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  1. MidneightReider

    Throwing Parts at the Wall

    Cry more. You know what I'm done here. I'm 44 years old I'm not here to be parented. Feel free to delete my account. Have a good one guys.
  2. MidneightReider

    Throwing Parts at the Wall

    I won't bend it because it will either oval out the inlet or pull apart inside which I really don't want. When things aren't made right I don't accept it. Thats why there's so much junk on the market. They know they can get away with putting it out that way and people will sacrifice their own...
  3. MidneightReider

    Throwing Parts at the Wall

    Actually, this is unacceptable. Muffler will probably go back. I don't want to have to cut off and reweld the inlet.
  4. MidneightReider

    Throwing Parts at the Wall

    Exhaust all shipped Monday and showed up today via FedEx. I'm impressed with the high quality of the pipe pieces for under $100 to my door. I will relist the unused pieces on marketplace or ebay and probably get most of my money back. The muffler is heavy but hopefully that means it will last...
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    Happy To Be Here

    85 is one of the best years. Hang on to it!
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    Ford infotainment into 79 c10

    Sounds like you got it handled. Let us know how it goes!
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    Passing CA Smog help - High HCs

    Y'all know way too much about smog compliance. Thanks to reading this thread I know more than I ever wanted to know now and I'm almost ashamed to be on the edge of my seat wondering if you'll pass. I know you said moving isn't an option but I would still, just move. 'Murica.
  8. MidneightReider

    Show your daily driver

    82 KZ 305 CSR with 2404 miles. The bikes aren't all daily but they're all tagged and used regularly.
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    Show your daily driver

    Thanks. I've owned at least 75 trucks and cars, 200 motorcycles, and that one gets more thumbs up and attention than any other by far. If that car and a Corvette are sitting next to each other, 9/10 people will completely ignore the Corvette. I have gotten to the point where I have to look...
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    Show your daily driver

    My street legal 83 Honda ATC200X. It has a 233cc OHV engine with electric start and reverse. Yes it is titled as a 200x, tagged and insured to ride on the highway. I rode it from Phoenix to Nebraska once on a 5 day 1300 mile trip. Stupidly sold it in 2015, didn't see it for 7 years. Then one...
  11. MidneightReider

    Show your daily driver

    A few more pics of the Ranchaurus at work.
  12. MidneightReider

    K20 454 truck engine build

    I vote 540/540 Lunati. Great balance of power and manners. https://www.jegs.com/i/Lunati/638/10110301/10002/-1
  13. MidneightReider

    Fuel Line Repair at TBI

    Great thread with valuable info. I've converted TBI trucks to carb but never considered using TBI on an older engine. Won't be long before this forum has provided me more useful information than the rest of the internet in it's entirety. Great job getting it fixed yourself.
  14. MidneightReider

    Throwing Parts at the Wall

    Exhaust parts ordered. The pancake converter that's laying on the crossmember is gonna do the Stray Cat Strut to the scrapyard and get replaced with straight pipe. First person to say "but it needs the back pressure!" or "gonna throw codes!" gets laughed at. I don't make the rules. Should be...
  15. MidneightReider

    Show your daily driver

    A couple years ago I was in a pinch and needed to haul a motorcycle so I cut the back off and made a pickup. It's hauled dozens since. Has a receiver hitch and hauls a trailer now, too. Great mpg. The latest haul a 75 CB750A. If it fits, it ships.
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    Show your daily driver

    1994 Taurus wagon with a few mods. I call it the Ranchaurus
  17. MidneightReider

    Taller tires for my 1976 K20

    I don't know a ton about vintage truck wheels but I am a certified motorcycle technician and I can tell you that the reason many don't run tubeless tires on wheels that weren't designated is because they don't have a bead retainer formed or cast in the wheel. Obviously things become far more...
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    Taller tires for my 1976 K20

    This is a method of isolation from other people's input that narcissistic people use because they want to feel superior. Forums are for discussion, not suppression of information based on one person's opinion. Accept all input, especially cautionary, then dissect the totality of all that input...
  19. MidneightReider

    Air Storage Tank Alternatives

    Consider that when you pop the pop off valve on your compressor tank it's exactly like poking a hole in it. If it happens unexpectedly it can scare the sheet out of you but it's not going to hurt you. Projectiles like a barely screwed in fitting blowing off are definitely the bigger concern at...
  20. MidneightReider

    Air Storage Tank Alternatives

    Slightly lower burst pressure required for those tanks so expect a minimum failure of 500-550psi. It's all based on the 5/3 ratings of most pressure vessels in other words they are to be able to handle at least 5/3 of the working pressure of the high side of the cooling units they are used to...
  21. MidneightReider

    Air Storage Tank Alternatives

    No problem at 125. The pressure relief usually goes at about 400psi. Just as a qualifier I've been in and out of the HVAC industry for over 2 decades and seen many refrigerant tanks converted.
  22. MidneightReider

    Air Storage Tank Alternatives

    R22 tanks usually have a burst/failure rating around 600-700psi. With corrosion in play it's really a crapshoot but failures on air tanks under 200psi tend to be much less spectacular than most imagine. Projectiles like fittings are the real concern.
  23. MidneightReider

    Throwing Parts at the Wall

    Thanks for the input. I paid $13 on eBay. I think I'll get a TBI "rebuild" kit and do everything in the area at one time. Happy to report that the spark plugs and fuel filter made an expected and significant difference. It no longer tries to die when shifted into reverse at operating temp. It...
  24. MidneightReider

    Throwing Parts at the Wall

    4 of them were burned up like the first one I pulled and 2 of them were at least a whole thread from tight. Not surprised at that since they were installed by someone who thinks lawnmower plugs are good enough for a 350. Ran to O'Reilly's got some CR43TS gapped at .035 and plugged them in. I...
  25. MidneightReider

    Throwing Parts at the Wall

    Just pulled a plug. Champions with about half an electrode.

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