Car gang

[vagrant knot]

Ah

[lost nest]

@vagrant knot

[lost nest]

Fits. Ish

[lost nest]

And this is how we leave her for the day.

[deft musk]

the center console trim being on the other side of the passenger seat almost makes it look like a three seater 😆

[lost nest]

Lol. Passenger seat isn't even in the car

Though i suppose that's obvious

[remote plume]

just a theoretical question:
Has anyone ever tried boosting a small engine with industrial electrical compressors/turbines?

[deft musk]

Garage 54 ran a turbo off a DC motor. So.. don't see why not

[remote plume]

ahhh noice.

[deft musk]

https://youtu.be/SW3xL9nsqUM

[fierce heart]

People can’t even get it right.. it should be titled “how to make a supercharger from a starter motor and turbo”

[deft musk]

I mean, they are powering a turbocharger with a starter motor

[fierce heart]

No because there’s no turbine involved in that. what you’ve left with is an electric powered centrifugal compressor driven by a starter motor.

[lost nest]

Yep

Also it's kind of silly. The only application is if you're driving it from a battery that's not tied to the charging system for a single pass drag race.

[remote plume]

maybe as a kick to get the regular turbo to spool up faster :D

[hollow knoll]

It can make sense even in other situations. It's not going to significantly improve max sustained power, but it can provide higher peak power. Yes, you're putting huge draws on the electrical system, but the power gains can exceed that, at least in the short run.
As well as turbo spooling, which is thing that's been done commercially.

[deft musk]

hmmm, using a motor to pre-spool the turbo while waiting for exhaust pressure is an interesting idea. though at that point you have basically reinvented the supercharger+turbocharger setup thats already used by a few things

additionally, an electric (as opposed to belt driven) supercharger would have constant boost pressure, including at idle/low rpm. a belt superchargers boost is related to engine rpm, and a turbochargers boost is related to engine load.

[remote plume]

less mechanical things tho. transmitting energy through a wire seems way more reliable to me xD

[deft musk]

belt superchargers are known to have high parasitic losses

turbine superchargers are much better for that, but you need enough exhaust flow/pressure in the first place

[vagrant knot]

So my strobe beacon whatever bar has short in it due to moisture

If I where to open it all up, clean it up get all wetness out of it, would just silicone seal around all seals and all wich are non existent work?

[lost nest]

So my test fit of the 6.5 is looking slightly less viable but I guess I'll know more once I have a 3d scanner and spent 300 hours in cad trying to make something fit.

If i can't do it that way I'll need to lose space in the trunk and port into the cabin. Which is gross.

[potent flicker]

Maybe. I’d be more focused on where the short is

[vagrant knot]

Water coming in

Ip67 rating for a item being left on vehicle so yeah

Gotta fab some brackets too ar some point due to the magnets being rusted but they got a cover sooo

But I wanna open the cover clean it all up, get moisture out of it and then seal with silicone as I think now it has no seals

[potent flicker]

Yeah if water is definitely getting in then silicone would seal it up. I’d also deal with the short though so I don’t have to pull it apart and seal it again.

[vagrant knot]

That’s just cause it ain’t dry

[lost nest]

You ain't dry.

[vagrant knot]

Go put ya pants on wheels back on, it’s smelling

[lost nest]

What

[vagrant knot]

Ah, the paid radio station

For if you want music and not just ads

Right?

[remote plume]

you could also cover the internal electronics in hot glue for extra water-protection. Many IP ratings are achieved through that

[vagrant knot]

Mhm, I do got a glue gun now that came with the tooltrunk I bought

Not a bad idea

[lost nest]

Yes

[lost nest]

12 years ago. Tanker truck at work took a whole slab of ice off a car on the highway.

[fierce heart]

You might have seen it coming, had you cleared the snow off the windscreen! (j/king)

[lost nest]

Boi

[fierce heart]

🤡

[lost nest]

@fierce heart be like

[fierce heart]

na.. i be like…

https://tenor.com/view/jester-mr-cheese-dance-among-us-logic-newscapepro-gif-25631793

[vagrant knot]

Hehe

should see me at work

25 stories high walking on edge of the roof with no railing not tied down just enjoying the views

[lost nest]

Freezing rain today

[potent flicker]

Had that yesterday and turned into snow over night

[vagrant knot]

Heh

Luckily no more below zero here

So no scraping windows in the dark early as frick

[potent flicker]

Looking at -15F tomorrow morning on my way to work

[vagrant knot]

Speak celsius

[potent flicker]

I am very grateful I have a garage

[potent flicker]

-26

[vagrant knot]

Ouch

Altough with no wind its not that cold

But i bet that isnt the case]

[vagrant knot]

Finally got those wires unstuck?

[lost nest]

I cheated

The factory wiring is technically large enough for the power I'm running so I just tied the amp into those wires in the radio harness

So i didn't need to mess with the stock wiring

[vagrant knot]

Ah, assume the wires we speaking are speaker wires anyways?

[lost nest]

Yes

[vagrant knot]

that sounds good

how big are your speakers? assume it only has the door ones?

[lost nest]

6.5 inch in each door and that's it right now

Sounds like shit at the moment

Timing is way off too

[vagrant knot]

one speaker each?

[lost nest]

Yeah

I'm spoiled by my truck having all the timing settings and eq. Gotta get this all installed and tune it.

[vagrant knot]

mhm, i hope when i do mine i can have my coworker help me figure out the wiring as its a bit messy

some cut and all u know

and then add a good system

2speakers, bt i know if i fab up a bracket i can totally have a bass too

[lost nest]

Minimum number of speakers is best tbh

[vagrant knot]

yeah it got two tiny ones, but i mean, i wanna get some bass perhaps if i do listen to specific songs it sounds even bette r :D

[fierce heart]

at some point, I need to sort out the audio on the Aston which was okay back in 2005

[vagrant knot]

just do a full upgrade

not like u have done small things to

it

[lost nest]

Shove a 6.5 inch subwoofer in with two 6.5 speakers and use two of these tiny amps I've got.

[fierce heart]

as I said, I need to sort out the audio. But i’ve got more important things to do before then

[vagrant knot]

yeah, its need a subwoofer

[lost nest]

Put 90w on each speaker and 240w on the sub and take up nearly no space.

[vagrant knot]

blasting music while cruising a must have

[lost nest]

It'll be spensive tho

Amps like 160us each

[vagrant knot]

so far all in all ive put 6k in it not counting the box paint works yet

[fierce heart]

Though someone said if you do a android head unit upgrade, all you need to do is then put a decent amp on the stock speakers and it sounds rather good

[vagrant knot]

anyways @lost nest when u got em synced and all feel free to share another vid, im going to bed

[lost nest]

Virtually any head unit with a decent aftermarket amp sounds way better lol

[lost nest]

Not sure you'd be able to tell in a video but ok lol

[fierce heart]

A non-android head unit apparently is rather bad even with an amp.

This isn’t actually replacing the head unit. This is re-flashing the head unit with an android-based. OS

[lost nest]

News to me

Every android hu I've used was shit

[fierce heart]

I have a feeling the stock head unit is a modified Garman or tom-tom GPS system that can play MP3s and has a tuner attached to it. There’s a guy that developed an android replacement, And charges a reasonable amount to flash your head unit from its original OS to his android. Actually replacing the head unit is possible, but it’s an absolute nightmare as everything is spread around bits underneath the dash rather than being a discrete unit

[remote plume]

Wait, people make projects for that???

[lost nest]

damn that video I posted sounds GREAT with headphones on

[fierce heart]

yeah, I think it’s particular to this style of stereo because it’s such a problem to replace cause there’s physically no space in the dash for a traditional head unit. Also the sort of people who buy a mid 2000s prestige car are not the sort of people who are worried about getting their hands dirty.

