Rugged Ridge Bumpers - FAQs

Decide whether Rugged Ridge bumpers are a good choice for you and your vehicle. We've amassed some of the most frequently asked questions regarding this product, and we're sharing them with you below. Read through the highlights and then contact a local dealer to purchase your own bumpers or trust an online merchant with a secure ordering promise to deliver yours within days.

The most frequently asked questions regarding Rugged Ridge bumpers include:

- How practical are Rugged Ridge bumpers? If you plan to embark upon off-road endeavors, these bumpers are extremely practical. When installed correctly, they offer total protection. To install yours correctly, imagine the most rugged conditions you are likely encounter and install the bumpers until you cannot imagine your vehicle being marred by any outside debris.

- How can I make my bumper system look unique? Rugged Ridge bumper systems begin with a single bumper and allow for additions. Consider the look you are hoping to achieve and then create it. Thanks to the many options available, you will likely be able to achieve the exact vision you are hoping to make.

- I don't want a clunky bumper making my vehicle look bad. Do these bumpers fit in with the look of my car, truck or ATV? Thanks to the personalization factor, these Rugged Ridge bumpers look different depending on how you choose to install them. For example, you may decide that you need only a little added protection, so your bumper guards need only be minimal. In this case, you will not have a complicated system. Conversely, those who need to protect nearly every square inch of the bumper will install more of a guard system.

- Where should I purchase Rugged Ridge bumpers? Thanks to the ability of retailers to make the purchasing process safe and seamless, online may be your best bet. Look for the best price on Rugged Ridge bumpers and don't forget to check shipping costs. The most discounted bumpers will hurt your wallet contents if they cost $100 to ship. Make sure that the retailer offers a money-back guarantee and that their bumpers are Rugged Ridge - not an imposter brand. Settle for only the best bumpers out there.

Built in BBQ Grill - How to Design and Plan Your Own

Imagine cooking some juicy steaks on your own built in BBQ grill. Sure it will take a lot of work and a good chunk of change, but it will definitely be worth it. Building you own backyard BBQ grill can be a daunting task, but with a little planning it will be a great project with excellent returns. Before you begin digging and building you will need to do some careful planning. Deciding how the grill will look and what functionality you need are the most difficult and important parts of this entire project. As part of the design you will need to decide what design to use and how to customize it to fit your style. Before you begin construction it is imperative to choose what grill insert you will use.

Built in BBQ Plans can be purchased from a variety of online vendors or at a local home improvement store and can be fairly expensive. You can design your own grill using one of two methods: pencil and paper or with computer design software. I recommend starting with the pencil and paper until you have a good idea where you are going, then move into the digital world. There are a variety of design software packages available at many price levels. When I designed my backyard BBQ grill I used Google SketchUp, a free software package that is easy to use.

There are three basic designs to start with. You can customize them once you have decided on a basic design. The first design is a simple island. It can be as long and deep as you like, but the minimum size is really six feet long by two and a half feet deep. The second design is an L. A bar extends perpendicular to the island. This allows for a bit more counter space. The third design adds another bar on the other side of the island forming a U design.

The space that you have for the outdoor kitchen will dictate which design you use. If you are limited on space you will probably need to choose the simple bar design; if you have a large space available you may opt for the U Design. Once you have chosen a starting design you can customize it to fit your style.

After you have chosen the design and dimensions of your grill you will need to decide how you want it to look. There are a variety of facades to choose from including stucco, rock, and traditional brick. Counters need to be a weather resistant durable material both tile and stone work well. If you will install cabinets under the countertop choose a wood that weathers well such as cedar or redwood.

The final and most important choice you will have to make when designing your built in BBQ grill is what type of grill insert to use. If you will use charcoal you can just brick in a grate and start cooking. If you like the taste of charcoal but want the look of stainless steel you can purchase a charcoal stainless steel grill insert, but it will cost you quite a bit of money. Because of convenience and cooking style most will choose a gas grill insert. They come in a variety of sizes and models.

When choosing a grill insert remember the following tips. I know that you will want to purchase the largest and most powerful model available, but it is not necessary. Think about the amount of food that you will be cooking at one time. If you have a small to medium sized family and don't entertain large gatherings as 400 to 500 square inch model ought to work well. Make sure to have the insert handy when construction begins to ensure a proper fit.

