Car gang

[hollow knoll]

TIL carriage bolts can have a different square shoulder size. I figured they'd be standardized.
Either that or Thule are bastards. Mounting bolts for a rooftop cargo carrier, all rusted, some badly. Replacing with stainless from Grainger. The shoulders on the Grainger ones are small enough that the square recess in the parts allows them to spin, defeating the purpose.

[vagrant knot]

Lol, you didn’t measure the bolts?

[hollow knoll]

I measured diameter, thread pitch, and length

The shoulder was not something I expected to need to measure. Assumed it was standardized.

[deft musk]

looks like carriage bolts are covered by the standard ASME B18.5-1990, at least in america. but like all things fasteners there are probably about seven different standards the old one could have been going back anything up to about 150 years ago

[hollow knoll]

A bit of OpenSCAD, and problem solved.

inside_size = 6.4;
depth = 4.0;
outside_size = 8.75;

difference(){
cube([outside_size,outside_size, depth], center = true);

cube([inside_size,inside_size, depth+.01], center = true);

}

[remote plume]

Guys I have the chance to create a Singularity of a look

While I have my (by this point old) new head lights apart to transplant the wiring for daytime-lights/parking lights and electronic height adjustmend (thats legally "necessary" in germany) from the old ones it came to me that I could also upgrade them at the same time...

While the pic does not entirely reflect how it looks in person, I had the idea to attach this diffused LED strip to the inside, shining at the edge of the housing.
I'm gonna wire it inline with a switch, accessible from the bulb-replacement covers so I can turn it off for inspections or shit but I think this looks pretty nice tbh

(don't mind the background, I had a piece of that LED strip already wired up but not glued in at this location so I fumbled it into position lol)

https://assets.adac.de/image/upload/ar_16:9,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto:eco,w_1044/v1/Autodatenbank/Fahrzeugbilder/im00796-1-hyundai-coupe.jpeg

This is the stock look

Opinions?

maybe I can also achieve something like angel-eyes around the inner (high-beam) hole

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1050573453503242241/1228079449812242472/IMG_20240411_202348322.jpg?ex=66d182dd&is=66d0315d&hm=af0ad30df0a33609f0c0528bcee17744d7142c922d9693a7285feb4124eb667d&=

[vagrant knot]

Mhm angel eyes be nice but tuv would have a field day

Although a trainhorn sounds good too

[remote plume]

They wouldn't see it cuz of the hidden switch :p

Like I think I'm gonna do both if possible but both on separate circuits so I can turn em off individually

It's gonna be invisible if off

[flint tangle]

Wait u guys cant have custom headlights in the EU?

[vagrant knot]

I mean yes but not use them depending what u add but he is herman

Everything has to be approved by the tuv

[stable olive]

Varies per country

In the Netherlands they're allowed as long they're approved.

[remote plume]

Think I'm on the safe side since it's just white daytime-running lights that aren't even the bare LEDs (light bouncing off of something instead)

There's "companies" that modify e36 headlights with angel eyes and resell them in the same housing without any more testing so...

[stable olive]

I think as long your headlights are LED, Xenon or yellowish colours are fine, the rest around the headlights doesn't really matter as long you don't look like you drive with high beams

[remote plume]

Yea they don't like yellow outer lenses at all, and if you mess with the lenses or reflectors but this is basically stock lol

[river relic]

Last summer holiday car show of the season.

[bronze gulch]

so I have been having fun with the bucket of bolt I have a starter motor that likes to be taken off and then put back on before it will work

(this time all electrical contacts got cleaned)

on the flip side I will likely need to test for leaky fuel injectors as every time it does this the dam thing floods

[vagrant knot]

Jammer

Hammer*

[quaint pendant]

Any recommendations for 205/65/R16 tires? Im looking good winter performance all seasons because I live in northern Wisconsin and can only get one set right now. I drive a Hyundai Sonata GLS if that influences your recommendations

Im looking at Michelin - CrossClimate2

[river relic]

Those are whats called a severe weather tire. Not quite a dedicated snow tire but better than a regular all season. As far as quality; I have installed thousands of those tires and have yet to hear of any major complaint.

They are a directional tire, so they will follow the grooves in the road.

[quaint pendant]

I can get them for about $750 at Costco, does that seem like a good deal or are their better options in regard to tires or locations? Price isn’t a huge issue but I don’t want to overspend

[river relic]

They are a top premium tire. And at least from what I have seen Costco is reasonable with thier pricing.

[lost nest]

I'm no expert but I think this wheel bearing is junk.

[vagrant knot]

I’m no expert but you are junk too

[hollow knoll]

Anyone want to take bets on the cause of this rattling noise? (Ignore the brake drag sound, hoping I just need to clean the slide pins good when I replace the pads)
And yes, I've already found the root cause.

[hollow knoll]

||Yes, that was a damned acorn stuck between the rotor and dust shield||

[vagrant knot]

watch movie, see a scene of after 9/11 war zone

theres a fucking kei truck with a bunch of terrorist on it just shooting lmao

surprised it didnt have a 50call mounted

[stable olive]

That would flip the vehicle

[vagrant knot]

nah

kei truck

it has same bed space as a ford pickup its just more compact

it will be fine

just get one with the scissor lift

stabilize it n raise it over a wall n shoot

hehe

lower when they return it

[stable olive]

I would love to have 1 of those kei vans and make it into a micro camper

[vagrant knot]

ik i would of had one already if my ape would fit on it for shits n giggles

[lost nest]

Not exactly a "car"

[lost nest]

Fuggin hilarious how many people think this is true

That's only true if you cherry pick between the wheel wells and length of a standard bed. The Fords total bed volume is way more.

[vagrant knot]

True but for it’s size wise it’s almost same

[lost nest]

Ok but not.

Because thing I just said

On top of the wheel wells the bed of the f150 is much wider

[vagrant knot]

Yet the kei trucks probz haul more than most f150’s

[lost nest]

Ok.

The f150 has leather seats, air conditioning, and a great stereo.

[vagrant knot]

but kei truck

[river relic]

Official hauling capacity of a Kie truck is 881 lbs/400kg That includes towing or hauling.
The F150 on the other hand has a max payload capacity of 2445 lbs/1109kg and a max towing capacity of 13500lbs/6123kg.

[lost nest]

Oddly enough though you can't get both of those numbers simultaneously.

But it's still a lot

[vagrant knot]

nice bike tough

did the miss let u get that or/.

[bronze gulch]

speaking of bikes what would be a good one to get as a secondary vehical for use when my truck is being a PIA

I was thinking something like a honda magna or adventuring bike

[deft musk]

whatever you feel comfortable riding, and fits within your budget

[bronze gulch]

I need it to fit behind my truck in my parking space

Not ridden a motor bike before but would go through a learners class before getting one I am used to riding in traffic though

[vagrant knot]

honda grom

fit it in the truck

xd

[lost nest]

No woman would ever stop me.

[vagrant knot]

mhm

hows the camping going with her u stopped that or cuz i only see u do solos mostly now

[lost nest]

And now for my next trick.
5 hours to get halfway home. Staying at my uncle's place tonight hopefully.

[vagrant knot]

nice

[vagrant knot]

This my new whip btw

[stable olive]

Nice FH16, 2012 version?

[vagrant knot]

2017

probz be replaced end of year/next

been mine for the 2weeks i been driving and will be for near future

i used ikea floor mats for not wearing shoes

[bronze gulch]

I need it to be highway safe and the truck in question is the precursor to the Tacoma

[vagrant knot]

This is better than Tesla it also has remote start n call function , plus it’s two stroke

[stable olive]

That sounds way too noisy for me

[vagrant knot]

Yeah for y but it’s fun

Other guy and me at a light just revving he started so I joined and then it became louder and louder 😂

[stable olive]

I am happy you guys enjoy it😅
I prefer silence

[vagrant knot]

Ik

If it wasn’t for the noice I bet you’d enjoy it too

[stable olive]

Noise is so loud that even my bike has an exhaust with a silencer 😅

[vagrant knot]

Oh u have a bike

Motor or moped?

