AbsolutePickens (dot) com

So, I have 2 glaring issues with my truck…

1) The carburetor is not working right. The carb is a year old, and was apparently defective or not set up right from the factory. It DUMPS gas into the engine, causing it run WAY rich and consequently use much more fuel that it’s supposed to.

This I can deal with.

2) The rear axle is dying quickly. What this means is, when it goes, I won’t be able to move and there’s the potential of it taking out other (very expensive) parts with it when it does die.

So I looked at the options:
a) replace the existing unit with another of the same — Hell no… it was weak from the factory.
b) repair the existing unit — I just talked to the dude at the 4×4 shop. He says all bad parts will be replaced, seals, bearings, gears, etc… plus labor will add up to $1000 !!!!! HELL NO
c) replace the existing axle with one from a 1-ton truck. This is by far the best option. That axle is known in 4×4 circles as being “nearly indestructable” to quote its many fans. After pricing it all out, it’s still gonna run around $1000, but I’ll be way better off. Besides its unreal strength, it’ll have disc brakes (I currently have drums ), it’ll have low enough gears to turn the 31″ tires I use as opposed to the current axle which won’t allow me to maintain 80mph on the interstate, and that unit comes with a warranty.

This option is best, however it’s a total pain in the ass. I have to buy the axle and ship it from Wisconsin to Atlanta ($500). The trucking company will take it as far as the airport and that’s it. I need 2 strong dudes to then help me move it to the shop. I was quoted $262.00 for the installation labor, $249.00 for the disc brake conversion kit, plus my existing rear wheels won’t fit it, and then I’ll need 2 new tires to fit the new wheels seeing as how they’ll be bigger wheels…

Decisions, decisions, decisions…

So I’ve decided to call the section highlighting my guitars “Weapons of Noise Pollution” in honor of the AC/DC song “Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution”.

It’ll be a place where you can see all my guitars and other assorted gear. You’ll quickly see how many of them are in “project” status–meaning either unplayable, or in a condition that makes me not want to play them.

It’s true that I’m rarely satisfied with any guitar in “stock” condition, so I’ll make sure to detail all the interesting little modifications that make them uniquely mine.

~later

So I got the “People who think I rock” page up. The content is limited as of this writing, however… be prepared to be AMAZED at the number of people who think I kick ass.

Check it out…

I’m still kinda up in the air on a color (or colour if you’re ghey) scheme for this place. I’ll be playing with different things here and there, so you may notice things looking radically different from day to day.

In the meantime, please send any and all suggestions my way as to how I can improve the site that’s completely dedicated to ME.

-Pickens

This is my first post on my new site. Hopefully it’s gonna start to kick ass after some work. I haven’t done any web design in quite some time, and even then it was basic HTML. The learning curve will be a bit steep, but I think in the end it’s gonna turn out A-OK.

I Holla…