Following the steps outlined above when planning and designing your backyard kitchen will ensure that your built in BBQ grill will fit your style and needs.

Ball in that Chevy thang on 24s

Cuz, "Big Ant Ball" showing great hoodsmanship in this delightfully fruity flip flop candy apple w/gold paint job....a well polished ''Cadi'' grill, big boy Chevy emblem embroidered in the peanutty vinyl behind rear passenger doors...and with just another lil drop of swag, the 24'' luxury ''dinner plates'' rims by Greed ensures the hood "we see who's eating''........one day we'll let you view & sample the incredibly good sounding acoustics in this hood-tastic piece of art!!!



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Resume Misery - Are You Making Any of These 3 Deadly Resume Mistakes?

People rushing to write a resume, leave out important stuff and put in stuff not needed; in other words they "blow it."

Let's look at 3 of the deadliest resume writing mistakes job applicants make, and what to do instead. 

Mistake No. 1 - Unexplained Employment Gaps - People show gaps in employment between, let's say, job three and job four, with no explanation. Others don't fill (explain) the gap until later in the resume. Too late. Your resume has been tossed or placed on the "big pile" never to be seen again. Pro recruiters check for gaps in employment first. Acid test to toss resumes fast. 

What to do instead: Show explanation (going to school, raising children, caring for a sick family member, etc.) in  same format as job listing. First line in caps show NAME OF COLLEGE, City, State. Show years only, no months, 2000-2003. Next line bold face upper and lower case: Pursuing BS degree in Accounting, minor in Finance. Next, insert brief description of part time work to "help defray school expenses." Gap filled.

Mistake No. 2 - Thinking someone will spend more than 11 seconds reading your resume - First time through, 11 seconds is average time spent with your resume. Less than 6 seconds at job fairs. You don't get a second chance to make good first impression with your resume, on line, by mail or by FAX. Recruiters each have stack of 200-plus trying to cut 97% of them. No lie. 

What to do instead: Use two-page resume if you have had more than two jobs. Cramming your info on one page hurts you. Use two pages and lots of "white space." Use one inch margins all way around text. No type font smaller than 11pt. Plain black, no colors. Ivory classic-laid 24lb paper when you use hard copies. 

Mistake No. 3 - Italics. Italics. Italics. - Huge mistake. Puzzling; some big outplacement firms use italics making your resume harder to read. Watch what happens when your italics-strewn  resume gets faxed. Ugly. Who is watching out for you? No one! 

What to do instead: Take control. Be militant. No italics. Select one type face and stick with it. No artwork or images unless you are applying for graphic arts job. Don't underline and don't use ruled lines. Use bold face upper and lower case for your job titles and caps light face for your places of employment. Italics are not your friends in/on a resume.

You Can't Trust Most Fireproof Safes to Protect Your Data and Photos on CDs Or Flash Drives

What is wrong with safes fireproof?

There's nothing really wrong with a safe fireproof home. They are well developed, with paper products reaches a temperature of destruction or damage to keep them. But they will not prevent you back up computer data on CD, DVD, flash drives, or even to destroy. They will not protect the slides of photos and negatives.

The problem is that we can understand, fireproof or fire resistant ratings areassigned to safes. There are three basic ratings for fireproof safes by the Underwriters Laboratories. If a safe is rated for 1 hour then it must maintain the internal temperatures below the specified rating for the entire hour.

UL 350 - The safe must keep the interior temperature below 350 degrees Fahrenheit. That's below the normal temperature for most paper products to burn, char or become useless.

UL 150 is the rating for tapes, cartridges, microfiche, and microfilm. In addition to keeping the interior at or below 150 degrees, the humidity must be below 85%.

UL 125 is the standard for diskettes. In this case, the temperature cannot exceed 125°F and 80% humidity.Humidity and water damage is important if you intend to protect electronic devices like flash drives.

Test Your Own Data Media

If you doubt the need to have a better rated home or office fireproof safe to protect your data, then you can try this simple test.

Find a couple of photo negatives or slide and a print or two that you don't care about. Get two old CDs or DVDs with some data on them. Put one of the CDs in a jewel case.

