Ok for starters before this joint closes again let's kick this BYN lesson off with the schematics. To the left is the Willy's (closed) steering knuckle which is what causes the annoying steering shimmy. most guys just swap the axles out to dana's with the open knuckes but some guys like to go vintage and the oil bath of the closed knuckle cv joint is nice if you don't have leaks. So the hardest thing to get right when replacing your trunnion bearings is the shimming. Note the location in the dwg to the left and see 10 and 11 upper and 17 and 11 lower. Also note the shims in the above dwg and they are numbered 10 above and not shown on the lower but they go there. Gotta go but we'll cover more on this next time so stay tuned Knuckle Busters!
Ok were back! and I just found a great guide to walk you through the steps that McCready made look like putting shapes into that red and blue plastic ball we all played with as infants.
BUST ON YOUR CLOSED STEERING KNUCKLES
and end steering shimmy forever!
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/steering-knuckle-repair
To your left and clockwise from the actual closed steering knuckle housing in RED is the King Pin that the tapered bearings themselves are held in by, the shims for preloading and the bottom picture is of the felt seal kit that will allow you to use oil inside the knuckle housing as they were originally designed to work. A large amount of axle grease will also suffice and will certainly be held in by the proper sealing. However as stated, they were designed to hold gear oil. For questions or comments on this procedure please contact us at the links on the contact page or DM us on Instagram. The Novak guide is a great step by step on how to handle this procedure yourself and when your done, you'll be proud that you did it yourself. Oh, and don't forget to finish the job by replacing the (horizontal) steering stabilizer to have the best icing on your project cake possible. Also remember the larger your tire size the more the steering issues you'll have especially on the stock Dana 25/27 front axles. The Captain's favorite tires and size were the Goodyear Wrangler 33x12.50x15 MT's. They just look and are sick. Another preference and a tire we swear by here is the Firestone Destination MT. They are definitely awesome, use great new better rubber composition tech and last forever!
Good luck with this original axle preservation option but if you want to go crazy with your build with axle swaps that's super awesome too. So go for it and build the most insane rig you can...send us pictures!...We do think though here at FC that there is definitely a need for peeps to keep things original for the sake of historical American preservation and nostalgia. After all out on the trails, OG is always the coolest and most nostalgic way to roll. It's kind of like being in a time machine and all the other wheelers with love you for it and your willingness to hunt down those parts and do it yourself. That alone is what makes you the bad boy or girl out on the trail. Kind of like Jesse Combs....or Cass. And speaking of her....were going to be back soon with more on her character. See ya all soon and as we pilots say....keep the greasy side down.
Joseph
Denver Colorado born and raised!! The Bronco's Three Amigo's:
Ricky Nattiel, Vance Johnson and Mark Jackson...loved singing karaoke witchu Mark! I'll never forget it. You guys were...and still are the best!
Being Prepared:
Please note that this info is mostly for the inexperienced and new to four wheeling in the Colorado Mountains. This isn't about competition but written for you by someone who has a genuine concern for human life, is a native here, and has lived this shit for real.
These are the tools that you must have when going wheeling. Or more importantly the tools that you need on a journey. Especially because if you do go wheeling and you go far from home, anything can happen. The things that are least expected and the things that you can't even imagine, like with the all favorite "murphy's law" states...the things that can and will happen. You can count on it.
These are the most important items and tools to bring:
1. BRAINS:
Extra everything clothes wise, especially in Colorado where as a native I can tell you the saying here is no bullhuckey. "If you don't like the weather here in Colorado, wait five minutes it'll change." - Any native that has lived long enough to know how absolutely true this is, will tell you that. You can be up in the hills and it's sunny and seventy degrees and five minutes later it's a blizzard and thirty two, then five minutes after that its sunny and sixty five. So, bring extra shades, goggles, sox, underwear, thermals, blankets, a good tent, (not a fabric castle, just a good tent) a sleeping bag, super warm coats, hats gloves and towels. I don't care if its the middle of spring, but especially if its anywhere near winter...if your in Colorado, do it. Mother nature will eat you for lunch and she's not gonna wipe away your baby tears, let alone the frozen snot out of your little plastic goggles. If your visiting here for the first time and your from sea level, you might also want to bring supplemental oxygen. If big tough ass NFL players need it to play here against the Bronco's in Denver at 5280 feet, guaranteed your gonna need it when your dragging your winch cable straight up a scree covered 14% grade at 11,000 feet.
