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$175 for that wheel! WHOA! That website is smokin crack yo! $90 for that ugly, drab steel rim...you've got to be kidding. I mean 'you' in general, not *You* .

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-1999-15-MITSUBISHI-MONTERO-SPORT-FACTORY-OEM-WHEEL-RIM-65760-/300974858055?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Wheels&hash=item46137fdf47&vxp=mtr

I haven't been drinking but I'm just a little sad tonight. Don't worry, Danger kitty is fine. I saw the Datsun shirts Rob posted and it made me think of the old days of that car maker. I thought of my old 280zx I once had and just the overall magic that car had. If you had looked at the engine numbers (n/a) on paper in today's society, you'd say...uhh, okay...what am I missing. But when you were in that car driving, it might as well have had 1000 hp and 12" wide ZR1 tires because of the way it made you feel and you didn't care it only had 150 hp...everyone of those hp's were very well appointed. And that wasn't even one of the really popular ones, I never got to experience any of the classic Z cars but I know they made you feel the same way. Today's cars make way more power but they are just mundane..I mean, hell I think even the Ford Fiesta is making like 180 hp or something crazy like that, which I'm proud of Ford for their recent accomplishments...but our modern cars today just don't have the same magic that they used to. That's not all that's got me down. The other thing is, have you realized we are loosing our old people? I don't know if anyone understands that when the Greatest Generation is gone, we'll never have those kind of people again. Anyone born before 1935 - 1940...You know, our grandparents had to grow up hard but they knew how to cook, they knew how to farm and work hard and get things done. How many of you remember as kids going out to gramma's place for Thanksgiving or Christmas and you played with your cousins...I do remember that. We don't do that anymore. Cookies and pies being baked and grandparents doting on the grand kids and giving home made confections...these things are gone here in the next couple of years because our world isn't growing those kinds of people anymore. Technology has surpassed / supplanted us as far as these things are concerned. I mean sure I guess when we get old we can bake those same confections but I don't think it's really the same. I love our old people that I see out in the day, working as a greeter at Walmart or checking my coke and chips in the Buccee's and I make sure to say Hi to them and call by their name and acknowledge them. Why is it that with the relentless passage of time must we extinguish all the magic and happiness in our world? Here's to all our Old People and fun cars of the past. I need a beer.

Hey guys just thought I'd let you all know Danger is still kicking and doing fine. We've started locking him in the office when we're planning to do a lot of back and forth on the forklift. He likes to inflict pain via flaying the skin much like one certain Ramsay Snow. Pics.

That looks either bishi or zu to me.

I'm pretty sure I heard him shifting, when he comes back and turns in you can hear him down shifting. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk

That's exactly the way I felt about this video below..I was pretty stoked, excited for this competition...until I learned that the 240Z had a swapped in GT-R motor... DOH!!!! Don't get me wrong, that'd be a blast...great looking Z car that has a warp drive under the hood...but not for competition...it's a 370 vs a GT-R...not a 240Z.

Oh, okay there we go..now I understand! Good Job, can't wait to see you on the road! I think it's gonna be a wheelin' jet skiing summer!

Yea, we've been doing good shop far, he's gotten a lot bigger since we first found him but because he it's growing, so is his need to go ranging, he's VERY adventurous so on one hand yay he's bigger and more mature, and then ahh, hey where's Danger? We don't know if he's going to be hiding out in the hoses hanging off the wall or at the top of huge stack of equipment, or some where outside..going to have to get a kitty GPS! I'll tell my co-worker new rule, check under the fork lift before moving. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk

okay, I'll look at that and see if there is any adjustment in either direction..

no, I don't know what those are...?

Thanks everyone, we really enjoy Danger while we're working. He is a little terror though. The only real way we've found to train him away from serious danger like the forklift mainly is a water spray bottle, we try to keep it with us and spray him when we're on the forklift. I had a really close call the other day that scared and shocked me; I was actually sitting on the forklift, started it and was about to back up but I made a point to look around and try to find Danger before moving...I didn't see him anywhere..and then I just happened to look down and there he was halfway laying under the main chassis of the lift...I freaked out, to say the least. I started yelling at him and revving the engine but he didn't move, just laid there. My co-worker finally came and got him away. So, after that we've tried to be very vigilant on spraying him with the bottle when we're on the forks. But, unfortunately it goes beyond that...he has made the entire complex of buildings his ranging area, his territory that he covers and he's hard to control while we're in there working...we've started keeping the bay doors closed which kills the breeze blowing through...but it's to keep him safe..I just hope he is able to learn somehow to stay out of dangerous stuff...but then again, that's his name...

Wow, that's cool! We've also got sorta the same thing at Krogers grocery stores but I don't really get into it..I guess because I don't really see any benefit to it...and I don't hardly shop there very much...they don't give more than maybe .10 cents a gallon off...so, I'd rather keep the points on my card and get discounts on food and other stuff...

Here's a way to end all that noise coming from your rear window and liftgate when going over bumps or road joints. At my shop we use this 1" thick foam rubber padding for one our piece of equipment. I've always got tons of excess of this stuff so I cut a strip into some small pieces, took it home and using super glue, attached the foam rubber sections in a few strategic areas in the window and liftgate jam to tighten it up and deaden the knocking / vibration noise coming from loose shutting clasps. If any of you want some of this stuff I can send you strips of it, enough to do the whole vehicle. I drove around after I did this and it seemed to work pretty well, I didn't hear all the rattling that I used to.

