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Pretry sure therr are warnings against putting boxes in drop boxes plus doing so with no retuen addy is even worse. It may be against federal law.
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tater_salad posted:Pretry sure therr are warnings against putting boxes in drop boxes plus doing so with no retuen addy is even worse. It may be against federal law. And just how are they going to find out who dropped the box in there? If there's no evidence, I didn't do it.
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Apr 28, 2015 12:48
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This is a really dumb argument, and yes it is illegal. They take that poo poo pretty seriously now, especially relating to bio/nuclear stuff, since guess what? That method you guys are discussing? That is how the guy who did the anthrax attacks in 2001 sent his packages of joy. Y'all are definitely gonna get put on a list. Apparently junkyard employees have the same general dislike of pulling van engines that I do. 
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Apr 28, 2015 12:54
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What is the story with that radium water pot?
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Apr 28, 2015 13:18
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Good for what ails ya, don'tchaknow.
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Apr 28, 2015 13:20
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Splizwarf posted:What is the story with that radium water pot? Good old fashioned quackery. Like the homeopathy of its day. edit:  
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Apr 28, 2015 13:25
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The Bradbury Building. Where the climax of Blade Runner took place.
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Apr 28, 2015 13:55
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You loving retards sure are good at posting pictures of horrible mechanical failures
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Apr 28, 2015 14:11
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Beach Bum posted:And just how are they going to find out who dropped the box in there? If there's no evidence, I didn't do it. Corner mailboxes probably not but the box would need to fit in the bin. At the package acceptance things at a post office may possibly (I'm crazy here) have a camera or two in the area.
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Apr 28, 2015 15:24
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Slow is Fast posted:You loving retards sure are good at posting pictures of horrible mechanical failures That looks familiar.
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Apr 28, 2015 20:55
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tater_salad posted:Corner mailboxes probably not but the box would need to fit in the bin. The security or lack thereof of the USPS is not a horrible mechanical failure. This is an example of a horrible mechanical failure. 
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Apr 28, 2015 23:20
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Haha, I am on my phone so that's pretty small. I went "pfft what's wrong with *squints* oh drat". What the hell happened to the rocker/cam?
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Apr 29, 2015 00:06
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nm posted:That looks familiar. Same. Can't put my finger on it.
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Apr 29, 2015 04:19
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Splizwarf posted:Haha, I am on my phone so that's pretty small. I went "pfft what's wrong with *squints* oh drat". What the hell happened to the rocker/cam? Not my picture, but my guess is equally bad things.
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Apr 29, 2015 04:27
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Horrible small engine mechanic failure: my dad was chatting with the guy who runs a shop down the road and the mechanic mentioned that he had this Honda tiller which a person had dropped off several months ago for engine repair but had a seized transmission. The guy never showed up and stopped returning calls. My dad has another one with a finiky engine but a great transmission so he bought it from the mechanic for $50. Then when helping him unload it my mom noticed this:  Runs great now!
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Apr 30, 2015 15:07
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Mechanical Failure Delivery System! Link to this terrible idea.. Yep.. It's real. http://siouxfalls.craigslist.org/mcy/4939902005.html 
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Apr 30, 2015 16:01
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Tongue weight what's that?
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Apr 30, 2015 16:46
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What in the every loving gently caress...? I'm not entirely sure a receiver hitch is designed for torque loads like that. On either axis.
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Apr 30, 2015 16:47
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bolind posted:What in the every loving gently caress...? Oh it's probably built for a Class V 3" receiver for use on a goddamn dump truck. Or the weight was not even considered. I really want to see the deflection in the main tube at 75mph over a marked 'DIP'. Like from a GoPro - not driving behind.
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Apr 30, 2015 16:57
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Slack3r posted:Mechanical Failure Delivery System!  I can barely trust people towing their trailers not to overload the hitch, this is going to kill someone.
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Apr 30, 2015 16:59
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Powershift posted:Ya'll motherfuckers gonna get put on a list. I think most people who post on SA is already on some sort of a list, whether it's a mailing list for sperg weekly, autism monthly, or "most likely to flip out and kill people" list.
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Apr 30, 2015 17:07
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bolind posted:What in the every loving gently caress...? These sort of things seem to be more and more common. The steel box hanging from the hitch type deflect like crazy and are terrifying. I can't imagine a motorcycle.
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Apr 30, 2015 17:10
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Show up and ask him to demo it for you.
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Apr 30, 2015 17:14
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Ozmiander posted:Show up and ask him to demo it for you. I emailed him. Waiting for a reply. The ad is over 30 days old tho. Maybe he will renew the ad once he sees interest? Will bring my Tahoe and have him demo it with his bike if I can. Will take pics.