2. BRAINS AND FUEL:
Aside from the extra Jerry cans full of gas and DON'T forget that!! Also bring plenty of extra food. MRE's are good if you like em but if your more of a picky eater, bring lot's of your nuts and twigs and a bunch of dehydrated food so you don't have to worry about things going bad if you find yourself spending the night when you weren't planning on it. Save the weed your so ecstatic about smokin legally now for the part of the trip where you know you've conquered and your heading safely out. If you don't and your not experienced here, you may find yourself on a trip that you don't want to take...a really, really bad one where you feel like an ass in front of your girlfriend you were so eager to impress. There's nothing more common than watching Texas and California license plates flying by like they just got a new toy named 'all wheel drive' thinking they're king shit on black ice and then you wave at them, after making sure they're still breathing while dialing 911 so the wrecker can come remove the crumpled tin foil of an "SUV" out of the obstacle they just augured into. Engage your brain and your common sense first before you put yourself and your loved ones lives at stake. And also, more importantly, other than a few beers for the campfire, leave the alcohol at home. This pictured event took place completely sober and if you think you can even handle it sober, you better have a guardian angel for sure because if you don't and you can't, and you've added alcohol to the equation, your steel won't only land you in the loving arms of unforgiving wood (if your lucky), but in a wood lined box covered with pretty roll and tuck satin that's sealed in another one made of concrete and buried by six feet of dirt. I'm serious folks so PLEASE take this seriously, especially if your a rookie...and be ok with that, admit it, and live to tell some really cool stories once you become a little seasoned. Oh, and more final thing on that, if you think Georgia State Troopers are hard ass, don't even think twice about those nice Colorado State Troopers who really are super cool, until they catch you drinking in their mountains. Cuz If and when they do...and they will...Your done. And remember this is the old west, for real. Clear Creek Deputies shoot first, and ask questions later. Just a piece of advice from a good ol' Colorado native boy who wants you to live.
3. BRAINS AND TOOLS:
First Aid Kit!! A Serious One!!
Small Portable Shovel - Army Surplus
Extra Jerry Cans - Same
High Lift Jack - Off Road Shop like 4Wheel Parts
Regular or Bottle Jack - Harbor Freight
Cross Bar Tire Iron - And don't forget your wheel lock key!
At least ONE good spare tire of the RIGHT size
(Gears don't work right if you try to put a donut on 35" Boggers)
A few boards like 2x6's cut into 4-8 12" sections
(help getting you unstuck - trust me you''ll figure it out)
A good winch - ask your 4x4 shop for the right one for your rig
At least 2 heavy duty straps - to right you when you roll over
(Other Wheelers will help you with this but have your own straps)
Super Strong Safety GOGGLES!!
If you have ever seen a winch cable stretched like a piano wire
you already understand. Otherwise just try to imagine.
Helmets - Only on extreme trails so plan your trip wisely
A backup cell phone with different service provider
A CB radio for when neither cell phones gets service
A Bundle of Firewood and Fluid for Emergency Camping
A CHARGED Fire Extinguisher Rated for Oil and Fuel
4. NOW THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO FIX BROKEN STUFF:
(Brains 4.2 ++)
JB Weld (for real, no shit, and get the big pack for steel)
Duct Tape (for real, no shit and get the good shit)
Alumna Seal - Dry Powder
Electrical Tester or VOM
Electrical Tape
Electrical Connectors
Extra Fuses
A Good Flash Light
An Inverter
A Small Generator
Cordless Drill, (Impact is Best)
Drill Bits
Various small Quick Tips for the Impact
A Good Set of Sockets and at least a 3/8" Driver
Imports - Metric
American Rigs - SAE - as you guys know
Newer American Rigs - Bring BOTH
A good small set of wrenches SAE and METRIC
Box ends up to 1-1/4" for most repairs are fine
Check the size of your Axle Nuts and Bring those too
Various Sizes of Vise Grips and Channel Locks
Needle Nose - Long and Short
Snap Ring Pliers
Set of Punches and Small Chisels
Small Hammer
Big Hammer
Small Sledge Hammer
Small Come-A-Long
Tarp (For your ass in the mud)
4.2 OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS:
PLENTY OF DRINKING WATER!!
Coolant/Anti-Freeze
Extra Oil and Filter (if it gets punctured you'll need it)
Extra Starter (especially if your rig is an automatic)
Extra Alternator, Bulbs and Lights Etc.
Extra Belts of every one on your rig
Extra Hoses of every one on your rig
Couple feet of Vaccum Line (not totally necessary but can't hurt)
Fuel Filter
Back up Battery or Jump Box
Battery Cables
Any extra rig parts that you might think are worn or weak links
+ This should do you for now :)
So please be safe and note in the post of the actual account of this wheeling trips pictures to the left, I just want to express one last thing. There's a little thing in one of the pictures that if you can find it... and if you have it with you in your heart in the truest form and meaning, I can say that i'm pretty sure, if you are careful and alert, and realize what as we pilots say...and that's that those passengers with and behind you are not just people, but "Souls on Board". Then you can always remember and i'm going to say with confidence, that in the end, you and your precious cargo....will make it home safely.
