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metaxus posted:CE Lancer?
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Puddin posted:One place I deliver to now used to defrost chicken in the rear sink by just running cold water over it. At least in the US, this is considered acceptable. Every food handler's permit class I've taken said cold (not warm, only cold) water running over a frozen item is the proper way to defrost if you need to use that item the same day. Defrosting in the cooler is preferred, but that takes a day. This is assuming you're using a sink that's clean to begin with... and you clean/sanitize the sink after.
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Jan 29, 2018 17:35
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I'm dumb.
Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 17:59 on Jan 29, 2018 |
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Jan 29, 2018 17:40
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why? you can print with abs right? i've used ABS hub rings for thousands and thousands of miles without incident. track days too
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Jan 29, 2018 17:47
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Even without tapered lug nuts, once the wheel is bolted down and torqued a hub centric ring isn't doing anything.
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Jan 29, 2018 17:57
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Ah, I thought they were all metal, my bad. All the ones I've bought were metal and I thought that the heat would do bad things to the plastic. Yeah, I totally print in ABS.
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Jan 29, 2018 17:59
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BloodBag posted:You know how every 'how to burp your cooling system' article and video says to 'elevate the front of the car? I learned this weekend why Related: If you ever run out of coolant (hose blew off) and the car overheats, wait until it cools right down before you add water to the rad. If you leave it 5 mins before pouring a 2 litre bottle of water in, it will happily flow down into the system before there is a sudden, ominous rumble that will cause you to look inside the open rad cap to see what is happenig. Tubgirl.
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Jan 29, 2018 18:01
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:gently caress it, man. Throw some stories in the chat thread. AI chat thread? Is that allowed since the poo poo ain't car related? (I've never set foot in there)
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Jan 29, 2018 18:26
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Yeah the chat thread is just about whatever. Feel free to post away!
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Jan 29, 2018 18:29
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StormDrain posted:Have you never shotgunned a beer? Can't say that I have. Not really sure how that relates to this 
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Jan 29, 2018 18:34
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Enourmo posted:Check out Mr Cool Parking Where's a shopping cart when you need one
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Jan 29, 2018 20:01
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Breakfast Feud posted:How much would you pay for a vintage s10? 2 grand? What if I told you it was an electric conversion using a whole bunch of 6 volt lead acid batteries? Does 6 grand sound okay? "Drive for free!" <spends a fortune on equipment, tools, retrofit gear...> The EV conversion dudes do the same thing. I'd love to convert one of my dead RX-7s to EV, but it would cost several times what just rebuilding the rotary would cost, and I don't drive near enough to recoup the cost, no matter how cheap it is to drive. I'll still do it when I have several thousand to drop on it, but I don't right now. edit: hahahaha $10,000 conversion on the Austin, and only a 50km range. Darchangel fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Jan 29, 2018 |
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Jan 29, 2018 21:10
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That's pretty much the case for EVs in general. Unless you fit very specific use criteria, you'll likely not make any saving over driving a conventional car.
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Jan 29, 2018 21:35
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Darchangel posted:"Drive for free!" <spends a fortune on equipment, tools, retrofit gear...> I'd also love to do an EV conversion for fun. Is there not any way now do do it cheaply? (ignoring all labour/tool/equipment costs!) I assume that if you only wanted a low range (40-50 miles would do all my local shopping/errands/station commutes) then you could drop the costs a lot?
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Jan 29, 2018 21:46
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I was going to half-suggest a milk float as the basis for a project, but they seem to be pretty pricey https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1961-MORRISON-ELECTRIC-MILKFLOAT/122855295347 EDIT: Ooh, only £2k for this one  https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-vehicles/original-classic-battery-milk-float-cabac/1284427847
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Jan 29, 2018 22:04
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Sure, lead acid batteries aren't that expensive. I mean the energy density is terrible and the weight is, well, literally lead.
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Jan 29, 2018 22:07
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Hey, you might be onto something here: http://www.milkfloats.org.uk/faq.html quote:Q: How much do they cost to run? quote:Q: How fast do they go? Ah. Unless you live in London: quote:This year, according to Transport for London, London cars are driving at an average of just 16.5 miles per hour, falling to 7.4 miles per hour in the city core.
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Jan 29, 2018 22:09
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spog posted:Hey, you might be onto something here: Haha. My electricity costs 17p/kWh and my Panda has cost an average of 11.8p/Mile for petrol over the past 6 months..