[stable olive]

Niken GT😅

[vagrant knot]

Idfk what that is

Sounds like a knockoff Nikon camera

[stable olive]

A motorbike with 3 wheels,
2 on the front, 1 in the back, it drives like a normal motorbike and will even fall on its side if you forget the stand😅

I should've said Yamaha Niken GT

[vagrant knot]

Ah those

So you decided to get your motorcycle license to drive that?

Anyways I’m 100% sure now that I actually jumped the ape, higher speed bump than at my grandmas and it launched me up from the seat too

[stable olive]

I was already busy with it last time 😅
But yeah, you need a motorbike licence, unlike the Piaggio MP3.
The Niken GT is a motorbike, I think a nice 1, and it doesn't auto stabilise.
It has an extra wheel just for grip.
And because I love driving over those back roads we have a lot of, I put all-road tires under it.

[vagrant knot]

Mhm

Why not a bmw then more for exploring n shit and u probz someone who likes nature camping and such

[stable olive]

The extra wheel basically, I driven them both, and the Niken with its extra grip feels nicer and more stable.

[vagrant knot]

Owh yeah def bit more stable but looks meh to me

I seen the Yamaha on insta before and it’s meh it’s literally a diff model they slapped a extra wheel to isn’t it?

[stable olive]

It drives really nice though, and I like the looks.
I think they build the style from the ground up, but used the engine from another bike.

[vagrant knot]

Ah

You ain’t like those other weirdos where u added 10leds on front that are always on during day blinding people

[stable olive]

No 🤣
I rather put my own paint design, or custom cargo boxes, or mix it with another bike, but that's about it

No unnecessary lights

[vagrant knot]

bruh no joke we talking bout it and fb group of it shows up

i kinda find the front ugly like they just widened it and added an extra light

[stable olive]

I think it's a nice bike, almost like a viper showing it's teeth😅

[stable olive]

Trust me, it's not as wide as it looks like

[vagrant knot]

that’s what he said

[stable olive]

I once been to a bike meeting, and there were these American style bikes, and they were wider than mine😅

[vagrant knot]

well yeah , the harleys gotta support the 500pound ones wich are wide anyways and u know same as a car the tires cant stick out past the frame n shit

[potent flicker]

@lost nest
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAjCon7pC_Y/?igsh=aDhyaTZmeDNjeDVx

[lost nest]

I need it

[vagrant knot]

Why yes you do, so get it done

[stable olive]

I got this recommended
https://youtube.com/shorts/i4quQp6taWA

Funny to see how RWD struggles

[bronze gulch]

that seems more like a car issue as the BMW is larger than the other 2 cars

[stable olive]

In order for an RWD to make such a tight corner you have to oversteer or drive really slowly.
FWD can pull the car and because the back is light you oversteer.
AWD can take advantage of both, I don't know the systems in the car so I can't say if it adapts or doesn't adapt.

[fierce heart]

Actually, a RWD car naturally turn harder round really tight corners than cars with drive to their front wheels. The pain there was a huge weight over the front axel, long wheelbase and a lower power to grip ratio

Also, the RWD car looked like a style modified road car not a performance biased race car.

[vagrant knot]

ur back alive

[bronze gulch]

a simple version of my head light circuit post LED upgrade

I would kinda like my bights back so I need to add another relay and split the ground

[bronze gulch]

this is the circiut I am thinking of making to get my brights back

[remote plume]

Are you sure you meant to put the right connection-dot there?

Wait this entire diagram doesn't make much sense

If the high beams are on, usually the low beams also stay on.

[deft musk]

not always. depends on the lamp type

[remote plume]

Hang on, this one makes more sense actually. The dash lights are usually wired in series with the corresponding head lights

But why do you want to put a coil between battery and dash lights or low beam switch and high beam dash light?

You're not experienced in reading / writing electrical diagrams, are you?

[deft musk]

pretty sure thats the relay they mentioned 🤔

[remote plume]

Ahhh okay yes now it makes sense.
Some manufacturers have differing symbols for relays than others

[deft musk]

but without the line in the middle

[remote plume]

There's a couple things missing from the diagram that make it difficult to understand.

• if the diodes with icons are meant the head lamps themselves, Where's the head light switch?
• assuming that, the relays' coils should not be connected to the same circuit like the battery itself (which powers the relay)

[deft musk]

bottom left is the switch. if you zoom in you can make out the low/high beam symbols.
the... whole thing makes less sense the longer I look at it though 🤔

[remote plume]

Exactly. The switch (probably light stalk) should either ground both, ground one or zero.

the entire thing should look something more like this so we can understand

Symbol meanings

[bronze gulch]

My car's headlight circuit is. Unnecessarily complex. That is an extreme simplification of set circuit.

I can post the full circuit if you want to see it.

[vagrant knot]

I have no clue tf that all Is

All I see is scribble lines

[bronze gulch]

By the way A is main powered straight remote the battery

And the headlight power coil is fed off the line as the power it is switching

[bronze gulch]

it grounds one at a time

again my diagram is a gross simplification of the actual diagram to show the change I want to make so that I can use my brights with out rewiring the LED headlights them selves

that line coming off from the left of the page is for flashing the bights in stead of them just being on.

[remote plume]

I don't exactly get the switch diagram but the rest totally makes sense
if you want to add LED lights you should put them between the bulbs and the Fuses, with positive facing (down) towards the bulbs

If you could overlay, what you cut / where you put the LEDs on the original diagram I'd appreciate :)

[bronze gulch]

I replaced my head light but thanks to ground switching I no longer have high beams

my diagram is nixing the switch chart for a simple 3 position switch (what it functionally is when using the headlights) the LED portion of my diagram is functionaly what the circuit looks like inside the holly retro brights

[remote plume]

Ahhhh

[bronze gulch]

I want to use the same hacky method toyota did to switch the light but instead to switch my brights headlights

[remote plume]

Anybody know about converting meshes to solids for cfd (yes it's about my car)

Chime in in #1058874733610946581

[vagrant knot]

@lost nest

[stable olive]

I didn't know that this is how you swapped wheels and tires on a car.
https://youtube.com/shorts/MojvRoX7nJI

[vagrant knot]

lol

[remote plume]

love this guy with the gmod mechanics

[stable olive]

Was it really like that😅

I personally never played it😅

[remote plume]

also never really did but it really was like that most of the time xD

[stable olive]

https://youtube.com/shorts/L9iVwDdhk3Q

[bronze gulch]

there are reasons why I can't watch just rolled in

[stable olive]

https://youtube.com/shorts/0Od1j-Neo0s

[lost nest]

sup nerds

[vagrant knot]

I’m no nerd, need

Nerd

Fuck autocorrect

[hollow knoll]

sup
Not car related, but I just had to wrench on my washing machine because the bolt holding the agitator backed loose for the second time.
Tempted to go for the red Loctite, and fuck the next bastard, but I AM the next bastard.

[potent flicker]

Rate your level of distaste for the next bastard in washing machines, please

[deft musk]

Red loctite and blowtorch solve most problems. Red loctite stops it being your problem, and blowtorch stops the next guy being your problem

[hollow knoll]

Plastic housing in this case. If it went in with red loctite, it was never coming out without destroying the part it was in

[potent flicker]

Definitely not my future problem

[vagrant knot]

i am so debating buying a old firetruck or anything with 4x4 capability thats a truck, and convert it

as i could buy a box truck but the 4x4 aspect is nice feature u know

[potent flicker]

Military surplus can be fairly cheap and easy to find parts for

[vagrant knot]

yeah im thinking something like that maybe

but right now i gotta save

but the benefit of the trucking job is due to all the ot

i make bank for my savings

so maybe in near future first buy a truck, save more and thus also not have over x in savings so mr government cant come n take it

might have a guy if i where to ask , where i could probz park it

[vagrant knot]

@stable olive ive decided as also now have truck license, i wanna buy a box truck within the next 2years when my savings better and convert one into a permanent driving home

just gotta have a full tail lift so i can put my ape in it

vs those who have the small roof hinged door bit

cuz then i cant fully put it on length wise atleast not as easy

[vagrant knot]

@stable olive theres a fire engine on sale on fb for cheap

airport type

[stable olive]

I sadly don't have 60K laying around, and I don't have Facebook 😅

Not to mention if I would buy a Crashtender I want it to be an 8x8.

