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Nice EPA superfund reference brah.

Samesies, I need to make something of this GoPro I bought from you a while back.

Looks like it's all Powerstroke stuff right?

Where is this?

I have a "NO DUMPING by order of the City of Columbus" sign in my basement bathroom. I'm keeping it You can find a lot of this kind of shit at antique stores/flea markets.

I hit one in the ranger the other day, and it felt about like driving over a curb. No damage though.

Wowie, not even anything to bury. That guy just doesn't exist anymore. Edit: I bet it didn't hurt

Welcome to CR. The car looks very clean and well put together.

Very true. The "barrel" thing is gigantic, and on a ranger I don't need to make the bed any smaller. I also understand that those take a whole bunch of adjustment to get them to operate smoothly and not jam. Not to mention lubrication, leaves getting stuck in it, water being pulled into the barrel as it retracts, etc. etc. Also, here is what I ordered, Extang Trifecta: http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/attachments/truck-bed-tonneau-covers/15543d1164745461-extang-trifecta-signature-series-trifecta.jpg http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn160/Wilks132/DSCN0932.jpg

If I recall, osu's car used the rear diff out of an AWD Honda CR-V, the majority of the suspension arms were titanium, many parts/bodywork was formed out of carbon fiber, and the engine guys were able to make ~100hp out of a 600cc engine, pulling air through a dime-sized restrictor. Pretty awesome shit indeed.

When my mom was looking for a "certified pre-owned" 2007ish accord to DD, she brought one over that Roush Honda let her take home to test drive. I got to looking it over and found basically all of the lower engine, subframe and suspension hardware was rusted up like the titanic, and surface rust was starting to bubble through the paint on the rear rocker/wheelwell area. It was white which made it pretty easy to spot. It was Certified though . It was returned and the Roush saleslady was quite clearly embarrassed. Gotta love Ohio.

I agree! I was on OSU's team for 1 year, and it was a very good experience. I will say though, that if you get really involved it takes up A LOT of your time. It seemed like more than a few guys had issues keeping their grades up and still contributing, myself included. I remember the first time I drove the car up at Honda, my thighs were bruised from bracing myself against the frame for 5 minutes of lapping cones. Ridiculous g-forces - I probably won't drive a car that handles better ever again.

Sounds about right for Buckeye Lake. My grandpa is the zoning inspector for the village, I'm sure he knows this guy.

The Grand Marquis/Tundra encounter at the end is perty hefty.

My degree is in Environmental Science, with a focus on Building Efficiency/Sustainability, so I'm in a similar boat. As far as no-build radius for turbines, it's a combination of possible falling (which is effectively engineered out of the equation) and "ice throw". Ice throw, like it sounds, is the potentially dangerous condition where ice builds on the turbine blades and eventually breaks/slides off, being thrown substantial distances depending on how fast it's spinning. Basically think ice projectiles lol. But yes, you're right, you can't erect one within so many feet of an occupied structure, I believe based on the height of the turbine. As for photovoltaic arrays, they're not super efficient in most cases, but Ohio is not nearly as poor a solar energy location as people suggest. The solar potential of the majority of Ohio is ~70% that of a popular solar energy state like Arizona, so not that bad. The questionable viability of photovoltaics is as mostly related to the efficiency of panels that are economically viable right now. Very efficient units are still pretty pricey, but technology continues to improve and get cheaper.

Thanks for all the input, I actually really do like the undercover aj, but I haul firewood and furniture often enough that taking it off would get annoying I feel like. As far as the rollup ones with super strength velcro, I actually read that a lot of those are pretty decent and will actually hold tight enough to keep your bed dry in an automated car wash. That's kind of amazing, but I still can't bring myself to buy something that uses velcro. I actually spent a few minutes on the phone with an extang rep yesterday talking about the trifecta, since I read that it doesn't fully cover the stake pocket holes on rangers. He offered to send me a set of flush mount covers for the ranger stake pockets free lol, can't beat that customer service. Between that and their solid warranty that's what I decided on. Autoanything had a 10 percent off sale yesterday too, so I ordered it there and saved 50 bucks. Ill probably spend that money on a tailgate lock, just to make it slightly more annoying for somebody interested in stealing my goodies.

Samesies

With all the time I spend during the warm months camping, fishin, etc. etc., I decided I want a decent tonneau cover for my truck. I have a new Ranger, which I had an over the rail Line-x liner sprayed in. I have no experience with these, but I've been doing some research online and spoke to Justin at Pickups Plus about them a couple weeks ago. I'm still not sure what I want. I care about things staying dry mostly, but additionally, it would be nice to keep stuff secure with the tailgate and tonneau locked. As far as security, obviously you can take a knife to any of the soft/vinyl/canvas covers, but I feel like nobody would really go to the trouble without knowing whats underneath anyway. I'm also really trying to avoid the solid one piece covers, because although they can be removed they are gigantic and can't be just thrown in the truck when you want to haul something large. I initially liked the BakFlip solid folding covers, but have since decided against them. Right now I'm considering the Extang Trifecta Signature series, a folding canvas/vinyl tonneau ($450 - Lifetime warranty on frame, 10 yr on fabric). I'm also somewhat looking at the Extang Solid fold, a solid folding tonneau ($775 - 3 or 5 yr warranty I think). Anybody have any input or experience with one they know to be nice?

In the end, isn't this basically the same as having an undercover officer or two "tail" this same guy in a jeep? Does that kind of surveillance generally require a warrant? Seems cheaper and easier imo.

I'm going to need some explanation for that one.

I bought one of the magnaflow "high flow" cats for my old Dakota. It was cheap, didn't throw O2 codes, and it helped my mileage compared to the stock falling apart cat.

They never have been, and as was said they do have the coil suspension. On half ton truck, I'm okay with it. My buddy has an 09 1500 with the coil rear and it does make a world of difference.

This sounds kind of interesting, link to some more info?

Leds for daytime running lamp ONLY, sure. Definitely NOT for actual use as a high beam though.

Rushman automotive was referred to me, and I had a good experience. I've seen other members on here suggest them in the past.