[lost nest]

Good news. My old Alpine amp and 10 inch infinity sub works

So I'm gonna buy the cheapest box I can find on Amazon to use temporarily until my 3d scanner shows up next month some time and I can work on the final 3d printed box setup without being tempted by impatience

Obviously the power is turned way down low here to not wreck the sub in open air like that

so at this point I am just waiting on the new shifter kit, put that in, put the center console back in, then put the hard top on it and wheel it outside so I can clean out my garage and do the new soft top

[remote plume]

you know your way around CAD? Cuz if not you can already start modelling. You'll be done just in time! :D

[lost nest]

The geometry in the spot it needs to go into its rather complex. Just be easier to scan it.

[vagrant knot]

[vagrant knot]

Wring channel

[lost nest]

What a surprise that the original bushing is destroyed.

[lost nest]

Oh my god what a difference that made

[lost nest]

Starting to look like a car again

[vagrant knot]

Nice

[lost nest]

No u

[lost nest]

Balls. My infinity subwoofer is shot

The "dust cap" is rattling

[vagrant knot]

Alreayd broke it?

[lost nest]

It's like 15 years old lol

[vagrant knot]

Yeah but i bet it was working before

[lost nest]

Something like that. I had it for ages

Yeah. When it was new. Then it moved twice and was packed under a bunch of crap on the shelf for years

[vagrant knot]

Ah

[lost nest]

Sucks though. Thought i had a nearly free setup to use for a while

[vagrant knot]

Ah yeah

On other side

New system all the way

[lost nest]

I just ordered a cheap ish 10" to throw in for now.

[vagrant knot]

Ah

[vagrant knot]

[lost nest]

You can really see how slow the response time on my scope is here lol

[lost nest]

Rough scale of the stereo goodies going into the miata. very, very compact stuff.

[vagrant knot]

Nice

[lost nest]

Top finally assembled. Got the b pillar clips I needed. But now I have to clean up the rear deck, fix the rattles, put in sound deadening, etc before I can put it back on

[lost nest]

Unreal. I thought my truck was decent. The audio here is from the car.

Again, headphones for primo listening ability.

[vagrant knot]

ThT sounds good

[lost nest]

I just need more time to get this thing done

[remote plume]

damn thats some good audio but I think it sounds better right when you enter the door / in front of the hood..

[vagrant knot]

then u gotta be not lazy xd

[lost nest]

It still needs a signal processor and a lot of tuning. I'm not going to permanently use that subwoofer. It's a 10" on 350w rms.

I've got a 6.5" 400wrms to go in later after I get a 3d scanner

It's a bit rich in the high frequency range for sure right now

[vagrant knot]

better than mine, one speaker aint hooked up as i dont got clamps for it, but i also gotta add a new one to it tbf with bluetooth

[fierce heart]

It always amazes me, that when you’ve got a stock bolt, people immediately try using brute force, then shock & heat to get it out. however people fail to get a log torque arm and simply apply tension to a bolt for a sustained period!

[lost nest]

True enough in some climates but I'm in the rust capital of the world. All that'll do is break the bolt. First thing we do here is try it, find out its siezed, then heat and beat.

[fierce heart]

ironically, the reason i use that by default is to stop snapping rusty bolts

[hollow knoll]

Impact wrench, penetrating oil, heat.

Never heard the "sustained torque" trick, what's the theory on that?

[potent flicker]

It’s just using a cheater bar to break it loose.

[fierce heart]

The weakest joint is the interface between two materials. this means if you apply a constant, a relatively low, rotational force, slowly the interface joint will fail. It’s a patience game. It’s less likely to shear bots if done properly with low torque levels, but it will take more time.

[hollow knoll]

So lower torque over longer duration? That seems counterintuitive.

[fierce heart]

so when people use breaker bars and cheetah bars, they tend to put a very high force on the bolt/nut. This means that you are tending towards plastically deforming the metal, so you aren’t applying the force into the joint. The idea is to put the joint under tension for a prolonged period without deforming the metal.

The process is often helped along by vibration, e.g some gentle tapping near to the but not on the bolt

[lost nest]

A grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't

[fierce heart]

not quite sure how a welder would help you in that situation!

[lost nest]

Fortunately these parts are covered by carpet. Unfortunately that also encourages moisture build-up

There's small pinholes that could use filling but, meh.

[fierce heart]

fair enough

[vagrant knot]

stop being lazy and do it

[fierce heart]

this is why I like vehicles with aluminium chassis!

[lost nest]

Now is a waiting game for the water to dry off em so I can prep them for the epoxy

Por15 is cool but a lot of people mess up the prep and then wonder why it fails. Part of the issue is they say "paint right over the rust"

I mean kinda but you can at least wire wheel it jesus guys

Pretty sure their "metal prep" is just sulfuric acid and I can get similar results with cheaper stuff by making the whole kit myself

Also just figured out these sundown amps have a high voltage cutout, or at least I think so. A bit over 16v and it cuts but didn't show a red error light

[hollow knoll]

A fellow man of culture I see.

[lost nest]

I missed a multiple course banquet for this

Also because I had a headache and fell asleep but hey

[lost nest]

That should take care of those rusting any further.

[vagrant knot]

u gonna treat the rust on those holes too?

[lost nest]

Nah

It's just light surface rust. Nothing getting through the panel itself. I'll probably hit it with a bit of rust conversion stuff but not going to full on epoxy it

[vagrant knot]

yeah what i meant, just treat it vs leaving it

says me with a big surface rust patch on my car from a pole being hit 2years ago

[lost nest]

Ordered the rust juice. Bought adhesive felt to stop rattles under those panels, edging to protect the wires that need to go through said panel. Can't really do much else today unless I pull everything out of the trunk and work on that rust.

[lost nest]

I lied. I did the tail light gaskets and steering wheel. Still have to put the airbag back on though.

[fierce heart]

you seem to have more steering wheel than necessary

[vagrant knot]

Well clearly he must attach them to have double steering

[remote plume]

what y'all think about gasoline RC cars? 😏

like this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCnEMPAVwC0

[lost nest]

The old one is so unbelievably disgusting it had to go at any cost. And I like the flat bottom and ability to retain the airbag of the cipher so here we are. They're constantly out of stock so I ended up with one that has pink... I mean "magenta" stitches lol

Wonder if I can dye the stitching without messing it up

[lost nest]

Perhaps not the right place for it but I bet that makes more power than my miata

[bronze gulch]

Pink fuel RC cars are fun and have better up time than electric ones but often don’t have reverse, need to be used out doors and like cars need maintenance. I had one but we spent like 300 on it after we got it because all the suspension odds and end were plastic on an off road buggy that could do over 30 with throttle stop and the shell off (we never got much of a chance to really see what she could do in a straight line)

[remote plume]

ahhh yeah I was plannin on putting it all together myself xD no kits except for the engine and trans - kinda like that

[bronze gulch]

it won't be that bad likely if you build yours correctly the first time mine was a pre built that we had to buy the upgrade components for one at a time it would have ben cheaper if we got one of the kits but we were not that smart, and now that I think of it 300 sounds high most it would have been was 200 (50 per control arm)

[remote plume]

I too, am a fan of the "nnnNDAdada nnnnnnnNNNDADADADAdadada"

[lost nest]

Much better.

[lost nest]

I felt it up.

Since you don't need 100% coverage anyways might as well not put the extra time and weight into it. But that should cover the major flat sections

Plus the big cover that I will do at a later date of course

[lost nest]

I hated every second of this and I still don't have the interior retainers installed.

[vagrant knot]

Few pounds don’t matter with a slow car

[remote plume]

noice work

you think I can replace a crankshaft seal on my fwd hyundai coupe without having an auto shop?
I have the possibility of going to a mechanic "trench" (german???) where I can stand beenath the car while it's lifted.

[vagrant knot]

Well do you need to drop it?

Do you have the experience for it?