[vagrant knot]

it isnt 60k

[stable olive]

I have 18K, which I want to save up to move out of this forsaken country

[vagrant knot]

to where

theres a fucking rollercoaster being sold on it

imagine the americans who browse marketplace and realise that type of shit is in netherlands and jsut for sale on it xd

cant find the one i saw but theres one for 20k 4x4

10k for a 3axle doesnt mention it be 6x6 but prob be , probz cheap as fuck and perfect for ya

cuz why u want 8x8 besides length, might as well buy a military truck then

less stripping to do

[stable olive]

Length and cool factor.
Crash tenders are somewhat aerodynamic, military trucks are just driving flat walls.

[vagrant knot]

true but there is some that arent totally flat, but thyere also not as much different aerodynamic vs a crashtender

they also got front flat end and then maybe tad of angled roof and angled lower undercarriage

i mean if u gonna electrify it all and gut might as well ad some aerodynamic

[stable olive]

Adding aerodynamics to something with a flat front is 1 of the hardest things in my opinion 😅
But even if I could afford a gutted 8x8, if I place 1 in my neighbourhood they are gonna get pissed at how big they are😅
The 8x8 are often also wider than the 4x4.

[vagrant knot]

xd

yeah but if wider, your probz getting issues with road legal

cant be wider than 2.60 if its a reefer

2.55 for rest of trucks

without permits

but most crashtenders windows n such be flat too and just have angle downward to clear shit same as military, only diff is the roof might be 5cm raised on a slope vs flat

[stable olive]

I know, and there's very little that are 8x8 and 2.5m wide😅

[vagrant knot]

i mean probz get away with it in the us

[stable olive]

I know from out my mind, the Panther 8x8 is 3 meters wide, it's a chonker

[vagrant knot]

hence said military probz be better, width wise and that type of shit

also tf the neighbors gonna do complain

they cant be easily towed

[stable olive]

They once complained when 1 got a Hummer H1, now imagine a crash tender😅

[vagrant knot]

LOL

if its legal tf they gonna do]

id let em complain

i have the hairdresser downstairs who once called boas

i didnt park infront of her shop for 2months

now i do again, even sats when i dont go out

they pushed it back 2x

now its more infront of her door but not infront her door

and its left in geaer

not once she called cuz she knows its futile

[stable olive]

We have a small street, and parking on the sidewalk means I will be blocking the sidewalk

[vagrant knot]

xd

[stable olive]

1st I have to get my own place, or need to find a way to park a big truck without people complaining.

[vagrant knot]

i mean

find a farm wich already has a beunhut

and tell them that they can use it supervised for a weekend ripping it trough the field

and supply a scrap car for uh research

[stable olive]

Or I just have to get to Norway, buy a house and be done, enough parking space

[vagrant knot]

probz be fine to be parked all year and u can work on it

id not mind moviingto sweden]

hence i wanna get the truck and convert

live in it save up probz more as offgrid and just park at office

take small weekend trips, i eman im always home anyways

probz once converted the price be cheaper insurance n roadtax wise than rent

then we recoup the build investment and if we do eventually sell it maybe for instance sell it for a fortune

[stable olive]

That was originally my idea, but crazy me has been even thinking on extending the Mirai's battery and convert that to 1 of the smallest campers in the Netherlands 😅

[vagrant knot]

pic of the mira

[stable olive]

It's Prius sized, and it's blue, not really interesting.

[vagrant knot]

i mean

cut the body up on rear and make it square or put a rooftop tent on it

[stable olive]

I was more thinking on extending the back hatch to almost the front of roof from the car so I have a massive "pop top" like those tiny camper vans.

But I don't know if it's possible and if there's struts in the way

[vagrant knot]

i mean if u keep the struts, and peel the roof of and then extend off of the struts

make it solid roof

and then cut strut

[stable olive]

How would I do that if the "pop top" is almost at the front window?

[vagrant knot]

rigid square frame

square tubing

weld around n shit

[stable olive]

I have been thinking on replacing my Mirai with the 2018 Prius, almost the same car but just a benzine PHEV so I can travel further and not just stay in the Netherlands 😅

[vagrant knot]

same as they do to vans for pop tops

thats also front to back basically

prius look ugly tough

[stable olive]

True, fair enough

[stable olive]

The 2018 PHEV I think looks really good though, it doesn't look much like a Prius

[vagrant knot]

why not see to get a hybrid van

aka get a small generator on the hitch xd

[stable olive]

Because the only small van I like is the ID Buzz or VW T7 I think it's called, the rest looks meh.

[vagrant knot]

the passenger vw ones suck, look like japanese vans market but worse, but the id buzz i gotta admit looks decent, at first no, but if its the panel van type it loooks better than passenger version of it

[stable olive]

Maybe I like it because I am quarter Japanese 😐

I don't think this looks bad, it's almost the ID Buzz but with a longer nose😅

I also prefer the looks of the ID Buzz LWB, the normal 1 looks too short

[vagrant knot]

never seen that one, that loks better as the nose is sorta like the t5s n shit

yes they decided new van full electric lets make it smaller and compare it to the 70's vans

wich is just disrespectful

[stable olive]

I don't know, I have to see, could be that I just buy a Transit L3 or L4 and build that into my home.

The reason I would go with the Transit L3 or L4 is because the wheels are not all the way at the back bumper like with all the other vans, which I think looks very ugly.

[vagrant knot]

if u do that

[stable olive]

Plus the Transit L3 and L4 still can be parked here but most other L3 or L4 can't because of their wheelbase

[vagrant knot]

go sprinter moving vans

usually the sprinter ones have a square box over cab

aka can make a pass trough and its big enough for bed ontop

so u get plenty space left below

square walls n can stan in it

[stable olive]

Do they have a shorter wheelbase like the Transit?
And not a longer wheelbase like the Renaults?

[vagrant knot]

i mean , usually box truck ones are the longer wheel base ones but not the full on longest ones

it just depends really

why u want a short wheel base? if u live out of it each cm more is bonus

[stable olive]

With the vans, so not the box trucks, for example the Transit L4 has the wheelbase of the L2 I believe, or the L3, but they just extended the back.

[vagrant knot]

oh so u want cuz the overhang means u. fit

trust me, that wont matter much wether u fit or not cuz most u wont unless its parralel parkin

but if u do build i do recommend a box van, square walls easy to add underneath box watertranks n shit, easy to insulate and if u add a roof window vs side windows its way more stealth parking it industrial lots or wherever

[stable olive]

Well here's the thing, where I live we can have a van with a huge overhang as long it fits in the parking spot, because the overhang will just hang over a part of a small field😅

[vagrant knot]

oh nice

so u wanna move out and live in same street as parents but just parked up/

[stable olive]

Eh I like a challenge and besides, the advantage of a normal van is you can stay inside the vehicle and go straight to the driver seat without going outside like on the box truck.

[vagrant knot]

yeah but if u have the overhang on roof

u can make pass trough too

and just put rubber seal/gasket inbetween

look up luton van conversion youtube]

[stable olive]

If possible yeah.
Then I still have fast Internet 😅

[vagrant knot]

starlink

400purchase price and then roam subscription or shit is like 50 i think i read?

[stable olive]

Too much of a hassle😅
Also box trucks aren't allowed here.

