Fixing up the truck

The trusty ol' Ford Anger has been collecting quite a list of things to repair/replace. I had to decide whether to work down this list, or replace the truck and I decided, it's time I get going on that list. Here it is from things to do through things I have finished.

• New Clutch (more specifically a new throw out bearing)
• New brake drums and shoes for the rear
• Some burned out Dash bulbs
• Interior dome light - now that the door ajar sensor appears to be working, I should hook this back up.
• EGR system repair - I recently replaced a pressure sensor and sprayed some brake parts cleaner up in there. Seems to have fixed it.
• O2 reading error codes - I got tired of these and replaced all 4 O2 sensors.
• Broken armrest/console and seatbelt latch - I found a junkyard in IL that had these parts in stock. They are in the mail! I broke a seat bolt getting the seat out - I'll need to fix that before being 'done'
• Burned out high beams - Replaced both headlight bulbs

So yes I have the difficult/expensive things left to do, but I've made enough progress on the other stuff now that I feel like it's worth it.  It might even be kinda nice when I'm done!  I'll probably replace some worn out suspension components and put some properly sized tires on it eventually, but I want to avoid this truck being my project car :-P

First moustache morph

Switch it to hd! I have another one coming that goes through all 30 images. That one might take me awhile to compose though.



Here is the 30 day morpho:

Day 20

This is day 20 of Movember, and here is my best - and by best I mean not best - attempt to impersonate a beastie boy. Cochese to the rescue! Only 10 days left!

Another View

Here is another view of the 1/4 mile run from Saturday courtesy of Carl. Man there were a LOT of people there!

Mousachio update #3

Halfway done! I started messing with some photo morphing software, so I'll definitely be able to have a video done shortly after the end of the month!

Another trip to the strip

I ordered a dash mount for my camera and stuck it on there for this run. My wheels were turned left when I did my burnout so I pretty much almost ran those folks over. I tapped the rev limiter in 1st and 2nd gear just ever so slightly. Also I forgot to set my RPM for launch. Overall it ended up being a decent run. I think if I had set my RPM I would have a slightly faster time b/c the launch would have been more controlled. Either way I had a good time.

Reaction: .92
60FT: 1.88
330 FT: 5.40
1/8 ET: 8.37
1/8 MPH: 84.59
1/4 ET: 13.04
1/4 MPH: 104.34

Tom rode down with me and we hung out with Carl and Ras. Also bumped into Taylor from Fastlane. Carl ran an 11.42 in his mega truck.

Mo still going strong

8 days of charitable moustache growing have gone by now.  I've resisted the urge to shave this itchy mug off pretty much entirely thanks to all the donations I've received so far.  


Since starting this little project I've noticed different spellings of moustache and they pretty much all seem to be correct.  Check out the moustache link above to hit the wiki and learn about where the different spellings come from.


Thanks again to everyone who has donated!  Prostates across the world rejoice!  Once again, here is a link to my MoSpace where you can read up on Movember and donate if you feel like it.  http://us.movember.com/mospace/885956/   By the way, I'm taking a photograph everyday and at the end of the month, I will create some sort of either morph-video or at least a slide show that goes from day 1 to the final stache.  Anyone who donates will get access to the video!

Donations go to research, support, education, and awareness initiatives for prostate cancer. Movember funds raised in the US benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation (www.pcf.org) and LIVESTRONG (www.livestrong.org).