@singlemaltgirl

Why thank you. If they don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy 😉

Today was spent setting up the washer/dryer stack I was given (and repaired) a couple weeks ago in the shed. Used a Dremel cutting bit to cut holes in the side wall for the drain and vent. Cut a length of hose and clamped ends on to feed the washer. Modified a GE lint trap (stack is Westinghouse) to fit the dryer. Hooked it all up and tested, looked good. Ran a couple loads through. Maybe I been spoiled, but I have missed having my own laundry machines. Laundromats suck. #DIY #TrailerParkLife

Lemme just say, absolutely FUCK ever building a tin shed again. You couldn't pay me enough to repeat this process. What a fiddly fucking bastard this was to build. I had thought when we picked this thing up that we wouldn't wanna leave it in the park when we move, but yeah fuck taking this thing back down, even. Park can have it. Didn't cost me anything but sweat and some blood, so screw it lol.

Here's what we've been doing the last 3 days. Emptied, then tore down our small wood shed. Used the wood and pallets to build a platform. Built the tin shed we picked up for free off FB Marketplace because it had been wrecked by wind as they were trying to build it. So it's brand new, tho it doesn't look it, lol. I unbent stuff as best I could, we did our best to fit the tweaked things together. It's not quite square, so there's some quirks, but it's a damn sight better than what we had. #DIY

@Gardenthymeherbs Had a Nissan Sentra before this truck. Trust me, I know lol. I'm still debating if I really need LEDs for the headlights. Gonna replace the rest of the running lights with em tho.

@MakerWerks Nice. With these new assemblies I prob don't HAVE to get LEDs.. but I am getting tired of being one of the few on the road around here without blinding headlights. Or maybe everyone is just driving with their brights on...

After dark we putted over to the AutoZone just down the street to test the light's adjustment. Flat parking lot with a wall to point at, you know. Driver side is a smidge high. Passenger is a smidge low, and needs to toe out just a bit. Damn it. Guess I'll be doing that in the morning, lol. Ought to be the last time I have to fuck with the lights till I get LEDs for em. .. It better be, anyway.

Morning spent adjusting headlight fitment. Figured out the adjusters too. Then got to work wiring the fog lights. What a fucking chore. Had to find a place for the relay and fuse. Then had to run the switch/fuse box wiring down through a hole behind the pedals and up into the dash. Multi-meter confirmed a fuse connection that only has power when key is at "On" position. Hooked up the + wire there, grounded the switch/lights. Hooked to + batt. terminal. Hey presto, let there be fog lights. #DIY

Collected the free 8x10 ft metal shed today. It did get beat up pretty good by the wind. But it is still new. Gave us the pallet they were gonna use with it too. Got all in the truck and back home no problem. Unloaded it and started unbending the frame bits. Mostly done. New headlights for the truck were on the porch, so I spent the evening installing them. They were not "bolt on just like stock!". Got em on, but it took some work so I didn't wire up the fog lights before dark. Tomorrow. #DIY

@DeadlyAccurate 2077 takes a little while to get going but once it does there's a bunch of stuff to do. It does get repetitive, which doesn't bother me as I like to grind on stuff. I thought the storylines were interesting enough, but it CDPR sure did oversell. Still, there's a decent amount of nuance that makes me think I might go back in some day and play another origin and make some different choices.

@DeadlyAccurate Yeah, I gotta make time to get into it tho. This truck we just bought been a bigger time sink than WoW lol. Now that I'm mostly done fixing it, starting to use it to suck more of my life away. Got a shed project starting tomorrow. Getting a "new" tin shed for free cause it got blown down as they tried putting it up in a wind storm 🤣 Bringing it home and fixing all the bent bits and then I gotta empty mine, tear it down, make a floor for the new one and put that up. Few days work.

@DeadlyAccurate I quite enjoyed 2077. I only played the Nomad origin, tho. From what I gathered, there wasn't a big enough difference in the game play between each origin to really make multiple playthroughs worth the time.

@DeadlyAccurate I haven't played it yet myself, but Elden Ring sure did win all the things last year. I put 250 hours into Witcher 3, and I don't regret a minute. No Man's Sky is great, tho the story is mostly your imagination. Haven't played Death Stranding yet either, but I'm looking to carve out time for it soon. Dragon's Age: <any>? Far Crys? Assassin's Creed Valhalla seems popular (I've soured on Ubisoft myself). After GTA5/RDR2 everything kinda pales in comparison, lol.

I'm going to pull all the windows off the shell and paint it white in the very near future. I figure after that I'll keep an eye out for a shell that's a better fit for the truck and when I find one I should be able to sell this one for prob double what I paid for it, at least.

Spotted a camper shell for $150 two hours after it was posted. Looked at it today, and while it's not a perfect fit for the Ranger, nor is it in *great* shape, the price was right. Spent the rest of the day scraping the paint off the windows. My hands are toast lol. Will hook up the brake light tomorrow.

Also installed a new billet grille yesterday. Led me to look closer at the headlights and realized they don't have DOT/SAE stamps, so I'm not sure they legal. Ordered new ones that are. #DIY

Good day today. Tore down the dash again so I could drop in a "new" dimmer switch. Pulled the cluster again, took out the new LED, flipped it around in the socket. Tested, lit up right away. Sweet. Put in the switch, tested the cargo lights, only one working. Pulled the housing, blown bulb. Pulled them both, put in LEDs. Closed up the patient then went to O'Reilly and got a battery hold down, installed that. That's all the "Must Fix" list done. Still need the fuel pressure code to clear. #DIY

I also pulled the blower motor out and checked it over to see why it was making a strange noise. Ran it while I held it and didn't see any wobbles or other reasons for the noise. Looked in the housing, just a bunch of leaves and shit in there, all up on the HEATER CORE, eek. Cleaned out the debris then stuck the motor back in and had partner run it while I held it in place, no more strange noise. So it was just the crap in there. Glad I didn't have to replace it or the heater core. yet. #DIY

and yes, that last pic shows what it seems to: FIVE of the 8 bulbs I replaced today were blown the fuck out, lol.

So I tore apart the dash today and swapped out the plain backlight bulbs in the cluster and climate controls for green LEDs. .. Almost a complete success, lol. Not sure what's going on with the fuel gauge. LEDs say you can get them "backwards" so maybe? The housing connection could be messed up too. Since I have to tear half the same shit off to swap in a "new" dimmer switch (Sunday), I'll just pull the cluster again and test that bulb/connection, see if I can't get it working. #DIY

How it started vs how it ended. That driver's side seat/the twist down console was as black as the driver's side floor. (Yes, the console around the stick wasn't finished when I took the last pic, is now.)

2 mechanical things left: something off with the blower motor. Hoping it's just a dirty fan. Will pull it soon, sits in the engine bay on the firewall so, easy to yank. Faulty dimmer switch, already have a replacement on the way. After that, it's on to amenities. Like say, a radio, lol. #DIY