@DuckDuckGreyDuck Possibly, I'll have to crawl under there again and see how easy it would be to do it's a lot of rivets in a hard to reach place. Couple of minor issues, 1. The clutch and brake pedal assembly mount to the cross member, I'd have to space them back forward. 2. It would push the trans back inside the cab, which would probably mean I'd need a new shift lever, not a big deal. 3. I'll have to do some more measuring, I'm not %100 convinced if I get it moved back that that extra 2-3" I'll avoid interference with the radiator, it'll be close.

@partypooper2012 said in Bought a vehicle for 50 bucks:

@theturbomrt By that logic, 6.5HP will be just shy of 5KW. Fascinating.

I am now seriously contemplating selling all the electrical bits out of it and plopping gas powered engine on it.

Yeah you'd need a 5kW electric motor to eclipse the 6.5 HP predator
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@ash78

This comment has me crying. Def sounds like a middle schooler 😭

And yes- I will secretly put a spoiler on her car at 3 am.

@ibRAD They work well, especially if the hanger is in good shape. A spray of lube makes removal easier, too. If they're old and crusty they'll tend to end up splitting them apart, but still make for a pretty easy removal.

I can't vouch for the particular tool in the link, as it is just what came up in a quick search. The one in my tool box is of that style, but cost all the money off of the Matco truck from back in my wrench turning days.

They're one of those tools that a pro will always have, and that everyone should if they're doing something where it's called for. Like brake spring pliers specifically for doing drum brakes, once you've experienced them you'll never attempt that job without them again.

@AkioOhtori Looks great! But yes, it takes a lot of time and energy. On my Spider, the issue was that the sides of the car had a very thick layer of old wax build up. When I hit it with the orbital, it would heat up and turn an opaque, milky colored mess. It took a lot of compound, a lot of fresh pads and a lot of elbow grease to get the old wax off. Only then could I polish the actual finish on the car. A lot of work, but usually worth it for how good it looks afterwards.

@WBizarre close. The Alfa was a mito and the last one I wasn't sure about but the consensus seems to be Suzuki swift.

@Old-Busted-Hotness I'll jump on the 3 train. It glows blue when orcs are around.

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@LimitedTimeOnly As the owner of a Panamera, I'm sad.

@Roadkilled

So they basically made a big tube with the stab on top so the engine could just slide in. Neat.

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@tophercrowder I just remembered something from when I had my Fiat. The mechanic said that if a light goes out, it's best to change them in pairs, even if the other light is fine. I guess the minute change in voltage or whatever is enough to make is cascade, but changing both stops it from happening for some reason. I don't know if that helps on your van, but it seemed to work on my 500.

@eaeaerick thanks. I want to try the automatic; my wife is not crazy about the idea of me getting a manual DD again, it’s nice to be able to share cars freely and she has little interest in learning manual. Although if I went auto, I’d be that much more tempted by the integra I think.

Integrals probably were going for north of $40 when released but I think that has passed.

@ibRAD I pronounced it as "I Brad" at first, and then thought, "is it 'I be rad?'" Glad to have that cleared up 😂

@CobraJoe I guess I've never owned nor seen a truck that didn't have a top step on the bumper, which also conveniently wraps the corners of the truck.

Either way, the point is, if trucks hadn't gotten needlessly tall, steps in the middle of the bumper wouldn't be necessary.

"On the Beach 2: Electric Boogaloo" by Nevil Shute

All of them so I can have one that works at any given point in time.

@Landen-Genesis-Haysenhox said in Cruise/Meet with my Mazda Club Today:

Uh...

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Shhh. We don’t talk about Bruno.

I mean, the Honda.

@XJDano said in Broke a bolt, and it’s not going well:

it’s at an odd spot, and the right angled drill I’m borrowing is too wide to go at it straight.

That is a nasty one!
And, it's just the sort of location that leads to mis-torqued and broken bolts.
You will need big piles of luck to win this round without a bunch more disassembly.
Good luck!

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@415s30 My euro Daytona is really bad for that, people have said they can follow the car just by smelling it. It is common on all Daytonas although I suspect a US Daytona with operating (correctly) smog gear might be a bit better.

This is starting up on a very cold day (see frost on the garage roof), although the emmisions are mainly steam.

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@ForSweden RHD too. (unless its been reversed)

@Albino-Kangaroo said in Borsuq at work:

@pip-bip looks to real to be a joke. Wow is that bad.

You'd be shocked how common shit like this is.

Try not to think too much about it, actually. The world is scary enough as it is.

@Urambo-Tauro wow, Czechoslovakia, that dissolved in '93.

@Gabriella poor George, but well done Checo. however Williams need to bone Latifi for DeVries.