[remote plume]

that's what I'm asking you xD
I don't have any engine/gear box hausts but I guess I could get it done with some youtube tutorials...

the shop would want like 200 bucks

[vagrant knot]

Okay, but if you do it, you got the tools? Also I think with no real experience 200bucks is a safe price instead of risking ruining it wich would probably cost more

[remote plume]

I need to check which special tools might be needed but I got a pretty assortment of tools.
Also: Done a few minor things like exhaust leaks, brakes and Handbrake, lights and electronics but I aint gonna get experience if I don't do my own jobs :P

I know I'll need new transmission sand ;) and new transmission fluid.

oil change is also due...

[vagrant knot]

No, of course y won’t get experience then, but I mean, seal if done wrong can be pretty fucked uo and is kinda eh

Own risk tbf, in end of u think u can you should

[remote plume]

ok thx

[lost nest]

I mean. I did mine. Getting the seal out without scratching the crank is the key

[remote plume]

Procedure is to remove the crank before removing the seal tho xD

[remote plume]

what special tools / requirements?

[lost nest]

Depends on the car. Mine was shown above. A proper seal driver is crucial.

[remote plume]

but you can use bearing/seal drivers for many other things on cars so I can justify the cost 🤓

[lost nest]

Well... you can 3d print one the right size lol. That's what I did.

[remote plume]

3D printer access will be a couple months.. I'm loosing transmission fluid now ^^'

[lost nest]

Phone a friend?

[remote plume]

Their 3D printer is very high end but also very WIP

[lost nest]

You can also send out a file to a printing service and get it in a few days for a lot cheaper than a seal driver set that might not actually work.

[remote plume]

I can't imagine it being this way round ^^' rather 3D print one that won't work xD

[lost nest]

There are a lot of "seal driver" kits on the market and a lot of them are not very useful in that they're flat or not deep enough to clear your shaft

Or don't have a large enough center hole to clear said shaft

You don't need a ton of force to drive a seal usually either so printed ones made to the right specs always work fine

[fierce heart]

Actually weight is more important the lower the engine power!

[fierce heart]

Good seal install kits are expensive and a lot are application dependant designed for pro mechanics but to use regularly. Cheap home versions are universal to drive the price down and often not that well made etc…

[vagrant knot]

not if @lost nest is riding in it

[fierce heart]

He’s not that heavy!

[vagrant knot]

[lost nest]

I'm over 10% of the vehicle weight

[fierce heart]

So not heavy enough to swap a few kg difference

[hollow knoll]

it all adds up

[bronze gulch]

given that the miata weighs nothing it does matter

[lost nest]

Rails in temporarily to 'squish' everything down enough to fit the interior seals on the slightly too short to be convenient studs

[deft musk]

Just swapped belts (ac/etc) on my '04 Forester. Bleh that was a pain. in hindsight I should have said no to the 880 belt and held out for a 882 like it had 😦

[lost nest]

This miata has taught me that I'm better off waiting for the right part.

Fortunately I have another vehicle to be able to do so

[deft musk]

It was just a difference of 2mm, but that was enough that I needed to pull the hinge bolt from the alternator to drop it down another few mm to get the belt on. And then encourage it back in to the right position to get the bolt back through

Oh well, it's on now and my steering doesn't squeal. Plus is lighter

[lost nest]

My buddy wants me to drive to Michigan with him to buy this trailer

Upper peninsula or otherwise it's still basically the same drive time and it's several hours one way lol

[vagrant knot]

why wouldnt ya

fun adventure

but tbf, id if i had such a trailer rig it up for bottom car and top being a camper area

go to track and all have a nice weekend

xd

[lost nest]

You can just buy a regular trailer with a ladder rack for that lol

[vagrant knot]

true

but i meant this is beefy so u can add a solid bit on top, like a box

[lost nest]

But I wanna work on my car not drive for 9 hours

[vagrant knot]

xd

but being in a car for 9hrs u can be lazy for 9

[lost nest]

I don't have time to be lazy

[vagrant knot]

yet u are :D

[lost nest]

No though

[vagrant knot]

it is coming along nicely

[remote plume]

I'd go on that adventure

4h drive is far for getting something tho

(at least in europe)

[lost nest]

I lied. It's 5 hours ish.

One way

[vagrant knot]

bro

guess what im doing tomorrow

im going on a roadtrip to belgium, its 150km to and 150back, and then there were doing a 80km drive

so yeah

[lost nest]

Hahaha

[vagrant knot]

all bicycle paths mostly, heck belgium im only allowed on road

but well see

turn them flashers on and go and if cops come, play dumb

[lost nest]

I do that and back to drop shit off at my friends house

He lives about 160km away and that's still southern Wisconsin.

I live in southeast Wisconsin and he's south central lol

[vagrant knot]

if i drive that im at space his place

[lost nest]

What

[vagrant knot]

dutchman

but 150 other way im halfway in a different country

[lost nest]

That's all of WI. That's 156 km one way and I usually do that on a Sat morning lol

Leave at 7 am. Home by noon with time for breakfast with them.

[vagrant knot]

depending on i drive away triple that on a work day

[lost nest]

That's to my mom's place lol

~300km one way

[vagrant knot]

lol

with that much, im literally going around the country

[lost nest]

Still not even halfway across the state

[vagrant knot]

first to one side then to the other

going round

[lost nest]

Another friend of mine is in Eau Claire

430km

Still nearly an hour from there to the next state lol

[vagrant knot]

hehe

[lost nest]

Man we drive so much here

[vagrant knot]

yeah i love when i see post or people talking theyve driven 8hrs and still in the same state, when i went to my buddy in sweden by car, we where in 8hrs in denmark

[remote plume]

lol it's crazy that you guys regularly drive that long just because your people have spread out that much xF

[vagrant knot]

but we stopped at the liquor tax free for a hour and half and all, plus lunch

could of been in sweden in 8hrs

[lost nest]

I mean I only do it a few times a year outside of travel or camping

[remote plume]

ahh thats very okay then xd

[lost nest]

I just like messing with Europeans on the sheer scale of this place

A lot of em can't fathom it.

[vagrant knot]

owh yeah, i mean if i have to go to nijmegen i find it "Far"

reality it isnt with what i drive away for work, but its if i go early a hour and 15min drive and its like 115km

[lost nest]

Wi is a medium sized state too.

Alaska is just nuts huge

[vagrant knot]

one of the biggest rght?

[lost nest]

5645 km to the middle of Alaska from my house

[vagrant knot]

heh

[lost nest]

So it's not really all that surprising that a lot of us have never left the country. We don't really need to

[vagrant knot]

yeah, i wish we had the state parks like u guys do

[lost nest]

The variety in culture and geography here pretty much covers every type of environment somewhere

[vagrant knot]

we dont really got that, so also not really camping opportunitys, to just go wild camp in a park or such

[lost nest]

Yes it would be better if we all left the country at some point but that's not really going to enrich our lives all that much beyond what's already possible here. I just think it's neat that we can spend our entire life traveling just the US and never see the same place twice.

[remote plume]

well, it would definitely enrich you guys in culture and health care xD

[remote plume]

true tho

[lost nest]

Eh. The only issue with our Healthcare is that we have to manage paying for it ourselves vs just having it come out of taxes.

Either way we're all paying for it

[remote plume]

btw just heard insulin will be limited to $35 a month so that's nice I guess..

[vagrant knot]

eh wrong chat also kinda rule 10 i assume?

[remote plume]

I mean we were already kinda off-topic but lemme check, don't wanna accidentally rule myself out 😅

[vagrant knot]

well technically not really as we are talking bout car drives lol

[remote plume]

would not define "price of medicine" as political or religious but I just wanted to spread the word™️ as we were on the topic of differences

[vagrant knot]

owh yeah i understand, but theres a lot behind pricing of said things

[lost nest]

My thread my rules damnit.

I mean not really

[vagrant knot]

shut u[

[lost nest]

Never

[remote plume]

haha

back on topic: got my key remote fixed on thursday. only cost me 84€ because they had to use proprietary software and the dude before me left the key battery dead for far too long...