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Jan 29, 2018 22:26
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According to Fuelio, my fuel cost for the crown vic over the past 10 months has been $0.117/mile in gas. I've driven just about exactly 10k miles, which is two oil changes at an additional cost of $40/5,000 miles, or .008/mile. Adding in ICE-specific replacement parts at .02/mile, that's $.145/mile total ICE-specific running costs (excluding tires/suspension/glass). Electric, for me at between .09-.24c/kWh electric cost depending on time of day, would be 100% for convenience. Being able to avoid filling up by charging at home would be baller, because gently caress gas stations, but that's about it.
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Jan 29, 2018 22:50
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BloodBag posted:Can't say that I have. Not really sure how that relates to this Beer is under pressure in the can, if you don’t want a geyser of beer when you punch a hole in it, you gotta hold the can at the angle where the air inside is at the site of the hole. You just had an open hole and pressurized the system without it being on top.
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Jan 29, 2018 23:04
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Tomarse posted:I'd also love to do an EV conversion for fun. Not really, unless you want to go short distances slowly. Motors and controllers that will handle/put out enough horsepower to make a car do what we're used to gas engines doing effortlessly all day long are pricey. That's before you get into batteries. You could do 72V and only drive 30 miles @ 30 MPH, but that's pretty much a golf cart. Bumping up to something that will do 60 MPH, and at least do 50 miles at that speed, or more at city speeds will cost you something like $12K in Lithium batteries alone, and several more thousands for the motor and controller. Then there's the charger. I don't want a gold cart. I want, for example, my electric RX-7 to at least equal performance of the rotary, not including range, of course. I can live with 50-60 mile range. It's not going to be a highway trip car, but it has to be highway capable in TX. See that Drive for Free video posted previously. They did a nice job on that truck, but ouch. They re-used the motor and controller, but still spent $9K on batteries (after finding a good deal for $95/100 AH) plus a $1200 charger *kit* (though a hefty charger). For what they spent on batteries I could get a pretty bitchin LSx, so it would have to be for the fun and novelty of it. You might be able to find a used Prius or other EV/hybrid battery pack for less. EV West is disassembling Tesla packs. edit: for $12K, I'd just buy a used Volt, Prius, or if I wanted a full-on EV, Leaf.
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Jan 30, 2018 01:11
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The original s10 setup they bought was probably the best you can get for distance vs. cost. Lead acid conversions with low cost controllers are okay, if you really only need them for around town. I think Rabbits used to be popular for the conversions because they were light but still a truck. If you're going to daily an EV there's no reason to build one. The Drive for Free vid is almost cringe inducing since they don't even use regenerative brakes and they waste so much money on stuff that's really inefficient and not an ideal solution. edit: electric conversion bikes are where it's at, though autism ZX spectrum fucked around with this message at 01:40 on Jan 30, 2018 |
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Jan 30, 2018 01:37
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Waaaay back when the Internet was younger there's used to be a website that documented someone converting a classic mini to electric power by using an old milk float. Now keep in mind a classic mini is an a - series engine, block on top with gearbox on he bottom with a sump and sharing the oil. What they did was to fit a flat sheet to the gearbox with a small entry for the chain/belt/gear/whatever they used to connect the motor to the gearbox. End result was a classic mini powered by a milk float engine but retaining the standard 4 + Reverse gearbox. It was a thing to behold. It did have a massive amount of batteries mounted somewhere irrc due to the technology limits of the time.
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Jan 30, 2018 01:46
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Collateral Damage posted:Looks like an older Saab. Looks like a CE Lancer:  Original: 
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Jan 30, 2018 01:51
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metaxus posted:Looks like a CE Lancer: Excellent work, Detective Shitcar.
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Jan 30, 2018 02:48
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I would subscribe to the Detective Shitcar youtube channel.
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Jan 30, 2018 03:30
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Excellent work, Detective Shitcar. Doo-do-do-de-doo, De-tec-tive Shitcar, doo-do-do-de-dooooo! The Twinkie Czar posted:I would subscribe to the Detective Shitcar youtube channel.  “I’LL GET YOU NEXT TIME, SHITCAR!”
