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Name something you have accomplished in your life that you are proud of. Brag about yourself,I wanna hear it.

I am proud of going from being morbidly obese to being healthy. I have lost a total of 127.8 pounds/ 58 kg over 4 years. I currently weigh less than I did at my lowest weight when I was in highschool. I gained 120 pounds/ 55 kg over a period of 5 years. I blame most of the weight gain on my active alcoholism during those years. I used to drink a litre of wine a day. A 750 ml bottle of vodka over one and a half day. My drinking was rampant and out of control. I felt like a slave to alcohol. I used to watch episodes of a show called intervention on YouTube and I would feel so envious of the addicts who went to rehab and came back 90 days sober. That seemed like such an impossibility back then. I was lost in despair,just completely disconnected from life around me. All I would do was lie in bed,drink and eat. I wasn't getting any exercise,I wasn't doing anything. I was just ballooning and self isolating with the only motivation for me to leave the house being buying alcohol. Now I walk kilometers a day. I can walk 10k in just under 2 hours. I'm physically fit and I love it. I can do cartwheels, I can squat,see my feet when I look down,tie my shoelaces without any hassle and fit comfortably in public spaces and public transport. The aesthetic benefits of weightloss are great but it's the overall healthy and light feeling that makes this so worth it. I remember going to the doctor when I was 23 and he told me my blood pressure was elevated. I felt so ashamed. It's one thing to get it due to genetic factors but it's different when you get it as a result of bad life choices. I knew I was the reason my blood pressure was elevated. I remember deciding that I had to do something but that motivation didn't last because nothing I tried to lose weight would work if I was still drinking. Weight gain is often just a symptom of a deeper psychological issue. My weight gain was tied to my drinking which was tied to an undiagnosed mental illness that I was using alcohol to self medicate. I'm grateful to have gotten help for my depression because that's what helped me outgrow alcohol as substitute for emotional regulation. No alcohol meant less calories and drunk cravings so my daily caloric intake was slashed in half.Add the daily exercise to that and the fat started to melt off. I'm proud of myself for fighting to give myself health and a better standard of living.
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HumanEarth · F
I did a few, like

I made 2014 F250 Ford truck run like 1960s ford truck. I wanted to make modern truck make it work like a truck like from the 1960s.

2014 Ford truck:
I ripped out the blown engine, the crappy automatic transmission (I hate automatic transmissions, I love stick shift), transfer case, front axle, rear axle and all the computers and electronics.

I removed the whole dashboard, instrument panel and glove box


I also cutout the entire floor out the 2014, to make the adaptation to the two different generations of trucks to work better together.

1961 Ford Truck:

The 1961 Ford truck had a really shitty body so I decide to use the running gear on the newer truck. So I used the frame, engine, manual transmission, Transfer case front and rear axles.

Important note:
I left the the engine points distributor
That means the engine is mechanical controlled, and no electronics are used to control the engine timing.

I installed a new clutch, tuned up the engine, installed new wheel bearings, new leaf springs and bushings, new front main seal, new rear main seal and installed a new oil pan gasket.

Removed dashboard, instrument panel and glove box
But the dashboard from the 1961 is a lot wider then the 2014. So I had to cut the dash to make it fit.


I weld on brackets to the 2014 frame and brackets to the 1961 frame

I raised up the 2014 up and rolled the 1961 frame and running gear under the 2014. Then I lower the 2014 onto the 1961 and welded the two together.

This is the point I am at now. What's next is a 1960s ford interior to be installed, install the 1960s dash and steering wheel, and make it look pretty.

So when done it will look like 2014 on the outside and a 1960s Ford on the inside

Its on hold right now, because I ran out of money

I'll post part 2 when I complete it
SW-User
@HumanEarth almost like the Johnny Cash song "one piece at a time"
HumanEarth · F
@SW-User

Yes, exactly

Plus it helps that I hate modern computer controlled car and trucks
PinkMoon · 26-30, F
@HumanEarth That is so fascinating. I've heard of people modernizing old cars,never the other way around. That's a lot of work you've put into this,the level of passion you're displaying is infectious,I don't know squat about car but I'm hooked on the journey. You should film this and put it on YouTube. I'd watch.
HumanEarth · F
@PinkMoon

I don't even have a Google account
@HumanEarth You did a lovwly job. It must have cost you a fortune. I almost hate to tell you the steering wheel is on the wrong side.😷