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I once broke a Diehard battery in half, the case split open. I took out the battery, left the leads flopping loose, roll started, and drove an hour to home. Always thought it was kind of cool that you could remove the battery from the FJ-40 and still drive it.
most manual cars although not great for alternators. on the first date with my wife I had to stop in Barstow for gas battery had taken a dump so I had to push start it she was the one to pop the clutch. luckily she didn't drive away without me. she ended up becoming my wife lol
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Picking up Big Blue from dealer. It was the battery. Cost of battery $370 my cost $0. ?
 

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Picking up Big Blue from dealer. It was the battery. Cost of battery $370 my cost $0. ?
Good deal! :whew: Just in the nick of time.
 

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most manual cars although not great for alternators. on the first date with my wife I had to stop in Barstow for gas battery had taken a dump so I had to push start it she was the one to pop the clutch. luckily she didn't drive away without me. she ended up becoming my wife lol
Now that's a pretty good "how we met" story, I love it!
 

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Cheech's custom mattress arrived yesterday and here it is in the truck.

So ... it probably doesn't need the towels to level it, it's so thick that it also doesn't need any front support. Cheech is 20 pounds and it would probably be okay for a dog up to 40 pounds. More than that and some front support might be needed.

The mattress was measured for our seat positions, if you're taller than my NBA-physique of 5'6" (on a good day, early in the day), then the mattress would need to be narrower. But the foam is soft enough that if the seat needed to go back, it certainly could.

He hasn't tried it in the truck yet, I need to tweak how his harness hooks up (no ejecting-of-the-Cheech-through-the-windshield allowed).

Here we start with a 4knines 54" seat cover - his water bowl and dining-out bed is in the foot well, because, you know, why should he ever lie on a hard surface ... =p
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High-tech with towels to make it flat (towels are always handy when we kayak, so this is an "emergency" stash)
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Here's the 54"x18"x6" Everflex Dacron-wrapped mattress with Sunbrella cover (not that old hard plastic feeling stuff, feels more like supple canvas now)
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Add his BloBlo bed (that's the brand - those funny Chinese - and available on Amazon and Walmart) and his American Blanket Company fleece which really clashes since it's more of a mint than a teal, ugh, so hard to be fashionable! =p
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Cheech's custom mattress arrived yesterday and here it is in the truck.

So ... it probably doesn't need the towels to level it, it's so thick that it also doesn't need any front support. Cheech is 20 pounds and it would probably be okay for a dog up to 40 pounds. More than that and some front support might be needed.

The mattress was measured for our seat positions, if you're taller than my NBA-physique of 5'6" (on a good day, early in the day), then the mattress would need to be narrower. But the foam is soft enough that if the seat needed to go back, it certainly could.

He hasn't tried it in the truck yet, I need to tweak how his harness hooks up (no ejecting-of-the-Cheech-through-the-windshield allowed).

Here we start with a 4knines 54" seat cover - his water bowl and dining-out bed is in the foot well, because, you know, why should he ever lie on a hard surface ... =p
01.jpg


High-tech with towels to make it flat (towels are always handy when we kayak, so this is an "emergency" stash)
02.jpg


Here's the 54"x18"x6" Everflex Dacron-wrapped mattress with Sunbrella cover (not that old hard plastic feeling stuff, feels more like supple canvas now)
03.jpg


Add his BloBlo bed (that's the brand - those funny Chinese - and available on Amazon and Walmart) and his American Blanket Company fleece which really clashes since it's more of a mint than a teal, ugh, so hard to be fashionable! =p
04.jpg
That look pretty comfy and I'm not all that tall. ? You might have to tell Cheech to move over and share it with me.?
 

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God damn man how much **** are you gonna buy for your ranger holy christ. Can't go a page on here without seeing you multiple times lmao.
I'm actually a artificial intelligence chat robot that @AzScorpion programmatically created to drive up the prices on Ford Ranger-related stock. His investment portfolio is impressive.

After all, who would name their truck Soupie, buy so much random stuff, and have a dog named Cheech?

And Jeff Bezos gives him a kickback on all Amazon sales - @AzScorpion doesn't live in Arizona, he owns Arizona.

Klaatu barada nikto

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I'm actually a artificial intelligence chat robot that @AzScorpion programmatically created to drive up the prices on Ford Ranger-related stock. His investment portfolio is impressive.

After all, who would name their truck Soupie, buy so much random stuff, and have a dog named Cheech?

And Jeff Bezos gives him a kickback on all Amazon sales - @AzScorpion doesn't live in Arizona, he owns Arizona.

Klaatu barada nikto

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:LOL::LOL::LOL: Post of the year!!!

You're killing me here David!! ???
 

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sharp truck. My grandpa lived at Ozark when I was a kid. Loved going down there and driving around Fort Rucker. Thanks for your service and stay safe.
What a small huge world we live in! :)
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