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ExplodingSims posted:
 That's going to be great. Please start a thread when you begin work and link it in here. Frame swap to modern is the way to go if you want easy parts availability and near daily drive-ability.Humphreys posted:Whelp... I said I wouldn't do it. And 12 years since the DRZ I am again a temporary human organ donor.
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Jan 16, 2023 15:41
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I don't like Doug's videos but he seems to be a decent dude, I'm glad Cars and Bids is working out for him.
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Jan 31, 2023 12:46
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Motronic posted:Tried and true methodology. This guy did that eventually, but also built a gas charger: I know I've posted this a few times in AI but the Rav4 EV had a range extender trailer - http://www.evnut.com/rav_longranger.htm   quote:The Long Ranger was an AC Propulsion project (commissioned by Toyota) to build a generator trailer that would allow liquid-fueled high-speed travel in the Rav4EV. There were many obstacles to this project seeing the light of day - most of them bureaucratic. For most practical purposes, the project was a great success that never really saw the light of day before the Rav4EV program was terminated. A 500cc motorcycle engine is used, housed in a small, aerodynamic package. ~20kW DC output is sufficient for extended high-speed travel. The micro trailer incorporates intelligent "BackTracker" steering which automatically maintains trailer-to-vehicle alignment during backing to avoid jack-knifing. There is little question that this 350 pound trailer functioned as planned - sustaining freeways speeds for as long as the 9.5 gallon tank had gasoline. Amazingly, even with all the conversion losses added up, the gas mileage of this combo is comparable or BETTER than the pure gasoline version of the same vehicle.
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Feb 21, 2023 20:10
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If you're doing a lot of filling stuff grab the 5+ gallon "racing" fuel jugs and a hose adapter. If you're doing a real lot of filling grab an electric transfer pump like this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F3Z4VSK. I have to use that to fill the 7 because the fill neck angle is too sharp for the nozzle at the pump to push the flap open and it sloshes back on the slowest setting.
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Apr 25, 2023 19:53
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The Door Frame posted:Impulsive behavior, especially when it comes to spending money, is part of my brain disease. It's been an uphill battle to get it under control enough to not have maxed out credit cards and be stable, relative to the tiny bit I make a week. Well, I just came into a good sum of money and I almost have to fight myself in order to give the money to the missus' for her put in her savings, just in case. I can't have an episode, fly to Ohio, buy a fully restored, rust free, fuel injected, burgundy X1/9, and drive it home if I don't have the money in my account to do so. Not that I've already looked at some late models or anything... When I get my early spring seasonal depression I start car shopping. I had no idea until my wife pointed it out this year and suddenly a lot of things made sense.
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May 3, 2023 21:37
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37, furries and anything else that makes you happy is cool as long as it doesn't come at the expense of others. I ain't gonna yuck your yum as my wife would say.
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May 5, 2023 21:29
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Humphreys posted:Who was it in here that imports Japanese little trucks? I was talking to a mate in Erie and they wouldnt mind a kicking rad mini truck There's a few people importing but Kaker's import thread is here https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3829078
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May 12, 2023 15:04
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Dr. Lunchables posted:They’re quoting me $450 a year for a $10k 1977 Lincoln. I’m in Michigan, so it’s more expensive, but that’s what I pay for my Fiesta ST. Depending on age, location and a bunch of other things prices can fluctuate a LOT. Compare Grundy and ask if your regular insurance company has an agreed value plan. Hagerty was super expensive for me compared to Grundy the last several times I've checked.
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May 18, 2023 18:11
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meatpimp posted:Edit: Why didn't I buy all the Miatas when they were that cheap? cursedshitbox posted:I missed out on a $1700 1978 911 when I was 19 because my employer was committing wage theft. Ok Comboomer posted:man, remember when 944s were beater autocross cars? Ah yes the good old days before bring a trailer and as many people buying cars just to flip. I mostly miss picking up neat project cars for a couple grand to mess with for a year or two then sell and buy something else.
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May 19, 2023 12:44
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oh more insurance chat.... I have to drive across town , 45 minutes, once a week for an hour long infusion. I could get a more modern version that infuses over 30 seconds and should last 3-4 weeks but insurance says they will not cover it. here's american_healthcare.jpg - please note despite it saying my responsibility is zero Cigna decided not to pay so they hounded me three times a week, while recovering, for $55k. 
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Jun 22, 2023 18:20
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Dr. Lunchables posted:... (They used 4x100 in Europe for…. reasons)... InitialDave posted:What? No, Ford 4 stud was a 108 PCD here for decades. edit: hmm found a few more...now I need to find them in 13"  Safety Dance posted:Little man had an asthma attack. We got him stabilized and they discharged us at 1am. I'm loving wiped out.