[vagrant knot]

mhm

[stable olive]

Something like that, but my parents have 8Gbps

[vagrant knot]

i mean i had that on hotspot on my phone

lived anti squatter thing, used it for all time i did just using that for internet

[stable olive]

Besides, on an L4 I can make a small garage in it for my bike😅

[vagrant knot]

true

but box trucku could also or have it on the rear outside

im wanting a truck reefer preferably as alreadu major insualtion

with a full ramp tough like the 1500kg one

and then one that preferably has a 8m interior box

[stable olive]

I prefer inside because I like to travel and I don't want to show everyone my bike😐

[vagrant knot]

as garage be 2.7m ish

true

perhaps lift bed

or couch each side can strap bike in and when park u take it out, or a really high bed, so u get one of the highest roof ones

but as ur single could do a single bed so it can fit next to it

[stable olive]

The advantages of the L4s, is they're usually H3 I think, so I can have a bed above the living part😅

[vagrant knot]

true just cant sit up, but if u were to add a raisable bed, for the 10/20cm so u can lwoer when u do be parked and without hte bike or travel and not take the bike for instance

[stable olive]

I also can place the bed above the bike garage, the bike ain't that high

[vagrant knot]

as being able sit in bed is also still nice

i mean

even raised roof, usually u got 2n half meters then?

add insulation floor , matress frame for bed it takes up space quick

[stable olive]

Something like that, all I know is I can stretch in 1, and I am 177cm tall.

[vagrant knot]

i mean u can probz lay sideways then with space

and if u do go full out build, could invest in the side extension bits that add like 5cm each side, pricey but if full time living it be worth it but uslaly those who do are like 1.85 plus

[stable olive]

I don't need much space😅
I am tall, but I am happy even in a cramped space.

[vagrant knot]

for the truck i kinda wana use those bed lift mechanisms, cuz make a fake wall even open layout to split it a tad, and then bathroom at end anyways, have rail so lower under couch can be bed and the lift bit has the cushions and just raise have top bed and bottom be air matress, if i ever have guests

true but if you do live full time, trust me u wanna be able to stretch when sleeping, standing deff wont be an issue

[stable olive]

All I need is a tiny shower, a small kitchen, and a small living area.

I am used to build everything in height, instead of width, even my current room has a raised floor so I can stash everything in the floor including my bed.

[vagrant knot]

i mean, a 45by 45shower for van is spacious, and composting toilet just have that under bed on a slide out drawer

or under couch section infrnt of bed

[stable olive]

Okay living area might be the biggest area as I don't like small TVs😅

[vagrant knot]

plenty who do build have the shower come out of the couch bit but if u do go live full time a full stationary shower probz be worht it

behnd driver seat and u put passenger seat on swivel

[stable olive]

I prefer dry flush toilets.

[vagrant knot]

dry flush?

[stable olive]

It puts your shit in a "plastic bag"

[vagrant knot]

cuz the one thing im not sure bout is my toilet setup if i do as no black water dump so

owh yeah, but hten u gtta take it out each time and also still deal with urne, compost urine goes front wich u empty every 2ish days , and the shit takes longer as its like in a sealed vented box with like sawdust or whatever type u use for coverings

and technically u shouldnt but u can just toss that in a skkip

grey water? just have a electronic valve n small tank and just dump that while driving

or park over a sewer drain and then dump xd

[stable olive]

Dry flush toilets don't use water or any chemical shit

[vagrant knot]

thats def my setup, manual valve to instant dump, but also a electronic valve with button in cab for when drivng to dump

the composting toilets dont either

ur system is basially a bucketr with a cover n trashbag

[stable olive]

Exactly

[vagrant knot]

and then u have shit to deal with each time u do aka thats more of a last resort at night and use public bahtrooms

i was thinking fot my setuop, how much it would be to run just a incendiary toilet

no smell just dust basically

and have as obv benefit being male tough, a small urinior to deal with that

cuz i mean ill just get that hooked up to the gray tank and just if do drop that in the sewer drains or such

cuz if i shower and two toilet for peeing for instance it dilutes fuck out of it plus shower=soap so smell be not much issue either for some illegal sorta dumping

[stable olive]

I am not gonna do that 😅

[vagrant knot]

haha ik, but then again have a hose and find a dixi and just dump into that

but like thats the point of the composting ones as i dont think urine is considered black waste basically vs n2

[stable olive]

The advantages of a dry flush toilet is you can even use them outside the camper, so if you have bad tummy aches and smelly poop, just do it in the wild😂

[vagrant knot]

does mean u have one less tank to have in it for full time living

[vagrant knot]

at that point u just bring biodegradable tp and a shovel n find a tree

[stable olive]

I know, but I don't like chemical toilets that much, considering I taste a lot of stuff I have to wear a respirator outside so I don't taste someone's odor

[vagrant knot]

no true , but the compos dont have that

[stable olive]

I can't smell by the way, so I taste everything, even someone's bad perfume

[vagrant knot]

just ur urine when u pee maybe

but u already have that at home alreadyu

so a good vent in the bathroom bit , as the n2 box already has vent holes and plenty add little computer fans for instance so it always has forced air flow

[stable olive]

I stick with my dry flush toilet😅

[vagrant knot]

yea everyone their own, but just then u always have to find toilet right as dry flush means no liquids?

plus i mean u gotta get like a special trashbin for that stuff thats airtight

anyways when i do buy truck i will be nice and ask u nicely (bully you to help me) with the solar system n shit

cuz i wanna do a beefy as fuck overkill system that can also run ac in summer cuz cats

altough do plan preferably reefer so already quite good insulation and then add another layer to that

[stable olive]

You know that I actually want to lower the roof if I get an L4H3?
So I can hide a large foldable solar array.

[vagrant knot]

then get a h2 wich is like what, 10cm and build a square box aroujnd

use alumiinium siding painted correctly and theyll think its a diy roof raise

[stable olive]

L4H2 are very hard to find

[vagrant knot]

plus benefit then is u could fit a mechanism to angle it

well i mean lowering one brings more issue than finding a h2

cuz lowering involve cuttg roof strutts whatnot

[stable olive]

In 3 years of looking around I found 2 L4H2😅
And both were like 40K and I was like nah bro, not for a Ford Transit from 2010.

[vagrant knot]

bruh can probz buy new tjen

[stable olive]

Exactly😐

[vagrant knot]

also was driving truck today and looking, if i got more budget ot buy truck, i feel prorail is good , they got one of the longer trucks , and already some windows, tailgate n shit

[stable olive]

But then Ford only officially sells the L4H3😅

[vagrant knot]

has some electric system that can be sold of to put better system in

wll why ford n. not other

iveco?

they probz got more of the lfh2

[stable olive]

Iveco has the ugliest roof on a large van I ever seen, it's like the forgot aerodynamics exist and only thought in straight lines😑

[vagrant knot]

true but for what u need it probz be better

?

[stable olive]

I still like sleek lines, even on a van😐

[vagrant knot]

well if u gonna make a roof mod anyways for solar can probz add stuff like it

plus if u remove the plastics and do some bodywork with the plaster type u can make it sleeker

[stable olive]

The advantages of taking an H3 is that you have the front part in smooth lines so you can fold the panels behind it so the wind won't flow through the panels when you're driving 😀

[vagrant knot]

the roofs flat already no?

i mean u seen the renaults n the roof raises they have is a bolt on basically , but probz smth like that be best if u wanna modify as if it is fiberglass u can jsut make a sorta tub in it

or get a truck and they wont see the solar panels as its too high 🤣

[stable olive]

It's not about it being visible, it's about hiding them when I drive through cold areas so they don't break in the cold.

[vagrant knot]

so u want to cover them?

i never heard of vanlifers having issues with their solar in the cold

and i watched one who has a pickup truck build and is in alaska at -50

[stable olive]

There is no issues, but I like to think there is😅

[vagrant knot]

well if usch, make a rail so u can slide it down the sides and unbolt n take it off

[stable olive]

Beside, out of the wind, means less strain on the mounting system and folding mechanism.

Ever seen a frozen folding mechanism, yeah it ain't fun to have

[vagrant knot]

but the cover would fold over too?

