New World Datsuns...

Trike is sold. '37 pickup is sold. GMC is for sale. Make it yours today! https://i.postimg.cc/V6vGS7kk/20221126-153237.jpg Stopped by my brother's shop on Monday. He's got the S-10 dropped. He grabbed a nice bumper, grille, and headlight bezels at the yard, along with a complete set of lower rubber ...

Congrats on being officially retired. I doubt I'll ever get to say that. That rule about being a contractor feels like a bit of overreach.

That's probably the fanciest strawberry patch on the whole block.

I ran down to Moab to ride for a few days. Utah has cheap diesel so I drove the scabby tractor instead of towing the bike behind the Venza. Rode a few hundred miles and managed to avoid injury or breakdowns. https://i.postimg.cc/c41JHNSV/20240416-111953.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/3xpzQdq7/20240418-102...

Anything new here?

I like the idea of less weeds.

No. Just giving him a hard time.

Basically any new account within the last 3 years is a bot. Their only purpose is to spam everything in hopes that someone clicks a link.

FrankJScott is a bot account created by HRH.

He's on the hunt for a Bravada grille. They are rare.

Here's a bit of a boomerang story. This was originally purchased in 1982 by a high-school friend of my dad, who was later my employer, and years later -- my uncle. Weird stuff happens in small towns when octogenarian widows/widowers remarry. It was sold around 1996 to my brother's best friend to com...

Most of the new car transport is done in volume on semis. Most of the hotshot haulers are 1-3 cars. A lot are between dealerships or hauling wrecks to and from insurance auctions.

Seems to be a mixed bag that I see on the road. More Fords and Rams than Duramax, for some reason.

Hundred mile shakedown ride on the blue bike. Ebay XT225 engine is A-OK. Extended swingarm has noticeable differences, positive and negative. New Bradley rear shock with the RaceTech emulators is great! Not quite motocross suspension, but waaay better than stock TW. https://i.postimg.cc/prgmt6Jb/202...

I might try it as a hail Mary after the reflash. Toyota did have issues with torque converter lockup shudder in later Camrys and Rav4s, but having this problem in a Venza is unusual. The 4-5 flare is wierd too. It only happens with the cruise control set. And even with the cruise set, if I add a lit...

I've got a big stack of keystone papers and border bricks that I haven't figured out where to use. That's a lot of work, but the price was right. Should be nice when you get it all finished.

Restoration work on the new/old work Venza continues. I replaced the seeping rear axle seals. https://i.postimg.cc/6Q74Tn7P/20240330-152319.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/vHHBcfkv/20240330-152334.jpg Unfortunately, it looks like I'm probably going to be putting a transmission in this thing at some point. ...

I've never ridden one. I don't even like riding 4Wheelers at any real speed. I'm paranoid I'd get tangled up with it if I went off the road or tipped over. I've always been much more comfortable on 2 wheels.

Another side project... My dad just bought this trike from a buddy that quit riding. I guess that's something that happens when you reach a certain age. The plan is to spiff it up and flip it in the late spring, early summer. It's in pretty decent shape. The rocker boxes seep and the LS airshock lea...

100 mile shakedown ride to the lake to test out the refreshed engine. Ran just fine. Easy 50-60mph two-lane twisty asphalt. https://i.postimg.cc/rps8Q8sw/20240320-153901.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/4yBLLTmX/20240320-154050.jpg I'm working the next 2 weeks straight. Hopefully after that I can trail test...

I know a couple guys that do it but I've never asked how much they make. It's a job, like everything else. If I was 20 years younger and single...maybe. I'm already on the road more than I'd like to be.

Don't think I haven't considered it.