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I said this recently either on this forum or another automotive forum, but after my break in oil change (ca. 1K miles), I change "on the 5s" (odometer readings ending in multiples of 5K, ie. 5K, 10K, 15K). It lines up with the heavy duty use cycles on most vehicles, is easy to remember and...

We appear to have lost the Tread Lightly affiliate discount (for now). Blame the mother ship.

Rear ended. I don't have a JT yet (MY22 was a huge disappointment, and I barely drive what I have), but if you go out and look about where the bed meets the cab, you'll see a little hole or something in the frame. That's a weak spot they intentionally created to absorb energy in a rear collision...

That 20hp figure is a heavier more aerodynamic car than I was thinking. A '50s VW Type 1 (Beetle) with a 25hp engine could do 80mph flat and level. A Type 2 (Bus) could only hold 55mph, and weighed only slightly more. 75hp (the ubiquitous 1776cc displacement upgrade) got you a genuinely peppy...

The one in DCC, I believe, was letting people cut their own. Unless the contention is that it's not far enough out, in which case I got nothing for you. We either decorate one of the trees in the yard or have a little table top tree we got when we were expecting a baby right around xmas.

Someone was selling trees a bit below me in Deer Creek Canyon last year. There's also usually a little pre-cut outfit across the street from Tiny Town on Turkey Creek up 285.

From experience driving antique European cars, I can tell you that it takes very little horsepower to maintain highway speeds. 25hp will maintain 80mph all day long (just doesn't accelerate fast). Up that a bit for mass gains, drop that a bit for aero and friction advances, and you're talking...

Look at the angle of the bed relative to the body. It didn't melt down like that, the truck was rear ended, and that's part of the energy absorption strategy. The frame is not salvageable. The only MAYBE usable part(s) MIGHT be the axles, and not even 100% of those. Like you said, that cooked a...

I read an industry article/report/something recently that talked about the metallurgy involved in a JL/JT, and I don't think you'll find that much of the structure will have survived. Assuming the frame aft of the C-pillar isn't folded (and it looks to be), the roll cage and about a foot fore...

Before hacking hoods, maybe consider doing some manometer testing to see if something might actually work to extract air. If it increases pressure in the engine bay, it'll make the radiator less effective. Manometer testing is cheap and easy; all you need is some clear tubing, a roll of masking...

I have a large format printer (~1'X2' cylindrical) that I need to fix. Things like this keep stacking up in the "to do" pile.

One of the most common arguments against a proper break in is that it's not for the engine so much as the differentials as if that somehow makes it not a good idea. This is why. I do my break in engine oil changes at ~1K, and do the rest with the first regular oil change at 5K. I change my oil...

This is news to me. This is news to me in a more literal way. I thought they killed it partway through the 12 generation, but were bringing it back for 13?

It's kinda like a phone. I have an iPhone 12 mini. I don't want an enormous screen, but I want it to be as up to date as possible when I spend the money so that the time to obsolete is less. I'll update... maybe iPhone 15 or so, assuming there's still a mini option. I don't need a TV in my...

The point of that particular flavor of joke is the build up. HUGE massive build up for a lame and terrible pun (or some other equally disappointing punchline). Except the punchline isn't really the entire punchline. It's three and a half fold: the sender is the willing butt of the joke spent the...

It's cold outside, and we're working on getting the heat balanced between our bedroom and the baby's. Meanwhile, the sun is glaring and I'm sitting in a corner by a window where it's quite warm. My wife was in here chatting with me about something, and I used this modified to fit the situation...

That's not even that part that gets attention.... We broke down in TN, and were rescued by a guy named (for real) Tennessee Jed, and a professional Santa Claus. Rescue involved driving my wife and I to go pick up a replacement engine, and then swapping it in a hotel parking lot a la Roadkill. We...

My wife and I drove coast to coast in our '62 VW bus a while back. East and west legs were split by a year or two. For the east coast leg (our honeymoon), we intentionally planned very loosely. People become ultra friendly when you're in a bus (lots of stories here). Nothing like anything I've...

Love to see other Hakk fans! Usually it's a whole big thing with all those extra letters. We keep a second set of studded Hakks for every. single. car. that comes through unless it goes on blocks in the winter. Not necessary for everyone everywhere, but definitely a really good idea up here...

Wireless CarPlay does not require the phone to be placed on a charger. At least it didn't when I used it in my ZR2 via a dongle. Works just fine in your pocket.