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I think this was a fairly common, in not scary, problem? 
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 A 206? Is it a special Japanese-market model?  Yep, it is.
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Das Volk posted:Before you guys take this any further, people like Aventari learned about things like this in school: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 Ooh, okay. I retract the tone of my earlier comment then. The systems aren't untested but some components can be as good as.
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Falken posted:Late (1986) 944s housed their batteries behind the left rear wheel well, so you'd have to open the boot/trunk to get to it. Now, this wouldn't *normally* be an issue however the overly complicated and redundant boot locking mechanism on late model 944s just looooves to fail. The two 86 944's I own both had the battery under the hood but behind the firewall and above the two ecu's. Usually after 20+ years of neglect that every 944 receives, rust forms in the battery tray and water will eventually drip onto the ecu.
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General_Failure posted:But drums will get a car stopped just fine. Where they tend to fall over are situations that require a lot of repeated braking, like perhaps spirited driving on twisties, or going down a mountain where engine braking isn't enough for some reason. I do in fact plan on running mine up and down the mountains quite a bit. Also, the car sat in a field for 30 years, the entire brake system had to be replaced either way, so why not spend the extra  and go full disk vs trying to source a set of 50 year old drums.
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Slavvy posted:Oh you! Yeah, uh, the difference is that a mechanical ignition switch just straight up cuts power. The "soft" ones just tell the computer to cut power. If that computer gets confused (say, because it's now ten or twenty years old and the decoupling capacitors keeping the power supply for the MCU stable are running up against their expected lifetime, so the supply is somewhat noisy and the MCU sometimes gets lost) it could quite simply not be awake/aware to listen to the signal saying to turn the ignition off. These are the things we (say, me and aventari, who are both embedded systems/software engineers, hell, I have a CAN bus transmission shift control module for a prototype vehicle my company is building on my other two monitors as I type this, it is quite literally a life or death design) think about, because if we don't, and the people who review the design don't, and the people who QA/test/validate the design don't, something could slip through and people could literally die because we hosed up. Aaaaaanyways. Here is a montage of "why you don't move a vehicle when an axle ujoint or shaft ear breaks": Before it got moved (balljoints are slightly separated, but still holding)  Then they tried to drag it out of the obstacle it was in to fix it in a more convenient location and...  Don't do that!  Bonus, here is another dude's dana 30 front differential:  That broke from shock loading (sudden transfer of torque from the rear to the front diff) when the rear driveshaft popped a ujoint/ujoint retention straps. Here is another dana 30 suffering from too-big-tires-itis: 
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Falken posted:Late (1986) 944s housed their batteries behind the left rear wheel well Only the ones with the steering wheel on the incorrect side.
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The elusive SHELB Mustang. Seconds later it Also, the rear window was completely missing.
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How to make your safety inspector die from laughter:   http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda-MX-5-Miata-RHD-Mazda-Eunos-Roadster-1990-jdm-rhd-mazda-miata-mx-5-eunos-/321196158465
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Holy poo poo that's terrifying. That pre-crushed pipe right behind your head sure is going to do great things in a crash.
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I know literally nothing about proper cage construction [aside from what I've learned in posts in this thread] but holy poo poo those welds look horrible and that cage looks atrocious. 
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Did he recycle an HVAC vent cutout for that diagonal tube's ingress into the dash? Brilliant.
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What the hell is that made out of, exhaust tubing? EMT?
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kastein posted:What the hell is that made out of, exhaust tubing? EMT? PVC 
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The second that cage takes any kind of pressure it's going to explode violently, isn't it? Those welds look like the pipes are an inch away from each other and just bridged with gigantic piles of hideous welds e. oh god and the crushed ends on those pipes by the welds good gracious e2. I will admit the vent in the dash thing is kind of cute in a way
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My only cage knowledge comes from these threads, so pardon the stupid questions. Is that mid-car loop tube actually crooked or is that just a trick of the camera angle? And if it is crooked (assuming all other welds were not poo poo), would that necessarily be a problem? If the welds weren't poo poo and the tubes properly notched instead of crimped AND it wasn't electrical conduit/exhaust pipe, could this design be a good cage or is the tube placement that bad? The tube the drivers seat is connected to... if the car got into an accident, couldn't that end up twisting your back and being really really bad? quote:Needs: roll cage to be bolted in the rear (currently bolted in the front), alignment (I may have it done before the final purchase), body work (if you want it show car perfect), seat brackets if you want to bolt the NRG carbon fiber seat to the floor. And how the hell is this car "street legal"? Were the modifications done after the last inspection?
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No there is a lot wrong with that even if it was built properly. No front/door bars, no dash bar, and that big x rear brace thing is mounted way farther back than it needs to be. There's no way that was ever used as an "enduro racer" because it wouldn't pass tech.
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Oct 10, 2013 19:20
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The best shot: That harness is terrifying.
