@Highlander ape hangers worst than stance

@Taylor-Martin Those are still full seats... Small Seats per the game, but full seats. I';ve got them anyway. I figure the comfort and safety penalties balance them anyway.

@HammerheadFistpunch even at 1/4”, lateral stiffness will leave something to be desired. With 8 mounts to the truck this may be alright but I’d be tempted to swap the sides for some 2.5 x 2.5 x 1/4” angle aluminum. I think Matt makes this suggestion in the second video.

Alternatively, you could put a flat diagonal brace along the bottom, corner to corner, with (ideally) 2 bolts at each crossbar junction. This would be a bit of a challenge to make but it can be done.

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@RacinBob Supposedly, it went through a multi-million dollar remodeling in the mid 1980s, and it appears as though some corner cutting there (covering over window openings with veneer brick without filling the openings) contributed, along with years and years of water seeping between the outer and inner layers of brick and forcing them apart. Apparently, half the roof failed in a big rainstorm in 2020 and flooded a lot of apartments, but they just patched the damaged area instead of replacing the whole thing.

@Rusty-Vandura off topic but my uncle Steve wrote this article for wired in 1998?

https://www.wired.com/1998/09/saved/

@functionoverfashion That looks fun!

@Roadkilled

But what a gamer for getting on the floor to play with him!

@JeRC1500 said in New Electronic Flight Bag Just Dropped:

@rctothefuture The key for me was the fact that you don't need handheld controls. Just look at an icon and pinch is a big change.

We’ve been doing something like this (not well, but doing it) for years with the HoloLens.

The problems were more fundamental and I’d be very surprised if Apple somehow solved them with their notorious secrecy.

Similar to the predecessor, this is also way too expensive to go mainstream or see widespread adoption, even among businesses.

@Alfalfa said in The KTM winter project, in (mostly) pictures:

If I fucked something up, it wasn't bad enough to cause immediate detonation.

That's about how I feel after doing any wrenching 😂

@Black-Villain said in Work Commuter Shopping For My Dad:

Current list of cars I've found for sale:

2016 Prius (high mileage) 2016 Mazda 6 Touring 2015 C-Max SEL 2011 Avalon Limited 2016 Camry SE w/ the 4 cylinder

Out of those, I'd pick the C-Max or the Camry

@farscythe How's he a dickhead? That was a great article btw

@Nauraushaun Btw my wife was in love with your rental . I loved the fiat panda we got both tines we rented , but that looks more fun. Although our Panda did do some unexpected soft roading very well.
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Cheers and enjoy that' food.

@HammerheadFistpunch said in Freaking mechanics - UPDATE:

there is no book rate for boats

While I'm not taking a side here, this does exist, we had one at the marina where I worked. https://spader.com/product/flat-rate-manual/

I would (and do) do the same as you - DIY on the boat all the way. And I was on the other side, that's part of why I DIY! Because for one, I know how busy these places are, and how they can do exactly what they're doing to you.

I actually avoid going to my former employer to get work done for another reason. I get the "friend" discount, sure. But they also tend to say (not out loud) "oh it's [functionoverfashion] he can wait, do the loud customer with deep pockets first" and then I get put on the back burner. I've had this interaction with them and it's worse than overpaying because it doesn't get done.

This is the place, though, that let me use their shop freely to get the work done on my father-in-law's wooden boat last year. That's the kind of relationship I want to have.

@WBizarre That sounds about right. The AF base where I work (there’s also a small Marine reserve group) has a much higher number of Chargers than the surrounding area. Heck, I’d say easily 1/3 or more of the local Demons and Hell Cats in the area are either military personnel or civilian employees on base.
The other cars I think is more prevalent there than anywhere else are the WRX and Golf R.

@Mr-Ontop
Ya don’t say….

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@pyroholtz Nice! My first few cars had that - there was a time when GM at least was pretty consistent in putting the fuel door there. I vaguely recall my ‘74 Dart POS having it on the left side.

@WhoIsTheLeader It's a bogie axle. Like a train uses. The benefit offroad is that gives better articulation, as one wheel falls into a hole or goes over a bump the other wheel get pushed in the opposite direction.

I'm on the new site, but I keep getting emails saying so & so replied to your post...but they're not my posts
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I've got at least half a dozen recently, is there something I can reset in my profile?
Thanks...and, loving the new LaLD. Tryna think of something good to post

@Snakesm13 $52,000

@Plymouth-Superbird-2nd
It's a 1963 Ghia 1500 GT

Here's an article I found on it:
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/all-in-proportion-1963-ghia-1500-gt

@Turbineguy-Nom-de-Zoom
I'm of the opinion that it's a car show and he's showing his car.
Sure it being new should or would give it an advantage over others in the looks and cleanliness class but I've seen cars come straight from the dealership in a worse state than a one year old car that had been looked after and given a thoroughly good clean before the event.
If the event has a big enough turnout, then sure, make some new category for new cars.

