105 mph with the tonneau buttoned down... not much more to give. The expedition chair is not an aerodynamic marvel... 😉

@mgv8 Ha! Now, just how do you hope to improve upon perfection?! 🤣

@mgv8 nothing looks better than a pile of wire, relays and switches on the floor, next to your hack (after you have just fixed it right!)

Well Friends,Have been contemplating the mount for the third strut, and think I am pretty close to working out something that will pickup 3 points on ...

@mgv8 Hey Brian, As I continue to think about new struts (mine are definitely too short for proper set up), I came up with this turnbuckle connectin...

Well Friends,It was time to do a little test ride see how things would hold together on a little longer road ride, as an easy first step in seeing if ...

@mgv8 Ain't that a fact! 🙃

Well friends, All is right in the world. Black Betty (that sweet girl) is back on her side of the garage, not being worked on in the TLC's spot. ...

Aluminum subframe ramblings: Just for fun, wanted to see what it might cost if I totally grenade the aluminum subframe... Found one on Ebay, that ...

@andrew-baker Drew, I'm thinking that tightening the clamps up, with the brace in position to be welded, should do the trick on load distribution. T...

@andrew-baker Hey Drew, sure, no problem: Well Friends,Got back out to the shop this afternoon to continue with the A arm support brace idea, using ...

@miles-ladue FM, sorry to hear of your pain in what should have been a pretty straight forward project! Hope it works flawlessly, as I am sure it wi...

Well Friends,I managed to entertain myself in the shop, again, for a bit, today.I decided to ride Black Betty (that sweet girl) out and around the cou...

Well Friends,Made a little progress with the repairs to Black Betty (that sweet girl) today. Shop was a very pleasant temperature, so pretty much spen...

@mgv8 Thanks, Brian, I was just searching McMaster last night and had no idea what to call those things!