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Best wishes to all the BITOG members and their families for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !!! :)

Last year I rescued a pair of Allison AL-120 speakers from going to the dumpster at the local thrift shop. I removed and repaired the two discintigrated surround 6 1/2" drivers from each cabinet and refoamed them. The AL-120 is a cool design that uses push-pull drivers as woofers & lower...

I installed new rubber surrounds on the woofers and got everything cleaned up. They work like new

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/fca-groupe-psa-automotive-industry-stellantis-merger-1.5650752

A pair of these Kenwood JL-C55 speakers came into the thrift shop that I volunteer at and the woofer surrounds were rotted right off. The manager wanted to scrap the units but I bought them for a donation and brought them home (like a stray pup from the pound) I got the 8" woofers all cleaned...

I came by a pair of old Allison AL-120 speakers a while ago that had deteriorated woofer surround foams. I removed the 4 woofers and cleaned up the cones & baskets. The new replacement surrounds arrived today from SimplySpeakers. I have glued the 4 foam surrounds to the cones this afternoon and...

Looking forward to 2020

I was at my brother's the other day getting a little welding done and we were sitting in his basement computer room. On the desk was a beautiful piece of aluminum art (BITOG art - a V-8 piston) sitting on a stack of papers. I asked him what that piston came from and he said it's one of the new...

I just finished washing the van in the driveway and took the clothes off the line. So far, so good

I have the opportunity to get an Onkyo TX-SR606 7.1 receiver for a great price but I want to use only 2 speakers on it - will it work satisfactorily with speakers hooked to LF & RF only? I only plan to listen to FM radio. TIA Papa Bear (Bob)

We've got a couple of thousand Hogs in town this weekend for the annual rally. They come from here, there and parts unknown I'm gassin' up the 150 and seeing if they'll let me fit in with them - I don't take up much room. https://hogsforhospice.com/

Life just keeps getting better A tip of the hat to the friends of Bili W. here.

made a stop in my neighborhood. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-the-simpsons-1.5114969

Looking for comments on the "ebates" discount program .....

Pick a VIA train number and see their progress https://tsimobile.viarail.ca/ I should have posted this in GENERAL - please move it for me

Which would be the better choice of brake pad material for my 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan front disks (what is OEM material?) so it will work as original? Not the best, not the worst - closest to original feel and durability. Thanks...

For over a century Leamington was known as "The Tomato Capital of Canada". H.J. Heinz moved out a little while ago but a new kid is in town and we are changing our name ..... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/wecann-2018-leamington-cannabis-conference-aphria-1.4894645

It's that time of year boys & girls - ambient temps are dropping and so is the PSI in your tires