I don't know if this program is available in all areas but where ever you are, I'd check into it. I have for my electric provider IGS Energy , formerly known as Dynowatt. Right now I'm locked in at around .12 cents per Kwh. Well, they offer this promo that if you sign up with them, and also sign with Fuelrewardsnetwork.com you get .05 cents off every gallon of gas (up to 20 gallons) *when you fill up at participating Shell gas stations* per every $50 that you spend on your home's electric bill. So, say your bill for the previous month was $284 you would get .25 cents per gallon off the listed price. The remaining portion of your bill gets rolled into the next month of points. It doesn't end there, you don't need to be an IGS energy customer to earn points, every time I swipe my MasterCard on certain items, sometimes its electronics or hardware store items (I once earned a lot of points for the purchase of a new lawnmower and accompanying warranty) you'll automatically earn points. There are also some participating restaurants if you eat there, you'll earn points. There is also an app for you phone that shows you where participating Shell gas stations are and what the fuel price is there at that station and shows your savings, what you'll pay per gallon. I really like it, think it's pretty neat. Here's a pic of my receipt from filling up today. I got .30 cents off per gallon. It's a nice little treat once a month. Oh yeah, almost forgot, it's totally free to join, no catch. Not that I've seen anyway, I've not experienced any fraud either.

I'm sorry if this is getting old, anyone that feels so please let me know, and I'll back off. I just wanted to share a couple more pics our shop cat Danger, hanging out in the shop, inspecting the equipment.

That's one hell of a nice, clean looking Path man..good find. It looks like it's been really well cared for. Your truck is just like mine, same color and trim level, that means you've got the 31" tires stock, you have the lsd rear diff and electronic suspension, power and economy mode for the transmission and you've still got your nerf bars, lucky..I really like it man, welcome here. I bet your cruise control and remote keyless entry work too..probably, mine don't

NOOOO!!!!!!!!! I said I like the color! Didn't I? I like the two tone, it's cool! It's unique and looks great, you don't need to do anything to it. Es Ta jueno!

The Lo Jack isn't for vehicle directions, it's so that if someone steals your truck, you can track it and find it's location via a hidden GPS transmitter that you install permanently on the vehicle, incase it is stolen, you can work quickly to recover it.

Good lord it's so cool looking, pretty soon you won't be able to drive anywhere without someone wanting to buy your truck, or steal it. Please invest in some vehicle tracking system so some low life doesn't get away with it. And full coverage insurance shouldn't be too expensive for it, I'd insure the hell out of it. GREAT PIC! Really...I know I'm kinda blowing up here but damn...I like the little cover plate on the back lift gate, the two tone paint is super cool and I like where it says "Nissan Terrano" You've got something really special there...I'd get a vehicle cover for it to protect it from the elements, and prying eyes...and yank the fuel pump fuse every time you parked it somewhere! I was going to say pull the coil wire but then I remembered it's a diesel...doesn't have a coil or wires! But it's not going anywhere with the fuel pump down.

OMG You need to put gps on that bad boy please LOJACK THAT TRUCK!!!

Thought I'd give a little Danger update: Danger Kitty is growing and really coming into his own up at the shop. Our shop is clean and organized now so there's far less miscellaneous debris hazard. Danger takes every opportunity to learn his environment and he is diligent about inspecting every new piece of equipment that comes into his domain. He plays on it, climbs on it, climbs under neath it, whatever it takes. My co-worker and I always get a kick out of his antics while we're in there working on something, Danger will come running by and dart this way or that. Here's a pic of him asleep in his bed on the shop couch that only he is brave enough to occupy My buddy snapped this pic while he was sitting on the forklift eating lunch, all of a sudden Danger somehow jumped up on to the hydraulic mast on the forks. That cat is something else. In my opinion I don't believe he's any ordinary domesticated house cat, he looks a little wild I think. I've done some research and so far he fits in two categories: the Charcoal Bengal and an Ocelot (both of these classes refer to a Pocket leopard or a Dwarf Leopard nickname). He's got a mask on his face and the stripes over the top of his head and the leopard spots on his body and tail, and his freaking paws are like catchers mitts. He's aggressive and always wants to be biting / gnawing on soft fingers, hands and shoes. And he's a sweet very affectionate little Being, not intentionally mean or vicious. His fangs are pretty vicious though.

Great music man, that was cool. This looks just like driving in the Philippines except a little less chaotic and there's no blue two stroke smoke wafting down the street...Nice videos and I like that dash cam, that's cool. What kind of cam is that? Jakarta looks cool man. How's the cost of living over there? Dollar changed into _____ for how many _____ ?? The Philippines is about 42 pesos to a dollar and a typical plate of rice and entree with a drink at an eatery probably costs 300 to 600 pesos.

Sunroof cover shade thing for 5523Pathfinder.... Do you still have the sunroof cover protector thing, i know he needs one.

This is none of my business but whatever you've got going right now at the peanut butter factory is better for supporting your family than branching out on your own as an inexperienced mechanic. It's cool to learn but I'm afraid you'll loose your ass trying to go this route. Keep your nose to the grind stone....times are tough and making enough money to support a family as a mechanic isn't like what it used to be. You're much better off laboring for a major company with some kind of job security and benefits..