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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 12:08 PM
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That streaming webcam ROCKS!!! I'm curious what it takes to set something like that up?
Cool, we're glad it's working good for you guys. We're using Windows Media Encoder (free) to upload over a cable modem to a computer I have at work running server 2003 on a nice highspeed connection. You're getting the video from that computer. The video source is a Sony TRV-80 mini-DV camcorder connected to my laptop via firewire.
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 12:15 PM
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Okay, if y'all want me to keep watching, all that organizing and cleaning while you work garbage has got to end! What fun is watching y'all know exactly where to find whatever tool you need? You make me sick and could learn a lot about disorganization from me
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 12:18 PM
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fj80 elocker, modifying the housing to fit it. We're cleaning off the old loose paint now so the new paint will stick and keep it from rusting. Once it's clean we'll push the truck the rest of the way in and start removing the IFS.
Have you, or are you going to, rotate the knuckles? From what I can see, it looks like you may have alread done it (looks to have some caster on it from my view)

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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 12:20 PM
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Okay, if y'all want me to keep watching, all that organizing and cleaning while you work garbage has got to end! What fun is watching y'all know exactly where to find whatever tool you need? You make me sick and could learn a lot about disorganization from me
haha Just do like I like to do... Keep rearranging the tool box so when folks come over to borrow the garage, they can never find what they're looking for (even though the drawers are now labeled hahaha)
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 12:37 PM
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ACK! I look away for a few minutes, and next thing I see is a rig without tires, and two legs, that appear to be from a dead guy, sticking out from under the rig!

<<whew>> There, the dead guy moved, and I see jack stands now hehe
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 12:41 PM
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Originally posted by ChrisCo
Have you, or are you going to, rotate the knuckles? From what I can see, it looks like you may have alread done it (looks to have some caster on it from my view)

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Shouldn't need to, gonna see where it is but my mounts are pretty much the same angle as stock solid axle rigs.

Those two clanks you might have heard were the torsion bars...
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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Okay, if y'all want me to keep watching, all that organizing and cleaning while you work garbage has got to end! What fun is watching y'all know exactly where to find whatever tool you need? You make me sick and could learn a lot about disorganization from me
ORGANIZED?!?!?! You really need to see it, it's a bit of a mess here....
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 01:02 PM
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Shouldn't need to, gonna see where it is but my mounts are pretty much the same angle as stock solid axle rigs.

Those two clanks you might have heard were the torsion bars...
Ah, good point... I'm thinking FJ-40 spring-over world here

I can't hear anymore... I had to give up the 'puter with sound to the wife, so I'm watching from the garage while doodlin' around on the guitar hehe

And, just in case Rob is reading this, NO, I'M NOT PLAYING CALL OF KTHULU AGAIN!!! (that song seems to have some bad juju when I play it) hehehe

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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 01:21 PM
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WAAAA-HOOOOOOOO! I SEE CUTTING!!!!
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 02:07 PM
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ORGANIZED?!?!?! You really need to see it, it's a bit of a mess here....
Oh, okay, sure...
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 02:15 PM
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füd and parts run, be back soon...
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 03:22 PM
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How was lunch?
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 03:24 PM
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 03:25 PM
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McDonalds, yum... And the employees at Tacoma Screw are idiots....
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 06:02 PM
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What are you hitting with the Sawzall that the cutter couldn't get?
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 06:21 PM
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Upper a-arm mount, too hard to reach with a cutoff disk without hitting other stuff.
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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This is better than any darn movie I have ever seen. I give it 2 thumbs WAY UP!!!! I dont have to pay for great on the spot movie making. Plus I can eat drink whatever I can get my hands on and I dont have to rob a bank to pay for it. Not only that, someone other than me is tearing their front off(but they are putting a better front end on)!!!!!! I will soon follow!!!!! Hey if all need some food or drinks I would be more than willing to get them and drive out that way!!! So y'all can keep working....hehehehe, I just want to see the work in progress!!!!

Nice work Shane. Keep it going.
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 08:29 PM
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mmm... cold fries.....


We're getting pretty close to finishing the grinding, gonna try and get the axle under it tonight and back on wheels.
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 09:57 PM
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Shane dude, you've been going all day. Find a stopping point so you can be fresh tomorrow and get the SAS done! It has been a blast to watch in real time the transfermation from crap(IFS) to kewl(straight axle). Thanks for putting it on!!!!!

Get some rest and be refreshed for tomorrow.
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 10:03 PM
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I'm almost tempted to staay up all night watching. I wanna see the welder do its thang!!

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