[stable olive]

Yep, but that doesn't matter😅

I rather have a frozen cover over frozen folding mechanism

Look, I want a solar array that can fold out to over like 3 meters, probably sticking out at least a meter over the edge of the vehicle.

[vagrant knot]

There’s some on YouTube who have that usually bigger rigs and then they add tilt mechanism to one side

[stable olive]

And I want the entire panel assembly being able to tilt.
The advantage of a cover is, you can cover the cover in smaller solar panels 🤣

So you always have solar power, even with the cover closed

[vagrant knot]

Owh yeah but I mean then no stealth factor at all, that mechanism would be able to be used at free camp areas or shit

But basically you’d use the top panels as covers for the other 2 layers beneath?

[stable olive]

Yep, have the cover and use it as a smaller panel when the big 1 ain't in use.
Making it suitable for any location, I doubt people love seeing a 3+m wide solar panel😅

But I am gonna nap, my boss found it funny to send me to Groningen, and I live in Dordrecht 😑

[vagrant knot]

Damn u live close to me then

[stable olive]

Oh no😐

I have to build a camper fast then😂

[vagrant knot]

haha wich area u live? im there like every 6weeks for cleaning my moms windows, earn money at some neighbors too, eat food get snacks make the dog happy and leave again

[stable olive]

I keep that a secret due to family past, I hope you can understand

[vagrant knot]

yeah i understand

just wanna know if u might of spotted my ape cuz i drive that to my mom in summer often too

annoy all the people on the bike path from zweindrecht-rhoon as its not allowed for me but fuck no cops or shit patrollig it i fit and aint gonna find another legal way longer route

[vagrant knot]

Fancy low pressure for pffroading

It only has like 7k km on it should be fine

[stable olive]

That's too low :p

[vagrant knot]

yeah

good thing have 3new to me tires on rims, thsoe barely used

hes like : your rears gotta be replaced too

im like well i can go grab em if u wanna do it but he was like laughing and saying nah

but i hadnt done it cuz 1 lazy and 2 i wanted to take em inside n paint them first then take tires off paint the inner wheel hub and then put on but yeah

gotta get some beer crates and a sunny day and just fucking lift it on those and paint it in the parking lot xd

[fluid zenith]

Do these shenanigans belong in here?

[vagrant knot]

yes

took the quad apart huh

[fluid zenith]

Not really, took the cover off and removed the tank

[vagrant knot]

i mean, thats basically half the vehicle lol;

[fluid zenith]

There's plenty of parts left

Gonna need a new battery and fuel line to test though

[fluid zenith]

welp, looks like the tubing i had wasnt good to hold gas, tore pretty much instantly when i put gas in it😂

whole garage smells like gas now

[vagrant knot]

lol

[fluid zenith]

that and the carburettor gasket leaks

rebuild kit is 11 bucks, or a new carb for 23

was able to slow the leak by replacing the old gasket with some tpu printing filament, should hold up to gasoline

[hollow knoll]

I did an intake gasket with TPU, no issues so far.

[fluid zenith]

this is the gasket for the bowl, it's fine for now, i hope

i want to get it to run first. If it runs i'll invest some more time, money and effort into it

[vagrant knot]

[fluid zenith]

Ordered some parts. Hope this is enough to at least get it running

[stable olive]

I wonder, is that number plate roughly the size of a DTX motherboard

[vagrant knot]

mhm?

anwyays went to replace the rear two tires

went to a mate cuz car jack

so easy ratchet and no need to step on it to unlock em lol

went and put one of the worn tires and swapped with the spare thats like 10years old not used and dried out a tad

so nice that thats a different bolt and it appeas no wrench in the tuk tuk

theres a jack but idk if its in that but yeah

[fluid zenith]

Gearboxes are supposed to be this crunchy, right?

[vagrant knot]

Yes

[fluid zenith]

Then why doesn't it want to go into gear, or out of it for that matter

The oil level was a little low in this, the water level was too high

[vagrant knot]

There’s your issue, it had no cooling fluid in it

Water only works temporarily

[fluid zenith]

Any water in this is too much

[vagrant knot]

I mean gears look clean undamaged besides the tust

Might clean up nicely

And be able to be reused

[fluid zenith]

That's the plan as i can't find anything on this gearbox at all

Might even have to make a gasket myself

[vagrant knot]

Gaskets ain’t hard just hope old one still ok enough to copy? It not it’s still doable but bit trickier

[stable olive]

Can I borrow €100K from someone and give back in 2 years?

Just joking, I just think the Nio EL8 is a very beautiful car🤣

[vagrant knot]

Hey, I only need 50 Ty very much

[fluid zenith]

Some pitting but probably usable

Will throw everything in the ultrasonic and then rust remover overnight

[hollow knoll]

doesn't honestly look too bad. cleaner / rust remover, seems like a good plan

[fluid zenith]

When i opened it i feared the worst. Like 'these things are gonna crumble as soon as i touch them', but there's still plenty of metal left

[vagrant knot]

Eh for what it is looks fine, maybe fine sandblasting it or such help

[fluid zenith]

Don't really have access to that

We'll see how things look after the rust remover

[vagrant knot]

Throw it in a bottle of coke then ultrasonic

[fluid zenith]

I'll try my can of evaporust first

[remote plume]

Evaporust in the ultra sonic?

[hollow knoll]

Apparently fine!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uR7y2KkYxU

I really oughtta pick up an ultrasonic cleaner

[fluid zenith]

No, some strong degreaser and hot water, evaporust afterwards

Ultrasonic cleaner is nice but it's such an awful sound when it's on

Rattles your fillings out of your teeth

[vagrant knot]

Turn it on and just idk.. leave?

[fluid zenith]

That's what i do, but it still turns on before i can leave the room

[remote plume]

I think you're supposed to stay outside of the sonic tub

[fluid zenith]

Oooh

I must have misunderstood the instructions that i didn't read

[remote plume]

Heh

[fluid zenith]

Hmm. Grey sludge soup with cavitation bubbles

[remote plume]

Yum

[stable olive]

https://youtube.com/shorts/2V3cC5W-2JU

[fluid zenith]

Well the bearings in that gearbox are dead silent

[fluid zenith]

These make more noise, but they do actually turn😂

[stable olive]

Now use an air compressor to make the inner ring turn full speed, then release them on the ground.

[vagrant knot]

Supposed to do that with a big gear or something with a pin in it and give it some Ugga Duggar’s

[fluid zenith]

I'll try that with some cheap skateboard bearings i have. I kinda need thes😂

[remote plume]

Wait these didnt? XD

[fluid zenith]

The new ones make more noise, because the old ones were so stuck they didn't move at all

[remote plume]

Ahhh couldn't figure out how they made no noise while they were absolutely grinding lol

[fluid zenith]

They went straight in the thrash

[bronze gulch]

does any one here know what amparage I need to trigger a relay or how to find it I need to ensure that the relay is the highest resistance line in a parallel circuit so that I can get my bights back

[potent flicker]

It should say on the relay or look up the part number for it

Wire diagram can also have that info

[bronze gulch]

no info on the relay and they are aftermarket so no info from the car either

[potent flicker]

Got a pic of the relay?

[bronze gulch]

dorman part 88069

only info on the relay its self is the pin diagram

[potent flicker]

12v, 30amp?
https://www.dormanproducts.com/p-73314-88069.aspx

[bronze gulch]

yep

checked their site but I will need to email them to get any info

figured some one here might have a good rule of thumb for this stuff

[potent flicker]

Got a multimeter handy?

