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some texas redneck posted:Not the CKP. YAY!! 
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Mar 13, 2015 06:13
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Quick: BMW F800ST 1914 engine with dual webers and hydraulic lifters for my beetle (with warranty, quality engine) 1969-1974 VW bus Which would you buy for $3-5k?
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Mar 13, 2015 06:35
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Geirskogul posted:Quick: Bus.
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Mar 13, 2015 06:35
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Bus!
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Mar 13, 2015 06:35
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Bus
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Mar 13, 2015 06:37
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Monorail! No wait, bus. If it's good, else engine.
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Mar 13, 2015 06:51
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How many windows on the bus? Also, STR, you loving failed the SAAB test, but passed on the life-doesnt-suck test.
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Mar 13, 2015 06:53
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Geirskogul posted:Quick: All of the people answering bus have never run a car with dual webers. It's like driving a chariot pulled (well, pushed in the Bug's case) by singing angels that smell like gas 
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Mar 13, 2015 07:45
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Mat_Drinks posted:All of the people answering bus have never run a car with dual webers. Yeah, but the bus is a bus. That automatically wins.
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Mar 13, 2015 07:47
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West SAAB Story posted:Also, STR, you loving failed the SAAB test, but passed on the life-doesnt-suck test. So we traded places?  (please don't kill me, I'm kidding, I swear) So last night I noticed the guest bedroom PC kept rebooting (it has TeamViewer on it, it kept popping up saying that PC had logged in). Couldn't get in there to shut it off (sleeping person in there), couldn't connect to it from TeamViewer, so I said gently caress it and flipped the breaker for the room off long enough to shut off the PC, figured I'd deal with it today. Tonight? It starts up, and LoginUI.exe can't start because of a missing DLL, then a BSOD, then reboots. Couldn't even get into safe mode. Finally got into startup repair, and managed to roll it back - it installed something from Windows Update last night. No idea how the hell it got hosed up, but it's one of the few times System Recovery has actually worked properly for me. That makes 3 computers that have fallen over dead on me this week.  At least that one wasn't antivirus related poo poo (that PC just has MSE on it, since its sole purpose in life is acting as a TV tuner/HTPC).
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Mar 13, 2015 07:47
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West SAAB Story posted:How many windows on the bus?
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Mar 13, 2015 10:01
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Geirskogul posted:Quick: a) Dont ride motorbikes so no opinion b) Mmmmmm. Yeah, this will work nicely c) What the hell are you thinking, VW buses are loving awful even for the their day. Engine for sure. A dual weber 1914 powered Beetle is a thing of monstorous beauty.
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Mar 13, 2015 10:47
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It's Friday bitches!!!
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Mar 13, 2015 10:52
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Cat Terrist posted:a) Dont ride motorbikes so no opinion What if I get a 1914, put it in the bus, and use the bus' engine combined with the beetle's current leaky engine to make a good engine?
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Mar 13, 2015 11:08
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When you say dual weber, do you mean new 40mm IDFs? I wouldn't use 2nd hand ones because I did on my 13b and I think mine had a bit of shaft wear, and always for some dumb reason had crap in there somewhere that blocked the idle jets every couple of days. E: They're a fussy finicky carb, way more so than my other single carb 48mm IDA weber set up. Bonus points though for their weird implementation of a choke. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 11:32 on Mar 13, 2015 |
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Mar 13, 2015 11:24
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Those first ten models could rack up some serious models. Plus the 4.0 didn't suffer the problem head gaskets the north star did. The 4.0 Northstar in the Aurora sure did have the same issues that the 4.6 in the Cadillacs did, you just didn't hear about them as much because the volume of Auroras was a fraction of the number of Cadillacs. Plus, people were less surprised when their Oldsmobile died instead of their Cadillac.
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Mar 13, 2015 11:25
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Just ordered 3 big 180 motors from an R/C helicopter to swap into my Nerf gun. 
