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bummer this powderCoating is not LONG lasting
went to hose the undercarriage yesterday and i hit the fuel tank shield and W :eek: W a hugest chunk just blew right on off... its too damned cold to sand convert paint chassis paint over top of it... so it will probably likely get much worse :mad:
 
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changing oil today, it needs it
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got the kit to send oil sample to Indiana for analysis
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powderCoating is NOT all i thought it was cracked up to be :mad:


waited MORE THAN six months for this product to go on decent sale
have to buy 3 to get 10$ off each

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Eastwood Internal Frame Coating 14 oz Aerosol

Destroys rust hiding inside chassis so it won't rust through
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wheeling it into tiger country today
been 4+ months since

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need them tires rotated and balanced
its been a spell...
last at 277,017 back in early november
 
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getting the tires rotated today
there is roughly 81k on those and they seem to be wearing quite well,
anxious to see what the tread depth is
 
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tread depth measured 7/32 at roughly 81k miles
 
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triggered 292292 yesterday on i80 west in noWhere Iowa running on empty cutting it too close but no fuel stations for probably 40 miles on this particular stretch of broken road


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this used to be a BP station... now they reVerted back to amoco

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Old Man Emu setups on 1st gens

I know you're not a rock crawler off road guy, but flexing out those new springs will help to speed up the settling process, especially with that extra...
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...nearly 3 months of winter gone by and finally there is a snow event decent enough for some good wheelin'
3+ inches and perhaps more
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shell fuel reWards stacked for the next fill are so-so at best...

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