[vagrant knot]

nice

my car had a button u know that danlges on key, older car

it broke so got ductape

two times forgetting it in the pants its now stored away idk where and not really working anymore

the newer keys tough, owh yeah theyll survive it

washed the company cars keys a few times

[remote plume]

mine also is like an extra gigantic fob but now it works at least

[vagrant knot]

mine was tiny as heck, but then again, it was 15/18years old when it broke

worked but hsel and all, then some water

[lost nest]

Finally latched.

Just need to torque the rail bolts and get a couple plastic clips for it but otherwise now it's just a waiting game. Have to leave it latched for a few weeks to stretch.

And wash it lol

[vagrant knot]

owh nice, no need to replace the soft top?

[lost nest]

That is the new one

The old one was ripped remember

[vagrant knot]

owh nice

yeah forgot

my bad

[lost nest]

I fit under it now that it's installed correctly

[vagrant knot]

nice

[lost nest]

Need to put the airbag back tho

[vagrant knot]

eh who needs airbags in such a car, your the airbag anyways and the crumple zone

[lost nest]

Pretty much

[vagrant knot]

think about mine tough

im fucked no matter what

any impact that is over 40

[lost nest]

In that thing you're a structural component lmao

[vagrant knot]

im assuming under itsj ust dent and flip or such, unless full on frontal

[lost nest]

Tight as a drum. Jesus.

[vagrant knot]

its like ya brain , tight and nothing in it

:D

sounds good tough the bass

[vagrant knot]

Got in a little pickle due to early and not paying attention

1scratch on paint and some on mirror

Literally not even a inch on each side

[lost nest]

Tf

Off to Michigan we go

[lost nest]

Rest stop lookin cool today

[vagrant knot]

Made it to the group one Km from the stop lol

[deft musk]

yup, that thars a trailers

[lost nest]

That's a 4 cylinder lol

[vagrant knot]

You might be cool and all, but do you have a tank infront of ya store?

[potent flicker]

Is that a Centurion?

[vagrant knot]

Idk

It’s American

[lost nest]

My knowledge ends at Abrams and it ain't that

Def not an m109

Definitely not a centurion

Looks like a self propelled artillery

I am at a loss.

[remote plume]

I'd say it's also facing backwards...

[lost nest]

No. There's a barrel rest

Nope. I lied. You are right

I looked closer

[remote plume]

ahh hmm what's about the exhaust at the front then?

[lost nest]

Yeah that's what I saw

I thought it was something else at first but I was again thinking of the Abrams which has way different exhaust

So it's NOT artillery

Could be a challenger

[potent flicker]

Yeah, I was initially looking at self propelled artillery before deciding it wasn’t that

[lost nest]

Gotta be a challenger

[potent flicker]

The turret is what is throwing me off. I thought the Challenger was boxier?

Def not a challenger 2

[lost nest]

The ass end of the challenger is way different yeah

[potent flicker]

The turret isn’t right either. It’s not a Challenger

[lost nest]

Right

I got no idea

The Sheridan has vaguely that turret shape

But that's got... extra shit on it

AND that barrel is way too long

And the ass end doesn't match at all

I give up

[potent flicker]

I think it’s an M60 of some sort

[hollow knoll]

FV4201 Chieftain

And f*** you all for nerd sniping me!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chieftain_(tank)#/media/File:Chieftain_Tank_(9628802829).jpg

[potent flicker]

[vagrant knot]

Mhm almost home

6more kms

Made it in time before ferry shuts down, wich is in 30mins

[lost nest]

You lied. Not American.

[lost nest]

They got extra grippy backs. No sliding. Hopefully.

[vagrant knot]

Nice

[remote plume]

My floor mat had giant plastic "screws" that went into the sound deadening. Both the hole in this location and in the floor mat has worn out. now every now and then the mat somehow ends up on top of the clutch pedal 😬

[fierce heart]

That’s not too bad, it’s when it ends up over the brake pedal you worry

[lost nest]

Loose floor mats make me rage. My old one was sliding up into the footwell and it pissed me off

[lost nest]

I just got free zip ties

[vagrant knot]

no duct tape?

[lost nest]

My setup guy has a dude in his class that works for another local molder and they make zip ties

So dude just gets pallets of rejects if he wants them. Usually the only issue is the color is off

[vagrant knot]

owh nice

who cares about color of zipties

[lost nest]

Yeah lol

[vagrant knot]

heck if it ties it does its job

[lost nest]

Exactly. Nobody but the business buying them apparently.

[vagrant knot]

probz a good side hustle

just sell zipties

that are discolord and say nothing

sell em for half the price

[fierce heart]

how badly miss coloured are they?

I mean if we wanted orange and they were closer to yellow or closer to red the orange that would screw us up

[vagrant knot]

yeah, also how tf u miscolor black

its dark and if it aint gray its fine

but as the guy can get pallets, i assume they just dont shred them and recycle them?

[lost nest]

No idea as I have no reference point

[fierce heart]

Usually with that sort of thing, it’s recycle them for free so there’s still the handling costs. Thus, if you can get them taken away by somebody it actually works out cheaper

[lost nest]

Depending. We regrind and re-mold the stuff in my department

From what I know of that business, they really suck at what they do so they probably have really bad quality issues with regrind material and cant use it

nylon isn't so cheap its not viable to reprocess, but if you dont handle it properly through all steps you degrade it really badly

[bronze gulch]

there are also limitations on amount of regrind allowed in stuff all the nylon and other plastics that enter the plant I work at have less than 10% regrind

[lost nest]

Yup. We use as much as 100% regrind nylon though because I'm a fuckin boss.

But a lot of our stuff for outside clients has a max spec

[lost nest]

Wireless android auto rear view mirror

[potent flicker]

oh fancy

[lost nest]

It'll go nice with my "looks ancient" radio as when turned off it just looks like a mirror. It normally just rubber bands to the existing mirror

I'm gonna 3d print a mount that works with the factory ball arm and try to print a cable end... thing that makes it look like it's just a single cable coming out of the top.

[remote plume]

huh what about the finger smudges on your mirror tho? :D

[lost nest]

What

[remote plume]

well it's an android auto display, it's gotta be touch, right??

[lost nest]

Totally, but who's going to notice

Just make the whole thing smudgy and it'll just be a dirty mirror lol

[fierce heart]

honestly i don’t get along with rear view camera mirrors

[vagrant knot]

I mean, tbf for when driving so u got a proper view what’s behind you, but for reversing I don’t use one, Altough in van I check if I can go open my doors still

[bronze gulch]

I just have convex mirrors for my side mirrors so I can see behind me and 2-3 lanes over at once

[lost nest]

It's a convertible so with the top up the window sucks and with the top down you can just turn your head lol

[lost nest]

From Jan 1st 2017 to today that is an average of 416 'Murican Miles™️ per day.

[fierce heart]

https://tenor.com/view/wait-nowords-nathan-fillion-nevermind-gif-3534534

[vagrant knot]

Amish their new hay cart

[vagrant knot]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cncl-L2hP4t/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY= @lost nest got his car working I see

[fierce heart]

soo that’s what you look like

[lost nest]

Pretty much

Give or take 200 lbs

[fierce heart]

i was talking to dc!

[vagrant knot]

Hehe but tbf that guy face wise looks quite like squidge

[lost nest]

If you say so.

[lost nest]

Got my trunk carpet. Got 5 batteries charging. Got my epoxy kit. Gonna do some hard trunk restoration this weekend.

[vagrant knot]

Nice

[stable olive]

I just randomly found this 😅
https://youtube.com/shorts/qtqEEZfRElU?feature=share

[remote plume]

so basically what he said is: flat ones have a massive lateral brrrrrrrrrrrrr

[stable olive]

I still prefer the sound of a boxer😃

[lost nest]

Buzz buzz

[fierce heart]

The boxer sound is just exhaust and intake routing!

[stable olive]

Still a boxer has kinda the iconic sound.
A 4 cylinder in line never sounds the same as a boxer 4.

