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In the early to mid nineties there was a pretty massive cottage industry in Macedonia and the various other Balkan states selling aftermarket floorpans for Japanese cars, which were only just starting to get imported after the fall of the iron curtain. I vividly remember being a child and watching soccer players brag on TV about buying then-new preludes and supras and how space-age they were.
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The headunit I mentioned earlier:
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Feb 10, 2014 04:37
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Rhyno posted:It's this or I buy another Lightning, which is going to be more entertaining for AI? The prelude would without a doubt be more entertaining and at the same time would make me fell better about my life watching you struggle with it 
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Feb 10, 2014 04:41
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Rhyno posted:It's this or I buy another Lightning, which is going to be more entertaining for AI? Prelude, natch. I'd drive the hell out of it, personally.
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I don't know, a Lightning is a hell of a lot of fun. And think of all the miata parts you could cram in the back. Hell, you can have a whole spare miata in it. Edit: Wait, this isn't Rhyno's thread.
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Poisonlizard posted:I don't know, a Lightning is a hell of a lot of fun. And think of all the miata parts you could cram in the back. Hell, you can have a whole spare miata in it. They're all my threads eventually. I didn't get over there today so Dad is going to look at it Wednesday. If it ends up in possession there will be a new thread.
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Rhyno posted:If it ends up in possession there will be a new thread. For most I'd say awesome. For you I say spare us.
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Larrymer posted:For most I'd say awesome. For you I say spare us. For you I say you're a jerkface! Dad checked out the car today, says the floorpans ares rusty as hell. He go in the passenger side and the floor flexed when he put his foot down. Said it was not pretty underneath and the exhaust was rusting clean through in places. So I shall not be buying the Prelude.
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Feb 12, 2014 23:23
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eBay has been sticking this on my front page for almost a week. I cackle aloud every time I see it.
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Feb 13, 2014 18:06
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An early exit from kitty jail, congratulation 13".
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Feb 15, 2014 18:51
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So what happens when a part that hasnt been installed on a small volume asian import since 1975 breaks
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Feb 26, 2014 19:41
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13 INCH DICK posted:So what happens when a part that hasnt been installed on a small volume asian import since 1975 breaks 3D print it.
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Feb 26, 2014 19:43
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meatpimp posted:3D print it. Bypass it.
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Feb 26, 2014 19:52
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13 INCH DICK posted:So what happens when a part that hasnt been installed on a small volume asian import since 1975 breaks What part, and how complex is it?
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Feb 26, 2014 20:01
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Dash mounted headlight/dash dimmer switch, erhm, exploded. I'll have some cool pictures for you guys soon, but the last time a Civic used a dash mounted switch for that was 1975
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Feb 26, 2014 20:17
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Oh cool I just noticed it's pissing coolant again just now too
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Feb 26, 2014 20:19
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How much coolant does that little engine really need? I bet you could point the windshield washer sprayer at the side of the engine block and be fine with the occasional squirt at the lights.
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Feb 26, 2014 21:09
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13 INCH DICK posted:Dash mounted headlight/dash dimmer switch, erhm, exploded. I'll have some cool pictures for you guys soon, but the last time a Civic used a dash mounted switch for that was 1975 Replace it with an ~*~overhead switch~*~
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13 INCH DICK posted:Dash mounted headlight/dash dimmer switch, erhm, exploded. I'll have some cool pictures for you guys soon, but the last time a Civic used a dash mounted switch for that was 1975 How many poles on it? This isn't rocket surgery. KozmoNaut posted:Replace it with an ~*~*overhead switch*~*~ 
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Feb 26, 2014 21:12
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West SAAB Story posted:How many poles on it? This isn't rocket surgery. Thats so racist. Post pics. I know of a lucas one thats 3 wire that would go greeaaaaaat in your honda. 
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Feb 26, 2014 21:14
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I actually opened it up, cleaned out all the old greae that had turned into glue, found all the pieces that had broken, plastic welded them together, put new dialectric in there and it works better than it ever has.     This was the hard part, getting the spring, plastic part, and contact tab pushed down into the rheostat so I could slide this plastic plate back in and redo the lock tabs, then lining it up well enough to slide the rod all the way through.  
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Feb 26, 2014 22:09
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Awesome work. Now for the cooling system. It can only be so many things...water pump, radiator, reservoir, hoses (radiator or to and from the heater core) or...gasp...the headgasket. Start digging or use a fan mod and pop the hood.
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Feb 26, 2014 22:48
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No, it can be a cracked head, too.
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It's the heater core hose where it connects under the carb, just located the leak. Luckily it looks like I have room for straight hose if I have to but I'm going to try to match up a similarly shaped premolded at oreillys.
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Feb 26, 2014 23:23
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Might as well flush the heater core while you've got it all exposed. I bet those hoses are ancient and have been flaking pitch into there this whole time.
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Feb 27, 2014 00:08
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But that would flush out the dirt that is undoubtedly plugging the other ten leaks. I've been down this road before, with a newer car.
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Feb 27, 2014 00:10
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Fortunately I bet the heater core in that thing takes about 3 minutes and a single philips screwdriver to replace.
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I'll have you know I need to remove TEN seperate bolts to remove my dash
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All of that for a DPDT. Huh. ..look at the pussy wearing gloves yet has a full-on sleeve. v- Dammit, now I am going to start wearing gloves. Maybe. Then again, I don't tend to deal with fluids much, since I don't have any Lucas Electronics. 
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Realtalk I like putting them on and pretending I'm Dexter but with cars instead, plus it's hard enough to stay clean as is, it helps keep down greasy finger prints on customer cars.
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Feb 27, 2014 05:39
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Hey, gloves are the best. You never know when you have to stop wrenching to plug a wound with your finger.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Hey, gloves are the best. You never know when you have to stop wrenching to plug a wound with your finger. Screw the gloves. That was minutes ago. Now I am wondering what amperage ball bearings are rated for. 13"? What goes through that mess? How many seals can you electrocute on land? Viggen fucked around with this message at 05:56 on Feb 27, 2014 |
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Gloves are nice if you don't like having grease and poo poo packed under your finger nails for the next week. Otherwise carry on.
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Gloves also absorb blood from your hand wounds pretty well until you're done
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Tanz-Kommandant posted:Gloves are nice if you don't like having grease and poo poo packed under your finger nails for the next week. Otherwise carry on. Nothing is better than turning up at a high end event in a full suit (or even better a tux) with grease and diesel oil soot jammed under your nails an into your cuticles.
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I always wear nitrile gloves when I work on my cars. It makes cleaning up after working so much faster, and the oil and grease tend to wreak havoc on my skin and leave me with cracked, bleeding cuticles.
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bandman posted:I always wear nitrile gloves when I work on my cars. It makes cleaning up after working so much faster, and the oil and grease tend to wreak havoc on my skin and leave me with cracked, bleeding cuticles. I like latex, but they are harder to find now (I used to buy huge boxes at Sam's or Costco, but neither carries them anymore), since all of the latex-allergy pussies cried.
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I usually use some form of glove but I always tend to take them off at the worst possible time and get a gallon of anti seize and oily bullshit crud under my nails instantly. I just get a manicure if it's real bad. I don't see why everyone doesn't do this, it's $7 to get your nails clipped, get a massage and have super clean nails.
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I have a really bad habit of chewing my nails down to the quick so there really isn't much to manicure
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