Transporter 5: Hipster tech fixing Hippy problems

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scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Geirskogul posted:

E: the difference between the two is like going from lead-free to leaded solder. So nice.

Ahh, this I understand. Next summer is the Summer of Welding for me so it's awesome to hear your experiences first-hand.

# ¿ Oct 7, 2015 15:00

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 10:20

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Cat Savior :worship:

I voted for your bus as my favorite AI car in the sheep game, good luck :3:

# ¿ May 24, 2016 19:37

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Bug or Bus!

# ¿ May 25, 2016 12:44

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Baww, kitty :3:

Geirskogul, my galpal wants an old Beetle for her next car and I haven't a clue what to put on my checklist when looking at Beetles. Could I arse you to write up a doesn't-have-to-be-very-long list of dealbreakers that would save me a lot of time? Buying old cars in Minnesota is like riding a po-go stick through a minefield.

# ¿ May 27, 2016 19:38

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Geirskogul posted:

Dude, thanks a ton for this. If I hadn't known about the heater channels I wouldn't have thought they were a problem, let along a huge one.

# ¿ May 31, 2016 19:15

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Those're the OLD plugs?

# ¿ Jul 3, 2016 22:30

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Dang! My 2.0L is very unlikely going to be showing me that kind of love when I take 'er all apart. Nice pliers, by the way.

# ¿ Jul 3, 2016 23:16

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

IDK, something practical with a leftover window unit? :shrug:

# ¿ Aug 5, 2016 16:07

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Yeah, you're also gonna need a drain for it. From the photo I had assumed that you had cut a big ol' AC-sized hole in the side of the bus for that thing cuz that's the only way it'll work

How many BTUs is it? And since cold air sinks, it'd be better to mount it up higher, but this is a non-standard application you're going for. poo poo, it might be easier to mount the thing on the roof and divert all the cold air with ducting, etc.

Incidentally the Thompson's Water Seal spray was what I was going to recommend for the water proofing but you beat me to it :thumbsup:

# ¿ Aug 5, 2016 17:04

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

gently caress Barrett Jackson.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2016 15:51

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Man that loving sucks

Adhesive sucks, what about long 1x3s and clamps? Or strip magnets? To hold sheet plastic in place, that is.

# ¿ Nov 15, 2016 21:13

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

howwwww

# ¿ Jan 30, 2017 22:40

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Sabotage bad, new door seals good.

The band played a show in Tulsa, OK last week and during some down time I found a place called the Bug Haus on route 66. Stopped in and it was an ACVW paradise and made me think of this thread.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2017 22:51

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

The center console in our band van is a wooden end-table that I secured to the floor via angle brackets and drywall screws. Your console, by comparison, is Quite Good.

# ¿ Mar 20, 2017 20:06

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 10:20

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Metal Geir Skogul posted:

I have a buyer lined up.

Sold the Enfield two weeks ago for textbook money. It had been sitting unused for a few years. The bus was listed for $10k, and a man with his 23-ish year old daughter want it for 8. I have about 7700 in debt, so that covers it.

If I can pay down the debt, that'll raise my credit score from 670 to probably well above 700. The main drag RN is "debt load to limit" ratio. I'm at like 97% from poor choices.

I don't want to sell it, but the better score combined with these 3 community classes should let me into a nursing program afterwards.

I'll update the thread when/if it sells on Wednesday.

I, too, had a younger self that was doing his level best to sabotage his older self. Best of luck to you MGS, parting with treasured stuff to pay off mistakes is tough, but it's worth it in the end.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2017 20:26

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