[bronze gulch]

I have one

[potent flicker]

If that diagram matches then measure between 85 and 86

[bronze gulch]

81homs

might not need a resistor then

[potent flicker]

I think that’s 148 ma to trigger

[bronze gulch]

also hand drawn circuit goes between the lights and the fuse

[potent flicker]

It’s still 12v coming in

[bronze gulch]

yep

new led headlights are not compatible with the ground based swithcing

[potent flicker]

Ooohhh

I’ve never done that conversion

[bronze gulch]

should work going to ground the lights to the chassy

then use the High beam swithc to trigger the relay

[potent flicker]

Yeah, I would think that would work

[bronze gulch]

I might have a lead from the LEDs to the low ground so that I keep my brights indicator (powered off the low ground when low ground is closed)

oddly enough that is the easy one the PIA will be the mod I am doing to the blower control switch

I am switching out a 5 position switch with 2 of the old fashion rocker switches (1/0 & 1/0/1) to get on of and then high low medium

the bigger issue with that one is integrating it into the dash

[stable olive]

https://www.reddit.com/r/tires/s/SSyNmIZHGO

Just read the top comment

[bronze gulch]

And now my car has 3 blower speeds and its brights back

The switch and connector are the OEM part that kept failing and has been replaced with a more custom solution

now I need to get a 3d printer and rebuild the facia so I can intagrate the switches into the dash

[deft musk]

ahhh, the biennial binky release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Wqh7KxgdM

[remote plume]

You know what?
HELL YEAH

[vagrant knot]

https://www.trainhornsnederland.nl/product/united-pacific-150-psi-train-horn-kit/

I uh

I got a horn upgrade

In shipping but uh ye

The electric horn upgrade I had before didn’t suffice and gone crappier with the weather elements on it

[bronze gulch]

now that scares me

[stable olive]

https://youtube.com/shorts/brXdzqjFmq4
Now I know what causes creaking doors on my car

[vagrant knot]

mhm the meme or my horn upgrade?

[vagrant knot]

ur a banana now i see

also my car locking mechanism failed only locks not unlock

appears my trunk is the issue as the key got disconnected from the lock mechanism in ti

glad cover is off and on backseat as kept falling off

could atleast unlock trunk and open and take shit out

but also relock it

also @stable olive once that train horn is installed and i am in dordrecht, u might hear it

it has a 3/4km ish range of sound

[stable olive]

Nice, then I know when to leave Dordrecht XD

[vagrant knot]

haha

i mean idk wich area u live nor care

but my mom lives on the a16side go out drecht tunnel and so i wont go much further than there

with ape atleast

hope it is fixed before nxet weekend

[stable olive]

That's luckily half an island away XD

[vagrant knot]

so ur more on a15 side?

[stable olive]

Closer to N3

Which crosses Dordrecht, nice XD

[vagrant knot]

owh right that goes from a16 exit at valk hotel passed the bastion towards a15

[stable olive]

Also, I sold my car, I used it so often the tank keeps sweating itself empty XD

[vagrant knot]

i didnt knew u had a car, toiught only the ugly motorcycle

[vagrant knot]

i have that with the ape

[stable olive]

I had a Mirai 2017

[vagrant knot]

car i can drive 2weeks doing 120ish a hr to n back from work

and do like 500km

on 40l

ape? 10l on 100km

xd

but its worth it

i mean 80bucks a month for ape to go to work

car if drive normal 80 month

as half the distance of this tank was coming back from belgium at 130

[stable olive]

I have 2 motorbikes, the Niken GT and the RQi
The RQi is only for short distances and the Niken for longer distances

[vagrant knot]

be 600km on tank if drive at 100 and be normal

rqi is what

send pig

pic

[stable olive]

Niu RQi, electric motorbike with 100KM range XD

[vagrant knot]

bruh

why tf buy that

moght as well get a electric moped with that range and half the price xd

and then u can actually take a grocery bag with you

[stable olive]

Between my home and Leiden it's like charging 1.-

[stable olive]

Moped takes roughly 10 times as long

[vagrant knot]

so u like charge it at work?

[stable olive]

Yep

And at home

It's really nice during traffic jams, something I encounter almost everyday

[vagrant knot]

wjhat motorcycle?

ye

i mean it is that i start before traffic jams start and be done after they end

but sometimes if early

ape is a fun thing

in morning im 10mins slower

but when going home at rush hrs its faster, except im stuck infront of spijkenisse brug then slower

but like yea]

also go trough beneluxtunnel

thats gonna be soooo fun when i have the new train horn\

maybe not for the bicyclists

:L

[stable olive]

I start before traffic jam, but my colleague is 1 slow motherfucker and always is done during traffic jam but can never leave him be as we always to projects that need more than 1 person

[vagrant knot]

wait so u start early but gotta do ot cuz of that fuck?

isnt a electric bike shit tough in traffic jams, cant rev a fuckehad who dont see u, and i doubt the horns good

[stable olive]

The advantage of the electric motorbike like the RQi, if you dont drive faster than 45KM/h you can fool the cops its just a moped, so I can take shortcuts if the bike lane is shorter

[vagrant knot]

hehe

true

[stable olive]

And I have like 3 driving modes, where 1 I limited it to 45 KM/h, and cops arent the smartest with these things

[vagrant knot]

why does it have that function? for when u run outta battery?

xd

send a pic of it tough

cmmon

[stable olive]

I dont know, all modes usually reach 110 KM/h, but you can speed limit a mode if you want to😅

The difference usually is acceleration

[vagrant knot]

i mean if they dont see plate

u can fool em

but i have the benefit of my ape

regular cops dont know shit they think is brommonbiel so can drive where not alowed

but also with its plate being as said moped plate, but also not as big as a brommobiel

and a 3wheeler

i get away with a lot like sidewalk parking n shit

helps tjhat if they do check, it is registered as a moped

[stable olive]

Motorbike also can park on a sidewalk, mostly, and my RQi is usually seen as a moped, even though you need a motorbike driving license

[vagrant knot]

yeh but u got motorcycle license no?

anyways, SEND A PIC

goddammit

[stable olive]

Yep

[stable olive]

No

[vagrant knot]

bruh

[stable olive]

It's a mess here

[vagrant knot]

even if google pic thats fine

i just DONT WANNA GOOGLE myself

[stable olive]

https://global.niu.com/nl/product/RQi-Sport

[vagrant knot]

that headlight looks like a lot of the type i wanna put on my ape

except mine will shine far and blind the fuck out of people as its sorta at head level for anything thats not a car, aka bicyclist n mopeds 🤣

[stable olive]

People always ask me if I can turn off my headlight, but its just the daytime running light being turned on

[vagrant knot]

who ask that?

[stable olive]

Colleagues and neighbours

[vagrant knot]

why would they ask that? nbot like its blinding or shit

[stable olive]

Because the daytime running lights is blinding enough at night and in the morning, but because it isnt like the headlight shining more to the ground, it blinds people

[vagrant knot]

lol

yeah i hate new leds on trucks too

then again yesterday flashed at dumb fuck and pointed up he waved back

scania with brights on but also had em on roof

i have it with my ape too tough

the light bar on bumper

but it is like not as bad as a led of a tesla or some as its lower

[stable olive]

My Niken has a light bar on the front, but just UV light so I can see in the dark without people being annoying

[stable olive]

I never had a problem with those unless they sign to each other

[vagrant knot]

ik

and usually times i start all the nice scnaias overtaking me n shit and plenty coming other way

fuckheads be flashing for each truck, km away and it hurts

but im putting those types on my ape

gotta see roof bar i have for old car i bought but didnt work

if it might fit n ape, then roof strobes added to that, and then under it led lights

[stable olive]

I already can see you drive by with a cop light on the roof

[vagrant knot]

nah i have orange on the roof and one in the cab

theyre my if i leave office at 5pm lights

and go against traffic to the tunnel as both roads to highway be gridlocked

but roof one i got new one that isnt shorted but i gtta waterproof it with some sillicone

then mount but i wanna hard mount it

drill a hole perhaps for the wiring

i mean the bed is gonna be atleast to mount the air tank with compressor so that wont move about, and then the question is, does the airhorn go in the back of the ape

enclosed or on outside

idk if it would affect sound much

but if its no diff its probz inside as theres holes from the old cage so i can feed wire trough that

but it means stealth train horn

ik u dont like hard noices but u will be send a vid once its done

[stable olive]