[fierce heart]

You can actually do it… it’s just so space intensive to do on anything other than a boxer engine

[stable olive]

Still, no matter the exhaust, a boxer always sounds like a boxer, the WRX STI 2005 and WRX STI 2022 sound almost the same, even though both have different exhaust layout.

[fierce heart]

Gas flow wise they’re almost identical

It’s a flow that naturally happens what happens when you efficiently route a boxer exhaust.

[vagrant knot]

Gotta revive the car battery xd

Hasn’t run in a few weeks so battery was dead, once charged imma disconnect it as something is draining it

[remote plume]

nice paint on the...?? Micra? Yaris? Auris?
ChrisFix got a good video for finding vampire draws (if you don't know how)

[vagrant knot]

It’s a Daihatsu

Also paint is peeling so idgaf bout said car

It’s mostly my “garage” for my side work

[remote plume]

also: what's you plan for the Tuk Tuk bed?
I could definitely see it with a yellow matchign roll cage there :P

[vagrant knot]

If you scroll up

You’ll see said cage has been removed

[remote plume]

it looks like some pearlescent matte paint... is it stock?

[vagrant knot]

Waiting for the box I bought to get back from paint

[vagrant knot]

Paint is

Scratches ain’t

The matte look is from degrading paint being 20 years old

[lost nest]

Unequal length headers do it no problem.

[stable olive]

You say that makes me think of stacking 2 Boxer 4 on top of each-other and make a boxer 8🥲

[lost nest]

Do it

[stable olive]

Yes, my mind went haywire

[stable olive]

Need a car with a big nose, I was thinking of an Escalade 😃

[lost nest]

It's just a flat 8 with a different crank

Any engine bay wide enough for a boxer 4 cylinder doesn't need but another 6 or 8 inches for a second bank on top

It'll be a custom block though

[stable olive]

A stacked boxer needs 2 crank shafts though, or else it's more of a W8

[lost nest]

Can save space with a staggered layout, making room for exhaust

Flat 8s are a thing and are not w8s

Wait nah they're all just longer and I'm rworded today

[stable olive]

But I want a double Boxer 4
I wonder how it'll sound though

[deft musk]

Subaru even made a flat... 12? at one point. And then they got in to rally instead of formula 1

[lost nest]

Can just simulate a firing order but if it's just two stacked with the same firing pattern it'll just sound... like two side by side lol

[deft musk]

Put the second ones timing 120° out, then it won't sound like two side by side

[lost nest]

Might as well just use a flat plane v8 for all that work

[stable olive]

I think I just stick with EVs

[deft musk]

If I turn the key again while driving, does that turn my car in to a hybrid?

[stable olive]

Sadly not

[deft musk]

Boring :p

[stable olive]

All I know most European and Asian cars have a start button

Or well, the newer ones

[potent flicker]

Audi and GM have done something like that before though

Using the starter to boost the engine

[lost nest]

Man I am excited to button up this trunk this weekend

[remote plume]

thx, I hate it. where can I buy that? 👀

[stable olive]

Peugeots and I think Citroëns have an option in their PHEVs to boost the electric motor with the generator.

[vagrant knot]

yeah but theyre french aint they

[potent flicker]

That’s different

[stable olive]

They're really good cars

[vagrant knot]

yeah but theyre ugly

[potent flicker]

There’s nothing that’s currently produced. Iirc Chevy had a model in 2017 most recently

[stable olive]

I like them, they're sleek

[vagrant knot]

nah, the older ones are way better

not much a car guy, but those pneumatic suspensions and all

couldnt flip it unless u wrecked it

[stable olive]

To be honest, I think this is a sexy car

[vagrant knot]

had a coworker who said he tried, it only worked when they drove it sideways into a ditch

[potent flicker]

My personal favorite 😍

[stable olive]

Citroën is busy to put the pneumatic suspension in their DS line the coming years

[vagrant knot]

owh they gonna readd like the stuff old cars had, that could go super sideways in corners and not flip and whatnot

i heard u could drive em on three wheels when u had a flat

just raise one manually and the others comped it not being there

[potent flicker]

Probably need to add a counterweight somewhere

[stable olive]

This is currently my personal favourite

[vagrant knot]

no their suspension could counter one being up

[potent flicker]

How would that physics?

[vagrant knot]

but then again nowadays cars probably yes due to weights, unless theyll add proper level of suspension vs weights

[stable olive]

Only if the weight balance allowed it though

[vagrant knot]

idk how it worked, but the cars then where light and not as big length and width wise so that probably helped

[vagrant knot]

yeah, dont gotta have a fridge in it on one side but yea

[stable olive]

I know someone with a Citroën 2CV.
They drive so smooth.

[vagrant knot]

saw a vid of one on a track few days agos

stock as frick

one side was a good 30cm lower, it was like sideways almost and just plowing trough corners

[stable olive]

We have a nickname for the 2CV, ugly duck

The Citroën DS is nicknamed "clothing iron"

[vagrant knot]

looking for the rules for trailers, behind a moped it cant be longer than 2m from rear axle

bicycle: it cant be over 80kg nor mwider than a meter

rest nothing

[stable olive]

Strong legs

[remote plume]

that wall of an engine bay is taller than my car, with the same ground clearance. it is unneccesarily bulky and I fear such things because if the 50yo mom falls asleep coming to a red light I'm literally mush

[stable olive]

I am planning on getting the older 1 2nd hands, they're relatively cheap and with the amount of roadbumps I just want a smooth ride over them

[vagrant knot]

ebikes, but tbf if u got good condition its doable, i mean bike with the box on front and 4kids in against wind is pretty much similar than regular bike pulling that weight and i see plenty doing such

[remote plume]

they are riddiculously heavy tho - why not get a vehicle built for offroad then?

[stable olive]

I live in the Netherlands, we have no mountains 🤣

[vagrant knot]

i know

so do i

but plenty of hills and all cause bridges and whatnot

[stable olive]

The Escalade has air suspension as standard, and are known to be smooth to drive.

[vagrant knot]

tbf those more are build i feel for vip sector, transporting

[remote plume]

that was not my point xD

[vagrant knot]

also those cars weight so much that tbf they probz need it too

as regular suspension probz wouldnt cut it

[stable olive]

A 2nd hand Audi Q7 from 2012 is more expensive than a 2nd hand Escalade from 2016

[vagrant knot]

but thats cause i bet that escalade is way more expensive in maintenance, even with audi being german , if u compare both being in us

[remote plume]

there are vehicles beside SUVs... There are also ones with good suspension - I'm saying don't get an SUV because the concept is just riddiculous 😀

[stable olive]

Tell that to the high bumps that even make an S-Class drive not smooth

[vagrant knot]

owh yeah

altough driving trough belgium ,they got some shitty ones

[remote plume]

germany has shit roads everywhere and it's just about bearable in my sport suspension coupe lol

[vagrant knot]

Hehe

Brb dinner

[remote plume]

bone apple tea :D

[stable olive]

Netherlands has rather high bumps, so I want something smooth, aka an Escalade

[vagrant knot]

Or brake for the bumps

You’ll go bankrupt on filling it’s tank tough

[bronze gulch]

Do you have a radio in the tuc tuc

[vagrant knot]

Yes

But it’s meh, gotta get new speakers clean up it’s wiring as that’s a mess

So in summer depends if imma replace or just clean it up

[bronze gulch]

That would be an H 8 and look at wwii aircraft engine prototypes

[bronze gulch]

Ehh that is still a trim thing but becoming more standard

[bronze gulch]

Radios and security systems are prone primary causes of parasitic drain out side of operators (lights left on) both are one of a few always hot systems and given the aforementioned wiring it is that

[stable olive]

Well, that's the thing, then I can brake ever 40 metres

[stable olive]

So you will with any car in my country, especially EVs

[vagrant knot]

yeah, but i mean the issue with my car being its battery dead, not the tuk tuk

but the tuk tuk its radio wires are a mess as it seems that has been replaced before

it works but i blown the speakers already

i think, or didnt notice on buying

[stable olive]

@vagrant knot my 1st choice was a Toyota Mirai 2017, but even 2nd hand they risen in price.

