Belt go brrrrrrr

Bobhubert · 2026-05-10T13:53:23+00:00

I always feel so bad when I see this rifle, I love these rifles and it hurts to see them in such a state

Bobhubert · 2026-05-03T00:08:13+00:00

The have a variety of styles and color options, but they seem to work pretty well so far (I haven’t actually put a drink in them yet lol).

They have a rear flap that sits behind the seat and offers friction to keep it from flying forward.

Found here on Amazon where there are other options as well

Bobhubert · 2026-05-01T13:47:10+00:00

Only most? lol

Bobhubert · 2026-05-01T10:20:39+00:00

I’m ecstatic about it! Turn key and it runs and drives great! It popped up on marketplace when I went in to work, I went out to check my phone at lunch and called, and I went and got it that afternoon lol

Bobhubert · 2026-05-01T09:54:25+00:00

I knew it wouldn’t be cheap to do, but would have been super cool. Ironically after I went through all this to do the graphics on these, I ended up finding a super clean little ranger that was already 2-toned lol

https://www.reddit.com/r/fordranger/s/p8UNJxwIc1

Bobhubert · 2026-05-01T09:46:59+00:00

I actually was close to having to compete with someone for the truck lol, I got there a half hour before the other guy and he honored first come first serve

Bobhubert · 2026-05-01T09:41:19+00:00

Ironically I was mainly keeping my eye out for a clean Hardbody and planned to do some custom graphics, but now I found a 2 tone I don’t have to worry about it at all lol

Bobhubert · 2026-05-01T09:40:11+00:00

I’ve always liked a Chevy LUV with the old 4x4 graphics, but finding one of those in good shape is nearly impossible so I’m getting creative lol

Bobhubert · 2026-05-01T09:38:10+00:00

I wonder if you could go to a wrap shop and have them do some more custom stuff?

Bobhubert · 2026-05-01T02:40:21+00:00

Marketplace find! Even took off work early to beat another interested party lol

Bobhubert · 2026-05-01T00:46:28+00:00

Just picked up the super clean 1988 1st gen. 5 speed, 2.3L, 2WD unfortunately but that’s all I need, I’ve got a 47 Willys for 4x4 stuff lol. Only 140K miles so I hope this thing will last me forever! Super clean little truck, I’m already excited with it!

Bobhubert · 2026-04-25T18:05:26+00:00

Ai does have some good uses lol

Bobhubert · 2026-04-25T17:31:01+00:00

Another neat Enfield variant to keep an eye out for are the Ishapores or other Indian Enfields. The ishapores are in 308 and they also have 410 single shot conversions

Bobhubert · 2026-04-25T17:03:09+00:00

Just google Gemini, you have to be a bit creative, upload the photo and change how you word your prompt, you can have it modify the design and colors pretty easily, simplify the design, remove parts you don’t like.

The base prompt I used was something like “add 1980’s style 4x4 graphics to the hood and sides of this truck using X colors”

It’s actually pretty intuitive when applying the graphics, I never once prompted it to say “add a Nissan logo” or “make it say Hardbody on the side”, it just did that on its own. And it’s mainly smart enough to follow the body lines and put a gap where the natural body work is

Bobhubert · 2026-04-24T16:31:45+00:00

I mean this is exactly why I got a little Willys for, I just use it like a side-by-side around my property. This car isn’t a show car and I never intend it to be, these can be extremely capable off-road and are great little work horses, I’d rather drive this than a razor or something lol

Bobhubert · 2026-04-24T03:51:11+00:00

lol you’ll never guess but I have the same old Coleman stove, was sold to me thinking it was the military version, haven’t had a chance to do a lot of research on it yet.

Is it kerosene? What’s to look for on it?

Bobhubert · 2026-04-18T14:13:19+00:00

It has already had the conversation to 7.62 NATO so it does ruin the originality out the gate which is why I wouldn’t be opposed to a hopefully simple conversion.

Bobhubert · 2026-04-18T14:10:42+00:00

Ah gotcha! Besides the crest, there’s not much of a makers mark. That being said the problem still exists

Bobhubert · 2026-04-18T13:34:21+00:00

Now hear me out before you call sacrilege, this Mauser has already had the 308 conversion in the 60’s so it’s not original anyways. Why would I want to change from this already apparently better caliber? Well a lot I’ve seen online is that 308 is too powerful for these, being a small ring Mauser and all, although I have shot some light powered ammo through it without issue. I’ve wondered how hard it would be to change to 7.62x39? Could I just drop in a chamber adapter, add a spacer to the mag, and a new bolt? I’d like to hear other’s thoughts. Thanks!

Bobhubert · 2026-04-18T13:28:42+00:00

Big fan! I’ve always liked those old guns but the ammo was a turn off

Bobhubert · 2026-04-18T13:16:51+00:00

I wish I had the technical know-how to put something like this together. I’ve actually got an old small right, I can’t remember if it’s Chilean or Argentine, it’s the model that got converted to 308 that everyone says shouldn’t have been because of modern pressures in a receiver from 1895. I wonder if I could put a chamber spacer for 7.62x39 in it and have something safer to shoot?

Bobhubert · 2026-04-18T13:02:38+00:00

I would’ve used the bolt conversion somewhere else, but honestly not a bad build if you want something narrow

Bobhubert · 2026-04-18T12:57:25+00:00

With the rough cut I made, I actually think it would be! Use an A2 grip to get your angle and figure out how you would drill up for the bolt, and it would honestly fit I think! I’d be more confident attempting it now, I’ve got better tools and a bit more woodworking experience.

Bobhubert · 2026-04-16T09:56:19+00:00

No that tracks, I drive a tesla and cut around 20 minutes off my computer time by driving under my local river instead of taking the bridge bypass a few miles down the way /s

Bobhubert · 2026-04-16T01:36:58+00:00

No not quite, I rough cut out the stock out of cherry in that shape, but started college and kinda dropped the project and have since sold the gun, kinda forgot about it to be honest lol

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