@WhoIsTheLeader fbi/cia maybe?

@HFV thank you for posting. My wife and I really like hiking and I wouldn't have thought about it. We will have to plan carefully if we are going to stay in NC. We are currently going down the West Coast but I think we will head east in May. Maybe down to NC or FL for winter 2023/24. I recall my wife liking the looks of Chattanooga Tennessee when we drove through in February so I will have to check out hiking in that area as well.

@phenotyp ah. Gotcha

@siennaman Well it may be true that rust never sleeps when it comes to old cars, but Neil Young would support you. His "LincVolt" is one of the biggest platforms to start with for an electric car imaginable. Of course, it started a huge warehouse fire (or at least, it was involved in some way) so it pays to be careful. Neil is a huge car guy and even has a book about the cars he's owned, with I think his own drawings of them. But here is the car. Not sure if it still exists or not.

@MM54 This is the flat rate way, and not even wrong, like you said the dynaglass exists for a reason.

In a shop environment I'd probably weld it anyways, grind the porous welds and slap dynaglass down. Mostly because no way in hell are all those panels getting peeled back just for this (or sectioning in a new chunk of c pillar just to fill a couple holes)

@Sam-Blockhan Holy overhang Batman!

But seriously though, I like it!

@Roadkilled

Well, they only flew the F-27 and F-28, and that's definitely not an F-27.

@drVanTraveler 924 probably far more reliable! But...that Busso V6...

@AestheticsInMotion Better than you might expect. I think we all had this idea that adding a free agent QB would solve all the problems. The Broncos have been bad for five years and that wasn't going to fix things. But the offense looked better today. Except for Melvin, of course. I hate losing to the Raiders but they played better, and they played like their season was on the line, which it was. I think they can get better each week. I doubt they make the playoffs but I still see 10-7 as an attainable goal.

@spacekraken I chose mk5 for the 3.2, but I would pick a mk7 over both.

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@AestheticsInMotion 330 pounds with 4kwh? That's a lot of unknown weight.
I think there are too many compromises there, and it's a big leap of faith to own a very 'unique' vehicle when it's China-sourced and has only a questionable track record.

@Sam-Blockhan I'll bet this is what trying to catch all the Pokémon is like.

damn, i;m trying to patch my wife's flex pipe. I just got a second exhaust tape kit which should finish it off.

@Mark-Tucker I've never seen a red and yellow Oliver. That's sick. We have a local tractor show that was this weekend and these were there. 20220930_165457.jpg

My buddy had a beater early 80’s 911 targa years ago. Loved that little car.

@Exage03040 said in MotoGP Thailand Recap:

I think it's the fact that the Ducati is probably the easiest bike to set up and ride fast, and also has the advantage of data with the strength in numbers

And team factory orders. 😉

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Here it is finished & staged in a park.

Saw this running errands today. Glad to see them being driven.

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@xsnowpig
That'd be old enough to be legal.

Unfortunately, they usually came with a Hilux engine and suspension to match. Upgrades to LandCruiser engine and suspension often resulted in something that behaved a lot like a child's top...

@EssExTee I feel like this guy recently had a really bad day. Ride on, homie, ride on...

@zipfuel I was, now I’m in Ottawa for a night and off to Bobcaygeon tomorrow!

@Demon-Xanth It's a car mullet

@RallyDarkstrike said in Everything Sucks! Post Puffalumps.:

Slow to reply here (sorry about that!) but my sentiments echo those I said on Discord...this sucks and is BS 😕

You're an excellent writer and it's ridiculous they let you go! Hopefully you can find another job soon....that's a lot of stress... 😞

I'm so angry. I really don't have any idea what I'm going to do.

@ike808 i lost my dad 9 years ago this week. I feel ya. Keep those sacred hymns alive

@Just-Jeepin A good parsh fits everywhere, but especially next to an almost-matching Jeep!

@HillRat Major vibes from this one.

Happy for Checo - hope they don’t take it away.

Anyone catch him spraying himself in the face with champagne after the celebration? LOL - he clearly needs more practice!

@ClassicDatsunDebate

Don't Jinx this good weather! ☀

@Leon It wouldn't be legal to register in the US so presumably it came back with him. If not, it would have had to be crushed as you couldn't legally sell it. There's always a chance it stayed with dodgy or no paperwork but seems unlikely.

@MidEngine I’m sure there’s some hiking trails around there. Most places in Canada have some sort of tourist office you can pop into and get all sorts of maps and guides at.

@jminer she’s a super nice and snuggly cat with us. Wants to straight up murder most other living things.

@Vondon302 that sounds even more expensive since it was just sitting there with parts in it that didn't get sent out