And most SUVs I come across 2nd hand are either hatchbacks on "SUV" suspension or 15 year old German SUVs.

[vagrant knot]

yeah cars are expensive

[stable olive]

The Mirai use to be 15K, now 25K 2nd hand.
And I dislike small cars, I am a tall gal with body wide Hyperasthesia.
So I want something comfortable.

My colleague has a VW Golf Wagon, and I am so cramped in that thing

[vagrant knot]

hehe, im just glad my work van has two single seats instead of seat and couch

so passengers can get a tad comfy

xd

as driver im always comfiest xd

[stable olive]

Comfy seats I assume

[vagrant knot]

well nah

stock but the driver one has a bit more ability moving wise to get it comfortable

altough a coworker just got a new van, hes got a big van due to him having a 1000l water tank in it, so big van. he got air ridden drivers seat

[stable olive]

What manufacturer vans are you guys using if I can ask?

[vagrant knot]

old vw transporter, only one oldest of fleet

vans just ford and toyota but that coworker has a iveco as he needs a big van for said tank

cleaning is toyota aygos i think and some ford vans and 3dacias

but the dacias are shite

[stable olive]

Transporters are pretty nice vans, only sat in a 2015 variant a while back.

[vagrant knot]

i had one of 3 and mine was more loaded and still it was shit

owh yeah ours is way older

single seats in front and both seats have dual armres

my van doesnt, if i could add two things it be that and cruise control

[stable olive]

Been a long while since I been in a Iveco van, I think 2009 was my last time

[vagrant knot]

ask someone for size of something, its factory thing but taken off, but im thinking of ya know making it in a trailer, im asking size for a reason

[stable olive]

Sat in a Dacia rental car once, since then I pay extra to rent a bigger car😅

[vagrant knot]

as finding it online it can differ a bit

[stable olive]

I sadly am not really familiar with trailers nor how to build/buy 1.
In my family we always had MPVs or delivery vans, so we never needed a trailer.

[vagrant knot]

yeah im just wanting to build one perhaps for the tuk tuk to have a small camper to pull behind it instead of a tent

but someone is selling the box of a diff model, so depending on its sizes if its long enough to lay in, i was thinking of slapping a frame under it with wheels and id be done

[stable olive]

If I had the money I would buy an old Rosenbauer Panther and build it into a camper.
But maybe you can look into those old caravans, they were pretty small yet you had everything

[vagrant knot]

yeah but weight is the major issue

plus laws of size, but that imma kinda ignore but it needda be lightweight

if i do decide to make smth, like whole thing under 80preferably

as ive noticed with two people in tuk tuk it doesnt affect it to much

[stable olive]

What about a teardrop caravan?

[vagrant knot]

that but custom build

[stable olive]

I love these teardrop caravans, they're adorable

[vagrant knot]

yeah but it must be not wider than 120

as thats width of tuk tuk

it be 20over but i mean i dont think regular cops know bout those rules xd

[stable olive]

I am not really aware of other country's laws, the Netherlands is very very strict if it comes to custom vehicles

[vagrant knot]

but its a trailer, and no apk on the tuk so

[stable olive]

Then I don't know

[vagrant knot]

neither do i xd

[bronze gulch]

oh I though it was the tuk tuk getting the jump. that might be a bigger power disparity than when I have jumped 250/0 trucks with my mini truck. same rule applies though

[vagrant knot]

it has a bigger battery than the car

so it can run the lightbar long

dunno how long but i know with the leds being burned two being on low power it can be on for days those few and still start

but i disconnect it daily now

but i bet it can run for least 6hrs on said battery

[bronze gulch]

auto batteries store surprisingly little in the way of power can dump that power fast when given the chance

[lost nest]

Laughs in 180cm in a miata.

[vagrant knot]

laughs in 185cm in a tuk tuk

[stable olive]

Mazda is literally 1 of the fewer manufacturers caring about taller people 😅

[potent flicker]

Ha! Barely. I have seat all the way back in my RX and my head in the sunroof to fit

[remote plume]

I recommend using 12V LiFePo4 cells. they are the ones used in EV and boat batteries but they need another charging circuit (really cheap, honestly it just needs to manage a simple charge profile

google them they're great!

[fierce heart]

the Rex is an intriguing one, it’s like they used seats from the 6 but forgot the roof is about 5cm lower… but you also sit rather high in the car

[lost nest]

Not the na miata I'll tell you what. I had to remove foam from the seat

[potent flicker]

The seats are fancy too. Heated and powered and such. I don’t think they could have used lower seats though or most people wouldn’t be able to easily see over the dash

[fierce heart]

the rebuilt rex had floor slammed buckets and mr. short ass here (just scraping 5’6”) could see just fine.

the biggest issue was the damn ridge in the floor

[lost nest]

Sometimes I'm jealous of you short fucks. Snowboards. Sports cars. Motorcycles (at least on tracks). Ultralight campers. Beds. All much better with less tall.

Hard to put on a helmet in a car when my head touches the roof without it

[vagrant knot]

Owh yes, I wanna maybe build a small pullbacks trailer to sleep in, legally it can’t be over 2m length from my axle

Im almost 2meters myself

[lost nest]

Why such a short limitation

[fierce heart]

cause a tuk tuk is basically a toy

[remote plume]

Hmm you got a little car on your rust there...

Why is the rust there??

[lost nest]

Dingus PO installed his soft top without the little foam seals and let the tail light gaskets rot out and leak

Then spilled a ton of oil in it

So the water sat under the oil unable to dry out

And the carpet rotted along with it. So I have all new carpet now

99% of the rust on this car is in the damn interior somehow

I'm gonna pull the exhaust and heat shield off underneath and check that too because there's a few holes through. What I can see under there is spotless though.

[lost nest]

Man I've been using the 1st stop on my lift for months and I forgot how high the second stop goes

4 liter blue jug for scale

[remote plume]

That is pretty nice

[stable olive]

Yeah, I want to keep it simple, I just want a car I fit in that scares people on the road🤣

And having pain 24/7 I don't want to sit on a piece of plastic

[fierce heart]

reworking car seat sliders to get close enough to the pedals to use them… asking people to get things off the shelf in super market and shop eyc…

[stable olive]

But you can make something fit for shorter people much easier than the other way around.
You can't just make a sports car bigger

[fierce heart]

erm… ill disagree with you there!

hands LE a can opener 😉🤣

[stable olive]

In an lambo you can bring the chair and pedals closer together and keep the chassis the same.
But you can't push the pedals and chair further apart without extending the chassis.

[fierce heart]

Talk to Lotus about that 🤣

[stable olive]

In a VW Polo I am cramped, and I ain't even that tall.

[lost nest]

I did say "sometimes" Iol

[stable olive]

I wish I was small, then I could drive very small cars no problem 😃

[fierce heart]

how small is very small?

[lost nest]

3.5 inches is average

[lost nest]

Yes you can.

[remote plume]

that's for when your track has alotta right curves

[deft musk]

needs some stiffer springs on the right

[lost nest]

Air bag finally back in. Be nice if the new wheel matched a bit better

Otherwise not bad

[fierce heart]

the current version of last steering wheel i purchased
https://www.sparco-official.com/en/motorsport/racing/steering-wheels-and-accessories/steering-wheels/p310-open-015p310opn.html

[lost nest]

Probably great with a low ratio

[fierce heart]

2.1 turns lock to lock

there are various options to fill in the top section

[lost nest]

The flatter bottom is nice. The tiny bit of flatness on mine made a difference getting in and out without a removable wheel

[fierce heart]

I had a module to show speed, rpm and gear digitally going over the top

[lost nest]

thats hot

[stable olive]

I prefer not to be a rain and wind catcher 🤣

[lost nest]

builds character

[vagrant knot]

Saw a build out miata a while back

With a roll cage

He had a tarp bit as roof

Xd

[lost nest]

probably a bikini top

[vagrant knot]

Yep

Smth like that

Does be nice in summer i bet even without hardtop or the soft top

U have a roof against sun but still the wind going trough

Anyways hows the work coming along miata

[lost nest]

I can just zip down my back window

[vagrant knot]

Owh u can open that on the soft top?