+ Love :)
FC/FPA Writer, Joseph
Stay tuned, the equal and opposite forces of the above 1/2 of the Forever Eight....Hopefully by now most of you have found the M2 page and are putting it all together. Especially after the new "Introduction" page at the beginning of the sites that are hopefully making things a little more clear. Think of it this way, if we could all follow Quentin when Pulp Fiction came out, we can follow anything. Great then it's simple, you want to get caught up on M1 and the lighter side of things, stay here, if you want to get caught up on M2 and the Darker stuff, head over to M2 and check that page out periodically. There you'll find one thing and some teasers about the sequel. Just beware....
Above:
The person, your writer (above left) originally thought he would play was Nick as the above original profile and as originally written script was conceived. His son (above right) has been the now young man that the character evolved into. This super interesting and amazing concept was realized when your writer was in college and flight school. He was on the computer trying to figure out what angel the statue in the picture to the right was formed after. (He would buy a figurine of some type of winged person or animal {usually his favorite, the eagle} every year for his son on his birthday or Christmas.) While sitting at his computer where Gabriel, his green cheek conure had just consumed part of the story of the pictured sword, we'll get to later, it came to him. The character he should play is not Nicholas, "no!" he cried, "that needs to be played by the true Nicholas!" as he made a connection with the following:
The name of the Angel, it's earthly counterpart, his all time favorite verse in the Before Leaving Earth instruction manual, and the character that he himself thought all along after so many years of contemplation....that he himself should play. After all, "look at this!" he continued...."its right here in front of our face!" look at this!! Hello!!" he continued to rant. If anyone want's a hint they can find the name of that angel, find the writer's shocker and the name of this other character he realized which will be who Nicholas Angelino in (OK! IT HAPPENS AGAIN) sorry, I was just counting down in the IG posts (rows down and in the center and it's EXACTLY 49!! so...let me chill for a second. This is where in this set location video, stunt section for the scene where Nick (the character) flies off the cliff to rappel down and save....(listen two straight up in the center above that post where he flies off cuz he yells his name), his band mate, lead guitarist, mentor and one of the most intense characters of the Forever Eight in the script, was in danger. Then, at this space IG post right now before I post what i'm so excited about (that happened at 10:00 AM Colorado time yesterday) that is space 49 below the top center post (Christ) where after I was, after coming off the end of the rope and clawing at the cliff, (Im sure I explained it in the posts) I was hanging by my fingertips and realized that not only what just happened is what I had written in the script and all the fear and revelation came rushing though me at the same time but with the intensity of what was just revealed to me, staring death straight in the face made me realize that what was just realized was so much more amazing and beautiful that even dying would be worth it. Christopher, the 11 year old adopted son of a cable and lifelong friend, had to climb all the way down by himself to the truck to get another rope, come back up, tie it off and throw it down to me. All this time all I could do is cry out to my first savior and say these words..."Oh God I SO know what this all means and that if I live I know you want me to finish this work....I swear to you I will but please" As Christopher made his decent and I clung to the side of the cliff with my fingertips and one toe hold "Please Lord if you have to take one of us....take me! Please take me."
It was then and you can watch for yourself, 49 IG cubes straight down the middle from the post picture of Jesus, that then and there I knew that I was going to make this film, and if I was to play anybody....it would be THIS character that you are going to figure out.
I want to continue with the vision I had earlier today after this evening's writing here and when I go home and post three more posts to IG. It started yesterday with the excitement of getting the tickets to what is going to be an amazing show. I'll post those feelings in those posts but I'm going to say what I was thinking today here and now....and that is that maybe the leader of one band, if he can act (because we already know he can sing and play) and is inspired, can play Nicholas. And maybe the other, whom has been called to already, can play the character - Nicks best friend and bass player Michael....or if it is God's will, another, even more intense character. The one who we can all feel together upon this reading and hopefully, at least slightly excited research of your own discovery of what was hinted to above for you to find!....and as for those busting their knuckles and bending their brains discovering these vessels both of steel, flesh and bone here in Colorado where these next IG posts are about to reveal on the night of this now 12.15.2018....then Live and In Living Sound and Color in Broomfield Colorado....
April 5th, 2019
I was just informed again that I am worthy, maybe to play that part as then revealed I should on the side of that cliff on that amazing day of revelation as so many more yet to be revealed to you while we continue with this work. Maybe, but as anyone who knows me will tell you, I will never believe that I could be good enough to, so I seek someone as amazing as a man that is never afraid to stand before thousands of screaming fans and shout out the name of the one who is the reason why he can sing and inspire to so many, and give hope to so many more, and grow a killer beard!!
I am simply thankful that I was given this vision and this job to do. and seeing all who play these amazing 49 roles, and everyone else who takes part in making it happen shine, is all the reward I will ever need and honestly, all the money in the world could never give me what I was already given. And no matter how hard it has been and still is...I'm never going to let you all down and He knows, I can't let Him down. He won't let me and when it's all said and done...that's just alright with me.
Forever Yours,
joseph
You've checked everything and it's a go! You hit the gas and started up the hill of your lifetime...
