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General Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself!!
« on: August 13, 2021, 02:41:39 PM »
Hi, I am Scott Carter.  Randy and I have been friends since kindergarten.  My wife Tina and I live in Millwood.  I usually own weird and obscure cars.  I have been into cars since I was a kid and owned a salvage yard for about 15 years.  You may see me in my Jeep Comanche, a random BMW, a Land Rover, some old box van pulling an Airstream, a riced out Honda, or any other random car that comes out of the warehouse.  Right now we run Caneyville Crushed Stone during the day, and rework old houses in the evening. 

Almost forgot, I guess I am the kinda tech person for the Mafia.  I host the website and forums on my server.

My current project is a 69 Chevy panel van that I am LSing.  If anyone has a good 4L80, I'm looking!  Below are some of my oddball cars:





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Car Shows & Cruises / Local Car Shows - *Updated regularly
« on: August 13, 2021, 02:22:27 PM »
Schedule of Events

August

    WKCC Cruise-in
    Friday August 6th, 6:00pm cst
    Indian Hill Shopping Center
    115 Sequoia Dr, Leitchfield, KY 42754

    Hotrod Hide-out Tri-5 Pre-Party
    Thursday August 12th, 7-10pm cst
    Live Music, Food Trucks, Games, Raffles...
    1500 Louisville Rd Bowling Green, KY

    BRM Cruise - Joey Tabors in Hardinsburg
    Leave at 4:30 cst
    Meet at 5-Star, Leitchfield 42754

    BRM Cruise-in - Webb's Auto Refinishing
    Saturday August 14, 8-11am cst
    961 Owensboro Rd, Leitchfield 42754

    BRM Cruise - Papaw's BBQ & More
    Leave at 4:30 cst
    Meet at 5-Star, Leitchfield 42754

    Cecilian Days 50th Car Show
    Saturday August 14th, 11-2pm est
    314 E Main St, Cecilia, KY

    Cruise-in-the-Park
    Saturday August 14th, 1-5pm cst
    City Park, Madisonville, KY

    Morgantown Mayhem Cruise-in
    Saturday August 14th, 4-9pm cst
    Live Music, Hot Rods, Jeeps, and Bikes
    Firehouse Pizza, Downtown Morgantown

    Cloverport PR Car and Truck Show
    Saturday August 21st, 9-12pm cst
    Food & Games Available
    Cloverport, KY

    BRM Cruise-in - 4th Fridays
    Friday August 27, 5pm cst
    Bailey's ZIP Mart - Millwood, KY 42762

    BRM Cruise-in - BBQ & Cruise
    Saturday August 28, 54-6pm cst
    Bluegrbutt BB - Leitchfield, KY 42762

September

    WKCC Cruise-in
    Friday September 3rd, 6:00pm cst
    Indian Hill Shopping Center
    115 Sequoia Dr, Leitchfield, KY 42754

    Hotrod Hide-out Cruise-in
    Saturday September 4th, 7-10pm cst
    1500 Louisville Rd Bowling Green, KY

    Hotrod Hide-out LS After-Party
    Saturday September 11th, 7-10pm cst
    1500 Louisville Rd Bowling Green, KY

    White Mills Day Car Show
    Saturday September 21, 10am cst
    White Mills Christian Camp, White Mills, KY

    BRM Cruise-in - 4th Fridays
    Friday September 24, 5pm cst
    Bailey's ZIP Mart - Millwood, KY 42762

    Hotrod Hide-out Cruise-in
    Saturday September 25th, 7-10pm cst
    1500 Louisville Rd Bowling Green, KY

    Cruisin' OCC
    Saturday September 25th, 4:00-7:30pm est
    2785 Oxford Village Ln, Georgetown, KY

October

    WKCC Cruise-in
    Friday October 1st, 6:00pm cst
    Indian Hill Shopping Center
    115 Sequoia Dr, Leitchfield, KY 42754

    Hotrod Hide-out Fall After-Party
    Saturday October 16th, 7-10pm cst
    Live Music, Food Trucks, Games, Raffles...
    1500 Louisville Rd Bowling Green, KY