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Jun 24, 2023 12:30
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Dr. Lunchables posted:For a few years a guy with the same first initial and last name as me sent all of his attorney statements, bank statements, tax forms, final say on signage at his San Diego office, and sign off on the TV commercials he was running in Seattle. Dude owns a plastic surgery company. His email was [first initial][lastname]@plasticsurgeryco.com, and mine was [first initial][lastname]@gmail. I think his gmail was the same as mine but with a number attached. Similar at work before we got acquired his last name was the same as my first name so our emails were one character different. I got invites to all sorts of important meetings, documents I shouldn't have seen, etc. I ended up creating an outlook rule to forward anything with is first name to him and delete it.
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Jun 27, 2023 10:55
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:(Kaptain Ballistik is currently doing a rewire tidy) slidebite posted:I would literally rather get some minor unnecessary dental work than have to deal with a new car dealer.
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Jul 19, 2023 16:57
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Hadlock posted:What does BaT's fee schedule look like for a seller? quote:How Our Fees Work I need to get my cars listed but last I checked BaT had a 3-4 month backlog, not sure what is is with Cars and Bids
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Aug 1, 2023 11:49
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Imperador do Brasil posted:C&B is getting my listings up in about a week from submission Oh wow that's super quick. Good luck on your auctions, I'll be watching them.
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Aug 2, 2023 12:42
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randomidiot posted:Mine were ~3000 at one point.  Darchangel posted:HOA. Hit them where they live, literally. The Door Frame posted:loving  . Close friends are finally starting to figure out I'm not getting better and it's more good day versus bad day. I took two 45-60 minute naps to get through a 10 hour work day and I'm loving struggling. I'll spend all weekend doing loving nothing so I have the energy to get through next week because lol at safety nets.Can't remember where I saw it but "Everyone is just trying to make enough money the problems don't apply to them anymore" sure seems right.
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Aug 10, 2023 22:58
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They're still elevated a bit, but around 200 last time I had blood work. Hopefully even lower now that I've cut out alcohol + mostly eliminated red meat (mostly chicken and pork for meat these days). HDL and LDL were both on the low side, though I'm on Lipitor too.
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Powershift posted:What really kills me is the "Have you tried......"  Three day weekend, today is naps and gaming to recover from the week but tomorrow I might go for a drive in the mountains or work on something in the garage. I really miss working in the garage.
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Aug 11, 2023 11:52
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SpeedFreek posted:Have you tried going for a drive in the mountains. I did and it was very good. Took the extremely scenic route to get breakfast, now I'm going to nap for a few hours. 
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Aug 12, 2023 15:51
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canyoneer posted:Neat article about busting a huge international catalytic converter theft ring That's a pretty wild article, I knew it was a problem but not to that extent. Idiots are always so brazen and flashy with their ill-gotten money.
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Aug 16, 2023 12:15
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WTFBEES posted:Have we had any Locost builds on these here forums? I'm kinda thinking I need one. As a few people mentioned I used to have a Locost and for the money it's hard to think of a more fun car, I bought it completed and was the third owner. Mine was motorcycle powered which was great on track but I didn't really like it that much for general purpose road use. A bit more than a year ago I replaced it with a Caterham. More details on the locost from the post your ride thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3032817&userid=106767&perpage=40&pagenumber=3#post487153997
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Sep 2, 2023 15:27
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McTinkerson posted:
928 good First thing is timing belt, it is not a fun job. Then work on issues as they pop up, they will, and otherwise enjoy it.
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Sep 13, 2023 21:21
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StormDrain posted:Noooooo! This is the worst thing to derail a recovering hoarder. It's like finding a use for the 3' scrap of 1*3 that's been touched more times than your neighborhood wine mom in the last 5 years since the husband has been taking a lot of work trips.  Pallet talk has again reminded me we have a stack of pallets I need to get rid of. Wonder if I can find someone foolish enough to come get them if I list them for free.
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Sep 16, 2023 11:15
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Dr. Lunchables posted:If you had $5-7k for a dedicated winter beater, what would you pick? This comes with the assumption you’d get snowy winters. VW tdi is drat near unstoppable in the snow with good tires. I guess a gas one would work as well but I like the older tdi cars.
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Sep 20, 2023 13:34
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bij posted:I'm in the market for a new car in 2023. I'm an old with no family and I want a midlife crisis-mobile that will make people jealous. Please demean me for my choices and/or recommend something if you want. Budget, new or used, daily or weekend car?
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Oct 1, 2023 21:58
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blk posted:I’ve been meaning to pick one car I’d be happy with as my last gas car and holding as long as I could. The 996 was supposed to be that, but now that it’s gone I’d like to pick up that plan back up the ND. GR86 is also under consideration but I’m not crazy about slick tops. 987.2 Boxster rounds out the list. 987.1 Boxster S? I'd go MR2 over Sky but I like mid engine. I really enjoyed the mr2 spyder I borrowed for a weekend even if I prefer the older ones.
