what unconditional love is. Eventually you will get another one. They never take the place of the one you had, they just create a new place, but usually they end up ranking right there alongside and will help fill that gap that is created when you lose something that loves you unconditionally.

 

[Crucero Terra]

I am sorry for your loss. Pets find themselves in the deepest recesses of our hearts. My condolences.

 

[Julian73]

Sorry for your loss

 

[CWolg]

Well some sad news to report this evening. I had to say goodbye to my best friend and the original reason I ended up with a Range Rover that lit my fire for off-roading. Hank was as good a dog and friend as ever walked the earth and I'll forever be grateful for him. Without him, there is no Range Rover and no Land Cruiser and I wouldn't have met all of you. The friendships I've made in this community will always be part of his legacy.

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His heart made his body look small by comparison and nobody didn't love "The Big Guy"

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One last shot...

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Love ya, bud.

Sorry for you loss, brother. I know what you're feeling.

 

[TheGrrrrr]

Just picked up the Revolution Rings and Pinions from Cryo-One (aka: Ayers Gear & Axle in Phoenix). They did a Cryo treatment and REM ISF plus three heat cycles. Now I've collected all the parts and they are ready for install.

 

[Tex68w]

Interdasting!!!

 

[TheGrrrrr]

Interdasting!!!

I’ll go ahead and assume you don’t realize that’s an insult. Happy to recalibrate if I’m wrong.

 

[kcjaz]

I’ll go ahead and assume you don’t realize that’s an insult. Happy to recalibrate if I’m wrong.

Had to look that one up. Didn’t think it was a real word. It’s not a real word in that you won’t find it in a Merriam dictionary. You will find it in slang dictionary’s but it seems to have multiple meanings. Some are an insult to the other person and some are more self deprecating while the first Urban dictionary meaning is a complement.

Sorry, wife’s a librarian….

 

[TheGrrrrr]

Had to look that one up. Didn’t think it was a real word. It’s not a real word in that you won’t find it in a Merriam dictionary. You will find it in slang dictionary’s but it seems to have multiple meanings. Some are an insult to the other person and some are more self deprecating while the first Urban dictionary meaning is a complement.

Sorry, wife’s a librarian….

LOL. Probably some regional differences too. I tend to assume folks on here are generally not jerks, which is why I wanted to clarify.

 

[JohnJB]

I’ll go ahead and assume you don’t realize that’s an insult. Happy to recalibrate if I’m wrong.

Definitely an insult

 

[Tex68w]

Lol, it's funny because it was supposed to read "interesting" and I'm not sure how it became that word lol. I'm not vague or peculiar when I insult someone, I'll just straight up insult you, this was most certainly a typo.

 

[Julian73]

I took it as a made up word with funny intent as per first urban dictionary meaning, with no ill intent.

 

[TheGrrrrr]

The work (and documentation by Zuk) has begun!

Fresh out of the truck and on the bench:

Bearing on the left matches the rounded journal on the locker, and replaces the one that came in the install kit.

Zuk says “It's kind of hard to see but the bearing on the left has a much larger radius compared to the bearing on the right which has a tiny radius...almost a 90-degree transition ....and the bearing on the left is the bearing of choice because it would will seat fully on the elocker journal because of the curvature issue”

This is showing how Eaton is reinforcing and braising the welds on the stop tabs after the bad batch from earlier this year.

Looks like good progress in an afternoon.

 

[TheGrrrrr]

More photos:

 

[TheGrrrrr]

...and the front: