Washington's 2024 BS Thread
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Tasty Taco Tuesday Washington, Tim, Ken, Ken, Kenny, Lee and all the crew.
Looks to be a pretty nice day in my woods. Started the morning at 63°, overcast and an unexpected but welcomed brief rain. Headed to about 87°, partly sunny, light breeze and the humidity will be low for us at 40%!
Not much on the agenda other than help wifey pick grapes and juice them. She will be making jelly tomorrow. Then I guess it will be Pear picking time at a friends place and then see what we do with them!
Have a great day and may Ma Nature be kind!
Looks to be a pretty nice day in my woods. Started the morning at 63°, overcast and an unexpected but welcomed brief rain. Headed to about 87°, partly sunny, light breeze and the humidity will be low for us at 40%!
Not much on the agenda other than help wifey pick grapes and juice them. She will be making jelly tomorrow. Then I guess it will be Pear picking time at a friends place and then see what we do with them!
Have a great day and may Ma Nature be kind!
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Good morning Washington crew!
Ken, Good looking rig for $500 bucks.
Rod, Our grapes are getting close, maybe later this week. Some of them won't be ready for a couple weeks yet.
Ken, Good looking rig for $500 bucks.
Rod, Our grapes are getting close, maybe later this week. Some of them won't be ready for a couple weeks yet.
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From: Fraziers Bottom, WV
Afternoon here, Tim, and our Concord Grapes are just now prime. Daughters Concord Grapes are pretty much gone. She has had more rain than I have. Bad part is she lives 7.5 miles from me in a straight line. 20 minutes by road! LOL
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The other part it's if I do the VW TDI swap will I want to keep it automatic or switch it to a manual. Thoughts?
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Well I've had a couple thoughts for it rolling around in my head. I think for now I'll just drive it with this engine while I gather parts to either a) find another Ford V6 like the one in it or b) which I really want to do is a VW TDI swap.
The other part it's if I do the VW TDI swap will I want to keep it automatic or switch it to a manual. Thoughts?
The other part it's if I do the VW TDI swap will I want to keep it automatic or switch it to a manual. Thoughts?
I would think that a TDI swap would require a hand shaker. It would serve as an anti theft device also as there are fewer and fewer people who know what that extra pedal on the floor is for.
Once you start it don't forget a build thread so we all can follow you!!!
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Hopefully what you add Willie will help the thread grow.
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Good evening Washington Crew !
Welcome aboard SlikWillie, Nice lineup of rigs you have !
Ken, I agree with Big Ken, I would think a manual would be the way to go with that rig.
Welcome aboard SlikWillie, Nice lineup of rigs you have !
Ken, I agree with Big Ken, I would think a manual would be the way to go with that rig.
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Hey sup dude!
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I agree but make more work chasing down more parts.
I just really like all of my current diesel rigs and I think it'd be fun to do the swap. I also have a Jeep XJ here that I'd love to throw a VW TDI into.
Fixed spelling.
I just really like all of my current diesel rigs and I think it'd be fun to do the swap. I also have a Jeep XJ here that I'd love to throw a VW TDI into.
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From: Fraziers Bottom, WV
Happy Hump Day Washington, Tim, Ken, Wayne, Ken, Nicholas, Willie and all the crew.
Hope everyone has a great day as the Humper and not the Humpy!
Beautiful day in my WV woods!
Hope everyone has a great day as the Humper and not the Humpy!
Beautiful day in my WV woods!
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Howdy Guys,
F350 Ken, I have a Cummins 4BT in the shop waiting on completing the Bronco and then I need to find a truck for it. I'm thinking an older truck maybe late 40' early 50s maybe a flatbed, on an early Bronco frame. My plan is an auto transmission.
We haven't even looked for the leak yet, waiting for my buddy to get back from is Gold mining expedition.
F350 Ken, I have a Cummins 4BT in the shop waiting on completing the Bronco and then I need to find a truck for it. I'm thinking an older truck maybe late 40' early 50s maybe a flatbed, on an early Bronco frame. My plan is an auto transmission.
We haven't even looked for the leak yet, waiting for my buddy to get back from is Gold mining expedition.