Pete M

I'm convinced my pics aren't quite in focus. the image really should be crisper for a couple grand worth of Canon. but it was late, the temp was in the teens, and I had literally taped the camera to a kid's pretend telescope (the only tripod-like thing I could find) and running a 10 second delay in an attempt to mitigate the shakes (both the wobbly tripod and my freezing hands). I took a lot of pics and one kinda turned out. sigh. it is what it is. maybe I'll try again tonight with a little more planning just to compare.

GA. down here we're a bit out in the country, about 20 minutes or so from the nearest town

yeah, we really lucked out that the storms passed by already. rumor has it that my nephew (8) was going to wake up for this and view it through his new telescope. I'll see if they snapped any pictures with it tomorrow.

best I could do with a 300mm lens and a makeshift tripod. I really need to replace my old tripod.

lunar eclipse tonight if anyone is up and has clear skies. just starting!

indeed that's a lot for a seat with no headrests.

is it a failure of the gasket? bolt backing out?

that is... creative. I kinda like it!

don't look at me. I name my trucks by color.

It's possible that Barrett might bring in that 5th figure. we've seen a couple MJs sold there that were $4k trucks sitting on a cheap lift and stock axles go for 10k.

oh, that's not the white one. I was thinking of the one in california. by all means, start yourself a build thread and show us what ya got.

there are a few different threads in the link in my sig.

probably just rust

the trans won't bolt up, the t-case is the old 207, the front driveshaft is spindly, the rear shaft is too long, the front axle is a CAD and has the small joints. It might still be worth 200 bucks, but not for a 4x4 conversion into a 4.0 truck.

If it was in pristine shape or fully restored, it might bring that level of cash. If it was cleaned up and got some basic repairs to make for a nice driver, it might bring 4 or 5. maybe. being unique and having great value aren't always the same thing.

surprise of the day! we found a couple copies of "The Current", a weekly um... magazine? from 1887 in a box of items that were my grandparents. we got the best laughs out of the ads. nothing like a good ol' cure-all tonic to make you feel all warm and fuzzy. but I could help think but compare them to the more new-age cure-alls we've gone through lately; detoxes, probiotics, "vitamins" that aren't, colon cleanses, etc. Also note that sex sells, even back then what catches your eye? (I apologize that some of the print is tiny. it really is that tiny! these pages are like 10x7". I'll work on linking some bigger images and replace these if I can. either way, you will need to click on the images to make them bigger.)

have you run through Cruiser's renix tips yet? should be one of the top threads in the link in my signature.

sorta. there are various levels of vacuum leak and different amounts of vacuum needed to operate different things. a complete failure will do as you mention. a slight leak may do some things but struggle on others. but your issue isn't like any I remember hearing about. personally, I'm just guessing at this point. as mentioned above, it might be that your heater core is partially clogged and so the air going through the top gets hot, but the bottom stays cold.

makes sense. stuffing a big v8 in an MJ will always have compromises and tradeoffs. what levels of hp are you looking for?

rust doesn't really spread that fast. but I doubt it'll hurt to just hit it with a touch of paint if it makes ya feel better. light coats only. don't make any drips.

nice!

I think that Driver is referring to using different headers or custom making them. plenty of LS swaps have been done now and some have guys cut the frame for clearance (one guy hacked out quite a bit!), others apparently didn't need to. I couldn't tell you what the various differences are though.

ca you get the upper vents to blow cold? or are they always hot?

if you're talking about the block itself, it more or less goes right in. what's gone wrong with the current motor?