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Mar 13, 2015 11:56
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Geirskogul posted:What if I get a 1914, put it in the bus, and use the bus' engine combined with the beetle's current leaky engine to make a good engine? As I said, why on earth would you get the bus? They are truly one the most wretched and overated vehicles on the planet. The ONLY good buses have been ones that have been gutted and the shell dropped onto a Porsche chassis. Or a Chev motor inserted somewhere midships.
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Mar 13, 2015 12:26
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Youtube Safety Mode sucks serious rear end. Somehow it's been forced on for all PCs on our corporate network, probably some Bluecoat or McAfee shenanigans. The end result is that I can hardly listen to any music on Youtube, probably because of "offensive" lyrics or somesuch. Apparently the line "Praise the saints for this erection" is extremely offensive to fragile minds 
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Mar 13, 2015 12:52
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Rhyno posted:Pro Tip: I pulled some strings at the company I work for to get a job for a close friend of mine. The company is pretty hard to get into, and there is a lot of local applicant competition due to the university. He quit after two months. I felt like a bit of a horse's rear end.So yeah, I agree with you.
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Mar 13, 2015 12:52
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Bus because Bus. I like them for what they are. People perhaps have unrealistic expectations of them I also love beetles. They are fun as hell and so moddable. But there's just something about lazily droning along in a Type2 that I've never found anywhere else. So anecdotal I guess. Real answer. If you're asking others which you should buy as a toy, you don't care enough about any of them.
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Mar 13, 2015 13:03
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Bus, put an EJ22 in it, use the parts to fix your other VW's engine.
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Mar 13, 2015 13:04
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Didn't general_failure try put a subby flat 4 into a bus? Also, wow, going by GIS, 40mm IDFs have changed a lot. Main jets sticking up for no reason, no cast top cover and no choke any more (that blanked off plate on the side)
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Mar 13, 2015 13:09
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Fo3 posted:Didn't general_failure try put a subby flat 4 into a bus? I did. It was easy. It was just stupid goddamn Australian legislation that hosed me over, not the practicalities of putting a Subie motor in. Anyway, it's been a while since I looked but I think Jake Raby, with help from someone I actually know over this side of the pond developed a Subie based kit. This is because the Camper Special motors were getting hard to build because the cost of parts is so high and quality so low now. So if you can throw money at stuff, that's a faster alternative.
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Mar 13, 2015 13:13
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General_Failure posted:Bus because Bus. Today I learned unrealistic expectations are wanting the engine to run and be able to be driven at 50mph for more than an hour before it shits itself all over the road. I love buses but any time I go down south to Cornwall where all the surfer dudes are there's always more of them sat at the side of the road broken than any other car. Poor things. Can they be made somewhat reliable? They seem to be like Vespas which just die on any trip longer than a couple of hours.
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Mar 13, 2015 13:40
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88h88 posted:Poor things. Can they be made somewhat reliable? kastein posted:put an EJ22 in it
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Mar 13, 2015 14:04
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88h88 posted:Today I learned unrealistic expectations are wanting the engine to run and be able to be driven at 50mph for more than an hour before it shits itself all over the road. When you have 50 years of them not being able to do that, then yes, your expectations are unrealistic.
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Mar 13, 2015 14:27
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Anyone hung drywall? Tips? Pointers? Doesn't seem to be all that difficult.
