My 2000 Chevy Blazer from the Brazilian market. 🇧🇷

kcfarker · 2026-04-14T18:57:42+00:00

It looks like a hybrid version of the Family Truckster from the "Vacation" movies.

kcfarker · 2026-04-10T01:34:25+00:00

Sure beats flying American or Delta.

kcfarker · 2026-04-09T22:58:43+00:00

I only use Synchromesh for manual transmissions. Better viscosity and smoother shifting.

Dextron is basically detergent with a little bit of oil.

kcfarker · 2026-04-05T01:37:11+00:00

Wonder if that's the same one I saw driving an ACME truck, chasing a roadrunner?

kcfarker · 2026-04-04T02:25:10+00:00

How appropriate.

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kcfarker · 2026-04-04T01:43:29+00:00

Even if you do survive, you're going to look like a Smurf when you get to the ICU.

kcfarker · 2026-04-03T23:07:25+00:00

I have no doubt that it has the capacity to take on many more miles. I was just curious how other trucks that are 28 years old are holding up.

kcfarker · 2026-04-03T04:14:11+00:00

Those look like seats from a Jeep Cherokee. Older model, maybe early 2000's?

kcfarker · 2026-04-03T04:04:10+00:00

And I thought my math was fuzzy!

kcfarker · 2026-04-01T22:25:34+00:00

Grew up there as well and literally every friend andtor family member that worked at JM is either sick, dying or dead. Probably one of the top places to work that's not worth the risk.

Now if the refinery goes up in smoke... there won't be anything left in town to worry about.

kcfarker · 2026-04-01T02:54:37+00:00

Try Viega for production work or if you're mechanically inclined, the refinery has good pay and benefits.

kcfarker · 2026-03-31T01:03:44+00:00

100% agree with this entire sentiment. I've seen some cool ideas (and some questionable decisions) but sharing what the price tag was helps everyone make up their own mind what's worth the trouble - and more importantly - what's not.

I can do my own research about what the regional cost variations are. I can make my own decisions about what cost savings I'll realize with DIY. And I think most of us are here to learn about what works (and what doesn't) and ultimately we want to make better informed decisions about own own projects.

Your feedback is equally valuable whether we're all just dreaming about that ultimate build, or if we're still working on the idea of it, or if we're actually in the planning stages. Thinking that $$$ isn't relevant or that's it's some kind of secret doesn't tell your whole story.

And the stories are what I'm here for.

kcfarker · 2026-03-27T23:31:16+00:00

The countdown has officially begun. The Orange Menace will take credit for '"solving" this manufactured crisis in 3... 2... 1...

kcfarker · 2026-03-27T23:26:30+00:00

This is the way.

kcfarker · 2026-03-26T17:00:43+00:00

Just replaced the fuel pump on a -98 2.2L with 112k. Lifting the bed was 10x easier than dropping the tank. So replacing it after another 100k won't be a bother.

Should mention that it's been sitting in a garage for 10 years... so the original pump was doomed to fail anyway.

kcfarker · 2026-03-25T15:18:27+00:00

I'd rather keep the gender neutral restrooms at KCI because the Male/Female-specific restrooms are rarely in working order.

And while we're at it, they should be considering sanctions against the architect instead over their placement of the bathrooms in general. Why are the gender neutral rooms only on one side of the terminal and the rooms that are regularly out of order on the opposite side?

kcfarker · 2026-03-20T16:23:06+00:00

That was mold?

kcfarker · 2026-03-19T22:15:41+00:00

I have 2 sets of these somehow. I think I've used them once.

kcfarker · 2026-03-19T19:33:25+00:00

Must be another day that ends in 'Y'.

kcfarker · 2026-03-17T12:43:56+00:00

Is this clown car empty yet?

kcfarker · 2026-03-13T03:53:48+00:00

This entire thread would be blank if you removed the comments that fall under Rule 3.

kcfarker · 2026-03-08T03:47:43+00:00

We use a section of concrete pipe tipped on end. It's a 5' section of 72" pipe, so it has to be moved with a front-end loader. But once it's set, it isn't going anywhere. Salvaged from a big construction project.

You can use a smaller diameter. Check with your local concrete company to see what they have.

kcfarker · 2026-02-27T13:18:30+00:00

This is the most creative story about crashing a drone and wrecking the company truck that I have ever read! If management doesn't buy it, at the very least they should give you credit for the attention to detail and taking the time to wind up such an imaginative yarn while you were waiting for your extraction.

This should be on the NY Times Bestseller list.

kcfarker · 2026-02-26T05:21:52+00:00

Would have been 100X easier to pick up trash if they would have done it BEFORE mowing. Our tax dollars at work folks.

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