Preheat your kitchen oven to 200 degrees and shut it off so the elements don't turn on. The radiant heat could be greater and cause the plastic to melt even if the air temperature is only 200 degrees. Place both the CD in the jewel case and the other CD on a piece of paper and place them in your oven. Wait a few minute and you can watch the CD in the jewel case curl up. Obviously the data will never be retrieved from it. Remove the other CD carefully that you don't bend it. When it is cooled you can put it in your computer and see if the data is intact. Sometimes it will be OK.

Now preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Don't set it on 350 just in case your oven thermostat isn't accurate. When the oven has reached the correct temperature, shut it off. Insert your photos, slides, and negatives on a piece of paper. Put your good CD back in the oven also on a piece of paper.

You will notice that a negative will almost immediately curl up and be destroyed. The pictures will curl a little and most likely be discolored slightly. The pictures will eventually flatten out again but there will be no hope for the slides or negatives.

The CD will remain flat but the data will be gone. You will likely be able to see bubbles in the plastic of the recording side of the CD.

Alternatives

Here are three alternatives if you want your data protected.

Get a fireproof media safe. It will protect your pictures, slide, negative, CDs, and DVDs. As shown above, a UL 125 rated fireproof safe will protect your data from heat and moisture. While a regular home fireproof safe may protect the data contents for a few minutes, the likely hood that the data will be safe longer than 15 minutes is extremely low.

Benefits of a fireproof media safe:

The ability to quickly backup to a flash drive and save the data immediately always make a night Backup.
The data are available, if you have access to the Internet.
You have no monthly or annual fees that you pay the safe.

Disadvantage of an average fire-proof security:

The main downside to a security support for Fireproof is the cost. They are not cheap.

Use an online backup system. This is a very effective way to ensure that data is secure. Well, as sure as you can expect whenyou are using another company to keep your data. If you don't have very much data, you can find free services on the web.

Benefits of using online backup:

Your data is kept in a completely different location.
In many cases, your data can be encrypted for extra safety.

Drawback of:

You may need to use special software. Software changes over time and so do encryption methods.
You may find yourself converting your data or even moving it when a company goes out of Business.
There are no annual fees, if you have a lot of data and more time than a fireproof media safe.
It can not be purchased online software DVD. Often require the original DVD to install the software.
Upload nightly backup to the Internet is not as fast as saving to a flash drive.

Renting a safe deposit box at your bank.

Security advantages:

You maximum protection.
You offsitedata protection.

Drawbacks of a safety deposit box:

Limited access to your data. It isn't there when you need it and you can't secure it every night.
Deposit boxes are really small. You can store a lot of data on DVD but you can't put many slides and negatives in one.
The costs of a deposit box vary greatly but they also will cost more over time than a fireproof media safe.

Conclusion

Evaluate your situation. If you don't have much data then online backup may be the best option. If you have a lot of data and you have many purchased software packages then your best option is a home or office fireproof media safe. Whatever you do, don't be caught with a fire in your home and office and find out that you have lost your data.

HERD AeroLT BIG HORN Animal Protection Grille Guard

As seen on TV, HERD's Animal Protection Grille Guard for Pickup Trucks. Big Rig Protection for pickup trucks.



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Leather Repair - Color Matching Your Leather Dyes

Color Matching is a huge skill and a must in the leather repair industry. I've been coming across a few vehicles lately that have been dyed with not so good color matching. Knowing that it's usually someone either color blind or just down right...well I won't go that far, but if the color isn't right then your repair will look worse then if you had just left it alone.

Good lighting does help and pretty much a necessity. Natural lighting is better but in the garages we get stuck in the winter months it doesn't help much, but what do you do, you improvise as my wife says. I use a dent light, which works pretty good, but I have also have used a under the hood light bar then hooking inside the car that stretches the width of the car and hooks on the door jams, they work great. Shorter light bar are great for light in a small places. Be careful with using florescence they sometimes throw your tinting off, if you can get some natural light to your project then great. The customer sees the the car in natural light mostly anyways so your color needs to be spot on.

Test a spot with a dab of leather dye on your finger, wipe a spot in the area to be repaired, dry it, and if it disappears, bingo. Otherwise tint it.