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Mar 13, 2015 14:29
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Tide posted:Anyone hung drywall? Tips? Pointers? Doesn't seem to be all that difficult. Yup. Don't use as many screws as I do. Use good screws. Don't try and do it with a regular phillips bit, get a good drywall screw bit (http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-Drywall-Screw-Setter-4-Pack-DW2014C4/202302391) or a real screwgun if you have a lot to do. Get one of these, it makes carrying drywall so much easier. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-Panel-Carry-Orange-93-300K/202262083 Snap a line or use a laser to guide your line of screws across the panel instead of guessing or you'll poke a lot of unnecessary holes in the wall. This matters more in old buildings where studs are not straight, level, parallel, or evenly spaced sometimes. Measure 3x, cut once. Get the ultralight drywall, it's worth it. If you have ceilings to hang, plan on a helper or get a crane. You can do it alone but it's a pain. Start at the top (ceiling) and go all the way to the edges, then go to the next stuff (slanted ceilings or walls) continue on down. If you do this, drywall mud at the edges of the ceilings is under compression instead of shear and is less likely to crack. Work upwards on the walls, but do them last. Plan where the tapered and straight-cut edges of your rock panels will go. If your walls are shorter than your drywall is long and your studs are perfectly spaced go vertically, it'll save a lot of taping and mudding, otherwise go horizontally with your panels, stagger the vertical joints like you're laying brick. I like the mesh tape but some people like the paper tape. Use good quality mud. Cut your outlet box holes carefully. Anything over 1/8" gap must be filled with mud to meet fire codes. Consider redoing the wiring and insulation while you have the walls down. If you live in a temperate zone, make sure you use proper vapor barrier and make sure it's on the right side of the insulation and sealed properly. kastein fucked around with this message at 14:42 on Mar 13, 2015 |
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Mar 13, 2015 14:40
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some texas redneck posted:My big issue with Avast is it tends to be on the intrusive side with popups and audible alerts (yes, I do love waking up at 4am to my computer yelling AVAST HAS BEEN UPDATED). Still, looks like I'm going back to it. catching up here but that's eventually what drove me to drop them. Bitdefender also gives out free codes for trials of the full version pretty often, and it's basically completely silent, hasn't hassled me once.
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Mar 13, 2015 14:57
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Man, the whole winter I complained that it was so cold and that I wish I could work on my car but now that the temps finally above 40 I feel laziness and my wallet clenching up.
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Mar 13, 2015 15:48
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kastein posted:Yup. Man...You are awesome. quote:Don't use as many screws as I do quote:Use good screws. Got one (drywall screw bit). Actually have 4. I want a specialized screwgun but they're a bit pricey. I do have 3 high quality cordless drills with extra battery packs, so should be able to manage with those. I only have one room to do, so I should be ok. quote:Get one of these, it makes carrying drywall so much easier. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-Panel-Carry-Orange-93-300K/202262083 Will pick one up. quote:Snap a line or use a laser to guide your line of screws across the panel instead of guessing or you'll poke a lot of unnecessary holes in the wall. This matters more in old buildings where studs are not straight, level, parallel, or evenly spaced sometimes. Noted quote:Measure 3x, cut once. Story of my life quote:Get the ultralight drywall, it's worth it. Will have to check in to that. Didn't know such a thing existed. quote:If you have ceilings to hang, plan on a helper or get a crane. You can do it alone but it's a pain. No ceilings, thank God. Just walls. The current walls are early 80s wood panel that's been painted over. quote:Start at the top (ceiling) and go all the way to the edges, then go to the next stuff (slanted ceilings or walls) continue on down. If you do this, drywall mud at the edges of the ceilings is under compression instead of shear and is less likely to crack. Work upwards on the walls, but do them last. No slanted walls (other than the room being a little off square, I imagine). quote:Plan where the tapered and straight-cut edges of your rock panels will go. If your walls are shorter than your drywall is long and your studs are perfectly spaced go vertically, it'll save a lot of taping and mudding, otherwise go horizontally with your panels, stagger the vertical joints like you're laying brick. Everything I've seen has the drywall being set horizontally (with staggering the joints). quote:I like the mesh tape but some people like the paper tape. Use good quality mud. The mesh with the adhesive backing seems the way to go except for corners. Paper tape seems best there. quote:Cut your outlet box holes carefully. Anything over 1/8" gap must be filled with mud to meet fire codes. Good advice, thanks. quote:Consider redoing the wiring and insulation while you have the walls down. If you live in a temperate zone, make sure you use proper vapor barrier and make sure it's on the right side of the insulation and sealed properly. The plan was to go ahead and put new insulation up and make sure the wiring was good while the walls were down. Hadn't thought about putting a vapor barrier up. Thanks man!