Visitors Note: The above inset interactive Vessels blog contains non-fiction (true story) and fiction (script plus non-fiction and fiction-imaginative adaptations) content. The site Bust Your Knuckles fixed blog highlights are based solely on non-fiction, actual accounts and information intended to help the subscribers have more knowledge to increase their skills and safety consciousness as it relates to the subject matter. Thank you to all followers and those who support these sometimes difficult accounts and work. It is leading to the main goal of producing the Wings Series films that the author hopes will greatly increase the love on our planet. <3
What you'll need:
Prepared
Tapping Out
...the most important tools to bring
You know how important a film might be if a global pandemic comes along just in time to mess it up....hmmmm ????
Blog
1955 Willys CJ5 Vessel: M1
Love, Your writer, (Above, designing the Hawaiian Island CATV systems)
joseph
After this above "Firebird" blogging, (not quite done with it yet) but next up were back to the 1955 Willys CJ5 "Captain Willy" and on to what everyone is really going to love as I sure did...Maui Hawaii!!
Try to refrain from resorting to the monster maul tool above at all costs! The satisfaction you get will be short lived
no matter how insanely awesome the pile of amazing scrap metal art you created in your pissed off fit of rage may be!!
Here it comes... More knuckle busting!
I have no
idea that one day I'm going to write about these premonitions
Nick was so stoked about this whole thing because now he could do all the things to Captain Willy that he wanted to. Rebuild the 225CI Buick Odd-Fire V6 under the hood, add that dual steering stabilizer to help with his steering shimmy as well as so many other things.(it ultimately ended up being the trunnion bearings that McCready predicted and then helped him replace that were the culprit) He totally admired Tom McCready's off road rig building skills and would certainly learn a lot from him. More on this hopefully tomorow. :) for now....
YOU DID IT!!
Now go reward yourself and your lady...or if your the lady with the tools get this for your man. You earned the love for being the bad ass you are!
Ok where were we?
Oh yes...
We were at the Fillmore theater in Denver Colorado where the Broncos finally won the Super Bowl after a lifetime of watching them go all the way...only to lose. We'll win they did and it was amazing....you knew the die hard fans and Colorado natives because they were the ones crying and grabbing total strangers and hugging them and lifting them up....yeah....lifting them up...total strangers.
Sounds like a great place to get back on track. Back to the childhoods of the real people who created the beginning of the characters of Nick and Cass. Hope you all have alot of time to follow along with this...it has taken a lifetime of creation in order to not only create these characters not to where they were originally written, but to where they have evolved to today. And not just these two, but the entire Forever Eight and 33 more that make a total of 41....well it would be more like Eight plus 41 which is how many...wow, 49, cool, one for every year of my fathers life. Kind of crazy, never though of that before. Anyhoo, there's a reason why theres only 8 plus 33 but 49 and not only 41....it has to do with the main Forever Eight...and we'll get to that later. For now just know that these characters are pretty deep. Although innocently created so many years ago, on a word processor in a little cabin in Monterey, California the original profiles for Nick, Cass, Michael and Christine were written...then after that move back to Boulder, Colorado, the rest of the Forever Eight were also written. So you might ask, what do you mean evolved? Ok, well if you are wondering, like the original script for Wings was only a skeleton for the meat on the bones of it which are in the true story, The Mystery Part I, The Light and it's vision adaptation to the script, so is the sequel, Broken Wings and The Mystery Part II, The Dark. Hopefully now you can understand the meaning of "evolved". It's funny, but I've always said, if Jesus or any of the other great teachers like Him who came to teach us how to live and how to love were here today they would probably say...EVOLVE ALREADY!! Could you? Please? <3
So while we ponder that for a while, let's get a couple of those original, truly innocent at the date they were written, character profiles, posted here so any of you aspiring actors and actresses out there want to see if they, at this stage of the play, fit the suits. As we move forward the "evolved" evolution of these, and all the characters will be evident with the unfolding of the true stories. Then, they will also be posted here in written form so that those of you who might aspire to play any of the 49 parts, can follow who you may feel you can identify with.
Also Stay tuned!!
More Character Profiles are coming Soon!!
"Woo Woo" Skeptic: James Randi
Love Ya Brother!! You must star in this film project! Please, Please!!
Hope you can focus on what matters now, find the little hint in the picture that I was referring to.
Below:
The four actresses that best portrayed the spirit of Cass at the time of the original scripts writing are: Sandra Bullock, Olivia Hussey, Meg Ryan and Talia Shire, respectively. These actresses best qualities still hold true for the first project being Wings. As stated in the text on this page, her character has evolved with the series, but for now, the best films to feel her character for this project are:
Love Potion Number 9 (Bullock), Jesus of Nazareth (Hussey), Top Gun and City of Angels (Ryan) and Rocky (Shire). This is the best way to see and feel the spirit of the character Cass. The original below character profiles for Nick and Cass were written in 1994.
