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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Automotive Insanity > Open up a little bit further, HAL. Quit digging at your fucking jaw, Dave.

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

VTEC single cam swap time?
(+turbo)

I feel like you should loose an inch every time you buy a new "project."

# ¿ Oct 21, 2013 17:09

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 07:18

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Screw adapters!
With such a big pattern, redrill to 4x100! It would look awesome with some super light weight 14in civic wheels.

# ¿ Oct 26, 2013 16:46

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

I've got an N600 in my backyard.

Now that I've got a decent job, I think I'm going to get it running!

# ¿ Nov 9, 2013 00:22

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

some texas redneck posted:

I make $5.50/hour + $1.10 per delivery + tips. And get to use my own car for deliveries. Did I mention my employer charges customers $2.59 to have me bring food to their door? I can put over 200 miles on my car during a busy shift.

I'd gladly push a broom for $12/hr, if it's a consistent schedule. On a really really good night, my tips and wages combined may average out to $25+/hour, but my overall average puts me at about $11-15/hour... with me driving 800+ miles for that, and paying for my own gas + car maintenance.

Get out of that poo poo and join a trade.
Hit up a union and go through their apprenticeship. You'll probably have to cut your delivery hours some and live frugally but in the end it will be worth it.

# ¿ Nov 9, 2013 16:31

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

mutt2jeff posted:

Keep in mind that its not as cut and dry and "join union, get paid". What a Union worker makes varies highly based on the local, the trade, and the state. Florida ironworker apprentices start at $12 an hour, Seattle apprentices start at $25ish. Because Washington, and Seattle in particular, are strong union areas. If you live in an area where unions are week, chances are you will be doing better than most non union laborers, but not well at all compared to others.

Pretty much this, but at least locally you only have to buy books and the classes are paid for, and the on the job training is PAID.
Seriously, I know too many people in their 30s moaning and griping about being a delivery driver when there ARE opportunities out there.

Just pick a trade you could see yourself being interested in. There's a million different ones. Electricians, welders, plumbers, sheetmetal, etc etc

Full disclosure here: I am not a union member at my work (I'm a machinist), I feel that they HAD power and actually amounted to something at one point, but now they're just a shield for the lazy assholes to work for the lowest common denominator. On the other hand, I have a friend going through the electrician's apprenticeship at a local union and he REALLY enjoys it and sees it going somewhere.

mafoose fucked around with this message at 19:40 on Nov 10, 2013

# ¿ Nov 10, 2013 19:37

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

MCM posted on Facebook a civic wagon of your car's vintage with much newer dohc engine. It must be a riot to drive!

# ¿ Jan 10, 2014 05:15

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

I just crushed a Volvo wagon with no motor, trans, and other odds and ends for $220. Surely you'd get twice that for the rover if it came to it.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2014 07:07

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

cursedshitbox posted:

Nope. got 150 for my p38.

Scrap must be high here since so much of it goes to Mexico it seems.

# ¿ Jan 31, 2014 02:23

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

I've never seen bearings as part of a drum! I know both wear out but wtf?

# ¿ Feb 28, 2014 04:04

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Trial and error.

Us pleebs need to ask if we can go behind the counter and do it ourselves.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2014 16:07

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

With that price, and all those spiders, what could go wrong?

# ¿ Mar 14, 2014 05:42

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

The PNW, proof you can buy a rust free old car WITH a nice interior...

# ¿ Mar 16, 2014 07:53

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

WTF!
Does the complex have any sort of security!

It's a terrible feeling when your things go missing, been there done that.
(sounds like dumbass kids considering the things that were taken)

# ¿ Apr 20, 2014 01:08

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

I have scorpions all around my property. If someone has the means of encasing them in glass we could be rich!

# ¿ Apr 22, 2014 08:05

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Get a Saab t fitting from the junkyard. You splice it into your radiator hose and it is threaded for the common big temp sensors used in everything European.

You can then buy (pocket at the jy) 4 different temp switches, some with high and low settings for modern fans, and they're rated at 30amps or so, so you don't even need a relay (the VWs they're on use them straight to the battery with no relay).

How big is your rad? It might then be worth getting a Volvo electric fan as they come with an easy to cut shroud, are 2 speed, and have a bitchin 2 speed relay setup. Couple this with one of the above switches and you have a bulletproof e fan setup.

# ¿ May 3, 2014 15:48

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Can you feel cold spots on the radiator?

Have you had the radiator rodded out? Its only about $50 here to have it done.
System properly burped?

A rad that small could be easily enveloped by a spal fan that should outflow that 40 year old setup. They're around $60-100 on eBay.

E: it only runs for 5 seconds? There should be hysteresis to overshoot the on point to prevent that. Maybe the switch is bad? I stand by my more modern fan switch in a Saab t fitting with a modern fan.

mafoose fucked around with this message at 19:31 on May 3, 2014

# ¿ May 3, 2014 19:29

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

This is cheap, looks like some brackets welded on and a custom lower hose and you'd be golden:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-ROW-FULL-...3517e52&vxp=mtr

Also, I didn't mean recored. "Rodding" it the unbraze the end tanks, clean out the tubes with some rods, and rebraze them afterwards.

E: With a kick rear end blue fan:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HIGH-CAPACI...137b8c3&vxp=mtr

mafoose fucked around with this message at 21:44 on May 3, 2014

# ¿ May 3, 2014 21:33

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

On miatas I think they said to use a fork to remove the needle, but aren't they not "keyed" to the shaft?

