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BroncoRick

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  1. I have a stock 5.8L EFI with A4OD tranny 31 X 10.5 BFG AT's K&N FIPK (replaces stock airbox) Optima Redtop battery Warn Standard Hubs (took out the auto's) Flowmaster 50 Catback System Smittybilt BumperThumper/ with 2 KC Daylighters and a homemade rod rack. Carr Super Hoop steps PowerTank CO2 air system Cobra 29 CB with a Wilson 1000 mag mount I want a 4" lift and 33's, but its not in the budget as of now
  2. Pete, take care of your knees. I've had a few tears over the years and ignored them, that combined with osteoarthritis in both knees has done me in. I saw an orthopedist last week and am meeting with the surgeon Friday for a total replacement on both of them. Missed most of the fall run and havent worked in two weeks.I cant wait till their done, the recovery pain cant be any worse than the pain Im in now,Vicodin takes the edge off but they still hurt most of the time. I did not mean to hijack your thread, I was thinking of starting one myself but you beat me to it,so I thought It would go better here. Dont put it off, take care and feel better. W.J.....Is that why they call you Walkin'Jack? [ 12-11-2004, 09:35 PM: Message edited by: BroncoRick ]
  3. Praise The Lord....and pass the ammo
  4. The late Bob Murphy. I would turn the sound off on the tv and watch with his radio brodcasts. RIP Murph
  5. Three not listed yet: Eight men out Chariots of fire Tin Cup The last two have great soundtracks
  6. Here are some FAQ's from PowerTank's website: "Can it be mounted sideways?" Yes. It can be mounted sideways or even up side down but the tank must be upright or at least at a 30 degree angle while being used. The reason it must be upright during use is because you want the liquid at the bottom and the vapor at the top coming through the regulator. We recommend that your Power Tank™ be mounted in this fashion so it does not need to be removed from its bracket during use. "How do you refill it?" The Power Tanks are refilled at most welding supply shops, fire extinguisher equipment shops and commercial beverage suppliers. Check in your yellow pages. Try to find a shop that fills CO2 on the premises. These shops have their own CO2 pumps and can sometimes fill your tank while you wait. Those that don't fill need to send tanks out to get filled and then returned. You may want to wrap your clean tank in a towel to keep it from getting dinged and scratched during handling. It is best that you remove the regulator and turn the handle 90 degrees before you bring it to the shop. Moving the handle to the side ensures that it isn't in the way of the operators filling equipment. Make sure that you get the same tank back and not an exchanged tank "How much does it cost to refill?" Average cost is $10 or $12 (in the US). The cost is similar for both sizes because what you are paying for is a service fee and not so much for the gas. Is this just a Scuba tank? No, we use only top-of-the-line CO2 certified equipment. Scuba tanks are completely different in cylinder and valve design and scuba tanks cannot be used in place of a CO2 tank. Our regulators will not work on scuba tanks. Isn't a CO2 tank like a potential rocket on my vehicle? No. Because CO2 is stored in a liquid form by nature it releases its energy differently than other "compressed vapor" gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, acetylene, or scuba tanks. With a compressed vapor the full amount of its stored energy in a tank is ready to be expelled all at once. That is why cylinders of these types of gases will "fly" in the case of a knocked off valve. In order for liquid CO2 to release its stored energy as a compressed vapor it must go through a phase change from liquid to vapor (essentially evaporate) through the absorption of ambient heat energy. This process limits the release speed of its compressed energy. This is how a person of small stature can hold a CO2 fire extinguisher in his/her bare hands and literally open the valve wide open while pointing the horn (nozzle) at the fire without getting blown backwards "How safe is a tank of compressed CO2 in a vehicle?" The Power Tank uses liquid CO2 gas as its energy source. CO2 is a great energy source because it is an inert, non-toxic, non-corrosive, non-flammable vapor gas. Our aluminum tanks are D.O.T. (Dept. of Transportation) approved. Its tank pressure is relatively low - less than a third of the pressure of a full scuba tank and yet holds more cubic feet of energy in the same size tank. CO2 