Bust your Knuckles Sneak Preview - What did these boys (left) discover in Maui besides the crazy story of M1 to come? That TOYOTA TRUCKS are indestructible!! Stay tuned for some Pre and Post M2 Yotas Featuring our beloved "Yota" below and a couple killer V8 conversions of these ol-skool bad boy rigs that (forgive us jeepers) go just about anywhere their American counter parts can and in some cases...further!! Great stories to come!!
Vessels
Ok so now that we have that off of our chest we can get back to business. So there were a few things that happened before leaving for Maui that should be noted here. First of all, has anyone woken up to three feet of snow on the ground lately? What is happening to our winters? We used to go to bed and wake up to cars as bumps in the snow lined up down the street and drifts that would bury us in the house so badly we would have to dig out. Nick and Cass were doing just that one day and actually had to go up to their second story to let the dogs out and tunnel down to retrieve the snow shovel to dig out the front door. Someone see what happened to snow in Colorado because we would like it back. Thanks.
Nick couldn't wait to show Cass his new work truck as he pulled up in front of the house. It was a bucket truck and Nick was promoted to Line Technician! The top of the heap for technicians and now those three years of never missing a single day and even being awarded an honorable three year pin for it would finally pay off. "Cass! Cass!" he shouted, "come see my new truck you're not gonna believe what happened today!" He was certainly proud of this for sure and he finally felt like he was somebody now. Maybe now that this happened he could dig up that honorable discharge that he never felt quite worthy of and tell his story on that with some dignity. Snapping from daydream to attention and seeing Cass' eyes lighting up when she came out to see the one armed behemoth, made the fleeting thought of honoring himself quickly fade. After all, like everything that was to follow this day in his life, without him knowing, there was going to be something far greater in his life to be honored.
Next Up...A little break from "Busting our Knuckles" that we're gonna call "Bending Our Brains"
About some of the other reasons why were here
Ok so let's go back up to the top of this page, the Tumblr blog box and regroup how about? Actually if you've been following then your fine right here. The Firebird from M1 Chapter 3 is the last significant vessel that we were cruising around causing trouble in. Ya, Nicholas and Michael were just tearing up the streets of Denver without even a clue that they were about to embark on a pole climbing journey that would eventually land them on the side of this mountain below. That's right, a mountain, both the real and the metaphorical.
Nicholas was about fourteen-eighteen years old after the trips we hope you joined us on from the Monte Carlo to the Firebird. Then at 20 years old sitting at the closing table with Cass and signing fifty seemingly endless copies of who knows what to actually buy this brand new house with only a thousand dollars down and about seven fifty a month, they were pretty green. The cyclical American housing market "first time buyer" scheme was in full force and for the first time although not understood at all by either of these children. When we come back we're going to have fun with a few "Cable Guy" stories and then dive into some serious drama, heartbreak and the interesting events that led up to Nicholas saddling up the Captain on this journey of a lifetime. For now and for the sake of order in chaos, lets take a little retro-sneak-peek at the names and numbers of the M1 chapters at the link below and hopefully that will help us keep track of where we're at on the original road to what started this whole thing and that is the M1 journey led by Captain Willy. Also at the link below you'll find a few excerpts from the script and the characters list so you can then grab a visual on some of the confusing post captions you've been rattling your noodled cages with for awhile.
We'll pick back up here for M1 and the waves at Hookipa ASAP, as well as the continuing on with M2 and the what you have no idea how crazy is....darkside.
First things first:
Ok so you've ripped the old shocks off but you have a BROKEN BOLT inside the frame of your rig and you're looking up into to shock mounts and after cussing up a storm you just lay there on your back and say now WTF am I going to do? Ahhhhh!! Your pissed for sure! Well, first of all RELAX and don't drink the Full Throttle or Bang until you calm down and have all the shit you need to get the job done. Then drink one to offset the drill and tap time. Put something under your neck too cuz it's gonna be stiff. Drilling up through the vertical length of a bolt isn't just a bitch but it's gonna take you a while. So unless your gonna pay another ass buster to do it, and it won't be cheap, have your mom or lady friend put on a pot of coffee and get ready to get intimate with your Jeep, Yota, Dodge, Chevy, Ford or Sand Rail for awhile. :P
Now, if you can study and follow the pictures in the gallery (left) great! Here's the play by play and the list of things you might NOT have:
Tools: Everything pictured in the Gallery
1. In the pictures you'll notice the (blue box) of crappola drill bits. If you have these and we all know the brand...don't waste your time. Throw them in the trash and get you the set on the Amazon link above and save yourself at least two hours of snapping steel and flying hunks of drill bits landing searing hot on your angry face. MilwaukeeDrill Bits are like Milwaukee tools, which greatly resemble the Polish or Irish guys in a hard rock mosh pit...if you think your tougher than they are your probably going to end up in the hospital trying to break one.
