Repair-It

It would be complicated/hard to pull out the fitting on the drivers turbo - the Dorman hose/wye that I installed let me not have to pull out that fitting - there's very little clearance between the faux frame horn and the turbo.

I guess I should reserve judgement until I watch the video.

And the ...

Estimate and photos from the adjuster.

"Bare Bones" estimate came in at $3500. I'm thinking I'll just have it fixed "right" with an insurance claim and get the energy absorber, radar realignment, etc.

It also took out the front charge air heat exchanger - bumper/grille must've pushed back far enough to nick it and make it leak. Super-minor drip.

Shopping list so far:
- bumper cover
- driver side access cover (don't know what to call it - right below the grille. It's not for the tow hook, and ...

I'll try to get some pics in the morning.

Hit a deer on the way home from picking Max up from the high school tonight.

I didn't see it until too late to completely brake. Max said he saw another deer ahead of it but figured I'd noticed. I hadn't. The second one I picked up too "close" to be able to stop. I think I was probably doing like ...

I think I'll call it the CTRL-Z mod?

I guess my thought was to find a comparable (maybe lower mileage) truck that the tuning shop was deleting to get all of the used OEM hardware as a kit. If they do a lot of deletes, it might be worth having them install if they're super familiar with all of the hardware and tuning. My suspicion is ...

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicle/743597794
https://www.triplesssautosales.com/inventory/gmc/sierra-2500-hd-crew-cab/270134/

Still seems to be the "best" deal going. I don't remember seeing the "deleted" note in my earlier reads of the listings.

I considered calling a local diesel ...

Bought this log splitter in 2014 or so. I don't believe I've done anything significant to it until this year. One of my Electric Boat coworkers said he had to replace the hydraulic pump coupling when he borrowed it. I think I've changed the oil a couple times.

I left it out front for probably 2 ...