[lost nest]

Yes

On some types of them

[vagrant knot]

Ah and i guess u had that made into your new soft top?

[lost nest]

I ordered that kind yes

[vagrant knot]

Nice

[vagrant knot]

Nice

Roll down windows and i bet u get some nice airflow going, car has no ac right?

[lost nest]

It does

[vagrant knot]

Owh does it? Nice

They came with that on all models or not? Id assume it be a option as its a older car

[lost nest]

Depends on the options yes

I think all the miatas had ac though

Well maybe not

I can get belts for with and without

Underneath the trunk looks great.

Swiss cheese lookin ass car

[vagrant knot]

Xd

Thats where u drop the dope if cops chase ya slow ass car xd

[potent flicker]

Use it as a strainer for your noodles

[vagrant knot]

Or target practice, as it already has a few holes

[remote plume]

Btw: reminder to always keep a fire extinguisher in your car

[vagrant knot]

Dont got one, then again my car is old but reliable, if it catches on fire its not worth even putting it out, it is to grab my stuff out of it and on top as the gear i have in my car is worth more than my car

Right now my bucket is in it with my window cleaning stuff, just that alone is worth 200 quid lmao

[fierce heart]

on my previous car putting the top up could take 45 minutes… the solution was simple…use a crash helmet!

[lost nest]

Time to dry, Mr. Bond.

[vagrant knot]

Added anti rust spray or smth

?

[lost nest]

Same epoxy kit as before. Clean as much rust off as possible, prep the metal, and epoxy.

Except this time I've got fiberglass mat to cover the holes between coats

Supposedly works great with this stuff, which is why they sell it as part of their lineup.

And if it doesn't work then next time the trunk pan gets cut out and a new one welded in

Mmmyess

It's supposed to be about 25 degrees warmer tomorrow so I might wait to paint

[vagrant knot]

So why wont u fix the holes, wont it get wet in the rear on really bad days if u where to drive it

[lost nest]

They'll be filled with fiberglass and epoxy

[vagrant knot]

Ah

[fierce heart]

that was so bad it hurt squidge! Love it!

[lost nest]

What now

Post your cars nerd

[fierce heart]

your pun!

[lost nest]

No u

[fierce heart]

🤦

I ain’t no nerd!

[fierce heart]

washing the top of your people carrier (aka mini-van)

[lost nest]

They make long loofahs for that

On sticks

Messy.

[fierce heart]

Yeah, because this keeping your hand above your shoulder so the stick doesn’t rub on the paint is soo comfortable!

[lost nest]

Bend the stick

[fierce heart]

the ones i’ve seen so far wouldn’t take well to that

[lost nest]

I'm sure you can fab one up

There's a lot of reasons why one cannot, but often many reasons why one can.

[fierce heart]

but my point is lanky gits can use a normal mitt!

[lost nest]

Believe in yourself little buddy

I believe in you.

[fierce heart]

more of a problem is getting the snow foam on the roof given my pressure washer

[lost nest]

Point it straight up and hope for favorable winds

[fierce heart]

🤣

[lost nest]

😀

[fierce heart]

point it straight up and wash the ceiling insulation 🤣

[lost nest]

Perfect

2 for 1

[fierce heart]

🤦

[lost nest]

Don't hate baby

[lost nest]

Mirror mount prototyping in progress

[lost nest]

5 coats

and I am pretty sure I got all the holes that shouldnt be there

And before.

[lost nest]

Blasting cabinet ftw

[bronze gulch]

do you have the hoses for the battery?

[lost nest]

Yes

[bronze gulch]

that looks like they over heated their car and that looks more like a coolant temp sensor

wait pink? and no smell? tyranny fluid and coolant do smell coolant is sickeningly sweet and tyranny fluid even when clean smell's like dirt.
also GM coolant is orange last I saw

[fierce heart]

Gear oil tends to smell like rotten eggs due to the high sulphur content in various modifiers

Coolant can have no smell depending on the type. OAT orange/red/pink, depending on exact manufacturer, is generally interchangeable.

And has a mild smell when new

It loses smell as it ages

If it’s not OAT no idea as I’ve only ever dealt with orange coolant that’s OAT

[bronze gulch]

my comment on orange is that orange is the standard color for dexcool the standard GM coolant the comment says it is pink and all coolant I have dealt with new or old smells sickeningly sweet

[lost nest]

They've been using pink shit for a few years straight from the factory.

It's a batch thing that doesn't affect anything other than consumer confidence, and hey, fuck that.

There's a gm service bulletin about it somewhere.

[bronze gulch]

ahh they have been so consistent with orange dexcool compared to ford which uses 5 semi compatible coolants during the same time frame

[lost nest]

New trunk kit came with upgrades over oem. Notably a rubber mat for under the battery, a couple extra panels to cover the tail light backs, and a board for over the jack to make it more stable for junk on top of it

I got a couple pieces of sound deadening left to go in but... very nice

The difference inside the car is already very noticeable just sitting inside with the loud propane heater running.

Turns out the only big flat sections of the car are in the trunk and they resonate like a drum lol

[remote plume]

Hmmm I could use a rubber mat to fill my trunk... Otherwise everything always goes flying when I hit a corner

Something also must've bent a metal mount point, doing exactly that but I couldn't imagine what

[lost nest]

Man this is way better than the flimsy oem ones.

[bronze gulch]

why did you get marine conversion connectors instead of the normal heavy duty ones

[lost nest]

They have the extra studs in a form factor I like

Cuz I can stick the cars factory wiring on the bolt to snug it down as I did there then use the other studs for the wiring that'll be direct to the alternator later. Just need to find a place to put the short bus bars I have.

AND they had the silicone covers with em and cost me like 10 bucks way back whenever the hell I bought them for some other project I didn't use them for.

[bronze gulch]

makes sense that and with a beefed up audio system the extra mounting space will be nice

[lost nest]

95% sure I'm going to need to do the rear main seal on my motor. Which means I'm going to do the clutch and flywheel while I'm in there.

And now looking into it might just buy a built transmission

[remote plume]

😂

ahh yes, the escalation protocol of "ahh easy 20 bucks and some time" to "300 bucks and lotta time"

[lost nest]

I intended to do it anyways

And it's 1600 plus shipping and some time

The original plan was have mine sent out but the core charge is only like 150 bucks so might as well just upgrade from the NA to the NB for that

Spent more than that on the differential tbh

Plus then only paying for shipping one way

As for time, whether it's a new transmission or the old one the rear main takes the same time lol

[vagrant knot]

I needda get white walls now

[fierce heart]

[bronze gulch]

when half the cost is the labor of dropping the transition on both jobs might as well upgrade the transition at the same time

[lost nest]

That's badass bro

[fierce heart]

it’s like the $30k Lotus Evora clutch changes… cause people took it to a Exotic car service centre…

$350 for the clutch the rest was labour!

[bronze gulch]

stuff like that is kind of normal my engine needed new seals it cost $1.5k $50 was parts

[fierce heart]

tbh, if they had taken it to a toyota dealer it would have cost about $3000

[lost nest]

Version 3 on the printer. 2 pieces now. Almost confident enough in this design to do it out of the CF Nylon but why risk it.

[lost nest]

Prototype 2 successful. Just need to confirm fastener dimensions and print the final thing.

[deft musk]

thats your rearview mirror project?

[lost nest]

Yeah. The screws and t nuts are just crap I had handy

That's the oem Mazda mirror swivel at the top

[deft musk]

t-nuts make for handy wide washer integrated nuts 😆

[lost nest]

Yes

Half tempted to just remodel it to fit a t nuts then heat it enough to melt the spikes into the plastic

[deft musk]

heh. why not just get some threaded inserts then?