The link above will save you not only the raging tantrum your gonna throw while it gets dark on you making melted crayons out of the crappola brand bits, but these links will save you quite a few bucks over buying them in the store as well. USE SAFETY GLASSES or war cry hot metal in the eyes and foul language out the grille, your choice. Then start with a small drill bit and then ream up to the size just below a snug fit in one of the same size but good holes (a hole that a bolt came clean out of). Be careful and just use your fingers (not the drill) to check this. You don't want to ruin the good holes threads by being a neanderthal. Once you drill up to the size just below the m8x.125 (This was a 1998 Jeep Wrangler - Check the removed bolt size on yours in your specific rig) bolt size, (you need to leave some steel to carve your new threads out of) your ready to tap out the new threads in your newly drilled out hole.
2. The main tool you probably don't have is the SURE BUILT (pictured) metric tap wrench set. Make sure your kit includes the m8x.125 size tap. (or whatever size your rig calls for) There's a link above for the brand Amazon carries and that one will do just fine. Amazon doesn't carry Sure Built, and that's no biggie.
3. Make sure you also come to your garage, driveway or mud hole work site (been and done em all) with the Blaster penetrant to bust loose your old shocks bolts off of course. It's best to hit all the bolts the night before and let em soak overnight and then hit em again before you start. Then you'll need the lube to keep your tap nice and slick for the long, shitty wrist workout your about to get tappin the nice new hole you made where the broken bolt was - out.
4. Tap it out. Take your time and don't rush this!! Ream it out slowly and go in a half turn or two and then back out. As shavings begin to fall in your face you'll know your doing it right but GO SLOW. And USE SAFETY GLASSES AGAIN so you don't spend an hour crying to your girl about the steel shavings in your eyes. Use lots of lube and don't lose your cool cuz your gonna want to. Not to mention your gonna feel like an idiot for whatever you now have to replace because you threw a tool and took something like a window out in your neighbors garage. Not worth it. Remain calm brothers and sisters and hang tough. You will get it done if you just be patient. Make sure you ate first and put on some chill music that doesn't get you all agitated and shit.
If you get er done test it with the m8x.125 (or your size) bolt by gently turning it up into the hole (by hand first! till you cant turn it any more) and then use a 3/8" drive (plenty) socket wrench to GENTLY ease the bolt in. Once she runs in and out smooth your good to go. Good Luck and remember to TAKE YOUR TIME! The money you save will be worth the new skill you just added to your list of "I'm a badass" tools.
<<<< Good Job Tappin Out!! Now go reward yourself <<<<
Forever, Joseph
FC/FPA
Allright I want to say something and this is coming from your writer the artist and real person writing this stuff. After recent posts and realizations, I want to say something and keep it simple. Some years after returning from Maui with the notes from the revelation that is the testimony of the Mystery, I had an argument with my brother that was the pilot of the 66 Mustang. I want to get this out because I am a little worried. Let me say this quickly and then we will get back on track to before leaving for Maui in this writings "real time". I said to Mark as he again tried to convince me that it was just a number and that everything was just coincidence and I didn't have anything to worry about as far as an urgency to get this message out to people. I said this..."Mark! come on!! It's that simple, either I was a part of some high level, above the law government science project or....it was divine!!"
What I'm worried about is that because of some things that have happened and are happening to me, I'm having a hard time even saying this but that if it was actually the first thing and not the latter. I'll die first before I believe that what happened in Maui was not divine and so people PLEASE!!..Don't let anyone lie to you or the people of this planet and have this twisted into it not being what I believed and still believe and will believe until I die it was. When you read the manuscript it will reveal this to you and so I want you to discover it for yourself that way or through the vision that is for the film. No other. And God have mercy on the souls of anyone who, taking advantage of my faults will try to convince anyone otherwise. Forgive me but believe me. Everything written and what shall be written which I will condemn no one but myself if I must....is true.
With God as my witness,
Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire going ice skating on their "first date" (see and listen to the musical score that features the great composer Bill Conti) in Rocky. A film that would become one of the greatest series and star one of the greatest actors in history.
Bust Your Knuckles Flash Forward The YOTA's are Coming!!
How to make a film in 33 years or less
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While the actor to play the character of Nicholas Angelino is still on the table. There have been many observed over the years to play this important, as they all are, character. However there hasn't been anyone selected as of yet but it is hoped that one very special person who has the energy, the talent and the capacity to not only play this character well, but also play the guitar and sing in the Forever Band for the Forever Eight to a tee.
Ok so, where were we before we lost the real important info and had to crunch out some rushed out text to just wrap things up before that joint that is going to be a killer destination on the other side of the AJB (for all you space tourism enthusiasts), closed.
Well, now it's Friday! Pau Hana!! and back at another joint early this time to try and get some things done while waiting on another side gig to come through. Highlights on these last gigs will be posted on the Colosseums Blog before we get so wrapped up in the film project that the "grind" lol, no pun intended, is left behind.