Most of the colors we encounter in todays cars are tans, grays, blacks of course, some blues, burgundy, not many reds, but I have seen on Mustangs red bolsters, whites in some, and in the custom world, Wow look out. A lot of tricks I would love to learn in doing real custom work like custom airbrushing in the interiors of vehicles, anyways..

The colors I use the most in my leather repair dyes are Black, White, Yellow oxide, Red oxide, and Brown. I also use on occasion Green, Blue, and Purple, rarely Yellow and Red, Silver and Gold for metallics with Pearl white to offset the side tones, and growing everyday, with the growing automotive industry. Colors and more colors, fun, fun, fun...

Of course white and black make gray, and brown and white make tan, so, add a little black to go grayer with tan or darker with both, white to lighten, yellow oxide or red oxide to richen the color or to give the yellow or red tints you see in todays autos, brown works good sometimes but the browns seem to be on the red side, if it's too red add green to tone it down. BMWs have a blueish tint to their dyes add a little blue or purple to the grays, Dodge add a little red oxide to the dye to give a reddish tone, Infinity's light tan has just a hint of green to it, Chevy's have a little bit more of a yellow-brown look to them in the darker dashes adding a little yellow oxide gives you that tone. Ford has a pretty true grey with a little yellow oxide though in some cases even add a little brown, this is for both the dark and light. Ford trucks tan has kinda a pink look to it, in some older models, add red oxide but they do have a lot of yellow to them too. Cadillac is pretty easy white and brown with a hint of yellow oxide and a bit if black, just a little though. With black tone it down for a duller look with a little bit of white, add your duller and you have flat black sometimes a little brown too for and older Dodge steering wheel but eliminate the duller save that for like BMW dash pieces. Dodge light gray seats add a little purple. Whew..that wore me out. You get the picture I hope, colors are just one of those things either you get it or you don't.

Just test each time you add a color and look at it and see what color it's missing. I use my pigments sometimes to get there a little faster. If it looks like it needs a color...add it a little at a time and dab another spot, dry it, then check again. You want it to disappear. If it does then your ready to go. Add your flex, cross-linker, strain your paint with a paper paint strainer into the cup and spray away with your leather dyes on you leather repair. If I left something out and your having problems with a color let me know maybe I can help you figure it out.

I've never really sat down and counted the amount of cars that I have done in my 10 years in the automotive reconditioning business so theres been a lot of colors fly in front of my face, the only one that has ever kicked my butt was teal, wow I spent all day when I first started on a boat seat that was teal, holy crap, that was back when I used the lacquer based systems, bad move, I had to give up. With the water based it is so much better. I found with the water based mix that green, blue and a touch of white, I got it, I think I added a little yellow too, I try not to do to many teals, that color and me just don't get along.

Thats kinda the way I look at it when I go to mixing colors, which I do all by eye, God help me if I go color blind. I just look at the work and see the colors. It's pretty cool. Each and every car is different no matter if they are the same identical vehicles, each one as been exposed to completely different elements. Every color is different I promise you, premixed dyes are fine to get you there quicker, but check a spot first before you go hog wild and just start dyeing. So tint your dyes, tweak them until they disappear. The color wheel does help, I find myself every once in a while having a brain fart and can't get a color right so I pull out the old stand by, if it's the color your trying to get rid of use it's opposite to get rid of it. Look on the wheel and the color on the opposite side of the wheel, thats it's opposite. I know that's not the correct word for that but it sounds good. But I never start my repair until my color matching is right. If you don't think you can match it, don't do it. The customer will respect you more for your honesty. If your color doesn't match then the ending result won't be perfect, and that's what the customer wants is perfection in leather repair, or any repair...Right.

Make sure to apply your conditioner after your repair is done on your leather repairs. It will make your ending result look and feel better. Top coat all your repairs with a clear topcoat, it only adds more resistance to the wear and tear and abuse that the vehicles will encounter instead of just the dye.

If you have anything to add to this article I would love to hear from you, these tips can be used with all your color matching needs not just dyeing leather. So please jump on board and lets help all the techs out there and lend a helping hand so that we can ALL get one more step closer to perfection in our leather and vinyl repairs, plastic repairs, velour repairs, and carpet dyeing.

2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Indy 500 Pace Car (First on YouTube!)