[lost nest]

I already have t nuts

But I should really play around with inserts tbh

Well you made up my mind for me. I've been wanting a new soldering station anyways and these things work best with special tips... so I'm gonna get the kit I want and try it.

[deft musk]

as someone who used a "standard" conical tip with some m3 ones, I wish I had a proper tip for it. alas the ts100 looks to not have heatset tips available 😦

I did see a video of someone using their 3d printer to insert them 😆 heat the nozzle to temp, then jog z down pushing the insert in to place

[lost nest]

Yeah I'm trying to find a good quality solder station and compatible tips lol

Lots of Chinese cheap options but the temperature stability seems to fail over time

And I'm sure Weller is made in China too but at least the quality is a bit higher

[deft musk]

tbh a lot of things are made in china. its the "chinese" brands (which I know arent even all chinese) that you need to look out for

afaik weller is an "actual" brand

[lost nest]

Yeah exactly

Ooh found a set for the weller we1010

No 6mm though...

Can probably get a second set and just lathe one of them down to the larger barrel and make that work though.

Ordered stuff. Thanks. My wallet hates you.

[deft musk]

mine also hates me

[lost nest]

We1010 plus a set of knockoff tips and a set of m2 to m5 heat set tips Anand an assortment of said inserts

[stable olive]

https://youtu.be/3HKp2tRKo38

[lost nest]

It progresses.

Need to button up the trim and wiring once the paint is fully cured then find a way to get the camera wire outside of the car

[vagrant knot]

Mhm, aint there a rust hole in the bottom of your trunk? Thats not rusted but still a hole tough?

[lost nest]

No those are drain plugs. You'd want to put the wire through a sealed bulkhead fitting of some sort. I have a bunch but I think there's already a factory one for the side marker lights

[vagrant knot]

Anyways fir the wire for real, u have rear plate lights right?

[lost nest]

Yeah

[vagrant knot]

Why not put the camera there as its also a hole there

[lost nest]

That's all exterior as well

[vagrant knot]

Yes but u can get the wire outside there i meant and mount the camera there

[lost nest]

I think you missed the point Iol

The wiring is already outside the car and I don't know if it starts that way or there's a grommet for it

[vagrant knot]

Owh u meant the first top left picture?

[lost nest]

That's just for the interior parts

The wire bundle goes to the mirror. The one that goes down into the door sill is the camera

The rest of it is power and audio

[vagrant knot]

It records audio outside or is that for a interior cam thing on the mirror?

[remote plume]

Why does it need 2 Aux cables?

[lost nest]

Camera, audio, and power from usb

[remote plume]

Power via aux - ughhh not like there are plugs for that

[lost nest]

No...

Power via usb c.

There's two different "aux" cables as you call them. One is audio the other is video.

And given the form factor at play here, the smaller 2.5mm 4 position connector for the camera makes perfect sense.

[remote plume]

Ooof okay I guess you could transmit video with a 3.5 jack but that could've probably just used the USB connection at that point ^^'

[lost nest]

Only need 4 pins and usb cables are much less durable.
Trying to integrate the camera with the existing USB c would have required an adapter of some sort anyways and lead to additional complexity. Might as well just have it's own input jack. Much cheaper than a dongle.

In an ideal world there would just be a single usb leading to a hub you can put in the dash though, but that's a whole redesign and second expensive component. I'd be willing to pay for it though.

Gotta adjust a mounting hole though but...

[vagrant knot]

And clean the dash

[lost nest]

That is clean

[vagrant knot]

Owh wow u can do gps, i assume it connects to ya phone?

[lost nest]

Currently plugged in via power bank but it'll be hard wired later

[vagrant knot]

White specs seem like dirt or smth

[lost nest]

Yeah wireless android auto

So I'll just need to put my stereo on aux in and everything then comes from the phone

[vagrant knot]

Ah nice

Altough wouldnt it be better to have the gps on the dash, so u dont needda loook up, and also maybe miss things on mirror due to gps in there

[lost nest]

The "dash" location for a head unit on this car is down by the floor.

Much better to look up and still have eyes up out the windshield than be looking down where the stereo goes.

[vagrant knot]

Well i mean, there are radio gps things tht have a panel coming out of the radio with a display

But yeah, that seems to be a nice height when sitting in

[lost nest]

Yeah. But it's still really low in this case.

Plus I want it to look as little like stealable technology as possible

[vagrant knot]

Owh yeah definetly

I do think there are a few where the radio bit angles and then screen comes out

But your car is bad as they will cut the soft top if they want in vs the window

[lost nest]

Yes. But again it'll be super low to the floor and obviously aftermarket and valuable looking

[vagrant knot]

True

Anyways imma shower and sign off

Cya tomorrow

[lost nest]

Never

[deft musk]

A considerable number of cameras used for applications like this are sending an analog signals (typically just plain composite video, some might use split chroma like s video or component for better picture.) Analog signals have the benefit of being able to be much lower latency at each end (aka basically zero), digital signals tend to have noticable latency, especially for real time applications (fpv drones are exclusively analog afaik)

[remote plume]

A digital signal does not per se increase latency. It does add complexity tho because the control signals need to have some integrity to them, which might be lost over longer distances.

[lost nest]

Yeah. The processing and conversion does that.

[stable olive]

https://youtube.com/shorts/wvlFWXkCN20?feature=share

[lost nest]

That dude wholesome af

[remote plume]

In bit of a pity:
Already spent kinda too much on my car for no upgrades, just repairs...
Now that the handbrake cables are changed, I've noticed that the rear right calipers "handbrake arm" doesn't move and if moved forcibly still won't brake. (It wasn't braking in the "closed" position to be clear)
I could get a full set of new calipers for 240,
get a single new one for like 60,
or try get a used one for about 40.
Maybe I could try at a junk yard for like 20 bucks
Thoughts?

on a seperate note: How much would any of you spend to get an under-appreciated C-tier car for 1800€ without much rust back to good condition?

[vagrant knot]

Junkyard

[hollow knoll]

It isn't just seized e-brake cables?
And if they've been seized for a while, there's, I THINK, internal mechanisms that'll just be out of adjustment. I don't recall exactly how they work on discs, but it might be one of the things where, once you've got it unseized, you need to actuate it several times for it to be able to work correctly.

On drum rears, it often also involves applying the brake pedal normally WHILE TRAVELLING IN REVERSE, which is weird but how it works.

[vagrant knot]

Your uis right, plenty of good cars u can salvage of that have damage from a wreck, plus dont lost have a all u can carry deal sometimes, i mean, if u be good u can get some stuff from there that fits on ya car

[hollow knoll]

Have you been manually actuating the parking brake lever on the caliper? They can require quite a bit of force.

[remote plume]

I've swapped the cables and one side is working now. The old ones where lengthened.
I've oddly heard of that "re-activate" the internal mechanism twice now...

[remote plume]

I've broken it loose with WD40 and a hammer, then moved it closed with the cable, hammered it open again, repeat twice

[hollow knoll]

I've never rebuilt a rear caliber with integrated park brake mechanism, but I know they tend to have some sort of screw / ratchet / weird mechanism to keep the piston from retracting too much

[remote plume]

I've found this german guide for that:
https://www.motor-talk.de/forum/aktion/Attachment.html?attachmentId=742183

Sadly can't just put it into google translate cuz captcha

[hollow knoll]

So that confirms that at least part of the cable was seized, if I'm understanding correctly.

[remote plume]

The lever on the caliper was seized. Cable was fine but too long to actually do anything

[hollow knoll]

Anyway, COULD try using the same tool you'd use to retract the caliper to spin the piston a bit, might get the mechanism playing nicely.

[remote plume]

Worth a shot, certainly...

[hollow knoll]

That or keep working the lever

[vagrant knot]

If it uses a piston, perhaps its got no liquiid?

[remote plume]

Normal brake working fine on that wheel

[hollow knoll]

The parking brake lever arm uses a screw to apply force to the same piston that fluid normally would