You could always go to a speedo repair place and ask them to swap faces...

# ¿ May 12, 2014 16:04

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

A Melted Tarp posted:

Yeah, this. It's almost guaranteed to end in a huge meltdown and you not getting pussy for 2 weeks.

The trick is to not make it to the meltdown. She's getting more and more nervous, you're starting to lose your cool, it's time to call it a day/week/month.

I taught my gf stick in her 318i because it was the best cheapest car available and she needed to be able to make it to work.

3 sessions and she was able to drive to work, though it took a couple of months til she would stop making me drive if we were going somewhere together. Now she likes to scare passengers on onramps and corners in her little Miata.

Our fleet is up to 5 running and driving vehicles, all of them manual.

# ¿ Jun 3, 2014 04:18

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Hell yea!!!

# ¿ Jul 12, 2014 06:28

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Please please please go efi with more boostu but leave the rest with its 80s "charm."

# ¿ Aug 21, 2014 08:34

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

General_Failure posted:

No. I want to enjoy the delicious suffering of a stock resurrection, turbo spiders and all.

Nononono.

I want it to go down the road, not go all Italian and self-immolate.

# ¿ Aug 21, 2014 09:13

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Man, that sucks about the gas cap!

I have an n600, which should have the same cap as a z600, but I don't remember it looking like that...

Good luck on your quest!

# ¿ Nov 3, 2014 09:02

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

And why dont you have a thread about the N600

I have trouble maintaining my one thread as it is, if I had a thread for each project, they'd all be in the archives hahaha.
I'm hoping to get it running again in the spring, this time on megasquirt.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2014 20:00

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

OFFICER 13 INCH posted:

As far as Z/N600 prices go,

You can find them cheaper than that. I sold mine for $300 because it was going to a friend and parts are not only ridiculously difficult to source, but ridiculously expensive.

Also mine was rusty and missing all the interior bits.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2014 06:43

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

This thread is so off track it's ridiculous.

I've also learned so much new cool stuff!

I love this place :allears:

:allears:

# ¿ Jan 6, 2015 21:08

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Or the vacuum operated everything on a diesel car...

# ¿ Jan 7, 2015 14:52

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Is your tensioner bent?

Does the alternator have all the bolts in it? Maybe the parts place gave you too wide of a belt?

# ¿ Jan 11, 2015 04:39

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Wait, isn't the one that comes with a bucket of parts that you took pictures of personally, was also manual, AND was $1k?

Isn't that one the better deal?

# ¿ Feb 9, 2015 07:18

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Well drat. I think a manual one would be more fun if it would ever run.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2015 11:47

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Rhyno posted:

What do they have against cocks?

Because they make noise?

# ¿ Feb 11, 2015 08:57

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

I say do functional upgrades on the civic. Carpet and upholstery are for when it is mechanical "done."

And save the money for a manual biturbo, because who wouldn't want to row German gears in an Italian twin turbo v6????

# ¿ Feb 18, 2015 09:59

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Holdbrooks posted:

has anyone swapped a motorcycle engine in to one of these? That would be rad when the parts dry up.

E: Seems so and this looks dangerous and right up your ally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svcz0fkWzog

That's an n600, which is even smaller than his car. I just sold mine a couple of months back.

I would have put it in the passenger seat like a lot of those hayabusa engined smart cars.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 20:49

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Shampoo posted:

Hmm yes. double ~~engined~~ ended biturbo.

:colbert:

# ¿ May 3, 2015 01:38

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

I would aim for getting the engine as well for a few reasons:

1) it was made for an aircraft so corners were likely not cut
2) made for the turbo setup, which might mean o-ringed head, better head bolts, and lower compression pistons. This is big because early Hondas have issues lifting heads under boost due to small and few head bolts.
3) having a backup for when you ultimately blow up your engine

But that's just me!

# ¿ May 19, 2015 17:11

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

The e39 buffets like mad with the windows down.

Hell, when one of my rear window regulators failed, I thought I was going to pop an ear drum at 55mph because of it!

Old cars have lot of vents in the rear to prevent this.

# ¿ Aug 3, 2015 04:25

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

I had a sewer roach do that. Cue the longest 15 minutes of my life til it emerged enough to kill it.

# ¿ Aug 4, 2015 09:34

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

IOwnCalculus posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3t-jBATM0w

This guy sounds like a smart version of Ricky from the trailer park boys.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2015 05:13

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

leica posted:

That's what I hated about my '02 Crown Vic, last year of the steering boxes as the '03 went to racks. How the hell does a car made in '02 still have a loving steering box? Made it feel like the barge that it was, the later panthers with racks felt so much better. IIRC they had speed sensitive steering as well.

The 540i and M5 had it til 2003. Believe it or not it actually worked really well.

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 07:18

mafoose: Oct 30, 2006; volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and vulvas and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dongs and volvos and dons and volvos and dogs and volvos and cats and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs and volvos and dogs

Tricky Ed posted:

I'm really sorry to hear that. So many times it seems like they know to show up when you need them, but eventually that loan comes due and it's always a heavy cost. You're doing the right thing for him.

Holy poo poo this is beautiful.

My condolences, 14".

# ¿ Aug 31, 2015 07:44

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