Officials from Chevrolet and Indianapolis Motor Speedway unveiled the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Indy 500 pace car at the Speedway's Hall of Fame Museum. "We've enjoyed a great partnership with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway throughout the years, and are proud to once again have the privilege of pacing the Indianapolis 500 in a Camaro," said Jim Campbell, General Manager, Chevrolet. The 2010 Chevy Camaro Indianapolis 500 pace car is a 21st century sports car that looks to the future with a nod to both the car's and the race's heritage. The first year for Camaro to pace the Indianapolis 500 was in 1967, the year the Camaro made its debut. Camaro has since paced the race in 1969, 1982, 1993 and 2009. 2010 pace car features an Inferno Orange Metallic paint scheme with White Diamond rally stripes that travel from the front to the rear over the top of the body, as well as extending to the instrument panel. The design is a modern interpretation of the original rally stripe that debuted on the 1969 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car. "Chevrolet has done it again with the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS Pace Car, it is simply beautiful," said Jeff Belskus, president and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation. "The car's tribute to '500' history and its sports car feel will be a big hit with our fans, and it will look great leading the Indianapolis 500 field on Race Day." The 2010 pace car is equipped with a stock 400 hp 6.2L V-8, an RS appearance package and leather interior with Inferno ...



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1957 Chevy Bel Air

There are just a handful of classic cars that just about anyone will immediately recognize and the 1957 Chevy Bel Air is one of them. From the classic tail fins to the hooded headlights this model is as much an American icon as parades and apple pie. While the term '57 Chevy has come to be used as a catchall phrase for that model year, as though there were just one model, there were actually several different variations of note. It's interesting to consider that the boys at Chevy wanted to see a totally new design for the 1957 model year. Production problems and setbacks caused them to use the 1955 model design as a base one more time. Imagine how close we were to never seeing this model!

The 1957 Chevrolet came in three different main trim packages. The Bel Air was the top of the line luxury package featuring gold anodized trim pieces on the front grill, fenders, hood and trunk lid. The 210 package was a mid-line offering with the 150 package rounding out the line as a base offering. There were several body styles available for the 1957 model year, most of which had an option of the Bel Air trim package. The standard Chevy two and four door sedans were offered as well as a two door and four door Hardtop. Often confused by novice observers are the Sedans and Hardtop or Sport Coupes. The sedan model is easy to spot when you understand that model has upright pillars between the windows while the Hardtop or Sport Coupe does not. Also produced was what they called a Utility Coupe which featured a bench in the back rather than a regular seat for salesmen who needed to carry samples and deliver items. Station wagons were also popular at the time and Chevy offered two variations in '57. The Nomad was the high end version with a Bel Air trim package while the Handyman was offered in the 150 and 210 packages. And we can't forget the famous Chevy Convertible from this year!
 
On top of the many body style variations from this year a ton of different options were available. Air Conditioning and Fuel Injection are perhaps the most notable two of them all however very few were sold. Air conditioning was still considered an unnecessary luxury by most and Fuel Injection was so new that most garages simply did not know how to fix the system. Most 1957 Chevy buyers that year opted for the tried and true carburetor. Other items offered included a "Surround Sound" system for the radio (which consisted of a speaker in the rear of the car), power radio antenna, power brakes and a padded dashboard. This was the same year the ill fated Turboglide transmission was introduced. Unfortunately this tranny had a bad reputation from the start and the vast majority of buyers avoided it. The Turboglide ceased production less than 4 years later
 
While we think of this car as perhaps the most famous in American history the buying public at the time was not equally impressed. While sales are decent they fell short of expectations. In fact the Ford Motor Company out sold Chevy that year for the first time in over 20 years. Following an interesting trend in classic car market however, the 1957 Chevy remains one of the most sought after models for car collectors the world over.   

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Wood Fireplace Insert

The advanced combustion technology used in today's wood fireplace insert was developed in a serious effort by both the United States and Canada in order to reduce emissions from wood stoves and satisfy new environmental regulations. This new technology is available in new wood fireplace inserts which can be installed into an existing conventional fireplace.

The new technology includes a secondary combustion process that ensures more complete combustion of the wood and smoke. This creates two benefits. First, it increases the fireplace's operating efficiency and second, it reduces the amount of emissions escaping from the firebox.

