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    IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING, do not use Zinc Point ammunition!

    Found this recently-Zinc Point 9mm ammo (loaded in cases stamped "Venom") is overpressure! At least two have exploded in pistols.
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    New car. Well...old car

    Bought a Duster. 73, originally a 318, 3-speed, BASE model with manual disc brakes and manual steering, no radio, and manual washer pump(!). Now has Magnum 360 and 4-speed. Originally bronze, now bright green. Needs some tweaks, but I like it. Edit: might the Dart/Duster/Valiant be the last...
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    PDD files, old software, old computers...new problem

    I'm in a long-running Dungeons and Dragons campaign...for many years, the guy running it has been using an elderly PC and Adobe Photo Deluxe(!) (using .pdd files) to make maps. The old PC is on its way out, and PhotoDeluxe has been history for about 15 years. He has a newer laptop and has the...
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    SKF bearing, Hyundai Accent

    2009 Accent, 168k miles, sounds like a rear wheel bearing is going out. I don't see brands I recognize for non-ABS models...is SKF any good,or is it generic Chinesium?
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    Hyundai timing belt

    2009 Accent, 165K miles, absolutely no idea when (or if) the timing belt was ever replaced. RA shows a full kit (belt, tensioner, water pump, gaskets) for about $80...which seems incredibly cheap. Normally, I'd expect that to be white-box Chinesium, but it's from Aisin. (TKK-001 is the PN.) I...
  6. J

    Countertop dishwashers

    Anyone here ever used one? I don't have room for a regular dishwasher...these look interesting and use very little water. (<2gal for a cycle.)
  7. J

    Lares steering boxes

    Is anyone familiar with these? Are they any good? I ask because they seem to be making the otherwise pure-unobtanium Chrysler fast-ratio manual steering gearbox.
  8. J

    Rental Camry review

    I have a 2017 Camry LE with ~46,000 miles as a rental, because my Challenger is at a body shop (backed into in a parking lot, cracked bumper), I have put ~300 miles on it. Three things stand out. One...this car redefines "aggressively bland". Two, the (electric assist) steering feels very...
  9. J

    Winter wheels and tires

    That was expensive. Four wheels and four 225/60R18 Goodyear Winter Command tires ordered for my Challenger. Should be in by the end of this week.
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    I have a leak!

    Well, no...my Caddy has a leak. The gas tank is seeping...between this, a bunch of corrosion, and the fact it's 40 years old, it is getting replaced. Anyone know of a decent brand, that is not from China?
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    New rubber on the Challenger

    ...but not yet. Was supposed to get them last weekend, but they got shipped to the wrong place. So...either Friday afternoon or Saturday, I get them on: four GY Eagle F1 summer tires, US-made, 245/45ZR20.
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    Bad wheel finish

    Whoever signed off on whatever half-baked process Chrysler uses for their wheels should be shot. On my Challenger, the finish-on all four wheels-is flaking off. The car is 7 years old, 80K miles, has never seen snow or salt (South Carolina car)...and all 4 wheels are peeling. The guy at the...
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    245/45ZR20

    My Challenger will need tires soon...currently has (mis-sized) Sumitomo HTR. I will run snows, so dedicated summer tires are preferred...the Kumho Exsta 91 looks good. Anyone here used that tire?
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    I have a Challenger

    That is all.
  15. J

    Temporary tags in Mississippi

    I am seriously considering buying a car in the south and bringing it home. I am really considering one in Mississippi. But I have to get it home...my plan was to go down (probably on the train), and drive it back. Problem: tags. I cannot get plates here until I get the VIN checked. The dealer in...
  16. J

    Steering racks

    Someone I know has a RAV4 that needs a steering rack. The dealer wants $1200 for a rack. Yeah, no. Are the Cardone or Delco rebuilds any good?
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    Oversized cooking

    Mom made a shepherd's pie last weekend. She asked me to bring the stuff for a big one (my nephew was visiting), using her big casserole dish...so I did: 5lbs hamburg, 5 cans of corn, and 5lbs potatoes. Prep went fine (despite getting the "Mom's eye roll" at the fact I got the stuff at Walmart.)...
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    I want a Challenger

    I really, really want a 6-speed Chally. That is all.
  19. J

    Iron Butt Rally 2019

    It started today-the riders are off!
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    My only new car has been scrapped

    Well, that's kind of a bummer. I searched for the VIN of my 2007 Magnum...and found it. It went to a Copart auction in Texas with flood damage.
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