Day 2260

 I woke up a little after 8 and played games for a while.  I got up, fed the cats, and then had breakfast.  After that I went out to continue my new exercise program.

I moved another 8 loads of gravel.  That allowed me to finish covering the weeds by the front yard rocks.  I also used two of the loads to cover a bunch of really thin spots in the parking area and the lower driveway.  There's less than 8 loads of gravel left.  When it's gone I'll order another 7 yards.

It's supposed to hard freeze tonight with freezing rain.  It rained off and on today and the temperature was dropping all day.  I turned on the heater in the well house.

I took the frame for the monster truck back with me when I got back to the house.  Then I took a shower.  When I got out Ellen had gone to the garage to paint.  I guess she's feeling better.

I really wanted to look at the monster truck.  I forced myself to do the second diff on the TRX4 instead.  It wasn't quite as much work as the first because I knew what needed to be done.  It was still a pain in the ass.  I worked on it through lunch.

When the TRX4 was done I started looking at the monster truck.  I measured the shocks and the tires.  I also took out a motor and measured the shaft.  I also think I have a plan for mounting the steering servos.  Now it's time to order parts.

I spent quite a while looking for parts.  I also took out all of the old electronics in the monster truck as well as some parts I know I won't be needing.  That allowed me to be sure of what I was ordering.  I still have some parts to order, but I won't until I've fitted the parts I ordered today.

The rest of the evening was surfing.  Dinner was leftovers.  I'm really enjoying reworking the monster truck.  It won't cost any more than another kit.  Of course it won't ever be as functional as the new vehicles, but it will be cool.