The new inserts also use two separate preheated paths of combustion air. One of the air sources feeds directly into the burning wood while the other is aimed above the main fire to capture and ignite the incomplete combustion gases that would otherwise be released up the chimney. This double combustion air path also results in two simultaneous combustion zones and flame patterns in the insert.

This use of separate combustion zones reduces emissions by ten fold compared to a conventional fireplace. This enables the environmentally friendly use of wood, which is a renewable energy source. And added benefit is the low levels of creosote and incomplete combustion products which are released. This dramatically reduces the potential for chimney fires.

More Benefits of Modern Wood Fireplace Inserts

Inserts using advanced combustion technology have also include airtight, gasketed doors, and special ceramic glass windows that allow much of the infrared heat to be transmitted into the room. They also feature a hot air blower that "sweeps" the window with air to allow easy viewing of the fire.

New inserts also have better heat exchange properties than conventional fireplaces because room air is drawn by a fan through a grill under the firebox then sent through a heat exchanger and back into the room at the top of the fireplace. With some cases the heat can be ducted to adjacent rooms where an auxiliary fan can send it through ducts to the rest of the house.

Because these fireplace inserts have such little interaction with the house air the chances of combustion products leaking into the home are minimal. For enhanced safety and effectiveness outdoor air is supplied directly to the fireplace for combustion and the maze that is used for preheating the air before it goes into the firebox is designed to keep the combustion gases from escaping.

Advanced combustion fireplace inserts offer levels of energy efficiency that can be as high as 50 to 70% in a normal installation and even higher when installed in a major living area with an open view to other parts of the house. This means that the insert can provide much of the heating needs for the house and can reduce overall energy demand and dramatically lower heating bills, especially for homes heated by electricity.

A final benefit of a wood fireplace insert is the energy independence the provide. If there is a power failure, a new insert can still operate as an emergency heat source for the house. Even though the electrical circulating fan will not operate, the heat from the fire will radiate from the fireplace into the house by natural convection and supply a significant amount of heat to the home.

2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Lincolnwood, IL

2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Lincolnwood, IL Stock #C10162A 847-674-9000 For more information on this vehicle and our full inventory, call at 847-674-9000. Grossinger Autoplex Pre-Owned 6900 N McCormick Blvd Lincolnwood, IL 60712 FULLY LOADED! LEATHER SEATS! NAVIGATION! DVD PLAYER FOR THE FAMILY! HEATHED SEATS!EXTERIOR Pwr tilt & sliding moonroof w/sunshade Roof rack Color-keyed bumpers Color-keyed overfenders Color-keyed body side moldings w/chrome inserts Color-keyed running boards & fender flares Color-keyed grille w/chrome inserts Mudguards Multi-reflector headlamps w/auto on/off Integrated fog lamps Color-keyed heated pwr folding mirrors Rear quarter & tailgate privacy glass Rear side window privacy glass Washer-linked variable intermittent wipers EXTERIOR Cont. Rear intermittent wiper Color-keyed door handles INTERIOR Pwr front bucket seats w/adjustable headrests 8-way pwr driver seat Heated front seats 60/40 split fold-down 2nd row bench seat w/tumble feature, adjustable headrests, center armrest 50/50 split fold-down reclining 3rd row bench seat w/tumble/slide feature, remove functions, adjustable headrests Leather-trimmed seats & doors Center console-inc: note pad holder, dual cupholders, dual 12V aux pwr outlets, covered armrest storage compartment



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2007 BUICK LUCERNE Lincolnwood, IL