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Apr 30, 2015 17:22
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"custom" on Craigslist = "hackjob"
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Apr 30, 2015 17:22
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Collateral Damage posted:"custom" on Craigslist = "hackjob" No way! I'm sure it was assembled with the BEST tubing found at Home Depot with a sweet Harbor Freight flux core 110 welder.
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Apr 30, 2015 17:26
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I was planning on using one to bring my Ducati 749 (~400lb) from Phoenix to Thunder Hill Raceway and back (2000mi) next month.  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0049IACSO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2SUF4SG159G0L&coliid=I2NPNANRT43UK6 A ramp to get a bike into a 36" bed height truck is >$500 and towing a trailer through half of California with their 55mph limit is not something I relish the thought of.
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Apr 30, 2015 17:54
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BlackMK4 posted:A ramp to get a bike into a 36" bed height truck is >$500 and towing a trailer through half of California with their 55mph limit is not something I relish the thought of. I know a guy on CL who could whip one up for you for less than 1/2 that out of some rain guttering and pallets.
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Apr 30, 2015 18:11
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Every once in a while I'll spot a minivan on the road with one of those trailer hitch platforms that has a battery powered wheelchair strapped to it. The rear most edge is almost always inches from the pavement because there's just no support for the drat thing. I'm not sure how that can be legal but it's not like anyone is going to draw up a ticket for a family trying to care for a handicapped member.
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Apr 30, 2015 18:57
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Slack3r posted:Mechanical Failure Delivery System! This guy probably didn't do one lick of engineering on this, but there are real hitch-mount motorcycle carriers. You have to really pay attention to the tongue weight rating on your vehicle. My brother carried a dual-sport on the back of his Honda Pilot on one, all the way from New York, down to Texas, and then up to Seattle. The hitch on that thing had a crazy tongue weight rating though, I couldn't have put that on my Jeep's hitch.
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Not to mention that a dirt bike or a dual sport might way 200 - 300 lbs, while a big cruiser might weigh 500 - 800 lbs.
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xzzy posted:Every once in a while I'll spot a minivan on the road with one of those trailer hitch platforms that has a battery powered wheelchair strapped to it. I've seen Tauruses with those wheelchairs on the back. It could have been an illusion, but the back of the cars would seriously look bent behind the C-pillars/above the rear fenders. Frightening.
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EightBit posted:This guy probably didn't do one lick of engineering on this, but there are real hitch-mount motorcycle carriers. You have to really pay attention to the tongue weight rating on your vehicle. My brother carried a dual-sport on the back of his Honda Pilot on one, all the way from New York, down to Texas, and then up to Seattle. The hitch on that thing had a crazy tongue weight rating though, I couldn't have put that on my Jeep's hitch. Yeah, that doesn't look anything at all like the hitch mount carrier I used precisely once to move my SV from the south to the north bay area. On the back of a 1990 Cherokee. I did it at 0300 to because I was terrified any number of things might go wrong, and while nothing went seriously wrong it's not something I'd ever like to repeat. I rented a U-Haul trailer when I got the hell out of CA, even towing a short trailer behind a Jeep through the Siskiyou mountains at night during a spectacular thunderstorm on zero sleep was a better experience. If you do it, definitely test fit and drive first. Use good straps, which if I was to do it again I would probably back up with something not nylon straps, because if there are any bumps in the road at all the straps loosen themselves horrifyingly quickly and regularly. I settled by leaning the bike against the rear door and fixing it in that position, but it was far from ideal and I pulled over twice to tighten things. Three times probably would have been better. It did get me there, but that wasn't a thousand mile road trip.
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Car And Driver did a piece on the 2016 CTSV http://www.caranddriver.com/flipbook/15-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-640-hp-200-mph-2016-cadillac-cts-v#1 All I see is soon to be mechanical failures. Future oil leak failure, note they are still using jesus clips.   Future rust problems.   Cant wait for people driving 200mph on these control arms when they are rusted out to poo poo.  Being a tech makes me hate cars.
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Those are some big pictures. I find it amusing how it's a ~~luxury brand~~ and the performance variant of said brand yet they don't have alloy control arms everywhere like an infiniti or lexus.
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Are stamped steel control arms normal for 600+hp cars? Slavvy posted:Those are some big pictures. Looks fine to me 
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May 1, 2015 04:26
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Judging by those pictures, it sure looks like GM knows they won't be able to move the CTS-V without deep discounts.
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May 1, 2015 04:40
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My scirocco's control arms are more solid looking then those ones, and Mk1 control arms are practically wear items. Good to know GM is really trying to get their market position back from VW.
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May 1, 2015 04:46
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I am turgid. That -V looks good as gently caress. Way better than a contemporary M5.
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Powershift posted:Are stamped steel control arms normal for 600+hp cars? Those are going to rust to bits in Canada. They look like the terrible ones Subaru used that turned to dust within 5 years.
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