I am the kinda sucker putting a silencer on the exhaust of a bike🤣

[vagrant knot]

ik but i mean

videos wise u can turn it down and it wont be as loud as irl

[stable olive]

I know😅

[vagrant knot]

dw for ataleast till friday ur safe

thats earliest it gets here max 21st ish

then if i just install it myself without work mechanics help, probz do as run some wires

it be a hr or 2job to get it done nicely

then have mechanic help hard mount it as shop at work got the rivet thing that u can bolt into, also has bolts

[bronze gulch]

Meme

[vagrant knot]

well whats the meme then i dont get it lol

[bronze gulch]

Compressed suspension springs are scary there is likely literal tons of force in that image held by small jig

[vagrant knot]

lol

[vagrant knot]

mf ebay suck

they cancelled order , not even shipper, no noooo, ebay did

[vagrant knot]

tsk tsk, forgot vespa

suron]

anyways horn update as ebay fucking cancelled it, now ordering it and having it shipped to a us adress to guuy i know, then he can deal with shipping it to me

but because he isnt a business, theres nothing stopping him from putting wrong info on the tax form that its a gift and only worht 20bucks

[stable olive]

I mean I also forgot Triumph, Zero and every bloody motorcycle manufacturer on the planet

[vagrant knot]

xd

anyways @stable olive am in ur area ish tomorrow

[stable olive]

I will be at work🤣

[vagrant knot]

same

gonna go moerdijk

then pick up n back to maasvlakte

so "round the corner " for ya

[stable olive]

I will be in Leiden

Day after that in Groningen

[vagrant knot]

Mhm cool, I won’t 😂

[fluid zenith]

Closer to me then

[stable olive]

Where, Leiden or Groningen?

[fluid zenith]

Groningen, I'm Frisian so it's not that far

[stable olive]

A true Dutchman I see

If history is correct, the Frisians were earlier in the Netherlands than the Germanics, making Frisian the true Dutchmans

[fluid zenith]

Friesland was huge at one point

[stable olive]

So was Holland and Brabant, but we won't talk about those😅

[fluid zenith]

Dutch history is... questionable at certain points

[stable olive]

It always has been

[fluid zenith]

Best to not talk about it

Isnt that how we do things in the netherlands? Ignore it, then talk about it for so long it's not relevant anymore

[stable olive]

https://tenor.com/view/shh-cats-gif-14317670277085954258

[fluid zenith]

Heading to the biggest tourist trap in this country our capital today.

[stable olive]

Dirty city

Dirty noisy city

[fluid zenith]

Yeah i dont like going there either

[stable olive]

I hate going there

[fluid zenith]

Too many people

I like the north

[stable olive]

I like the north in a different country, 1 that's more snowy and icy.

[fluid zenith]

Not gonna happen here anymore

[stable olive]

But it will in Trømsoya

[vagrant knot]

same but thats cuz fuckheads think thye can cut infront of me and ill let em in or whatever, or if i take two lanes for a turn it means still try and squeeze in

sure go ahead, my trailer will beat your tincan

[stable olive]

In Amsterdam I almost got fined for driving against a cyclist who I rammed on a crossroad, if I didn't have a camera the cop would've never believed me that they came from the left and tried to pass in front of me.

Not only was I 1st on the crossroad, they tried to pass in front of my while coming from the left.
Making it near impossible for me to see them coming

Fatbikers are freaking reckless

[vagrant knot]

xd

[fluid zenith]

Sounds like a cyclist alright

[stable olive]

Like what are they trying?
Insurance fraud and outpacing a bike with 100+ HP

[fluid zenith]

If you drive on a fatbike i instantly lose all respect for you

[vagrant knot]

they trie n make me move if im in the ape if theyre oncoming and against direction of bike lane

they quickly learn ill just run em into the ditch and have done multiple times

[fluid zenith]

Yup, Amsterdam is still a shitshow when it comes to roads, can confirm

[stable olive]

I have a highly reflective helmet and vest so people can easily see me at night, and a semi-gloss black bike with an extended nav antenna in the back and light bar on the front.

And there were these boys on fatbikes, who were driving reckless around me and where saying things like "Do you think you're a cop", "you're not a cop" and "stop pretending you are a cop".
I drove as fast as legally allowed to nearest highway, I didn't feel safe and almost pressed my panic button.

[fluid zenith]

Yup, sounds like the kind of people that drive them

[vagrant knot]

Tbf should just call cops

Fuck it

Or idk, give them a nice kick and make em fall

[stable olive]

Calling is hard considering I am a mute, and I have to open my jacket to grab my panic button

[fluid zenith]

Also i doubt the cops will come

[stable olive]

The medics will be there faster, and those are useless against these thugs

[vagrant knot]

Isn’t there options to like if deaf for instance n shit to call 911 and then go trough text or something?

[stable olive]

You want to text while driving a bike?

[vagrant knot]

No but I meant there’s options to call I tought for deaf to then be put trough text options

So vs hitting panic button if able u can text or is that not really a thing here?

[stable olive]

I am not deaf, also I would be driving, and if there's 1 thing I am scared of is, it's texting while driving while also evading fucking asshats

[vagrant knot]

I know your not deaf, but as you can’t speak

For deaf there’s something like that I believe and then they contact trough text basically vs call

Least you can explain and say how or what vs emergency button as I mean idk how ideal that is in a situation?

[stable olive]

Well, I can text no problem, but not while I am driving

Also, the panic button isnt bound to my phone

I have to quickly press it 3 times

[vagrant knot]

Oh k

Wouldn’t phone be easier, idk if u got iPhone but that 5 quick taps and it calls emergency if u don’t cancel it

[stable olive]

Android does it as well, but yeah, I cant talk

I have a panic button because I cant talk and have been attacked multiple times

[vagrant knot]

Rip wallet

This gonna cost a bit to ship

ebay cancelled shipment maybe i know why now.. just a huncha

anyways hell go get shipping to me sorted soon but well see if we can make package smaller by taking horn apart

[fluid zenith]

Does it include the doggo?

[vagrant knot]

NOPE

but hes a good boy

[vagrant knot]

hes gonna test it first so well see

[lost nest]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUpkc0Tch3A

4k 360 video. about 30 minutes of day one

[vagrant knot]

were u racing or threw ur cam into someones car?

[potent flicker]

You’re making me want to rewatch my Porsche video

[lost nest]

My camera in the car, yes.

I work with the driver's nephew, who is one of the drivers. Mostly I show up and bring cool gadgets that they end up buying afterwards lol

They've been using my generator for like a year too

[river relic]

Gingerman raceway? Thats not very far away fro me.

[lost nest]

4 hour drive for me

[river relic]

About 1 hour or so for me. Was surprised to see Gingerman mentioned here.

[vagrant knot]

Hah

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train horn coming tomorrow

hope ape fixed this wek

as no transport after thursday to go to work so eh

and kinda need some sunday

[vagrant knot]

FUCK MY LIFE

part for the ape is on back order

so if unlucky its gona take months or something

idk

good thing i have fam in italy where it comes from so eh

[remote plume]

Gaht damnit

How important is it that it's new?

[vagrant knot]

Yes

Anywyas asked in diff server im in moped and totally forgot that site for apes existed and they seem to have so shop be called tomorrow if they want me order there

As he wants to finish it too

[vagrant knot]

that shop didn’t have it

But I just googled again and now a shop showed up same search as yesterday I kinda forgot about that’s also bout the apes

THEY FRICKING HAD ONE LEFT

so now I got my part coming

[vagrant knot]

@remote plume u lazy lurker

[vagrant knot]

Hoped part be delivered today no luck

Hopefully is fixed tomorrow

Says delivery tonite so hope they still there

Maybe maybe not

Usually they open till late

[vagrant knot]

IT GOT DELIVERED

LETS GOO

Aka probz fixed tomorrow aka can earn its repair cost back Sunday

[remote plume]

Wym earn back? Does the APE get u money?

