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<forehead slap> I completely forgot! A week or so ago, I wanted to purchase an Amazon Echo Dot as a gift for a relative back in Ohio. At the time, Amazon was running a promo where you can buy a Dot (normally $49) + a Fire Stick for $59. I figured a $10 Fire Stick sounded like a deal, so I...

I've had DirecTV for, like, ever. The cost keeps creeping up and up, and I'm finally at my breaking point. Now that my ex has moved out, there is nobody to complain and make me keep paying for the service... so it's time to say goodbye. My plan is to build a digital antenna and use that for...

No. See my post above (the one with the three photos).

Except it does leak. A lot. You can measure most of the gaps with a yardstick. Seriously.

I like the sound of that. :) Please tell me you're kidding. That... thing... is a complete pile. Sure, it looks comically worthwhile from 50 yards, but up close you cannot help but notice it looks like it was built by untrained blind drunk monkeys. One of my co-workers bought it from out of...

For the curious, here is a side-by-side shot of the back side of these two wheels: On the left, you see the Z28 wheel spokes are almost entirely on the same plane as the wheel mounting surface. Yes, there is a small dip right next to the mounting surface, but by the time you get out to the...

On the G-Body forum, I asked around about backspace measurements of factory G-Body alloy wheels. Those answers gave me a sliver of hope that a G-Body wheel would solve my problems, but what are the chances I could find a set somewhere around me, and at a low price to boot? I wasn't very hopeful...

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On my lunch break Monday, I stopped by the local O'Reilly and purchased 12 shiny new mag wheel lug nuts in my needed M12x1.50 thread pitch. (True, I only need 10 of them... but they are sold individually and in 4-packs, and one 4-pack costs less than 2 individuals. Go figure.) Anyway, I hurry...

Yesterday afternoon, the game plan was to finish the GP and trailer it to my work where it would get an alignment. To that end, I drug my trailer over to Mike's place and backed it down his 100-yard street/alley (like always) and dug right in. I began by inspecting the right side to see how or...

"Get the right tool for the job," Dad always said. I thought I had done so--I did rent a ball joint press, after all. When that didn't work, I ignored Dad's advice and tried adapting the pipe bender into a bizarre press, as seen above. Not only did that not work any better, it also...

Can we get it onto a trailer?

It's time to install my upgraded brake hardware. As I began dismantling things, I noticed the ball joints appear to be vintage 1980 pieces... in other words, the well-worn originals. I thought I ought to swap in some new ones at the same time. It'll never be more convenient, right? Good grief...

In my case, I am fortunate: no children are involved. I remember when my dad left my mom when I was only 7 years old, and it was devastating. I would never want to do that to my (or any) child. As for my soon-to-be-ex wife, we tried counseling. A lot. I was committed 'for better or worse'...

All I know is, I would happily drive that car exactly how it is.

(Sorry--I had to stop and take care of a work issue.) We tried it this way last year, and we chose William Downes, Jr. His office is way up in SLC, but he was a pleasant man and made everything very smooth. However, at the last minute my wife called it off; she wanted to try working though...

As someone who is going through a divorce at this exact time--we are meeting with a mediator (and our attorneys) on Wednesday morning--I can offer a few insights. If you are both amicable and want a peaceful split, you don't need to hire attorneys. You can simply choose a mediator, meet with...

Any car can be a hot rod if you drop a big block in it. :D

Umm, you may need to re-check your photos. I clearly recall the dent/scrape above the right rear wheelwell, and I'm pretty sure there were another couple body 'customizations' as well. My feeling is exactly the opposite. I have run HT once or twice each year since 2012. Last year in...

Oh, probably not very long. :D Having the day off work, yesterday I decided to go to the local Pick N Pull. My top priority was to find and remove the steering gear box (along with the pitman arm and steering shaft) from a ZJ Grand Cherokee. Being Utah, the yard was full of ZJs. I literally...