Woke up super early today with some really cool thoughts on the latest IG posts that are going to show who the real die hards are that are the kind of followers that have the metal to be put to the fire. Both of the light and then, the real hard part, the dark. The main thought this morning was an awakening I had as the connection to what was posted last night 12.14.2018 at midnight GMT which is 5:00 PM the night before Colorado time, was clear. And that is this....people like what is "fashionable and hip" not what is hard to believe or out of style or might make them look un-cool to their peers. Having tested this for some time on many formats and situations, i'ts funny, people seem to like the darker messages. Anything that leads to the paranormal, dark places, or even horror like blood and guts seems to be met with more open arms than anything of religious or spiritual in nature things, which are met with more judgement and skepticism. Isn't that interesting?
Certainly powerfully spiritual people, or those the same but more grounded in a scientific approach, must have to deal with this on a super mega scale. A good example would be someone like Teal Swan. Check the resistance she has met out and then Imagine how someone like Jesus Christ or Mohammed must have felt.
So this being said, it's hard when you put things out there that you must because that's the true story. And then those things are met by the societal norms that could results in followers that drop like flies. A painful reality that many can relate to after they really put themselves out there for the whole world to see. However true this is and we all know it is, it's interesting that this time and with these recent posts, going into the light with a hardened edge, like the actual two edged sword in the IG post picture that has a story behind it that would make anyone a believer...and that little story is just the tip of the iceberg on this project and the stories behind it. Had a much warmer and powerful reception, with amazing people who came forward with strength and honor. So, you amazing souls, thank you and stick here as you are and be strong....so you can say you did! You will have shown that you have what it takes to be a leader, a leader that has the metal to stick it out through the hot and cold, light and dark, calm before the storm...and then the ultimate storm to come when we understand this whole thing together fully, and the metal to be a whole lot more that just a follower, and your ability to do greater things than you have ever imagined, like even play one of these characters and truly make a difference in our world. Forever!
K gotta wrap this up and please pardon the grammar and spelling that still needs to be checked....don't have time, the joints closing. Well be back tomorrow to move forward with this, and the other character profiles to come. Those only get deeper and more powerful as the story moves forward from the amazing triumphs in M1 and Wings, to the hardest, darkest and most difficult places on Earth....and beyond.
Sincerely, your totally unworthy warrior for the love of the gift we were all given.
Life.
Don't mean to be graphic here with some tough love but If you don't think the branches in the below picture could take your head off if they weren't "luckily" held back by the roll bar...go have a friend drill one into your neck at 30 MPH and maybe....you'll "see" and think again.
Last Resort Tool
Bust Your Knuckles
Flash Forward The YOTA's are Coming!!
Stay tuned to Forever Customs for the incredible wheeling story of the above 1955 Captain Willy's Holy Cross at Red Cone Colorado Adventure - Three Jeeps over vdub sized boulder bouncing (pictured in yellow circle above) vertical climb, axle snapping, motor mount busting, and piano wire stretching winch out at the top of "Backside Up" Radical Hill. Coming!
It is sincerely believed that there are still actresses out there today who could play this part and there are a couple who are pictured below. However, it is more the wish of the author that this role be given to someone who the world has never really known, but at the end of this film, will know till the end of time.
On the Road to Wings - The journey and writing of the script
So what are trunnion bearings and why do they cause problems in the steering of your closed knuckle front axle system on your vintage Willy's Jeep?
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M1 Related Post on Tumblr - 12.04.2018
Nick and Cass at 16 Years Old - For Real?
Well, kind of but not really...here, let's explain a little bit but not to much cuz were not going to spoil the story altogether! Remember the game Clue? Yeah Buddy! Clue!! Love it!
The Forever Eight Characters list starts with two characters, Nick and Cass. The Infamous lead singer in the Forever Band Nicholas Angelino and his girl....Cass. The youngest and most innocent of the eight but by no means less important. The character profiles we will post here in the next day or so are the original ones written when the author, who was pretty freakin young himself when he wrote them. Now, age is something that he dwells on about as much as he cares about writing in first or third person or weather he's using proper english or getting his grammar right. It's pretty obvious, he, I or whatever is the case at the time, doesn't. :P Trust me, by the time this film and all of it's parts are out there and everyone makes sense of it all, the scholars can correct all of the punctuation and grammar as they do their best to explain the scientific meaning behind it all. It's going to be an awesome and amazing time working with everyone but if this dude, your truly, hit's the wall and checks out like his dad did at such a young ripe old age of 49, hopefully you can all make two fly's on the wall proud....the man already on the other side of the AJB...and the one talking to you now, that will hopefully be there kickin it with him. However, I'd rather be here with all of you bringin it to life. That would be much more fun. So, for now, this joint is closing so we'll have to say...