2007 BUICK LUCERNE Lincolnwood, IL Stock #C90161A 847-674-9000 For more information on this vehicle and our full inventory, call at 847-674-9000. Grossinger Autoplex Pre-Owned 6900 N McCormick Blvd Lincolnwood, IL 60712 CLEAN! LOW MILES! GREAT PRICE! EXTERIOR Moldings, body-color bodyside with chrome inserts Grille, black painted Daytime Running Lamps, switchable Headlamps, halogen composite with Twilight Sentinel and flash-to-pass feature Front cornering lamps, front turn signal Mirrors, outside heated power-adjustable and driver-side auto-dimming, body-color, manual-folding Glass, Solar-Ray light-tinted Wipers, front intermittent, RainSense with structureless wiper blades INTERIOR INTERIOR Cont. Comfort and Convenience Package, includes (CJ2) dual-zone air conditioning, (AP9) trunk cargo convenience net, (DD8) inside rearview auto-dimming mirror (UG1) Universal Home Remote, (DH6) illuminated visor vanity mirrors, (CE1) front intermittent RainSense wipers and (DR2) ouside heated power- adjustable mirrors Seat trim, leather-appointed seating Seats, 5-passenger Seat adjuster, driver 6-way power Seat adjuster, front passenger 6-way power Armrest, rear center with dual cup holders and trunk pass through



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Chevy Grill speakers .. slappin

Silverado Grill Speakers



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Chevy Volt Moves Closer To Production

The auto industry has been investing heavily on the development of alternative fuel vehicles as the demand for these vehicles increases. The increasing prices of gasoline and global warming awareness have led car manufacturers to dedicate efforts in exploring the different technologies which can be used on cars of the future. These technologies are aimed at reducing petroleum fuel consumption and thus reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.

One of the car manufacturers aiming to build a zero-emission vehicle is the Detroit-based car manufacturing giant General Motors. In the company's drive towards the development of the cars of the future, they have introduced a propulsion system for the much-awaited Chevrolet Volt at the Shanghai Auto Show. The said propulsion system is in support of the company's E-Flex electric car architecture.

The propulsion system unveiled by General Motors is the fifth generation fuel cell technology and comes using an advanced lithium-ion battery pack. The combination of the two is expected to power a Chevrolet Volt for 300 miles or 483 kilometers. That distance can be covered with no petroleum fuel ever being burned and thus no greenhouse gases are produced.

The fuel cell configuration allows the Chevrolet Volt to run on the electricity produced by the fusion of hydrogen fuel and oxygen that it gets from the surrounding air. The only by-product of this reaction is water. The Volt is also a plug-in vehicle which means its lithium-ion battery pack can be recharged via a common household electrical outlet. The battery pack is capable of powering the car for 34 kilometers or 20 miles on a full charge.

This plug-in capability means that the Volt can be used on shorter trips without consuming hydrogen fuel. Since electricity is cheaper than hydrogen fuel, the plug-in capacity of the vehicle adds to the convenience of the car for consumers. Scarcity of hydrogen refueling stations is a problem for cars such as the Chevrolet Volt but with its plug-in capability, consumers can make use of grid electricity for short trips.

The E-Flex system used by the Chevy Volt is engineered to be powered by different means as long as it uses electricity. Another propulsion system to be used on the Chevrolet Volt is the use of a small bio-fuel internal combustion engine. This engine is paired with a generator which provides power to the battery pack of the vehicle. The power is then used to drive the electric motor used by the car just like in a hybrid electric vehicle.

Larry Burns, General Motors' Vice-President of Research and Development and Strategic Planning, has this to say about the E-Flex system: "The beauty of our E-Flex strategy is that it allows us to package various propulsion systems into the same space depending on what energy is available locally. It also provides flexibility in the sources of energy. We can obtain hydrogen or electricity from a myriad of renewable sources - wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and biofuels - or from traditional sources such as natural gas, clean coal, nuclear or even gasoline." Burns explained further that: "E-Flex provides flexibility in two ways: in the propulsion systems that can be used, and in the sources of energy that can be commercialized to compete with oil and meet global transportation growth in a sustainable way."

The new propulsion system unveiled by General Motors is made smaller than its predecessor but at the same time packs as much power. Its predecessor, the fourth-generation propulsion system is currently being used on the concept vehicle Chevrolet Sequel. The Sequel and the Volt may still be in their developing stages but the time is drawing nearer that these two vehicles will join Chevy pickups with Chevrolet pickup grill inserts in Chevy's lineup.

In closing, Burns concluded that: "Our progress has made us increasingly confident that our fuel cell propulsion system will be automotive-competitive. But before this technology can be made widely available, governments, energy suppliers and infrastructure companies around the world need to collaborate with GM and the auto industry to develop a market for fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen fuel." With that in mind, consumers will have to wait until such time that General Motors see it fit that the Chevrolet Volt is ready for production and ready for the market.

