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Kotaru posted:They are pretty stout for their age and size. I feel safer in it than my third gen camaro. They are pretty safe for what they are mainly because in a head on colision theres hardly anything (in comparison to a front engined car) to intrude into the interior, so the whole front tends to absorb the impact. Rear impacts seem to be helped by the extra bulkhead behind the engine. Side impacts, eeeeehh well just forget the AW11 and early SW20s as neither had side impact bars in the doors. Of course this is mainly anecdotal evidence from seing the various crashed mr2s my friend tends to get in his shop as breakers.
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All this oil filter talk reminds me of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haiqFcIXTqs
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bisticles posted:This happened to a friend of mine today. Sheet of ice flew off the SUV in front of him landed with enough force to cave the windshield in. Dude has a pregnant wife who thankfully wasn't in the car with him, but god drat... Reminds me of my collision:   Tire from a large truck struck me while on a bridge going at 90 KM/h or so.
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PainterofCrap posted:So-long, unnamed Da-Glo tool. We hardly knew ye. A little late but, Makita makes the best Circular saw. Bar none.
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MATLAB 1988 posted:There's definitely a 'bulletproof' myth about old cars that pops up on car blogs and forums. Sure, a Mercedes or Volvo 240 will run forever, but does anyone mention all the weekends spent wrenching, reading cryptic forums and the thousands of dollars for that to happen? I guess it's similar to when someone looks at an insanely difficult project car and thinks 'that's an easy fix.' I am literally buying a 26 year old Mercedes 300 on Saturday in order to drive long distances. It's in pretty good shape!
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Mr. Wiggles posted:I am literally buying a 26 year old Mercedes 300 on Saturday in order to drive long distances. It's in pretty good shape! If I see you on the side of 395, I'll pull over so you can use my phone. 
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Motronic posted:The terrifying thing would be if it's NOT doing that. Same thing for bridges. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Millennium_Bridge#Resonance
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Just wanted to post a pic of the Civic I talked about earlier that got hit by a Rodeo:
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B4Ctom1 posted:All this oil filter talk reminds me of this video I really wish someone would take a decent mic out and measure the sound/acoustic emissions, do an FFT and clearly show with science n poo poo how well these things work. Itd be super easy but once the audio been all compressed and what not I feel like it wouldnt be nearly as accurate. Not to mention no idea on he quality of that mic for the gun's frequency range.
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Lord Gaga posted:I really wish someone would take a decent mic out and measure the sound/acoustic emissions, do an FFT and clearly show with science n poo poo how well these things work. Itd be super easy but once the audio been all compressed and what not I feel like it wouldnt be nearly as accurate. Not to mention no idea on he quality of that mic for the gun's frequency range. Yeah, I was watching it just assuming they'd bust out some sort of numbers at some point. Without a reference, it's just like showing a picture of a room with no windows and saying "look how bright it is in here"
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Wow... was that driving still? What's with the keys?
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Keysmith's van. Or a contractor's...
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its in the terrible car stuff thread. The going theory is that the guy didn't have any washers around, but must have had a bunch of keys (was a locksmith?)
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Jan 3, 2013 04:02
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Is that a plank of wood inside the rust acting as the frame rail?
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I couldn't see the wood for the keys... (Sorry) Totally missed that the first look.
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Sudo Echo posted:Sockington could still fix this, right? I'd say Kevbarlas could probably fix it, judging by his Thames Campervan project.
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Timmy Cruise posted:Wow... was that driving still? The keys give the screw head something to hold onto. Like a washer but cheaper, and weirder. The metal underneath is probably paper-thin.
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Sudo Echo posted:Sockington could still fix this, right? This is not a mechanical failure. This is pure, unadulterated genius. Oh my god. Just realized that's wood underneath the rust. Yep. Still the best thing I've seen all week.
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And here was me thinking it was a poor choice of sacrificial anode.
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xp67 posted:And here was me thinking it was a poor choice of sacrificial anode. Why? Looks like the frame was a good sacrificial anode for the keys.
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Sudo Echo posted:Sockington could still fix this, right? All I can do is stare in mute horror. It's an image that keeps giving. One of the keys has a washer on top of the key. It's a washer designed to tie down plywood I think. The screws are wood screws. He decided it would be OK to put driving forces on that thing.
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Jonny Nox posted:One of the keys has a washer on top of the key. It makes it seem like the owner put thought into this repair 
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Jonny Nox posted:All I can do is stare in mute horror. It's an image that keeps giving. One of the keys has a washer on top of the key. It's a washer designed to tie down plywood I think. The screws are wood screws. He decided it would be OK to put driving forces on that thing. To be fair, wood screws are the correct ones to use.
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 More oil filter chat.... edit: to clarify, when I pulled off the housing cap, half the filter came out and the other half stayed stuck in the engine. WHole housing was filled with barklike chunks of filter media. Slavvy fucked around with this message at 08:41 on Jan 4, 2013 |
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Godholio posted:The keys give the screw head something to hold onto. Like a washer but cheaper, and weirder. The metal underneath is probably paper-thin.
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I spy a couple auto keys, a couple padlock keys, and what looks to be a Schlage SC1 housekey off to the extreme left. I wonder if he can still get into his house and shed, hopefully he used the keys from that truck. Actually, his other truck is probably worse if this is the one he fixed 
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Remember: Always treat acetylene tanks as if they contain gas. NEVER put one in an enclosed car. An explosion can happen if you don't listen.
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Fire Storm posted:Remember: Always treat acetylene tanks as if they contain gas. NEVER put one in an enclosed car. I'm reminded of this http://www.leftlanenews.com/man-survives-toyota-fj-cruiser-exploding-while-inside-aftermath-inside.html
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Throatwarbler posted:People say the Cimarron and Citation weren't good cars but all this was before I was born so I really have no idea. v If they actually tested the Granada in Germany, why doesn't the Mercedes have the European headlights in it 
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My friend got a 1977 Ford Granada from his late aunt 2 years ago with 35,XXX miles on it. Its awesome.
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You Am I posted:If they actually tested the Granada in Germany, why doesn't the Mercedes have the European headlights in it Because US market Mercedes were manufactured in Germany at the time.
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Ew. What brand is that?
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I put the carburetor from a xx-year granada onto a 1983 2.0l ranger (because I had nothing else available when the ranger's carb cracked in half and the base gasket fit). Is that a failure?
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Geirskogul posted:I put the carburetor from a xx-year granada onto a 1983 2.0l ranger (because I had nothing else available when the ranger's carb cracked in half and the base gasket fit). Is that a failure? No, no its not. That is more AI than anything.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:My friend got a 1977 Ford Granada from his late aunt 2 years ago with 35,XXX miles on it. Its awesome. Check the trunk floor and the rear frame rails supporting it. It can get nasty.
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Godholio posted:Ew. What brand is that? Genuine Kia/hyundai. The owner decided 31,000km's was a good oil change interval. "I think it's a little bit overdue for a service." right...
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I love looking at this poo poo and going "WTF am I missing!?" Seriously. The head is gone? 
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Cylinder head, upper intake plenum, a whole lotta poo poo infront of the engine and the exhaust manifolds are removed.
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