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The trucks new Blood came in. Running the good stuff now. Oh and yes it takes all of this.
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Thank you for using a Wix filter!

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Nuttin but the best.

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Yes sir!!

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Had a beautiful drive to work today!! Also the timing was right to catch West Jet taking off.
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good way to start the work day.

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That's hard to beat....Jim

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Nice.

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Ah lovely downtown Breslau!

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Cool pics of a great morning! Thanks for sharing.

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Awesome morning but it was a little cool out lol

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The whole day turned out good.
Yes Pirate but it was the warmest morning yet this year. ;)

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It’s been like 90 here lately. Then it’s rained pretty much all week. Crazy weather.

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Wish my commute to work was that nice.

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Very nice! It's been in the high 80s here already and that's what the rest of our week is supposed to be. High humidity already too. Yeehaw :lol:

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The weather has been up and down like a yo-yo here from 9*F to 75* and everything in between. At least the humidity has held off so far. This week looks good.

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The weather way down here in Cambridge has been very similar to the weather up north in KW :haha:

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:blah:

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Sunday we went to Unfinished Nationals car show, first show of the year. My 14 year old son has been working since beginning of January (with some of my help) on a frame off restoration on his 1975 CJ6. He got the body back on Monday and the motor running again Thursday. I towed it there with my truck, you hardly knew 5000lb was behind us :) We all had a great day hanging with friends and family. There was about 450 vehicles there. I won "Weekend Warrior" :metal:
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Congrats to both of you...Jim

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Very cool....a great day for you both!

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Congrats Bob
I see you were hanging out with Johnny Botts too!

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ur just showing off now!!!! come tow one of my trucks to the AD nats!

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Thankyou
It was a lot of fun, my son fell asleep on the way home:)
Ya he met us and went for the drive there, then he had to take off.:metal:
I would if I wasn't bringing my camper.

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Awesome job your son working on the Jeep

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Congratulations. Man your son is following along in your shoes. Nice Jeep.

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He got really excited when we put the body back on and started it.
Thankyou. Yes he is quite proud of himself.

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Last night I finally installed my power steering cooler. I put it in the front of the drivers fender, it's the only spot left that would get cool air. I made a plastic air scoop splash protector. It will definitely do way more than not having one.
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Congrats on the award and very cool that you're helping your son build his Jeep!

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I kinda surprised you had a place in the front for the cooler. Especially after seeing how tight everything seemed under the hood and up front. Lol

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Thankyou!! Ya he is learning lots and will have amazing memories.
Ya in the front of the fenders is the only spot left. lol

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So I went and got my new bigger tires for the rear. Went from 205/55/16 to 205/60/16 they are 1" taller. Mainly for a better highway gear.
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This is how you have to change tires on a '50's slammed dually. I still JUST got them on.


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Lotta work! Though better than taking the fenders off. Sure worth it to drive such a cool truck.

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Nothing to it.

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Ya taking the fenders off would be a pain in the a$$. Absolutely.
Ya it could be worse.

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So results with the bigger rear tires. Once I got the speedo corrected it drops about 100rpm or I can go 2-3mph faster. I calibrated it with my GPS. It only lifts the axle 1/2" but I also noticed it rides smoother due to a bigger side wall, so it was a nice upgrade.
A picture my son took this past weekend at 65mph.
Also the new wheel stuff.
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Very cool!

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You and that trailer. Show off. Lol

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Thankyou
That trailer has some miles on it now. 8 years old, and is getting a face lift starting in a few weeks.

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Shop Update: My shop PASSED it's final inspection this morning:metal: