He is 100% right about not running HID/LED in housings not designed for them. I have done a few HID retrofits (added projectors to stock housings, and even used all OEM parts for one of them) in the past on some of my previous vehicles which was pretty great. I thought about doing it to the FJ, but have only replaced the bulbs with better halogens so far. It’s really just a trade off for longevity vs brightness. I’m using these and they are good and I really like the light color (rated at about 3400K which is pretty neutral): https://www.usa.philips.com/c-p/LUM9003NGPS2_50/nightguide-platinum-car-headlight-bulb https://a.co/d/gtyjerX
Yeah, we have been at a few tracks in a row that have probably flattered the Red Bull a bit and nullified the McLaren’s strengths. Even if that weren’t the case, it would still take a lot more bottling by McLaren for them to mess it up that badly. They have done it before, though.
I was straight up photosensitive for a day or so after my infusions. I could spend as little as just a few minutes in direct sunlight and would burn. I think I even got sun poisoning one time. Do not recommend. I started wearing hooded sun shirts to leave my appointments.
I have an Offroam in my FJ. It’s great. I adapted their 20mm ball to the 1” RAM mount ball and use a MagSafe charger in the RAM MagSafe holder. It’s generally fine, though it has fallen off sometimes off you got a really large bump. The utility of having magnetic charging is worth it, though. It looks like they use the Peak Design MagSafe mount with it on their site. Maybe I will upgrade to that since it should have much stronger magnets in it.
Did you get ABVD + radiation? I know radiation techniques have improved quite a lot, but ABVD is still pretty common. I received AAVD (Brentuximab Vedotin instead of Bleomycin) in 2023 and it was pretty new at the rooms, and they already have yet another regimen that subs the BV for Nivolumab (Opdivo, which is an immunotherapy) that has even fewer side effects (BV fucked my hands and legs up). Unfortunately they do still use Adriamycin in these regimens. That damn Red Devil is an absolute bastard.
This, plus their tire wear advantage is mitigated with the new surface, too. Pirelli was too conservative with tire choice as well. Should have used the C6.
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The shot didn’t bother me too much, but the bone pain can be shitty. FYI, Claritin actually helps with that, oddly enough (it counters the effects of all those histamines from the WBCs).
I was pretty upset to learn that I couldn’t be a donor (blood or organ) anymore (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma here). I had always been listed as an organ donor, but had never given blood before and was looking forward to doing it.
Polyphonic has a great series on this. And, while not part of that specific series, I will post his John Bonham video too because it’s fucking awesome.