@VeeArrrSix This guy who is a decorator on shows we work on makes AI videos of his face on all kinds of videos like the Shakira halftime show... its nuts. His name is Peter Lam and his stuff is on Facebook I guess. It's pretty nuts.

I'll never buy a Tesla, plenty of EVs coming. I'm more likely to buy a hybrid next since I have no way to charge at home. I work on shows and there is often no time to charge a car, I go home and sleep and go back to work. I street park mostly and the Hells Angel's Teamsters got me a parking pass so I never pay to park at work. I'm not paying $15 a day to park in a garage so I can charge.

@Qaaaaa A but of both.

@Plymouth-Superbird-2nd said in arvo oppo:

@annoying_salman I did but I accidentally set it up to an email with a typo 😰

Did you want help moving to your original handle with email, or are you okay as you are?

@DasWauto

When I go to airshows, I like to take detail shots because otherwise it's just so many photos of airplanes. BTW, I'm pretty sure that the P-63 in the third photo is the one that collided midair with the B-17 last November.

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@Darkbrador Right by the Lowry Hill Tunnel and just about a mile from my house. Too bad they did not get this guy, I have had two cars hit on the street in front of my house by either a drunk driver or a stolen car. My son's Rav4 was in the shop for 4 months waiting on parts.

@Dr-Zoidberg except right there at the bottom where it's the RS Coupe 2D trim

@Taylor-Martin If the toaster oven dies, it's your Oppo Rally mascot

@amoore100
Actually...it's probably just a tarted up Yaris Cross.

@Green-Truck said in New car transport mode engaged:

but it wouldn't start,

Sounds like it's on it's last legs, I'll take it off your hands for $1000 above scrap value so you don't have to deal with it anymore 😉😁

@BJ if my driveway was a mile long and a bit looser, maybe? Work lot is paved and there is no chance I’m breaking traction

@Highlander @MasterMario Even if it's the case, rust is easy to fix on a old cruiser. A few $1,000 off and it's a good deal.

@Huzer I have a 4x4, under $10k, under 100k miles, for sale. Not really newish - it is a 1966 Jeep CJ-5 😆

But, if her mindset is in 1985, then this CJ is only 19 years old.

@Highlander huh, those were not the reviews I was expecting

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You guys are able to directly contact your local RMV branch?

@RallyWrench suddenly my curmudgeoniness and dislike of clouds starts to make sense.

@AestheticsInMotion Good enough!

Eh? What's this alphabet day all aboot?

@pip-bip I used to take my Z skiing, had studded snow tires and 200 lbs of weight in the back for traction.

@ranwhenparked I was part of it years ago when I paid for a synthetic oil change for my VW TDI but the fuckers didn't drain the pan. One of their monkeys said "I thought it was weird it only took a half a quart". No shit, Einstein. The pan was never emptied.
That was the last time I ever went to Jiffy Boob.

@Rider That's what she said.

apparently the miata is ready for driving just in time. the red civic is demanding my attention :S
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it was dropping a drip or two. but this is... yikes.

@Stef-Schrader said in Who needs an Oppo Rally teammate?:

@facw's Volvoing offer sounds good for the Actual Team Part. Puffalump mascot time?

Works for me

My son was doing a presentation at school, and in addition to going to see said presentation I was bringing some of the more fragile props. When I arrived at the school w/17 minutes to spare, I realized I had my wife's keys and therefore could not lock my bike. The second round trip was a bit manic, but I was not late.

I'm now celebrating the lesser-known Feast of My Thighs Are Sore and Tomorrow Will Be Bad.

@TheModernLeper Glad I could help! I’m always psyched when one of my suggestions helps someone!

@blacktruck18 You’re correct. He was in office when I bought the car in 2000. Just left a few months ago.

I still remember the Jesse White Tumblers - which were around for decades before he became Secretary of State.

@Brickman I have no photos of that one because it's an absolute basket case. Trust me, it's not the one.

@flatisflat @HFV_Junkyardin very @Automation challenge inspired. I'm waiting for the day to end so I can work on mine.

@ttyymmnn nope. there is a big group of these people for pretty much any big city in the U.S. They do literal stampedes with hundreds of them which usually ends in at least someone crashing into a car. They are quite annoying people.

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@Sam-Blockhan One of my fav wagons of all time

@tophercrowder Shame it stopped at the waterline.

@WhoIsTheLeader Love the Type 3

@HotWheelsAndFriedChicken cool model