The Nissan Leaf Gets a New Rear Axle

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Well, I finally have a salvage title for the 2013 Nissan LEAF (Actually I dont have the title yet, but I think they mail it to me. We are not settled with the insurance company yet for sure. It has been six months since Angie was rear ended. I went shopping for a new rear axle so I can get the car driving again. The rear ended axle was so bent, the car couldn't move. The new one with no connecting bits was over a thousand dollars. The cheapest used ones I could find on ebay were over 500 dollars. I finally scored at a local used parts place for 95 dollars (removed) and with associated bits such as bearings, bushings, parts of the brakes. It took me a concentrated day with cancelled and moved meetings to get the axle replaced and the car running again. The accomplishment felt good. I am now configuring the car with tractor tires and other modifications to use the car on the farm as my new lot car. I will be adding a 2 inch receiver hitch. It will be great for going through the wo...
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I ran into this bug this morning in the parking lot in Duluth. I was thinking I had to go to central America to see a land insect this size. That's my shoe there. I almost tripped over this guy. Yes, he was alive. I kicked him to make sure.

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grammachickens said…
Eastern Hercules Beetle??? Common in woods around Georgia.

http://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Eastern-Hercules-Beetle
9:11 AM
David J. Schinsing said…
An entymologist friend here at REDCOM want's it. If you find another, bag it and ship it straight to REDCOM - you will be paid handsomly.
11:11 AM
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