goes through an evaporative process as it releases its energy. This evaporative process slows the energy release rate meaning that a CO2 tank will not become a high speed rocket like a scuba tank would in the rare event of a valve decapitation. "What if thetank is caught in a vehicle fire?" Will it explode? No. There is a built in pressure release cap on the main tank valve which releases the pressure well below the burst pressure of the tank if it got too hot. "Is the CO2 gas safe for tires?" Yes. CO2 vapor is inert (non-toxic, non-corrosive). That's right Non-Corrosive. Some seem to think that CO2 vapor is bad for your tires and rims. It is not. CO2 vapor is perfectly safe for your tires and wheels. In fact, your body produces CO2. CO2's thermal expansion rate is similar to air (~1 psi change per 17° F temp. change). CO2 is considered a "wet" gas because it does start out in semi-liquid form but the amount of moisture content per cu. ft. of vapor is less than what you would see coming out of a shop air compressor. There is no need to worry about running air tools with CO2 either. Just maintain your air tools to the manufacturers' recommendations. "Why CO2 instead of Nitrogen?" CO2 will give you three times the energy of Nitrogen in a given tank size. Having one tank of CO2 is like carrying three tanks of nitrogen. This makes it more economical and means that you'll have the power when you need it all in one small tank. "Won't CO2 leak out of my tires faster than air?" No. The CO2 molecule is larger than a nitrogen molecule which is most of what is in air. Will CO2 blow out my tires if they get hot? No. The thermal expansion value of CO2 vapor is the same as air
  7. Had a nasty one two weeks ago. Downloaded the new Ad-aware SE Personal. Much faster than the old version and it found stuff the old one did not. And its still free
  8. It might just be over there already. According to the article I read, its been under test and evaulation trials here since 1997. An intresting read: military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_Shadow,,00.html?ESRC=soldierte ch.nl They say its slated to replace the M151 A2 fast attack vehicle. How soon after that will we see soccer moms driving a civilian version? [ 11-20-2004, 08:49 PM: Message edited by: BroncoRick ]
  9. Is the DoD going green? The new diesel-electric hybrid Shadow RST-V certainly makes it seems that way. It uses less than 50 percent of the normal fuel weight of a Humvee, and runs on four magnet motors and two lithium-ion battery packs. A typical Humvee guzzles over 1,000 pounds of fuel per mission, and the civilian equivalent (the Hummer H2) was ranked among the "12 Most Environmentally Unfriendly Vehicles of 2004." But don't worry, a green-friendly Humvee is fairly low-priority on the DoD's list of innovations. The Shadow RST-V's reduced fuel consumption wasn't created to make it better for environment, it was designed make it the stealthy and efficient multi-purpose attack vehicle of the future. The Shadow RST-V is a new diesel-electric hybrid vehicle used for reconnaissance, surveillance, and targeting. The vehicle is aluminum bodied, with two side doors and a rear access ramp. Bulletproof windows are standard, and for added protection against small arms and mines, an armor package can also be installed. The Shadow RST-V demonstrates the most current of cutting-edge technology developed by Naval materials scientists with sponsorship by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Shattering records during testing, the Shadow is poised to replace the Humvee as the Marine Corps' new multi-purpose vehicle.
  10. Not a big rack, took this on Burma earlier this year. I have some better shots, but haven't scanned them yet. I gotta get a digital cam one of these days
  11. I've been using work gloves made by Ironclad, They have a Cold Condition series that have neoprene cuffs and waterproof pads and are very flexible.
  12. Brian...thats a nice looking ride you got there... Best of luck with it. I ran into Eric on my way off the beach. He said he almost considered closing the beach last week. Some people were riding over the dunes to get past the snow fence at the closed cut2 entrance to Burma! They had to pile sand and logs at both ends of the fence to keep these idiots off the dunes. Hopefully that will put and end to it.
  13. Nice to meet you too Brian Glad to see your not afraid to get your new ride dirty Neo.........my CO2 tank is a 10 pounder. 650? Thats got to be wrong or one very large tank
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