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Mar 13, 2015 15:55
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No problem. I'm basically rebuilding a property from scratch that should have been bulldozed, so I've seen it all. If my house was a car, it'd be roughly like kevbarlas' van, rot/neglect/previous owner hamfuckery wise.
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Mar 13, 2015 16:05
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Geirskogul posted:It'd be a bay window. Westfalia? Original split window buses are crazy expensive. I know the split windows are as expensive as a house.. for fixer-uppers. Why, I have absolutely no idea (loving boomers). Company I am working with is colo'd at a company I have a rather, uh.. shall we say shaky past with. They have since forgotten about it- but the last time I dealt with them I ended up screaming at the owner to hand over root and gently caress off with their "CPanel grade antics" before I did bad things to him and his workers. It is almost at that stage again, and I'm not getting paid enough to care. Tide posted:Anyone hung drywall? Tips? Pointers? Doesn't seem to be all that difficult. It really isn't difficult. Measure, cut- and get help to hold it stationary when you are sticking the screws in. When you are taping/gooping up your panels, start somewhere inconspicuous because it will look like poo poo. kastein posted:If my house was a car, it'd be roughly like kevbarlas' van, rot/neglect/previous owner hamfuckery wise. Except Kev has made progress.
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Mar 13, 2015 16:12
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meatpimp posted:The 4.0 Northstar in the Aurora sure did have the same issues that the 4.6 in the Cadillacs did, you just didn't hear about them as much because the volume of Auroras was a fraction of the number of Cadillacs. Plus, people were less surprised when their Oldsmobile died instead of their Cadillac. Strange. You don't read much about the gaskets popping. But then again, like you said. GM tried so drat hard and yet just can't get it right. That and sticking with 4 speed autos for all their cars for years never helped.
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Mar 13, 2015 16:16
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BrokenKnucklez posted:GM tried so drat hard and yet just can't get it right. That and sticking with 4 speed autos for all their cars for years never helped. I honestly don't get the 4 speed auto hate. You can have my AW50-42LEs when you pry them out of my cold, dead hands. That said, they used the 3 speed+overdrive a few centuries too long. Elephanthead posted:Drywall chat: I would hire a drywall guy. They are pretty cheap and doing DIY and having it not look like rear end is hard. ..unless you live in a part of the country where orange peel is not verboten. 
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Mar 13, 2015 16:18
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Cage posted:Man, the whole winter I complained that it was so cold and that I wish I could work on my car but now that the temps finally above 40 I feel laziness and my wallet clenching up. Just hoard parts over the coldest days of the winter. I probably have four or five summers' worth of parts waiting to go in at this point. 
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Mar 13, 2015 16:20
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BrokenKnucklez posted:GM tried so drat hard and yet just can't get it right. That and sticking with 4 speed autos for all their cars for years never helped. I was pretty surprised to find a 4 speed auto in a loaner Malibu that I had. IIRC it was a 2010, and every trim except the LS got a 6 speed auto. Then again, given the butt dyno and its size, I was also expecting to find a V6 under the hood, not a 2.4. ... it also had hand-painted pin stripes and reeked of Icy Hot.  Who does hand painted pin stripes on a beige box these days? Especially a no-option base model beige box?
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Mar 13, 2015 16:23
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Drywall chat: I would hire a drywall guy. They are pretty cheap and doing DIY and having it not look like rear end is hard.
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Mar 13, 2015 16:27
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Just hoard parts over the coldest days of the winter. I probably have four or five summers' worth of parts waiting to go in at this point.
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Mar 13, 2015 16:32
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