Off road minivan: Your roof is being bent

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Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

Humphreys posted:

We have GroverHaus, GroverBafrum, GroverTruk and now maybe GroverVan?

Nah. Having known the OP for some years now, there's few people I'd rather be stranded in a desert with. Dude is capable.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2021 21:51

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 03:13

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

"Serpentine, Babou! Serpentine!"

Archer taught the game how to hide, so as to make it the most dangerous game.

# ¿ Mar 10, 2021 01:56

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

y- you mean that isn't spice melange?!

# ¿ Mar 10, 2021 09:29

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

I am always in the pessimal position, baby

# ¿ Jun 30, 2021 08:25

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

ryanrs posted:

e: as a bonus, now I can say "I 3D printed my own brake components!"

I could swear you just said something that sounds like "I rolled my own crypto!"

# ¿ Jul 1, 2021 05:30

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

Yeah, he means "rolled my own minivan" as in "rebuilt".

The Burnt Sienna is unharmed and rumor has it the hydraulic handbrakes arrive today.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2021 21:08

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

That looks loving sweet.

# ¿ Jul 3, 2021 21:40

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

Someone make a Red Dress / Blue Dress meme with Bender Rodriguez caught between them

# ¿ Jul 4, 2021 23:22

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

I guess we know where this thread lies on the Structural Offroad Minivan Alignment Chart

# ¿ Jul 13, 2021 05:46

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

ryanrs posted:

OK! I just dug through 3 months of old mail to find my new DMV tags.

Monday morning I drive out to Sacramento to drop the SIenna off at the fabrication shop. I will include a dozen doughnuts, a case of red bull, and a flat of Mexican coke.

The bumper will be made from steel tubing, with some kind of grille made of cnc plasma-cut aluminum. They will send pics to me for feedback as they build. It'll take a week or so.

I say two dozen donuts to be on the safe side. Keep them up longer before they crash.

# ¿ Oct 4, 2021 02:46

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

pnac attack posted:

looking great. what's gonna go in front of that radiator?

the skulls of lesser minivans, to warn any bulls that might seek to challenge it

# ¿ Oct 19, 2021 02:39

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

oh drat it's go time

# ¿ Oct 20, 2021 05:35

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

you've kinda made a version of the cybertruck that isn't stupid and useless lol

# ¿ Oct 21, 2021 07:26

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

ryanrs posted:

Passenger side only, double cup holder with 85 and 105mm rings?

great for camera lenses and howitzer shells!

# ¿ Oct 26, 2021 07:04

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

and nobody has made a joke about needing a rim job yet? for shame

# ¿ Nov 9, 2021 05:16

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

ryanrs posted:

I need a bumper sticker re. Lady Momentum, Patron Saint of 2WD.
she should embody the twin virtues of speed and mass

# ¿ Nov 13, 2021 19:58

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

ryanrs posted:

Hunting 2021: We have the beavers on satellite, but aren't getting any hits on social media.

This should be a thread title in TFR.

# ¿ Nov 21, 2021 12:24

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

ryanrs posted:

Here's a short, terrible video of me leaving my campsite. I'm driving with one hand, and using the other to hold up my cell phone. It's bad, but maybe it shows the potential for a gopro or gopro-like device for future outings?

(This video explains a lot about why my van looks the way it does.)

https://vimeo.com/651786300

Now dub in the speeder bike sounds

# ¿ Dec 1, 2021 08:56

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

Perseverence pays off - good job sticking with it.

# ¿ Dec 10, 2021 23:00

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

you can have a crab boil in the desert!

# ¿ Dec 20, 2021 07:38

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

LightRailTycoon posted:

Clearly, you need to hang strings of dried sausages inside the van for the trip.

funny, In the city this might encourage people to "snap into a Slim Jim"

# ¿ Jan 16, 2022 04:51

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

ryanrs posted:

Yeah, the nuts are still loose.

We're not allowed to put FYAD in an institution, alas

# ¿ Apr 30, 2022 21:13

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

sharkytm posted:

$6.19/gallon? Ouch, it's down to like $3.79 here in Massachusetts.

And your welds look perfectly fine. It's not TIG, and it's structural. It'll be good.

The gently caress. I paid $5.79 here in Seattle yesterday. Why do you get such cheap gas?

# ¿ Oct 3, 2022 00:27

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

This may impact bear radar chip production.

https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/1580734647147048961?s=20&t=RjffiSB2DwMo7zodGJbNUg

# ¿ Oct 15, 2022 03:43

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

Hopefully there will be no further "parts are being bent" steps in transit

# ¿ Feb 27, 2023 00:01

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

OMGVBFLOL posted:

is this still the thread about a dude driving a lifted toyota minivan. i had to double check the title

it's getting a deployable sensor network, it's going to be the all-seeing sienna

# ¿ Mar 15, 2023 11:45

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

At least you're well prepared for hashtag vanlife!

# ¿ Mar 19, 2023 08:45

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 03:13

Kesper North: Nov 3, 2011; EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

Gorgeous photos. I love the one of Burnt Sienna on the bridge most especially.

Beware the Shrieking WhEels!

# ¿ Apr 29, 2023 07:21

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