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    Dash camera review

    This is a review of the Vantrue N4 Pro S dash camera along with various accessories. This does come in a bundle but the testing will be done on several different vehicles so certain options are used to facilitate that. To make the review as inclusive as possible, testing will be done on a late...
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    New toy

    Got the Furd home today. Title for title and it's sitting in my driveway. The other guy was salivating over a truck I was ready to take a hammering on just to get rid of it. He even handled the transport. It looks better in the picture than in person but it does have an aura about it. I knew...
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    [SOLD] 1985 Honda Magna VF700C for sale. $2500

    I recently had some health issues that have put paid to my motorcycle days. I can no longer get my leg over a regular motorcycle so I bought a large Scooter. (Suzuki Burgman) My Magna is now parked in the back of the garage and slowly getting buried. It's good bike in nice condition. I've been...
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    Power steering fluid requirements

    I'm fixing the really sloppy steering my on 1996 K2500HD. The pitman arm has so much slop the steering wheel turns 90 degrees before it does anything. I'm also replacing the idler arm as it is nearly as bad. Since I have to unhook the power steering lines anyway, I plan to put all new fluid into...
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    1996 K2500HD pitman arm

    I have a new pitman arm for my K2500HD. The old one is shot. Turn the wheel and nothing happens for 1/4 turn or more. I'm looking at that thing and can only think of two ways to get the old one off. Either a really wide pickle fork or grind a notch and whale on it with a chisel. Anybody got any...
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    Mystery solved, now to cure.

    I've wondered for some time why my Oldsmobile was parked with only 77K on the clock. Before the heat broke, I took it out to run some errands. It drove great and could easily keep up with the fastest traffic. Unfortunately, I got behind someone on a very curvy road and driving slow. With the...
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    [SOLD] 1996 Chevrolet K2500

    I just got this truck and waited until I had the title back before listing. I recently traded for a 1996 K2500 6.5 turbo diesel truck. 6.5 turbo, NV4500 manual transmission and 4X4. I am NOT a diesel mechanic. I drove it 150 miles home with a pretty bad fuel leak I have since fixed. The tires...
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    1955 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe

    I needed another car like I needed another hole in the head but I am now the proud owner of a 1955 Chrysler. I'm helping the seller settle his parents estate. I paid $1 for the car and brought it home. When I sell it, half the profits will go to a charity of his choice. I may not clear much...
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    1996 Triumph Trophy 900

    I got a Triumph sport touring bike a while back. I could hear it run but not ride it as it was a lawyer running an estate sale. I rode it when I unloaded it after buying it and then tore it down to catch up on maintenance. While working on it, I decided I didn't need to be on it but to my...
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    Looking for 1989 Cutlass Calais parts

    I'm getting so far into this car, I will probably keep it. It's a sneaky little dickens and is simple enough it's refreshing to work on. Mechanically, it's in really good shape. Bodywise, it is RUST FREE. there is one little spot where something bumped the body and some surface rust there. The...
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    2004 Ford Expedition NBX $5500

    I've had this for a while and it had issues when I got it but I have all the major ones sorted out and I've been using this as a daily driver. It's a 2004 For Expedition NBX. According to the VIN it's an XLT so I don't know what the difference is. 204,000 miles or so but that will go up. It has...
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    Not a mall rat or Brodozer

    I've had my Dodge Ram for several years. I never really thought the wheels and tires were right. I'm not big on chrome because chrome don't get you home. The tires always looked down right dinky. I'm looking at a J20 pickup to rebuild.I don't have any 8 lug wheels so I went to a guys house to...
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    1989 Cutlass Calais S for sale, $2500

    I got the Cutlass ready to sell. It's turned into a pretty solid little car. Rather than post a bunch of pictures and take up bandwidth, I made a walk around video. Not in the video is a new set of wheel covers made of Chinesium that I will have to modify to get to stay on the car. I need to...
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    Need to pick the brain of the collective.

    I've got a guy interested in my '73 Harley. He's wanting to swap a 1986 Jeep J2000 truck for it. I was going to rent a trailer with surge brakes but the deck is only 12 feet and the wheel base is a little over 13 feet. I can rent a tow dolly that will handle the truck. The truck has the AMC...
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    1989 Cutlass Calais thread

    I picked up a car the other day to help a guy out. I was a bit surprised to see the engine under the hood. While the car isn't much to look at, it's got the Quad 4, 16 valve engine under the hood. It's a 35 year old car with 77K on the clock. The paint is terrible. It's from when the "new" paint...
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    F-350 Superduty Furd.

    Earlier this year I needed to do some long standing work on my farm. In the past, I've hauled rock and dirt with a tilt bed trailer and unloaded it by hand with a shovel. Instead, I bought this truck and what I expected to take 4-6 weeks for three projects, took 1 day for 2 of them and the last...
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    Snow plow for sale

    I recently bought an old plow truck and it came with a pretty nice snow plow. I don't like shoveling my sidewalk so I'm not about to plow parking lots. It's a Boss snow plow #RT3 with the Smart hitch system. I'm in the process of removing all the ancillary stuff like wiring and so on, but...
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    Antique Harley

    I got this bike and had hopes of building a fun around town bike. The Doctor sent me off for an EEG and I've been told no more two wheel riding. Since I won't be able to ride it, I've lost interest. Here's a walk around video of it and the parts I got to build it. It's a 1973 Harley-Davidson...
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    Expedition won't start.

    I haven't done much with my Expedition. Rather than post this on my build thread, I'll ask the knowledge of the collective here. My '04 Expedition went crazy. It was cutting out and nearly left me stranded. I've had the computer and dash cluster tested. I also have the "Smart Junction Box"...
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    Ford Expedition build thread.

    I got to thinking (now my head hurts) and I'm going to be making subtle changes to the Expedition I recently got. I figure to start a build thread here. I'm not going to raise or lower it, but I have a knack for subtle changes making a big difference. Here is what I'm starting with. There...
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    1985 El Camino

    I have a prospective trade for my PT Cruiser. There is a fellow near Detroit that is specifically looking for either a Sebring or PT Cruiser convertible with the 2.4, but NOT 2.7 engine. He wants my car and is willing to trade a 1985 El Camino project that sort of runs. It needs a fuel pump and...
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    I'm thinking. (Now my head hurts!) Need some transport help.

    I've needed a slightly larger truck for towing for some time. I've pretty well gone through most of it and it had a new transmission when I got it. Here's my current truck. There is a guy who is looking for a 4X4 truck that wants to trade this; Normally, I'd jump right on it. However, it's...
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    5 speed convertible

    I advertised this earlier after I finished restoring it but I'm needing room in the drive. It's a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible. In good shape, although not a museum piece. The only tool you'd need to drive it is a screwdriver to put your plates on. 20-24 mpg in town and 29-34 mpg on the...
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    1997 Dakota

    Life seems to have other plans for me. I need to file some legal paperwork for an upcoming business so since my Mazda is just sitting, I'll sell my Dakota instead. (No, I'm not being sued, I just need to get the tax implications sorted out.) For sale is my 1997 Dodge Dakota extended cab Sport...
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    2016 Mazda CX-5. $14,900

    When I was working, I piled the miles on but it's been a good car. Now that I'm retired, I rarely drive it except for longer trips. It's not good for a car to sit but I don't want to beat it up on the farm. The car in question is a 2016 Mazda CX-5, AWD, 2.5 Skyactive engine and 6 speed...

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