side projects. Whatcha been working on?
Fleet Owner
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From: Newton America :-P
For my side project this weekend I re did ceiling tiles and installed new led lights in the basement.New covers over the lights to spruce up the 70s florescent look. Took a bit of wiring- and with some careful shopping we did the project really cheap. Now there is more light in the basement-- and saving money for the 2 minutes a day we have those lights on ha ha ha.
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From: Manhattan Kansas
I went to Best Buy to research all that has changed in projectors since I last showed an interest in them. Then I looked over the 8K Tvs and the 4K Tvs. I honestly couldn't tell a difference.
The sales person said, you can see a difference if you are within 3 feet of the TV, but otherwise most people can't.
Why... Would I watch an 85 inch TV from three feet away?
The sales person said, you can see a difference if you are within 3 feet of the TV, but otherwise most people can't.
Why... Would I watch an 85 inch TV from three feet away?
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From: Near Salmon Arm BC
I went to Best Buy to research all that has changed in projectors since I last showed an interest in them. Then I looked over the 8K Tvs and the 4K Tvs. I honestly couldn't tell a difference.
The sales person said, you can see a difference if you are within 3 feet of the TV, but otherwise most people can't.
Why... Would I watch an 85 inch TV from three feet away?
The sales person said, you can see a difference if you are within 3 feet of the TV, but otherwise most people can't.
Why... Would I watch an 85 inch TV from three feet away?
Cargo Master
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From: Abilene, KS
Yeah, the one in my room was by far the biggest TV I have ever seen installed in a hotel room. It's was the definition of "obnoxiously huge"
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More than likely over my head lol
I have a 50 and 51 f1’s with few extra cabs not great shape, but found out thru necessity that I can minor fab and bodywork but this project is ambitious. I’m taking the 51 stretching frame widening fenders as needed making it a crew cab but stretching the doors 4” and can 8” on top of the crew cab stretch. I’m 6.5 so legroom is a premium but have front suspension from a 2wd dodge dually can narrow fairly easy since no rack and pinion and planning on using a srw f250 rear with duals besides the obvious headaches that’ll prob turn into migraines am I on the right track or is the track go over a cliff any opinions or advice is appreciated still collecting parts. Drivetrain I have a spare complete 02 lightning engine and trans but kinda leaning towards grting a diesel and unfortunately a 6bt would be the easiest to get running although if could get a stand-alone harness wouldn’t mind an OBS 7.3 power stroke but mechanical diesel would be a lot easier to get working. Let me know what y’all think it’ll be a couple years before roadworthy with prior obligations
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I can't offer much in the way of advice, but I sure hope you keep a thread going on the progress that you make with pictures and such. I am anxious to see the project advances.
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From: Newton America :-P
Well not much of a side project (yet) but I have been thinking about one--- I have been wanting a pop up pickup box camper forever-- Yeah facebook Market place! A lady's husband baughtt a camper for a project-- he got half way through the project and died-- its been sitting in her driveway for a few months-- its a pop top pickup box camper. She wanted $500 for it-- (Wife is in the Hell no category-- but I can get around that. :-)) I sent a guy I know who was 20 miles from camper to look at it--(he actually worked on RVs for 20 years) --On the recommendation of my buddy I low balled her because it is going to need allot of work. its 5 hour drive to get there. I thought little old lady who is now a widow --- but my guy shows up and she is upper 20'ss lower 30's with small kids. Hubby must have passed really recently because she was Prego- I felt so bad for her-- Now I feel guilty for making a ridiculously low offer--Can't decide if I really want to go face her and basically steal this thing from her-- or not. It is really bothering me-- have slept at all for 2 nights.
