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I'd agree with having the vent/drain holes in the frame if you can. Also, you can get spray cans of rust proofing paint specifically set up with a long flexible nozzle designed to paint the inside of tubing. They're great for painting the inside of frames that have holes like factory frames do. One example: https://www.amazon.com/Eastwood-Internal-Coating-Aerosol-Nozzle/dp/B00MROX1J4

I read all 5 books of the Hitchhiker's Trillogy when it came out and have a leather bound edition of all the books. Definitely a lighthearted and fun read. They were made into a movie that was... disappointing. Though Alan Rickman as the voice of Marvin was absolutely perfect. The BBC made an incomplete miniseries based on the first two books I believe. It was a bit better if you like British TV. I forgot a few books in my list. Arthur C. Clarke wrote a number of great books including 2001, 2010, 2061, and 3001 Isaac Asimov is another writer with many great works including I Robot as well as the whole Foundation series.

My sister came up with a good saying. "That's a problem I can solve with money." By all means if you like doing something, enjoy it. I totally understand the satisfaction of splitting a cord of wood so you can feed the fire yourself. I do it once in a while myself. But most of the time I pay the gas company so I can have a machine take care of heating my house and I don't have to do anything.

Exactly. Do what you can to stay prepared. Anticipate contingencies. Roll with what actually happens as best as you can. Ignore the doom and gloom from "news" sites about what might happen. Life is much happier.

I love plasma cutters and grinders.

It gets better. The back hole for the track bar bracket. Hey, if it doesn't line up, just drill another hole.

Apparently Hellen Keller fixed this bracket before we got to it.

The Martian is a good book. Better than the movie. I like to read some of the classics like Animal Farm, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Andromeda Strain, etc.

My Warn XD900 (not to be confused with the XD9000i with the integrated control pack) is the same size as the M8000.

The only way to get a true handle on this is to start aggressive testing of everyone and then putting anyone who tests positive into quarantine. At some point, we're going to figure out a vaccine for this. But with all of the anti-vaxxers out there, that's only going to put a dent in the spread instead of solving it.

The MJ, from the factory in the US, did not come with DRL. Only regular manually controlled headlights. Do you have an aftermarket DRL setup?

My thoughts exactly. I regularly isolate myself from the general population for a variety of reasons.

Two places to look and ask around: http://www.ifsja.org http://www.fsjnetwork.org

Your contacts in Phoenix may have the best luck finding a rust free starter. But for $1,200 it will need a ton of work.

Unfortunately I don't have much to work on right now. I did toss the sliders on the XJ but that's about it.

In order to get a decent quality unit you're looking at a couple hundred bucks or so. Below that too much and you start to venture into the grey area of "cheap" cameras. GPS and speed data, as mentioned above, are a "must have" in my book. I prefer having both a front and rear facing camera. Helps when you get rear-ended. In a regular cab pickup, you may be able to get away with them integrated as one unit. Just make sure it's got a clear line of sight out of the back of the cab when two people are sitting in the truck.

Looks like Easter Jeep Safari is about to shut down. There's a ban going into effect on out-of-town visitors congregating in large numbers, including hotels and campgrounds. So no one will have any place to stay.

I can see how materials and finished goods may become scarce. But the logistics to move what is available to be moved should be in good shape. And that's something.

People are dumb, panicky animals. With the plummeting fuel prices and everyone staying home, the supply chain is actually in fantastic shape. It's cheaper to send stuff via train and truck. And the roads are a lot less clogged so the trucks get through easier. We should be in pretty good shape, logistics wise.

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone

So Amazon just announced they are hiring 100,000 warehouse people to meet the surge in demand. They're also changing how they manage their warehouses. For any "non-essential" items, they aren't going to restock stuff from 3rd party sellers once it runs out. They are going to focus on supplying "essential" goods. i.e. medical supplies, grocery, TP, etc. The article did say that 3rd party sellers can ship directly to customers rather than being "fulfilled by amazon". So you should still be able to get everything through amazon that you could before. It just may ship from somewhere else and take longer to get to you if it's not an "essential" item.

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How about a transmission/fog light option?

Might I suggest doing a little more investigation into this story from sources not slanted so far to one direction? https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-champaign-emergency-guns-alcohol-sales-20200314-x36zrgm5pfhf5a4z5q22bjiv6q-story.html An emergency declaration was made. It opened up things already outlined in city ordinances that existed long before this happened. The executive order did not specifically outline new powers to grab guns, etc. It seems to me that they have this all or nothing emergency capability that goes way over the top when activated. But just because they enacted the provisions doesn't mean they're coming after anyone. The ordinances certainly need to be fixed, no question. But there's no indication anyone is marching jackbooted thugs down the street to come get anyone's guns.