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  1. TurboMinivan

    lifting a 2000 Dakota QuadCab

    And I know a SAS is way beyond his budget. He just texted me back: he has decided to just lift the tail a bit (which is sagging). Thanks, gang!
  2. TurboMinivan

    lifting a 2000 Dakota QuadCab

    Update of sorts: He hasn't even responded to me, but I've already thrown this back at him. I wasn't initially thinking of the torsion bars up front, which means there is no way he's gonna lift it six inches without spending 10x more than he probably wants to. I'm asking him why he thinks he...
  3. TurboMinivan

    lifting a 2000 Dakota QuadCab

    A neighbor of mine has an all-stock 2000 Dakota QuadCab truck. He just told me he wants to lift it, and asked me who he should talk to. I asked how far he thought he wanted to go, and he replied saying 6" (!). I'm not sure why he thinks he needs that much more height, but for the moment I'm...
  4. TurboMinivan

    Trip Report 2022 EJS Pic's

    We are the unsung heroes of EJS. (LOL)
  5. TurboMinivan

    Trip Report 2022 EJS Pic's

    Thank you for so graciously breaking your rig there. It diverted everyone's attention, so nobody saw me when my left rear coil spring popped out while I climbed the same obstacle.
  6. TurboMinivan

    I just opened a Roth IRA, and am ready to invest in the stock market

    Same here--I've got about 75 shares. I am considering doing the same. In fact, I just logged on and placed a Limit order to do exactly that.
  7. TurboMinivan

    I just opened a Roth IRA, and am ready to invest in the stock market

    I've never heard of it. I'll have to watch this video, then come back and comment.
  8. TurboMinivan

    Katzkins Leather interiors

    This is not surprising, given their track record. I just had another personal experience with ATD this past week. I took my Corvette there for window tint. Most tint shops didn't want to attempt the job thanks to the complexity of the large curved back window, but ATD was willing to do the...
  9. TurboMinivan

    suggestions for (free?) video editing software

    Oh, wow. Call me jaded, but I never expected any free software bundled with Windows to actually be any good. I'll have to try it.
  10. TurboMinivan

    suggestions for (free?) video editing software

    Let's say I recorded a few cell phone videos and downloaded them to my PC. I'd like to edit some of them by snipping out parts I don't want/need, then string the remainders together into one longer video. The fanciest thing I might want to do is overlay the resulting video with a few words of...
  11. TurboMinivan

    My new daily driver, -OR- it's all my fault gas prices shot way up

    OMG, yes! You're right--I need to do this. Perhaps I can repeat what I did in the Metro, where I removed the DIN-and-a-half stereo and replaced it with an aftermarket radio plus my Yaesu FTM-7250 ham radio, sandwiched together via some custom brackets. Hmm.... As a child of the '80s, I have...
  12. TurboMinivan

    My new daily driver, -OR- it's all my fault gas prices shot way up

    You know, I haven't entirely cleaned out the car yet. Now I'm afraid to.
  13. TurboMinivan

    My new daily driver, -OR- it's all my fault gas prices shot way up

    No, no, no. I'd need a mullet if I bought an IROC-Z. Corvette drivers wear gold chains and white New Balance tennis shoes. I don't understand why, but C4s are at the lowest spot of the Corvette value curve, and have been for quite some time. Right now on KSL, there are a number of them...
  14. TurboMinivan

    My new daily driver, -OR- it's all my fault gas prices shot way up

    I've had this idea for a number of months now. I began keeping an eye on the local market back in December. Finally, at the end of February, I found the perfect candidate... and I began putting my plan into action. Step #1: I sold my electric car to a private party. Bye, bye, Leaf! Step...
  15. TurboMinivan

    Cordless Electric Lawnmowers

    When I began shoping for an electric mower, my first thought was to get a Makita simply because it uses the same batteries (albeit two at a time) as my power tools. My enthusiasm waned a bit when I saw in the competitive comparison that it was only a mid-pack performer. Later when I learned...
  16. TurboMinivan

    Cordless Electric Lawnmowers

    I have an 80v Max 21" Kobalt. This will be year three of using it. I bought it because my gas mower had finally died, so I was already in the market. Since I owned an electric car, it seemed only natural to give an electric mower a try. I read a few independent online comparison reviews, and...
  17. TurboMinivan

    Tesla Thoughts

    Acceleration from a roll is the most amazing BEV party trick. To fully appreciate it, you need to think about all the things in a modern gas-powered car which are completely absent when you mash the pedal in a BEV: no drive-by-wire pedal lag as the computer interprets the pedal's output...
  18. TurboMinivan

    Tesla Thoughts

    Tesla? No. BEV as a daily driver? Most definitely. 1) I have a friend who lives in Tooele and works in SLC, and he bought a used Fiat 500e to use as his commuter. He, too, has free charging at work and generally never charges the car at home. He's been commuting like this for years...
  19. TurboMinivan

    Utah Senate Bill 51, and what it really says about Vintage Vehicles

    This caught my eye, so I just re-read through the entire bill. I still see no specific mileage allowance for Vintage Vehicles anywhere in it; just the requirement for collector insurance (for cars newer than 1980 model year).
  20. TurboMinivan

    Here's a hobby I didn't know I wanted.

    And I thought you guys on your mountain bikes were nuts.
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