Ok! Back at "The Joint" which is usually the library or the local Starbucks or wherever the WiFi service doesn't suck. So anyhoo...where were we? Oh right, The AJB....I'll stick a link to the original FC homepage that hit on that a little and also tuck in a grad school paper that explains it a little better so look for that...pretty cool. Also gonna share a bunch of other papers and songs and other stuff that I wrote like as a kid, while in undergrad, before where were at here and on the VESSELS blog post, post 77 Firebird and ready to ride the wave across the Pacific ocean with Captain Willy. The "tumblr" chonological link I just stuck at the top of this page above the actual BLOG BOX that takes you to the first five or so posts is the best way to follow it. Definitely go to that link if you want to follow "The Mystery" M1 then M2 series in actual chronological order. Then come back here for the "grounding" you will need to follow everything. If you can. Also, if you can and your a bad ass executive producer with ties to some serious investors, now is the time to latch on to this bad boy...cuz there is nothing I can't stand more than people who are "band wagon jumper onners". Don't they irritate you too? You know the type, they just kind of hide in the shadows until you make it, or just stay away until enough "important" people believe in you and then they jump out and say "HEY I'M his or her friend", or sister or brother or long lost pal or whatever the case may be. Gag! Right? Definitely!! It's the hard core people like those in the first ROCKY who believed in him even when everyone else thought he was a joke...both in the film and in real life. I still remember the guys that would laugh at me in high school because I liked him....saying the old "oh yeah, Adrian! Adrian!" every time you would mention the name Sylvester Stallone. Now most of them guys, although younger than him, are still sitting on their bums watching football only they're a little bigger and a little humbler (hopefully). Stallone was always humble, that's one of the main reason why momma and I both loved him. And hey! guess what Adriannners?....Stallone just cranked out another Rambo! So much for those guys...they didn't only miss the "band wagon" altogether, they missed out the best feelings in the world only non-jealous fans can remember and cherish for the rest of their lives. If your going to be a band waggoner, at least find something besides just what everyone else is jumping on. Like whoever is going to the Super Bowl. How original is that? It's like pre-historic but don't get me wrong here, we all love a good All American NFL football game for sure!...I watched the Bronco's my entire life and when they... (not "we" please people get that ok? They're playin, your watching....lol, jk....do NOT mess with Bronco Fans...when it comes to football, they are the most insane, loudest and FAITHFUL football fans on planet earth.) ...won two in a row and it was like the most awesome feeling in the world. We were at the Fillmore crying when they finally beat the Packers on that oh so glorious day. We were all so, sooo happy...for me though, after an entire lifetime of waiting for that win....I was happiest because I was so thankful it was like "Yes!! Now I can have my Sunday's back and stop chewing my fingernails!!"
Go Bronco's Love You guys!!
Joint's closin again...so....
To be continued :)
Bust Your Knuckles II.V Tip
For all you Courageous Whipper Snappers out there (in red)
Before leaving...
1948 CJ2A
Everything is great and your digging in - and it's feelin like a perfect climb...
The Trail of Life or Death
Bust Your Knuckles
Your almost to the top when all of the sudden you begin losing power....it's a hundred yards to the bottom of the hill and a field of pine trees. Keep your cool but you know your not gonna make it unless you grab one gear down. You go for the shift and the ol rigs T-90 sticks you and you miss it...you go for the breaks and blow a line....the breaks are gone!! With no options left you turn your body hard over your right shoulder and grab the back of the passengers seat with your right hand to steady your new piloting position and yell "HANG ON" to your girl and most precious cargo - your son in the back seat. You only have time now to say one word under your breath as you see the distance to the bottom of the hill and sure death. There's only one way out. A burm and a single tree close enough to catch you like the outstretched arms of an angel. You go for it...picking up more and more speed you steer to the burm with all you've got. You hit it with the best precision possible to protect your cargo and are launched into the air and what seems an eternity in the eyes of your child who looks right into your eyes while he hangs on for life. CAAAAA-RASH you come down in the tree and it's steel meets wood with the most violent sound for miles. In silence you all look at each other and exhale.
Bust Your Knuckles II
The cable company hand offs starting from the beginning were United Cable of Colorado, United Artists, (a brief merger), Mile Hi Cable Denver Acquisition, TCI, Telecommunications Inc. and eventually Comcast. The above storyboard for the true "Cable Guy" Series awaits the producer who isn't afraid to help those artists like us to change the world for REAL.
Nick and Cass
The first two people that the first two characters in the "Wings" film project were created from. Like each of the "Forever Eight", these two characters were created over a period of three decades and have come to fruition. Although not gathering as many "spirits" as some of the other characters like Timothy and Angeline...these two are the American Sweethearts of the project. It will take two very special actors to bring them to life. Do you have what it takes to speed up the pulse of an entire world? Then stop it? Then get it going again? If so, these parts may be for you.
...there was one lesson left to learn
Captain Willy before leaving for Maui on the road to M1
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Top of the World Ma!!
Red Cone Colorado