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     Peter J Blatt (Peteb) Senior Member Username: Peteb Post Number: 315 Registered: 10-2002 |
I have been thinging about getting one of these anti glare hood black outs and have been looking at the vinal vs paint options, and just as i am about ready to go and do it, I see this hood black out, Looking really cool, and thinking that there cant be anything better that reducing glare that this! See for yourself! is it a new fad? or something that will catch on? Modeled here on a D2.  | ||
| Glenn Guinto (Glenn) Senior Member Username: Glenn Post Number: 808 Registered: 02-2002 |
Damn Dean.... WTF did you do to your hood?  Is that a cardboard piece taped over? Glenn P.S. Did you guys hit the barrens this weekend? | ||
| Donald McFarlane (Dsmcf) Member Username: Dsmcf Post Number: 63 Registered: 11-2003 |
Hmm... sorry I missed that. Now I'm just curious to see what the hell is under all that masking tape. Are you building a platform or tire mount on the hood, or is it just a logo, or... Anyway. I have a different question. On the subject of winch ropes, type=synthetic. Nylon climbing ropes suffer significant loss of strength when they become soaked and then frozen. Does anyone have quantitative stats on how the strength of polythene / other synthetic winch ropes are affected by water / road salt / freezing conditions? I'm guessing it must be a similarly significant issue as it is with nylon ropes, although I grant you that the winch rope is not quite as absorbent as the average nylon climbing rope. I know that to some degree this will be mitigated by the warmth of the hydraulic fluid circulating through the winch, but am far from convinced that this would keep the outer layers from freezing up nicely. Presumably Dean's answer would just be to plunge through the nearest ice sheet and take the vehicle for a nice warm bath in some water for a few minutes. But eventually the rest of us want to get out of the bath again... | ||
| Peter J Blatt (Peteb) Senior Member Username: Peteb Post Number: 316 Registered: 10-2002 |
The pine barrens were mostly frozen over well enough for a few passes, then the unlucky takes the plunge! Some, as Dean is showing us are unpassable, But we did find three stream crossings that are legal and will be a great prelude for a certian trail nearby that we couldn't do last eve, This summer there will be a couple of events for the brave! Peter. | ||
| John Cinquegrana (Johnc) Senior Member Username: Johnc Post Number: 572 Registered: 07-2002 |
Same problem in RIngwood today...  | ||
| John Cinquegrana (Johnc) Senior Member Username: Johnc Post Number: 573 Registered: 07-2002 |
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| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1320 Registered: 02-2002 |
Glenn - that's a blanket (to keep the engine warm lol). We're waiting for the ice to become either 12" thick so we can drive on it, or melt. But 3-6" thick is a PITA! Are you interested in coming soon to the barrens? I'll let you know next trip. |
