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Good friend recently bought a new GMC diesel truck, over 100K and had to take the dealers class on how to work all the gadjets.
Screw that I keep fixing my 2001 Duramax.
The grade school I attended in Montana (1960's) used a small old church building on the property for a classroom when needed. My 7th grade year was spent there, we all loved it. In the main school building I was always the dumbest kid in the smart kid class. But out there, I found my calling...
They loaded the vehicles up with mostly useless electronics, miles of wiring, thousands of connections, computers and processors you need their proprietary software to troubleshoot. They developed a CVT metal belt drive transmission that is cheap to build, and used the consumers to test it and...
After much searching I found a Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 5.7 hemi in it, which makes the most sense to me!
Maybe not the best choice for an old lady but hey- this is a Mopar forum
Thought about Subaru too, bought a new 2006 Legacy for my daughter, she drove it until 2021 when she traded it in for a new Crosstrek. I did the maintenance for her, all it needed was timing belts, steering pump, steering rack, tierod ends, brakes, batterys small stuff. Pretty reliable car...
The V-6 models had a bad timing chain problem (OHC) and the Trailblazer was plagued with electrical failures too. The newer diesel versions are supposed to be OK I have heard.
Perfect timing for this thread, my 80 year old buddy I am helping with his 73 Duster project needs a new 4wd SUV type car for his wife and asked me to help him find one. I know of a few to stay away from like the chebby Traverse and the GMC Acadia, and of course his Trailblazer.
What do you guys...
I had to take the HP manifolds back off the 440 and re-seal the studs. The good industrial thread sealer I thought would seal anything got steam cleaned outa there after 800 miles. They all have #2 spermatex on them now.
I have 12' 4" ceiling height, the top of the posts are 7" down from the ceiling. As others have said you want the cables going over the top to keep the floor clear.
It is a 10K and it is installed on a 4 inch thick slab. I put braces on the top to keep the posts from moving and possibly walking...
You are right those straight lines take a little practice and getting to know the machine, I have to feed the material in angled slightly to the right on mine to get it to run straight.
My point to this thread was to inspire others to do it, I found the machine for 300 bucks, and have made that...
It is really not all that difficult if your old seat covers are intact enough to cut them apart for patterns.
I spent more time restoring/repairing the rusty old seat frames than I did on the new covers. Go for it!
I used a fairly inexpensive vinyl, being a rookie at it, did not want to ruin the expensive stuff! They are comfortable, I added extra foam on the lumbar area you can see the bulge in the picture. Extra padding and support in the bottom cushions too.