    Hotrod Hide-out Trunk-or-Treat
    Saturday October 23, 7-10pm cst
    1500 Louisville Rd Bowling Green, KY

    BRM - Trunk or Treat
    Friday October 29, 5pm cst
    Bailey's ZIP Mart - Millwood, KY 42762

    RATS on the River
    Saturday October 30, 10am cst
    Smith Co Ag Center - Carthage, TN

November

    Hotrod Hide-out Hotrod Giveaway
    Saturday November 65th, 5:00pm cst
    1500 Louisville Rd Bowling Green, KY


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Members Rides / The Evil MJ - my 1989 Jeep Comanche Pickup
« on: August 13, 2021, 02:05:35 PM »


Posted January 3, 2020

I know in this section people expect to hear outlandish build stories, but this is not one of them.  I have built many vehicles over the years from old CJs to turbo cars to Rover Defenders, and I whole heartedly wanted to build a Comanche (My wife loves Jeeps, and I could never win her over to my Rovers).  I must confess, this rig was bought.  I had many plans on how I would build an MJ, crazy suspension, custom bed, opened fenders, upgrade whatever could be upgraded, but most importantly it would be a rig I could drive comfortably and dependably.

 

One day whilst perusing the Marketplace on some un-named evil social platform I ran across this beautiful creature!  It was almost everything I had planned to do to a Comanche - it even had the matte gray paint I had envisioned!  Best of all, the price was CHEAP and it was only 2-1/2 hours away.  I contacted the seller and told him I couldn't make it until the weekend and that I wanted it.  I was told it was already spoken for, but he would let me know if the deal fell through.  I was devastated!  I knew it was too good to be true.  Much to my surprise, he contacted me Friday and said the buyer was laid off from his job and he couldn't swing the money.  It was mine for the taking!

 

The next morning my wife and I loaded up in her matte gray Veloster (see the trend here) and headed west.  The weather was cold and terrible, but we made it there without a hitch.  When I arrived it looked as good as it did in pictures.  However, when I went to start it, it had a miss.  They guys said, "I should have told you before you came, but I ran it out of gas yesterday and now it has a miss".  I'm thinking 'oh great, this thing has problems'!  So, we took it for a drive, and it wouldn't go over 35mph.  I was sick.

 

After some investigation, we found it had a cheesy aftermarket cleanable bronze fuel filter.  It was easily removed and found to be caked almost solid.  A quick clean and all was good.  It made the trip at 70+ without issue, but did require a filter cleaning once it made it home.  Since then, the filter has been replaced with a standard pleated filter and all is well.

 

Just a little back story, the guy who originally built this Jeep was a welder.  I don't know him, but I do know that he lost his job and had to sell the MJ to the seller I bought it from.  The seller, like me, saw it and had to have it.  He said he had no need for it, but just wanted it as soon as he saw it.  He kept it for six months, never went off-road, and only climbed a dirt pile in his back yard once.  His wife decided she wanted a hot tub and told him he was going to have to sell his truck.  His loss, my gain!

 

I am not sure what all I have planned for it at this point.  I have added A-pillar lights to it as well as the tow clevises.  I temporarily fixed the console lid.  I also have an onboard air compressor, snorkel, 10k winch, and new window trim to be added.  When I add the winch, I will run 0/00 battery cables front to rear from a BMW and add Anderson quick connects

; it is set up to have a removable winch for front and rear and it has a dock on the driver's side of the bed. The interior is a little rough.  I have installed a new auto-dimming compbutt/thermometer mirror, and plan on redoing the headliner, adding an overhead console from a Silverado (already purchased - just map lights and sunglbuttes holder), and a double din Alpine head unit with backup camera.  I know some of this may seem a little cheesy to you guys, but as I said, I want a comfortable usable rig I can depend on; I'm not getting any younger.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 




Hope everyone likes it.

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Parts Wanted / Need a good 4L80 for my build
« on: August 13, 2021, 01:25:56 PM »
Post says it all, looking for a good 4l80 for my panel van build.  Please state miles and condition if known.  May even take a good core for the right price to have built.

Thanks!!
-Scott

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