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So I'm tearing down a 4.0 to rebuild for my XJ. Got it down to the short block on the engine stand. I was just about to flip it over to pull the oil pan. A little voice chimed in. "Check the oil level first." I'm glad I listen to my little voice. It was still full.

Colorado today. Snow tomorrow maybe. Go home Mother Nature. You're drunk.

@KFingerlos has some family up that direction and may have some info for you.

Firestick and Wilson make good antennas. I run a Firestick on a heavy spring myself. A quick disconnect is a good idea if you need clearance for the garage. Once you install it, you really need to tune it. Find a good CB shop if you can and get it done. Alternatively, you can buy an inexpensive SWR meter and tune it yourself. Plenty of YouTube videos to show you how.

The most expensive projects I've ever had were the ones where I tried to make a "free" part work. Between the computers needed to run it and the long term reliability concerns, your best bet is to sell it and use the money to finance a better project.

I guarantee that if you don't hook up the positive wire from the alternator you won't make it that far.

They look like generic steel wheels. As long as the weight rating is good they should run fine. There's a good chance the powder coating will not be perfect and they'll start to rust sooner or later. Most cheap steel wheels do.

Glad I'm not the only one.

I've been known to have everything wired up but spending hours troubleshooting why it won't turn on. Works better when you put the fuse in the fuse holder...

I like Good Times for a "fast" burger that's better than the other chains. 5 Guys is good but not fast. But it's just down the street so I go there too. We're getting In-N-Out here, there's a couple open in the area (Aurora and by the mall down by I25/CO470) and they're building one across the highway from me by the outlet mall. That will be a good go-to that's better than McDonald's/Burger King/Sonic as well. Culver's is here as well and they have locations in a lot of states now. They're a decent burger and their cheese curds are a good alternative to fries. Whataburger is still only a regional chain that doesn't have any stores open here in CO. They do make a good breakfast. Their burgers have meat that's on par with McDonald's. Their appeal is that they load them up with toppings that cover up the mediocre meat pretty well.

An insurance company will "total" a vehicle with damage that's like 75-80% of the total replacement value. Once it's that bad, they write it off and cash you out. They figure that a vehicle damaged that badly (or just not worth much to begin with, at least not in the open market) isn't worth fixing. If you have any sentimental value attached to your truck, it's a good idea to go beyond regular insurance and go with "agreed value" coverage. It costs more to insure it that way but if you get in a wreck, they won't write it off as easily. And if it's truly totaled, you'll get more in the settlement.

@KFingerlos has some experience with these. I helped him swap in an upgraded 545RFE into his. He may be able to give you some good advice.

There's a reason In-N-Out is expanding everywhere and Whataburger isn't... I mean, In-N-Out expanded into Texas and has long lines at the drive through. Whataburger only has long lines because of its other name.... Waitanhour.

A little.

Both say J20 in the title but then the description says J10 in both.

Cheat sheet for which grill is which. And yes, you can swap any grille from any FSJ onto any other FSJ. 63-91 had the same underlying sheet metal to support the Rhino grille. The only difficulty is the extra brackets to support the various grilles that were spot welded in place. It's simple to duplicate and/or remove any of those brackets as necessary to support your desired transplant. And for the Razor/Cheese Grater/Egg Crate grilles, there is a bar that is bolted to the hood to complete the look. It can be hard to come by if you really want one.

Yeah. Looking around at the reports it looks a few places got over 3 feet. Closest I could find to me said 15 inches or so. Of course, the wind caused the drifts to go higher.

Yeah, I moved the MJ to make room for the other vehicles for this reason. Once spring takes hold I'll probably shuffle them out to make room for the project work.

3rd time for me. Both my drivers are in the garage so no cleaning it off. Took the XJ on 32" Duratracs for a spin. Plenty of places a regular car would get stuck. They're plowing but it's still blowing so it's drifting up a bit.

Just got done with my driveway and half of the neighbor's. Already covering over.

It's drifting up a bit.

Building up pretty good here too.

Just got in from snow blowing my driveway and the new neighbor across the street. Can't really tell because its blowing. But 4-6 inches off the top will help out a lot later.

Picked up a little bit more here too.

Tough call. I'd lean towards metric just because it's easier to keep the numbers straight in your head. Dealing with fractions in your head takes a few extra seconds each time. But honestly I'd be happy with either so long as every fastener was the same standard. Mixed SAE and metric on the same vehicle is a pain. Waffles or french toast?