tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39806135548459080492012-02-16T03:41:07.481-08:00knowledge is power, hoard it... power is nothing, share it...R.L.noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980613554845908049.post-69876718107275353642008-11-14T00:20:00.001-08:002008-11-14T00:39:30.273-08:00

so....it's been awhile since i've posted.in that time:i never got the editing done on the video of the bracket install; i decided it wasn't important.i've been on several gigs most of which i've lost money on. (the police at the gorge amphitheatre, "the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee" at yakima, carrie underwood at yakima, sasquatch festival, etc.)and...i've secured a local job as an

R.L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980613554845908049.post-18473745894685405302008-05-03T23:47:00.000-07:002008-05-04T01:48:46.066-07:00

so the total fabrication cost of the new mounts was $173 (and change) but it looks good, it very well engineered (if i do say so myself), and beefy enough to be served with the prime rib.(no... i didn't go to a steak house.)picked it up on friday and got it unloaded in the lower driveway and began with priming it. i decided that it wouldn't do to just let my over engineered wonder just rust away

R.L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980613554845908049.post-11861072414049493842008-04-29T23:51:00.000-07:002008-04-30T00:16:10.268-07:00

[title comment]no... it didn't burn...(not that i don't have experience with fire fighting.)the idea of "stop, drop, and roll" in relation to leaving a burning structure or putting flames on oneself out isn't new.neither is the idea of stopping a vehicle, dropping a load off (trailer or otherwise), and rolling on from that location (which is the context of this title).[/title comment]so basically

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i dropped the plan for the rear jack mount replacements off at the welder today (that's the blue sections of the mods slideshow.i should have a dollar price on it mid-day 04/29/2008. (should being the operative word there...)

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[note of interest]the title references the only sister ship of the Titanic not to sink due to collision. it was the first of three Olympic class ships built for the White Star Line and, ironically, had the most flaws of the three ships.the Britannic was the other Olympic class ship to be floated. it was requisitioned, converted to a hospital ship, and sank in 1916 after hitting a mine.we all know

R.L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980613554845908049.post-4654130127067328572008-04-22T01:21:00.000-07:002008-04-22T01:41:59.147-07:00

in about 10.5 hrs i'll be leaving on a second shake down.i've noticed, while driving, that the rig is listing to port a bit and has issues with body roll on right hand turns.i've selected new shocks and will be purchasing them at the top of the month.well... actually... it's a toss up between an air leveling shock and a helper spring assisted shock. i'm leaning towards the air leveling.either way

R.L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980613554845908049.post-26199053261253070862008-04-21T04:18:00.000-07:002008-04-28T19:05:57.251-07:00

yeah...i figured that i'd toss a fitting title out there for those my special Smashing Pumpkins fan peeps out there.(i'm sure it's not the first time that Billy's words have been used nor will it be the last...)let's start with a bit of background, shall we?backgroundmy name is Charlie.no wait...that's not it.that was that guy no one ever saw on that show that had a team of women crime fighters..

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