As a kid we used to eat a lot of bluegills and other panfish on the Rez.

All you can eat catfish at some of the local beer bars too. If you had a shack with a toilet out of the city limits you could open up a beer bar and many did.

 

Took my 25 BE to the fire house and gave her a full entire bath. Cleaning the underside and the entire body. Topped off with a spray coat of ceramic wax to help protect the ceramic coating I have on the truck!

 

Looks great. I did the same yesterday.

 

Ordered a J Sport 1 1/2” leveling kit today … can’t wait to get it installed. Has anyone on this thread had experience with a leveling kit for their RL?

 

I just had the J Sport 1.5" level kit installed on my 22 BE Ridgey. I procrastinated on the decision for ages as I felt it was a lot to drop for what seemed like a minor upgrade. I'm very happy I pulled the trigger. I live in SoCal and drove out to J Sport HQ in Pomona and had them perform install. $800.00 for the kit incl. installation. Took about 3.5 hrs. I still have to get the vehicle aligned.

Personally, I did not like the factory rake so I find it much improved visually. I also noticed that with the truck leveled out, the hood is more prominent from the driver's seat which I like. I also feel that it drives differently but that's all in my head as I confirmed with J Sport that there is no difference in the driving characteristics.

I can now go with a slightly larger tire and drop from 18" OEM wheel to a 17" aftermarket for a larger sidewall. (265/60 R17)

Pics here. The Ridgey in the album is the J Sport Shop truck with the 1.5" level kit + KMC Bully wheels (265/65/R17 [Maxis Razr AT])

 

I went up to Shen in the garage and gave her a loving stroke.

 

Visited the Honda plant in Marysville and had it undercoated later in the day.

 

Was it a good plant tour?

 

Sold my winter rims and tires.

 

Moving to Florida? lol

 

Went and got some scrap wood to make some toys , to send on missionary trips, along the way found a set of steel wheel weights 50# each for my JD1025r. The owner asked $20 for the set , I would have given him more, without going and asking my wife for some chance he accepted the $23.00 I had.

 

Post some picks of the toys you build with the scraps!

 

Here is one ,
I buy the wheels and pegs., usually 1500 , 1 1/4" wheels.
The pile of wood in the bed of the RL, I should be able to make 900-1100 toys.
The other day when we got the load of wood, I took apx 225 toys to one of the volunteers that will be going on a missionary trip in a couple of weeks.
Plus Santa needs some toys to pass out , local Dr office , and anyone else that asks for them.

 

What a great way to serve others! So nice to hear stories of service to those less fortunate! Thanks for sharing.

 

Acquired a third Ridgeline after another multi year hiatus. Picked up this 25 Trailsport with Honda's current finance incentives. Absolutely love it so far. Will be fun this winter!

 

Acquired a third Ridgeline after another multi year hiatus. Picked up this 25 Trailsport with Honda's current finance incentives. Absolutely love it so far. Will be fun this winter!
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Awesome picture!

 

Your truck looks really nice, especially in that particular setting. Enjoy the new Ridgeline, @SpartanML.

 

Hi, all. I'm new hear. Picked up a left over 2024 rtl. Dealer made me offer I couldn't refuse. It's black on black. It had a tonneau cover, roof rack, side windows were tinted and that clear bug and scratch guard on front nose, around door handles and door edges. I paid 36,800 and the deal maker was they gave me 18,000 for my eight year old Nissan frontier that 80,000 miles on it. It was in fair to good condition. I drove 110 miles to pick it up.
Also, they moved truck over to used car lot to sell, and I received a 7 yr 100,000 miles warranty on motor and drive train, 4yr 48,000 on the rest of vehicle. The odometer read 64miles. Car check said no owner.

Today I cleaned white sunscreen off of my back black leather seats after my daughter in law and grandchild lathered themselves up and climbed in my truck. Didn't know it until we arrived back home.

 

Today I cleaned white sunscreen off of my back black leather seats after my daughter in law and grandchild lathered themselves up and climbed in my truck. Didn't know it until we arrived back home.

I've had the OEM back seat covers on both of my Ridgelines and would do it again. I no longer haul around grandkids, but dogs are a big part of my life. There are certainly cheaper options available, but none are better.

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That's a good tip. I find dogs better company than in-laws. Dogs are always glad to see ya and I'm always glad to see them.

 

The TS has a 1mpg ding on the hwy for some reason, 18/23 compared to 18/24 on the other trims.

 

That would be the AT tires. Add a 1" lift and it will take another 1mpg hit.

 

2nd that back seat cover. Allows easier clean up of dog hair...

 

I gave my RL a break for the weekend and rented a Camry to do the 1000 mile drive to Miami and back over the weekend. On the positive side, the Camry averaged 44 mpg for the trip. I do hate sitting so low though. I did figure out that about 79 mph was the sweet spot. I averaged 45 mpg going down with the cruise set at 79 with not too much wind and its Florida, so no mountains. Coming back in virtually the same conditions with the cruise set at about 82, averaged about 43 mpg. I probably could have gotten even better at a lower speed, but I didn't want this trip to last any longer than it had to.

 

That's a very impressive set of numbers for that size of a car.

That one was a hybrid, correct?

(although the electric half of the powertrain does not do much at constant highway speed)

 

It was a busy day. I completed a 9 speed transmission service, transfer case fluid change, and a rear differential service.. installed my front Burtman skid plate and cleaned the truck.

 

I’ve never seen that brand of skid. It’s unique.

 

Looks very badass … 10ga steel is serious protection.

 

10 gauge steel. Very sturdy and great coverage. I have the rear diff plate but have to modify for my 24 with dual exhaust. Next weeks project.

 

I washed my RL, actually the carwash place did it:

Then the Avalon:

 

Remember these pics in February when it is cold and and gray outside!

 

Gave her a full bath today using my new pressure washer and yesterday, didn't post, but installed running boards and mounted the lights I got from @Vlad the Impaler to the bottom of the running boards! 😁

 

Gave her a full bath today using my new pressure washer and yesterday, didn't post, but installed running boards and mounted the lights I got from @Vlad the Impaler to the bottom of the running boards! 😁

Nice! Wasn't expecting the running board adaptation when sending them. So you fabricated the plate and bolted the kit to the boards... Did you end up using all six lights? I think I read that the OE lighted boards have four.
Night pic's when you have a chance, please!

 

What did I do today? Gave my newly purchased '17 to the wife. Her eyes were like saucers when I test drove it to the house Tuesday. So today I told her it was hers. Happy wife....

 

Bought a dingy.

 

Very good looking but doesn't look like it will float too well.

 

Hauled 25 bags of mulch yesterday.