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Jan 30, 2018 04:22
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:According to Fuelio, my fuel cost for the crown vic over the past 10 months has been $0.117/mile in gas. I've driven just about exactly 10k miles, which is two oil changes at an additional cost of $40/5,000 miles, or .008/mile. Adding in ICE-specific replacement parts at .02/mile, that's $.145/mile total ICE-specific running costs (excluding tires/suspension/glass). 4 years and 113k miles worth of tracking in Fuelly for me, averaged out to $0.089/mile in fuel since I started tracking, and $0.076/mile for 2017. $10,000 spent in gas since I started tracking.  I generally do ~9k synthetic oil changes (Mobil 1 + AC Delco filter, usually about $32), spark plugs have been replaced once since I started tracking (due for replacement again, should be about $25 before any mail in rebates). The biggest expense outside of fuel has been tires, I average about 25-30k per set. Darchangel posted:For what they spent on batteries I could get a pretty bitchin LSx, so it would have to be for the fun and novelty of it. You might be able to find a used Prius or other EV/hybrid battery pack for less. EV West is disassembling Tesla packs. You can snag 2nd gen and very early 3rd gen Priuses all day long for well under $5k (locally). Friend sold his 06 with all new OEM struts/shocks/springs, new master cylinder in the past 20k, and ~100k on the HV battery for $2000, with full maintenance records since about 100k (almost 300k on the car itself though). Needed motor and trans mounts, and the touchscreen was dead, only issues it had that he knew of though. Another friend that bought it has been driving it daily after replacing the mounts.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:According to Fuelio, my fuel cost for the crown vic over the past 10 months has been $0.117/mile in gas. I've driven just about exactly 10k miles, which is two oil changes at an additional cost of $40/5,000 miles, or .008/mile. Adding in ICE-specific replacement parts at .02/mile, that's $.145/mile total ICE-specific running costs (excluding tires/suspension/glass). An electric car that's not some ancient lead-acid-powered milk-hauling monstrosity should be able to do a lot better than 1 mile per kWh. For instance, the Nissan Leaf does about 80 miles on 24 kWh; that puts it at 3.5 mi/kWh. A Tesla with a 90 kWh battery goes for roughly 300 miles; that's 3.3 miles per kWh. Even if you say that only 75% of the energy you pull from the grid makes it into usable battery charge, and you only charge at peak $0.24/kWh times, you'd still come out way ahead with electric. Of course, that's just the per-mile running costs; it doesn't count buying the car, installing the charger, or any number of other things. But electric cars are really, really good at turning energy put into the car into energy at the wheels.
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Jan 30, 2018 08:11
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metaxus posted:Doo-do-do-de-doo, De-tec-tive Shitcar, doo-do-do-de-dooooo!
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Jan 30, 2018 08:12
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In case you've ever wondered what driving at speed without tyres looks like. It's actually really impressive at night time, but maybe don't do it through bushfire areas.ABC News posted:A man has towed a flaming trailer down the Bruce Highway for 20 kilometres leaving a trail of burning debris.
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Jan 30, 2018 09:31
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Prius battery packs aren't that big, Nissan leafs hold their value down to crash salvage because they've got a decent size battery and the electronics are hackable. Hell I'd happily re-home the internals in any one of a dozen protect ideas, y'know, apart from lack of funds/space/skill/time
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 Jesus, no. I tow cars with a Class II hitch, and even then very gingerly. This is just insane that anyone thought this would work.
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Jan 30, 2018 16:06
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It would work, just a lot of flex in both directions.
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Jan 30, 2018 16:18
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someone spent time on this. what is it even attached to?
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Jan 30, 2018 16:19
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SEKCobra posted:It would work, just a lot of flex in both directions. Those look to be cheese-grade threaded rod from a hardware store. Look at how it's supported, they monkey-hosed the rod under the bracket as a hook. The first time they hit the brakes hard with any kind of trailer attached, that poo poo will fold up into their bumper.
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Jan 30, 2018 16:21
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boi-oi-oi-oing
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Jan 30, 2018 16:21
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Looks like there might be a tow point on the driver's side, passenger's side is probably best not to think about. I can't get over the bent threaded rods added as bracing. It kills me.
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EightBit posted:Those look to be cheese-grade threaded rod from a hardware store. Look at how it's supported, they monkey-hosed the rod under the bracket as a hook. The first time they hit the brakes hard with any kind of trailer attached, that poo poo will fold up into their bumper. Yes but it will technically tow a trailer.
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