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Ordered a ChiCom meat cleaver and a 24"X18" bamboo cutting board: I ordered said cutting board because plastic ones are not healthy. And I ordered a meat cleaver because I damaged a knife while cutting a 3lb frozen tri-tip slab of meat: I used a 1lb dead-blow hammer to help in cutting said...

Spring under, spua Built some spring under ubolt eliminators a while back and realized they might be too long. Should I just grind the ends a bit and run it? Or weld a ~3/16" spacer that's only 4" long or so? Start over? :laughing: I feel like bdkw1 or mobil1syn might have experience with...

Does anyone buy/use parmesan cheese via blocks/wedges? After 60 years of using/consuming Kraft grated parmesan cheese via shaker; I've decided I might upgrade to using parmesan cheese from block wedges. I'll start with a 2lb block wedge and see how it goes. Said 2lb wedge is about $40 Is it...

Baseline: I buy whole bean and only grind said beans when making a pot. I use a Mr. Coffee, the same exact model sold since 1972, to brew the coffee (my Mr. Coffee: $18/Walmart/2016). Coffee tech question: Does brewing coffee in a more industrial coffee maker make better coffee? My reference...

I know everyone is getting converted over to SD unit bearing BJ axles but some of us have been doing this so long we’ve got a mountain of old king pin front 60 axles we’re trying to keep alive. On dads 4531 race car he got enough horsepower under the hood that today, he can at will obliterate 1...

I've been trying to gather information on these axles for a while now and I've found a decent amount, but not a single great resource for tech on these axles plus a lot of misinformation thanks to Jeep/Dana advertising these as D44's. I've got a few of these axles laying around now and am...

I'm getting ready to redo the floor on my Tacoma, and looking for some inspiration. I currently have triple sticks and a 5spd and the floor leaks air like crazy which causes my cases to over heat if the windows are down and I'm driving over 20mph. The goal is a sealed up floor with access panels...

My daughter blew up her 2010 2.3 Ranger engine. Apparently, engines need oil to survive. If you don't want the long version, you can skip to the last paragraph. I did some research and asked a engine guru buddy who lives in Idaho a bunch of questions which lead me to where I am now. I...

Flame suit on.:lmao::lmao:....I searched and can't find the exact answers I'm looking for. Google, here and the old place:shaking:. Anyone know what the piston size(s) and mounting hole width are on 1979-1985 Toyota front brake calipers? The ones for non-vented rotors. Sounds like they have...

I posted this on advrider and got 1 reply that said take it to a dealer to read codes and not enough info so here we go :idea: Thought I had the issue solved and now I need help. details: 2019 1290 SAS 63,000 miles. I have owned it for 53,000 of those miles. Last week while riding my engine...

We've been getting a few comments about tech in Chit-Chat so I'm curious your thoughts on what to do about it. I get that when you post in Chit-Chat it may get more love but ... not everybody is here just for the Chat and it would be beneficial to have tech in the right places. Chit-Chat...

For those of us peasants still running KP stuff. How about a brake thread? I don't have calipers or brackets anyway, so maybe it's a good excuse to do something better? There is the typical 3/4t conversion that I not even sure what the point it? Maybe works better with a typical jeep or Toyota...

Issue of 8mm studs and diff retention. Looking at the old bible and I think I have decided to do 10mm bolts to keep it metric. I like the idea of threading the housing, and running the bolts inside as usual (but No welding?) So I can replace the bottom ones that get fubared... Since I put...

With the new v6 thread I want info on this transmission. The LFX motor is the new cheap 300 hp motor for Miata and others. I want to figure out the transfer case options. I can’t find the pattern or the spline count or angle. I’ve found non drilled adapters for retros. Also talk on the inter...

I park in a gravel lot at work. Lot is right next to the building. Every car that pulls in makes a dust cloud. Dust settles in the window felts and is scratching the outside of the windows when I roll them down. Monthly parking anywhere else 2-3 blocks away costs $90 a month. Daily street...

Searching old threads more so on the old site… a lot of people say the mount should be triangulated with the engine mounts and to use the same material I inherited a TMR transmission crossmember mount in a part out which uses poly bushings at the frame and a hard fixed centred mount Is there...

So where do You have to go to get the vintage powertrain tech? Lets talk t-90 to a t-18 t case to a electric studie/rancho overdrive.. Thanx

Does anybody remember the parts list for using auto parts stuff to convert a mobile home axle to Chevrolet 5 x 5? I tried to look on Bill Vistas website to no avail. I know you can just buy the hubs now, but I’m trying to do this on the cheap for an old trailer

Trying to work through some issues with the AOD in my 86 Mustang. Backstory for those of you not in chitchat: Pulled a 150000 mile drivetrain out of a donor 86 5.0/AOD cougar and put everything in my 86 V6 Mustang a few years back. Since then we built a fresh 5.0 with a few upgrades (GT40...

Maybe I havent searched hard enough, but I'm not finding answers to my questions regarding the ins and outs of an axle truss. I see the aftermarket make nice looking blingie units. But to me, it seems like the designer was an expert in CAD and not fabricating or wheeling ( just my asshat opinion...