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I'd love to see someone buy that thing and put it through a series of crash tests with a dummy and post the video.
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iv46vi posted:How to make your safety inspector die from laughter: Paging Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester, your welder is working side jobs.
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Pham Nuwen posted:Paging Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester, your welder is working side jobs. Why are the roll cage joints so...crushed? That looks like a bag of poo poo.
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Are you sure those are actual welds, and not just, like, painted bondo-globs?
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So no-one else is bothered by the rear bulkhead being totally cut out to make room for the deathcage? Unless the body is designed way differently to the way I think it is it's probably as floppy as a wet noodle.
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General_Failure posted:So no-one else is bothered by the rear bulkhead being totally cut out to make room for the deathcage? Unless the body is designed way differently to the way I think it is it's probably as floppy as a wet noodle. too much fail going on with the actual cage for anyone to notice the little things 
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I actually noticed the rear bulkhead being missing first, but that horrible abomination of a cage kinda took over all my attention. Why are the ends crushed like that? It almost looks like instead of cutting the tubing to fit they just smashed it flat and bent it to create two bars from one, and then welded the entire mangled tube to the main hoop. Please someone tell me I'm wrong here. Quick and dirty edit to show what I mean: 
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Terrible Robot posted:I actually noticed the rear bulkhead being missing first, but that horrible abomination of a cage kinda took over all my attention. Why are the ends crushed like that? It almost looks like instead of cutting the tubing to fit they just smashed it flat and bent it to create two bars from one, and then welded the entire mangled tube to the main hoop. Please someone tell me I'm wrong here. I don't disagree, but how the making GBS threads gently caress is that easier than cutting it?
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Oct 10, 2013 22:54
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That looks almost exactly like the tubing used for cyclone fencing.
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Terrible Robot posted:I actually noticed the rear bulkhead being missing first, but that horrible abomination of a cage kinda took over all my attention. Why are the ends crushed like that? It almost looks like instead of cutting the tubing to fit they just smashed it flat and bent it to create two bars from one, and then welded the entire mangled tube to the main hoop. Please someone tell me I'm wrong here. Jesus gently caress I think you're right. Chew up the middle of a soda straw and you can make bends *exactly* like that.
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Terrible Robot posted:I actually noticed the rear bulkhead being missing first, but that horrible abomination of a cage kinda took over all my attention. Why are the ends crushed like that? It almost looks like instead of cutting the tubing to fit they just smashed it flat and bent it to create two bars from one, and then welded the entire mangled tube to the main hoop. Please someone tell me I'm wrong here. Amazing.
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But, a single piece is stronger, right guys? It's like, a billet cage or something. 
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"I just blue myself"        quote:My fiancé and I have a 1995 Honda Civic - Completely Remodeled for sale. It has 560HP, Lamborghini Doors, Clarion Sub/Amp, a drop down TV screen with PS3 hookups. (and much, much more) There is some damage to back bumper, it will be shown in the pictures. The car was an impulse purchase, with hopes of getting into the car world, but life took us in a different direction. Neither of us know to much about it, so as for specifics we are open to having viewings with any prospective buyers. We are open to Reasonable offers, but are not going to humor/answer anything unreasonable. As for questions regarding it we would prefer for you to come and see it for yourself, so you can know what it entails. (As we are not aware of all details) http://novascotia.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-Completely-Re-Done-1995-Honda-Civic-560HP-Lambo-Doors-W0QQAdIdZ531740238
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Crustashio posted:"I just blue myself" Every ricer stereotype, every dumb oval office stereotype and the spirit of this thread encapsulated in one vehicle. If you look at it from another perspective, it's a masterpiece. Eight THOUSAND dollars.
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I don't even know where to begin with that thing. That interior is... and that... and the... gently caress it really is this_thread.jpg. Maybe what bugs me the most is the rear end end of it. It's just zero effort styling. It's like they looked at the rear end end of a skyline [which I assume is the inspiration for most round tail light mods like that] and said "yep, round tail lights, that's the only reason that looks nice" and they made the back of that "civic" totally flat and cut six holes for round lights and called it good. e. and they put 350z headlights on that, didn't they Code Jockey fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Oct 11, 2013 |
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Crustashio posted:"I just blue myself" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ugkg9RePc
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How many things can you possibly monitor that warrant having so many gauges? Why?
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General Wiggles posted:How many things can you possibly monitor that warrant having so many gauges? Why? Clearly at least one of them is this one. 
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The thing I'm most upset about is that whatever retard bought that wasn't around to buy my cars without asking any questions or, apparently, arguing prices.
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General Wiggles posted:How many things can you possibly monitor that warrant having so many gauges? Why? Obviously you've never had to monitor 560hp.
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Crustashio posted:"I just blue myself" What's going on with that head unit? Is it just floating there like magic?
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IOwnCalculus posted:Clearly at least one of them is this one. Then why isn't it pegged to redline? Oh, because none of them are working.
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