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I removed the rad crossover tube and welded a bead on the edges to prevent the hose from slipping off when clamped down. My wife came in and said, "You didn't do anything."

Sigh... 😂

The temperature has finally settled back to normal-ish here. Today was 26°C. Thank goodness. Everyday last week was 35-40°C (95-105°F). It was uncomfortable. My kids didn't understand why they couldn't play in the sunshine those days. Bloody dangerous it was. Many places here don't have AC because 25°C (77) is a pretty warm day up here. My family and I have been living in our camper because it has AC.

Anyway, today my wife and I went to the farm to go dirt biking and then afterwards I tore into my parts '72 C20 for a sway bar. Everything was going smoothly until I shook the yellow jacket nest with my boot that was under the RH inner fender. Suddenly, wasps were swarming and I was scrambling to get out from under an old truck that is overgrown with grass about 2ft deep. I didn't get whacked and had to spray bomb that nest and allow the spray to dry off the truck before I continued making sparks as I removed rivets on the frame. The nest was about the size of a large cantaloupe. Ooo, they were mad! Interesting wrenching on old field trucks, isn't it?

But I got my "new" sway bar. I will blast and paint the pieces and hopefully have it installed soon. I also laid out a work space for tearing down the Avalanche harness for that LM7 engine. I think I have my ducks in a row and will be doing that next alongside finishing up the fuel lines.