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Oct 6, 2023 21:14
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Ok Comboomer posted:Is this where an enthusiast/specialist insurer like Hagerty would be better? Yes, this is the whole point of agreed value insurance companies like Hagerty
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Oct 19, 2023 22:56
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Nodoze posted:I unfortunately did not, as Hagerty require you to have an alternate more modern means of transportation and at the moment I was down to one car due to us buying a house. Going forward though.. yeah that's definitely what I am doing. Part of the problem is there aren't a lot of high mileage S2000s listed and they are all poo poo boxes. My car was basically completely restored, basically the only original thing still in it was the engine/transmission and the interior and I had it tested before it got tuned so I knew it was healthy. An equivalent condition car is probably approaching 30 grand not counting the extra parts Crap I'm sorry  Find as many examples as you can on enthusiast forums, BaT/C&B/etc and anywhere else you can think of. Maybe post on enthusiast forums or FB groups asking for people with similar mile/spec that do have stated value for examples.
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Oct 20, 2023 13:49
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TheBacon posted:What do people wear for work pants but also where they have to bend and squat and poo poo to pick up stuff? I’m bigger, like average big guy american and anything comfortable just gets crotch blowout instantly or things like dickies are not breathable at all and have zero stretch so suck for all the contorting I end up needing to do. Darchangel posted:So, my dad passed away in his sleep last night.
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Oct 27, 2023 12:43
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IOwnCalculus posted:I'm hopeful for a smaller / lighter version good for 200ish hrsprs. It'd be a killer powerplant for so many small / light vehicles. I see so many conversions of old cars putting in too much power and weight. Something like our old Fiat 126 would be plenty terrifying with 50 ev hp.
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Nov 2, 2023 14:29
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OBAMNA PHONE posted:I love the HP/weight ratio of my second gen BRZ  that 250-300 hp isn't really that much. The 100lb/1hp in the Cayman feels like kind of a perfect, bordering on too much, for a street use sports car.CommieGIR posted:The oil industry has disasters 10x worse every week.
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Nov 3, 2023 13:06
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slothrop posted:Hi ya'll Thanks for running it all these years, hope the search goes well
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Nov 10, 2023 13:24
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StormDrain posted:Instead I'm taking the rough sizing of that rig and welding it up. It's going to be a bit wider, otherwise pretty close. I've been drawing some parts in CAD and using send cut send to get some specific pieces. The rest was just raw metal. I'm currently awaiting a seat from a friend and then I'll commit the uprights.  you can tell how long ago I last worked on it because I sold the i3 to carvana 5/21
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Nov 13, 2023 13:36
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StormDrain posted:Holy cow you're on another level! Perhaps one good thing between when you stopped and now is there's even more neat stuff out there for ya! More professional mounts, more Sim components, and send cut send is a bit cheaper with more materials. I had planned on setting up everything so it was, as close as I could replicate, in the same place as my formula ford race car. But now that that isn't happening I might take the easy route and buy a pre-built cockpit. I have all the other components already, bought those back in 2021shortly before fanatec reduced prices 
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Nov 13, 2023 16:39
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StormDrain posted:
Beefy, that looks great. Will you be doing vr or monitor/s?
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Nov 26, 2023 11:11
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tinned owl posted:Have you seen the trailers they've been fitting with batteries and drive axles? Neat stepping stone to hybrid heavy trucks and totally compatible with any truck of the right size. Downsides being heavy taking away payload, and obviously expense. The CEO of Range Energy was on Smoking Tire podcast a while ago, gave a decent overview of the trailers and some of the neat stuff they can do. He has a custom build smaller version to tow his BMW 2002 behind his Rivian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwb1J661GQQ
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Dec 8, 2023 14:49
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Ether Frenzy posted:Hell of a parking job in front of the bar last night, scat man Weekend plans: organize and clean up the garage a bit making space for a friend to store a car over the winter. Harbor Freight run to grab a few things for AI:SS, hoping between that and whatever I find the garage today I'll get something together to ship Monday.
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Dec 9, 2023 11:13
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tinned owl posted:Going back to games I'll probably build my first pc this century in the new year, if starfield is hot Bethesda garbage are there any good open space games I can build and customise a spaceship and fly around without having to follow a narrow story? And where do I go to get a build/spec criticised? No Man's Sky and Elite Dangerous
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istewart posted:My '99 diesel Bug just passed the (dead simple) CA smog inspection at 441,000 miles, yay. Makes me miss my 333 NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Dec 21, 2023 |
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opengl posted:330 million miles drat, hell of a run. posting before coffee is dangerous
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