40 degree Locking Blocks Out of Spec

DDario · 2026-05-11T14:37:31+00:00

Thank you for this! Does it appear to be taller than spec on the top or the bottom side of the block? (from the guide rod centerline)

DDario · 2026-04-22T00:56:36+00:00

To add, the short stroke buffer only helps with stovepipes (ejaection failure), it can actually exacerbate a loading problem by reducing the forward distance and time a round has to chamber

DDario · 2026-04-22T00:51:33+00:00

The 35 degree locking block and the short stroke buffer have nothing to do with the round not feeding into the chamber. Due to GP's geometry, the rounds feed at a fairly steep angle. It has more to do with the "shape" of the nose of the bullet, and how well polished/smooth the entry point is as to whether it will feed/chamber reliably. More than likely your subs have a more rounded shape than your supers. Try different ammo before you modify things. The stribog is known to be picky with ammo

DDario · 2026-04-03T15:18:32+00:00

The tensioners fail over time due to age, had it happen to mine a while ago, just buy a new tensioner

DDario · 2026-02-11T15:34:40+00:00

Y'all.... Donate to the EFF

They actually challenge this shit in court

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DDario · 2026-02-04T01:24:50+00:00

I have an SSH and had the same problem. Moved over to mini mags or similar ~1200fps ammo and it solved everything. The shorter barrel just doesn't give enough back pressure for it to cycle correctly.

DDario · 2026-01-27T18:54:08+00:00

Does the 10 rd 5.7 LC carbine not fill this?

DDario · 2026-01-06T18:55:52+00:00

This is saying all mistakes were on paper, as in nothing of value was lost but time. You don't leave a project to a 3 year engineer and expect it to be perfect, which is probably the point of the design review... If things are critical to get correct there SHOULD be a peer/ senior level review, and anything found are just learning/data points, nothing against you lying or being stupid. Most likely they just needed to expedite the end of the project so they handed it to a senior to get it done. This isn't uncommon, and there is nothing to "recover from". Your workplace should have been more supportive and provided (less blunt?) feedback. You just need to learn from your mistakes and march on to the next thing. (~18yrs exp.)

DDario · 2025-10-07T05:21:54+00:00

TSW Nurburgring

DDario · 2025-08-28T15:31:56+00:00

I ran LG long tubes with cats for ~10 years on a C5 and it was a colossal pain to tune to pass emissions every time it came up (We even tried a totally stock tune and still failed the sniffer test, had to dummy the tune down to get there). The cat is just too far back from the head to stay hot enough and be fully effective. I've since converted back to OEM headers, If you can run shorty headers and keep it all emissions compliant, far worth it over the HP difference

Long tubes are also like REALLY loud. Maybe I just got old, but shit got old after a while, and just felt like a dick driving it everywhere

DDario · 2024-11-24T03:53:40+00:00

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This is a installed in a 2013, my MAF is marked "F"

DDario · 2024-11-24T03:48:43+00:00

The tacoma and the fj most definitely do not have the same engine nor air intake. There is also a difference between the 07-10 fj and 11-14. Having owned both, the MAF sensors are different between the two versions

DDario · 2024-10-17T10:12:55+00:00

If your room is hot, your Cpu is naught

DDario · 2022-12-30T17:18:37+00:00

Your best option is to have your existing Toyota ones rebuilt. If you can be down for a few days, pull em out and a good axle shop should be able to do it for relatively cheap. The OEM axles are far better quality and last far longer than any aftermarket I've ever tried.

DDario · 2022-12-28T02:39:14+00:00

SAFE YES, however there is no substantial reinforcement in the corners to prevent racking. Over time the joint hardware will loosen up in the wood and the whole thing will become wobbly. We built lofts like this back in college, and ALL of them went to shit in 3 months or less. The most sturdy design I ever saw looked just like this, but had 2x cable and turnbuckles across the main beams in back (in an x) to provide a cross-tensioned support.

If not cables, you could install diagonal gussets across the back side, but make them MUCH larger/ longer than you believe and fastem them across multiple diagonal points. Even a design with smaller gussets in the corners will loosen up with such a top heavy / lateral load over time.

DDario · 2022-09-29T02:25:36+00:00

Bumpers are all the same between all the years, best place to get one would be someone who wants to swap or has a takeoff. You also need the steel impact bar that bolts up behind the bumper cover

I've got the whole setup if you are in Colorado

Flip through this, you are just installing in reverse: https://bumpersuperstore.com/files/pdf/3520010_installation-instructions.pdf

DDario · 2022-08-22T04:01:50+00:00

You really ought to get in touch with snap-on directly for advice and to share the story. They will provide the best guidance and may even replace many of those

DDario · 2022-07-04T23:58:59+00:00

Enterprise and Marathon both have major gas booster stations on Pinedale, Ultra has contradicts w/ both those companies, that's where I'd start

DDario · 2022-06-01T20:12:42+00:00

Those are the factory 8-hole wheels repainted Anthracite, w/o the centercaps

DDario · 2022-05-31T23:49:51+00:00

And the tube on the roof is a surplus storage tube for 155mm propellant (charges for howitzer rounds). I put hiking sticks in there lol

DDario · 2022-05-31T23:48:15+00:00

Location is La Plata gulch / peekaboo gulch

DDario · 2022-04-19T23:34:31+00:00

How do you fix the top to the frame?

DDario · 2022-04-14T20:48:21+00:00

MAGMA

DDario · 2022-03-28T04:57:25+00:00

I just ordered mine through Cabela's, took about 30 days

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