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I think you are right on with your $3k paint price. I paid $1000 for my essential over spray.

Seriously? Did you look through this thread?

After dealing with my own foaming bubbling mess of failed bleeding shortcuts, I can tell you following the process exactly as outlined in the TM works. It makes no sense to me that it has to be to that extreme, but I tried every way I could think of and it wasn't until I got it up in the air...

Come down to FLa and drive one in the middle of July and tell me how hard you are. :shock:

I hope you are not planning this as a daily driver. They are not exactly comfortable. 55mph top speed, not fuel efficient, no AC, no radio, no protection from the elements, no storage, no security, I could go on. That doesn't even address the registration issue. Florida has some special...

Wrong size hose clamp. I had the exact same thing happen that I blew the hose off. Mine happened while doing about 45mph and the fan kicked on. Got a blast of fluid on the wind shield followed by a total loss of power steering and brakes. Not a fun experience. I guess during the rebuild...

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So that means if I buy a chevy cruze that was used by a recruiter and is the same as any other chevy cruze on the road that I can never register it as an antique?

If it is anything like Fla, you will get a letter in the mail stating that your registration is being revoked and you have 30 days to surrender your tags and comply with the new law. They don't grandfather. Now there are still people out there with regular tags, and those are considered grey...

Is this better than DMV coming to you invalidating your registration and you getting a ticket for not having a valid registration? That is really the alternative because we know there is not a clear and defined path to registering a FMV. I am not saying that this is the best route, but I see...

I'm not sure that is a horrible deal. Better than in Fla where it doesn't have the 250 mile clause and has to maintain the military look. Let's be realistic. 250 is a long way especially in a Humvee. I wish Florida would copy that. Obviously full registration would be great, but we know...

All black in Texas? You planning on throwing some mesquite in it and slapping some steaks on top?

You will get a street legal title in Florida, but as you have found out that it can only be registered and plated as a Former Military Vehicle. You could be in for even more of a challenge registering it if the previous owner modified it from the original military condition. It has to be...

Won't the fan and wiper run on 12v, just slower? It isn't like the fan blows strong anyway and with rain-x, you just need the wiper to clear mud.

There is no mechanism, it is increasing the tires ability to dissipate heat. Large chunks of rubber retain heat and heat is what causes tire wear.

This all sounds like speculation. You need a tread depth gauge. Take measurements across the width. At this point any advice here is unfounded because you don't know what it was before and how that relates to where you are now. The only way the centers will wear faster than the shoulders is...

I think we can all be sure that it wasn't from smoking the tires. :grin: How are you determining the wear? percentages with tires are grossly over estimated. You need a tread depth gauge and start from there. The Goodyears start with 21/32 of tread. Are you saying that you started with...

With older tires you could somewhat gauge failure potential by dry rot. Tire manufactures have put a lot of work into UV protection and use compounds in tread that last forever. This makes it hard to eyeball a potential failure and they tend to happen unannounced. Tires are basically...

This is yet another reason (and probably a huge one) that these are sold for off road use. I could only imagine the law suits from someone having a tread separation on the highway. As thin as the bodies are on these a tire flapping would easily shred the foot well doing some pretty nasty...

It is kind of expensive for tough up, but Sherwin Williams sells the real CARC paint. You have to buy a gallon and it will cost you about $100, but it is a perfect match.