Speaking from long experience, and as a previous comment noted, you need good clean metal to weld to, which can be hard to find on old junk. Also flux core residue is a PITA to get off, and if you dont, it will eventually corrode the metal you were trying to fix, leaving you with a bigger rust problem than you had…

I heard that lots of states use convicts to help fight fires. So in that case the pros are also cons.

Real world mileage may vary.  

It might pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass!

As a lifelong resident of rural BC, and occasional user of the highways in the Lower Mainland, I have called people from Vancouver a lot of things, but never Vancouverans... 

I ran into a similar problem building my barn. Barn swallows made a nest and laid their eggs in the rafters while I was finishing the interior. We came to a compromise, I would work for half an hour then fuck off for 15 minutes so the parent birds could deliver food and make sure the babies were ok, then I would get…

Like everything in life, this depends on your objective. If you want to better society, by all means put your money into ethical companies, and feel good about it. However, if you want to reap the highest return, then horrible companies can be profitable, and you may just have to look the other way. Having a clear…

The search for parts is an important part of the zen of undeserving vehicle repair. In addition to patience it teaches us to appreciate what we have, to hoard our junk, and to always keep an eye out! I had to source parts in Australia for my FJ45, and even those I could only get used. Even with the healthy aftermarket…

WTF is up with all the baby stuff on this column lately? I come here for hot takes, ranking of fast food, poop stories, and hypothetical questions. More of that, less of this parenting BS!

I wish Micheal Cohen would flip that fast.  

People that live where there are beaches don’t usually have to deal with salted roads, meaning they gotta resort to shit like this to get that beautiful rusty patina. 

I dont know how to pronounce it correctly, I just swing for the fences every chance I get.  

Just typical, big company gets ahold of a fun thing, tries to copy it, only to end up Macan a mess of it. 

When I bought my 1981 Land Cruiser BJ42 at 17, I wish I would have known how deeply in love I would fall with 40 series Land Cruisers. If I had only known this purchase was going to lead to a lifetime of emergency wrenching in driveways, 500km parts runs, shopping Australian suppliers for parts not available in…

FJ45: How bad the frame rust was, it looked ok from the outside, but once I got the box off it became clear that I really only had about 3/4 of the frame left. Also, that the shackle reversal the previous owner had done would cause the driveshaft to slam into the transfer case because it was too long for the realigned…

Great idea for Europe where most forest roads are paved, however, I would be interested to see how dragging a loaded T-log out of a mud hole with a skidder would go! 

Same model, colour, year etc, it genuinely looked like her car.

My mom did this in the early 2000's, except she used the key, the door opened, didn’t notice anything wrong, put the key in the ignition, car started (older Mazda IIRC) and she drove off. She only noticed when she got home and the garage door opener wasn’t there. It was only then that she noticed this was not her car.…

The Jeep wave might be a lie, but the Cruiser Salute is very real. When I bought my BJ42 at 17, the guy selling it made sure to educate me about how to do it. He even made me drive up and practice. Still salute every cruiser I see and get about 80% recovery.

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