My 1998 Chevy S10 Fixer-Upper

I forgot to include the price of new shocks which I installed back in July. I think they ran me roughly $200, so the total should be closer to $2700.00 for the truck & everything that was done to it. Here's a list: Monroe Shocks front & Rear Paint Dent Removal Stabalizer bar links Tie rod ends Idler Arm ARE Delux Cap Grill Euro Clear turn signals - Front Chrome grill insert front spoiler JVC MP3 in-dash stereo General Tune-up You can do a lot with the right vehicle for very little money IF you shop smart. Hope you like it. I do!



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Learn A Few Tricks Of The Coffee Trade

For those of you who hate coffee for reasons I can't possibly understand there here is something you may like. My wife on occasion makes home crafts and the thing she makes that I like the most are her coffee scents. This is so simple yet very appealing, and the cost is under $20.00. Here is what she does. She takes a large glass bowl and fills it with whole coffee beans. This part is up to you. My personal favorite is the Sumatran Dark Roast, but my wife likes vanilla flavored coffee instead. She then gets a vanilla scented candle and lights the candle and places it in the middle of the bowl full of beans. When the candle wax hits the coffee beans the room starts to smell like Vanilla Coffee. It is a relaxing smell that lingers for hours, and our guests love it. My wife even sends them as gifts, and our family and friends really do love it.

A Coffee Can Grill

Let's say you have kids and you are going camping. Did you know that your used coffee cans could be used as a grill? Yes! A coffee can grill! Let me explain. The first thing you do is take an empty coffee can and wash it inside and out. Then dry it completely. Take a can opener that you would use to open a can of juice, and start punching triangle holes every 1 inches to allow for venting. Take the plastic lid and place it over the side you just punched to prevent it from getting dirty. Pack a candle (unscented) about 3 inches wide by 5 inches tall. This is a cool project for the kids. When you set up your campsite and are ready to eat light the candle and remove the plastic lid from the coffee can. Then place the can over the candle and let it sit for about 7 minutes. Place a ground beef patty, or hamburger patty on top and cook it the way you like it, and "Presto!" You have just used your disposable coffee can grill. My kids love it!

An Under The Hood Blower

If you have teenage boys that are ready to drive then listen to this cool trick I did when I was 17 years old. I took a large Folgers coffee can and using a hole punch I punched a hole in the center of the can. I then emptied the coffee in the trash, because I can't stand Folgers coffee. Then I went to the junkyard and found a fan motor with fan blades attached for a Chevy S-10 pick-up. Most of the fan motors for GM are the same, but the Chevy S-10 was what I used. I then made holes in the can for the screws that hold it in place, and the fan blades in the center. After cutting out the center with a pair of tin snips I placed the fan motor inside the can. I then took the can to my car and looked for a place on the firewall to mount it. After mounting it using a modified u-bolt made from threaded rod heated and bent I began to measure the distance from the can to my air intake. I drilled two holes in the can one at the top on the side and one in the bottom. I used silicone and a 2 PVC elbows ¾ was its size and found hoses that I ran from the can to my intake and the other I secured to the side of the firewall leaving it connected to the can only. I ran my power source to the fuse box and ran a toggle switch to the fan motor.

This was a fun project, because it challenged me every step of the way. I attached this unit to my 1973 Pontiac Lemans GTO. It had a 400 big block with Headman Headers and a Crain Fireball 2 race cam. Did I mention the 4 speed standard transmission? When I was in 4th gear I was doing about 60 mph then I flipped the toggle switch and floored it. My tires chirped and I went back in my seat. My speedometer on the car went to 120 mph. I promise you it was buried past that. I was at an old abandoned airport runway when I tried this, and I recommend not racing in any public place. It is illegal and you can hurt or even kill people. A fast automobile can be a dangerous thing. Use common sense before testing this on your car. I have to warn you if your block is made of cast aluminum you could over heat and blow a rod. My friend did this to a Ford Escort GT 1989. The head was badly warped and the bearings were fried.

Coffee cans are very useful. I have used them for storage of nuts and bolts, or any other hardware items I may have. My kids store pencils and crayons in them. Many people store childhood memories in them kind of like a time capsule.