got bullbars. yey !! =D dropped them on my ankle while i was half under my truck though. not as much fun as it sounds, but probably better than a poke in the eye with a burning stick. mounts on my truck and on the bars were slightly different. like. a lot different: drilling of holes ensued. I bought a tap set from bunnings (hardware store) 21$, 5 metric taps and a handle. what fucking rubbish. see, i wanted 12mx.75 threaded holes on the bullbars, so as i could put a bolt/washer through the hole already on my truck. for those that dont know: the drill size to be used is 10.2 mm for std 75% thread. i didn't happen to have one, so i drilled out at 9.8, which should give a good ammount of tooth and holding power. but nooooo. these shitty 3$ taps didn't cut it (literally) so thinks i: well, i'll bore out to 11.0mm which will give me 50% thread, which should still hold. So i do. taps still wont cut. then i realise i do have a 12mm tap, just hidden in a box, that isn't labelled. fortunately i'd only reamed one hole out to 11mm, and the other was still 9.8. Sutton make some awesome tools. cut through it like butter. so now i have bullbars, but i still need to pack them out some. i also need to finish wiring the second battery in the back, it has to go allllllll the way at the back, sitting on the towbar mount, because that is the only place there is room. which means i need more cable >< and means i will need to weld a bracket on, or something. but, it did give me an excuse to buy a butane soldering iron. the joys ehh. aand on the home front, well. it seems i have split up with dearest stacil. largely on account of she keeps acting childish and pathetic, which gets old fast. also because i feel i will never be able to be good enough for her, she wants someone who will just put up with her shit, while at the same time kissing her ass, while at the same time worshipping the ground she'd been walking on, and probably to erect some kind of shrine to her in their bedroom. i shant go into the details, those of you who need to know already do. damn shame really. sooooo. we shall see what happens, and pray for the best. hum _ra 2016|300808