[vagrant knot]

imma work

earn cash

then use that to pay bills

but usually i take the ape vs car

[vagrant knot]

FFS called they have it not even checked seems they ain’t even gonna bother fixing it today

Aka cancel the work for tomorrow and not have it for another week

[remote plume]

Ahhh now I see lol

Bruh, what's the current issue?

[vagrant knot]

it was low on oil

i didnt refil in time n kept driving

then it ran out

cilinder got locked up

so needs new

and should nbe fine , hope the no lubrication to engine isnt issue as theres like for lube 50-1 what goes in cilinder vs towards engine itself to lube cranks n shit

so should be fine

as that part also gets way less ehat n shit

[vagrant knot]

but im just pissed mondays holiday so for sure i mean hes closed unless idk but hes like wednesday when there yeah i wanna finish it get rid of it

n then not freaking do it today

[remote plume]

Ahh yea kinda had that happen once, bad times....
mine was just overheating tho, lost compression for some reason... kind of a safety feature tbh xD

[remote plume]

Since you got the part, why don't you do it yourself?
I mean other than getting the engine out, it shouldn't be that hard, should it?

[vagrant knot]

engine aint even needda get taken out

two bolts n drop

but shop also took the wheel axles out so it could drop mroe

so yeah its there they already did some work so they can install it n check it over if oil pump aint got damaged either cuz of the no oil going trough

if it did, im removing the oil from tank, cleaning the oil tank and hooking it up to current fuel line and just have a spare fuel tank basically

and then just get a bigger fuel can to mix it in

[vagrant knot]

Welp cars fixed n mot’d

Now we gotta hope the apes fucking fixed before the weekend

[vagrant knot]

went to my mums, picked up the boxes with train horn

its a pretty big box for the horn lol

[river relic]

800 car car show today. My seasons first.

[vagrant knot]

Nice

[vagrant knot]

it appears apes fixed

shop called yesterday but phone was already on mute in the evening

[vagrant knot]

@remote plume

[vagrant knot]

Not full power and yes I shoulda turned radio down but holy fuck it sounds good and I missed this

[remote plume]

dang why it sound so deep :D

also: when will you showcase the train horn in that tunnel?

[vagrant knot]

When I install it

Got package today with the other stuff so can hook it up

Gonna see if I can get a early day off tomorrow perhaps but probz throw compressor in back of ape so at work can ask mechanic to drill some holes to install it to the bed

[vagrant knot]

But yeah it sounds beter if phone was behind recording but that be impossible

[remote plume]

Nice

[vagrant knot]

But ye pros this weekend I’ll have er installed

Gotta see old horn if I can reuse that relay, and in wiring harness kinda needs a fuse but meh

Just gotta see if speaker wire be enough for the compressor

Doubt

[vagrant knot]

Was just thinking

The compressor has a shut off if pressures reached tank full

I don’t needda do relays shit

Just run wire to the horn

And one to compressor for power that has a switch

[vagrant knot]

@remote plume

[remote plume]

Ape go brrrrr

[vagrant knot]

Yes

Tomorrow it will get train horn installed if I’m not done too late at work

But I did ask to be done earlier

I mean hit my hrs Wednesday but truck driving ya know

But if done early nuff I can use the garage at work

Aka ask mechanic n such for some tools as I gotta drill in the bed and then rivot pins in that u can bolt into

And if such

Steal some bolts at work 😂

[vagrant knot]

could go do some test now but eh

also idk if the horns gonna fit outside or not

wich i kinda wanted cuz duh

but wel see

[vagrant knot]

Heh a old coworker texted ands like is it fixed? He heard me

From a decent distance

While in his house that’s down the road n lower level and sound barriers be there

[fluid zenith]

Remember this thing? It freaking works again!

It drives now

Doesn't brake yet, but who needs brakes!

https://tenor.com/view/going-fast-fast-riding-fast-riding-fast-bike-gif-12090663477161380777

[vagrant knot]

Nice got the new gearbox in or?

@fluid zenith

Fits fist in the end so uh

It’s big

[fluid zenith]

I fixed the old one

[vagrant knot]

Oh nice

What did u do to make it unfucked

[fluid zenith]

Scraping, rust remover, welding, scrubbing, sanding, polishing, replacing bearings

It's basically rebuilt

[vagrant knot]

nice

better than 800 for new

[fluid zenith]

For sure

Not even new, second hand

[vagrant knot]

geez

[vagrant knot]

@fluid zenith u know ur way decently round electrics right?

[fluid zenith]

I figure it out pretty quick yeah

[vagrant knot]

i gt one of them 5pin switch for in car

how do u wire up to that?

its to run compressor off for the train horn so all it gotta do is turn off n on from it

does like one from battery go into two and then outgoing is from other two and ones for it to light up or sum?

[fluid zenith]

Got a pic?

[vagrant knot]

@fluid zenith

[fluid zenith]

Isn't there a layout in the description?

[vagrant knot]

its temu

tf u think

[fluid zenith]

Yes?

AliExpress has descriptions

It's probably 2 switches, sorta, normally open and normally closed, and an inout for a light i think

[vagrant knot]

yeah i got a similar one but that came with a wiring harness for light bar

theres 2prongs i think who supplie power

to light it up, but i dont hook up the one for when its off to light op as it isnt wired into ignition

so i gotta run from battery one two probz the bottom one, and then run one to the top one that goes to the compressor, and when it clicks it sends power trough the switch

?\

[vagrant knot]

@fluid zenith ?

[fluid zenith]

I got no clue what each prong does tbh, try and find a layout schematic

[vagrant knot]

mhm

@lost nest u maybe know?

[deft musk]

if you have a multimeter, test

[vagrant knot]

i dont

[deft musk]

a battery, some wires, and a bulb/buzzer

[remote plume]

You definitely need a pinout, why would you buy an electrical component without any pinouts??

If you don't have a pinout, get a multimeter and half an hour of finding out what each prong does, but Dutchmans suggestion about

• ground
• normally open
• normally closed
• light in
• light ground
  is a reasonable assumption

[vagrant knot]

tf is a pinout lol

[remote plume]

._.

[vagrant knot]

also its a switch to turn something on and off, just that i got 2 other of this type wich came with harness and i wanna in my dash cut out and stick them in there

[remote plume]

A diagram showing what each pin is used for

[vagrant knot]

hence i got a identical one so it matches

[remote plume]

Can you share a link?
I have some research skills to find stuff like that out

[vagrant knot]

link for?

[vagrant knot]

just this is the switch i got

needs to be used to turn compressors power on n off

it automatcially shuts itself off when its full

[remote plume]

The switch

[vagrant knot]

https://share.temu.com/UkHKyDMXM4A

[remote plume]

Nvm found it on ebay

https://www.ebay.de/itm/266398272997

[remote plume]

...did you check how much power that compressor needs?

[vagrant knot]

its just a 12v compressor

doesnt run constant

[fluid zenith]

Switch is rated for 12v 20 amp. So 60 watts

[vagrant knot]

on their thing shows one of those type of switches for running it

[fluid zenith]

No, 240 watts

[remote plume]

Well thats what the switch is rated for. If the compressor uses more tho... somthing probably goes kaboom

[fluid zenith]

Or catches on fire

[vagrant knot]

The United Pacific air horn compressor, model 46156, uses a maximum of 3.63 Watts and operates at 12 Volts. It is a heavy-duty air compressor designed for applications like air/train horns and off-road use.
The compressor is powered by a 12V battery and is capable of producing 140 PSI. The maximum power consumption is specified as 3.63 Watts. This means it draws a small amount of power, making it suitable for use with a vehicle's electrical system.

[remote plume]

Electrical work (especially in motor vehicles!) is not just plug and play - please be careful and keep an eye out (and possibly a fire extinguisher ready!)

[vagrant knot]

from google

[vagrant knot]

its why my lightbars i got wiring harness for em so that was literally plug n play