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SouthsideSaint posted:So your room mate Is awesome. And was he wearing shoes in the shop? In every other picture you can tell he isn't and it sets up the redneck perfectly. That is me (roommate's clothes and idea though) and no I was not wearing shoes at any point.
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I'm on cuban internet so the applet doesn't work but if somebody could rate this thread a 5 for me that would be great
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May 10, 2015 15:24
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Adiabatic posted:That is me (roommate's clothes and idea though) and no I was not wearing shoes at any point. Awesome. I suck at reading and you probably said it was you in the pics. Either way the south is awesome and most "redneck" people are awesome crazy dudes.
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May 10, 2015 15:26
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ahahaha thats loving amazing. 5'd.
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May 10, 2015 15:45
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I just 5'd the poo poo out of the thread. Awesome.
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May 10, 2015 15:51
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hahahahahaha that's fantastic, 5. If your yard makes you a redneck than mine would probably make me a full blown cousin fucker to them...cars and parts everywhere.Adiabatic posted:Just saw this... Next weekend? I've got to work all next weekend because it's graduation at the college, sooo I guess weekend after next?  This is starting to get comical.
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May 10, 2015 16:34
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Your roommate is awesome, my brother had to see what I was laughing like an idiot at. A little redneck paradise right in town.
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May 10, 2015 16:39
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Terrible Robot posted:I've got to work all next weekend because it's graduation at the college, sooo I guess weekend after next? Weekend after next is EDC. Weekend after weekend after next?
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Adiabatic posted:The BMW is still in its normal space. Hasn't moved much aside from that time we pushed it out of the garage: I can hear the banjos from here. 
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May 10, 2015 17:24
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just cracked my first Sunday beer standing next to the garage computer to read that. Fuckin 5'd
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May 10, 2015 17:33
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Adiabatic posted:Weekend after next is EDC. Weekend after weekend after next? lol that should be fine, I'll have to double check though, it might be the weekend one of my buddies has his annual party/camp-out/hippy fest out in Nelson (for those not from VA, Nelson is a rural county filled with rednecks and hippies that somehow manage to co-exist peacefully). You're welcome to come out for that if you want, it's usually a good excuse to get drunk and watch hippies do hippy things while listening to live music. Terrible Robot fucked around with this message at 18:08 on May 10, 2015 |
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May 10, 2015 18:05
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Adiabatic posted:That is me (roommate's clothes and idea though) and no I was not wearing shoes at any point. Thread's awesome, you're awesome.
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May 10, 2015 18:25
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That is the best project thread update I think I've ever seen.
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May 10, 2015 19:40
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I need to be a redneck.
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May 10, 2015 23:57
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Thread loving delivers.
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May 11, 2015 03:54
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In my tenure at these vehicular irrationality interwebs, I have yet to vote a thread gold. You sir, have just earned that vote. loving LOL.
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May 11, 2015 13:30
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Adiabatic posted:roommate's clothes and idea though God damnit those are my clothes. In my defense, the sleeveless shirt is from a lesbian, the hat is sideways, and the pants fill me with shame.
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May 13, 2015 14:29
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Gotta dress up to dress Down's
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May 13, 2015 15:27
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Okay guys we're getting off track here. This thread is supposed to be about SUBARUS and you guys are messing it up with all this redneck talk. I felt like we needed some SUBARU content so here's an 05 STI (Limited? It has the WRX rear wing) that needed its access plate re-sealed and was puking oil all over my garage:  Intercooler off, taking out all those electrical tidbits that you don't have to worry about with carbeuretors, like the good Lord intended:  Axles needed to come out, so of course the lower ball joints had to come off   Underbody shot with the axles out. Look at all that oil he's been leaking:  This also needed to come out:  Underbody shot again:  Clutch and flywheel off:  Access plate off:  Impromptu STI swap meet:  He forgot to bring his clutch alignment tool  so here's me trying to align the clutch disk with my thumb and an iPhone: Going back up (you can tell I'm running out of patience by the slowly degrading quality of photos):  Dumb throwout bearing / clutch fork nonsense:  Mostly there:  Happy car frolicking in the pasture:  Payment:  Beer fridge (plus two more 12 packs of IPAs in the kitchen fridge because I have no more room in this one)  BONUS CONTENT! Here's a flattering photo of your resident redneck:  He took my picture and posted it to the Subaru group, with the caption "This probably isn't the first time he's straddled a tranny"  All in all, a decent Sunday.
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Nice work. Hopefully the leaking is gone. I haven't seen them leak bad. When I tore my car apart twice it was actually the oil pan. Also, the STi limited came with a small flush spoiler on the trunk, not a wrx wing. In addition to that the were only made in 07, not 05 like that car is. That is just an STi that has had the trunk swapped. 
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May 18, 2015 15:18
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Oh word. I don't know anything about Subarus I just pull them apart, so thanks for the insight. I did comment to him that the oil pan looked like it was also leaking. I told him if it's still leaking after this he needs to do the oil pan for sure. Most of the oil was skewed towards the passenger side inside the bellhousing and on the subframe, and we found a tear in the RTV on the access panel, so it was definitely at least partly coming from there (thank god...)
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May 18, 2015 15:23
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Also it's way easier to pull an axle by detaching the swaybar endlink than it is to pull a ball joint. But maybe it doesn't rust as badly where you are.
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The thought crossed my mind, but somehow both ball joints gave up after a 5 second hit with the air hammer. I'll certainly keep that in mind for next time though. Got stupid lucky with both the ball joints and the lineup of the input shaft. Fucker just slid right in.
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May 18, 2015 15:32
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Adiabatic posted:He forgot to bring his clutch alignment tool Clutch Alignment tool:  This image is stolen from google. Mine is made from my least favorite 4" long 1/2" drive extension. You might not need to use a socket. The female end of my 1/2 extension fits almost perfectly into my landrover flywheel without any tape, and the shaft is taped out to fit the clutch.
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May 18, 2015 16:34
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Doing that from now on. Looks way easier and more reliable than my lucky guess.
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May 21, 2015 21:14
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I've used deep well sockets with ductape wrapped around em as alignment tools to great success.
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May 22, 2015 04:57
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i haven't used a clutch alignment tool in years. just line em up by eye and never had any problem
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May 22, 2015 08:55
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Socket with electrical tape works in a pinch on subarus, I actually cut the input shaft off a transmission and use that now instead
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May 22, 2015 13:36
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EDC owns. Raves own. Go to raves.
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I've suspended my "beer for car work" agreement with the Subaru people for the time being. Work, this crazy summer class, and a complete and utter neglect of household projects has left me with no time for those bros currently. So this leaves me at an impasse. I'll still have some cars come around the house, but not nearly at the frequency it's been. I can use this thread for garage/house projects and the occasional bit of car work if y'all are interested in that sort of thing, or close it in hopes that I'll get back into the swing of things before it falls to the archives. My list so far: Finish the dumb Comanche heater core why haven't I finished this it will literally take an hour Finish the dumb garage cabinets why haven't I finished this Build a drain for the garage entry pad Finish my chain link fence project behind the garage Get the front and back yard looking respectable Rearrange/clean up the garage Get the BMW idling Get the BMW's exhaust welded Get the BMW's interior manageable Get the BMW out of my life for good Work on the wood tools and get them operational Do something about that nasty rear end shed Fix the megafucked gate to the backyard Dig, prep, and hire concrete layers for a driveway from the gate to the garage Slow is Fast posted:When I tore my car apart twice it was actually the oil pan. It was actually the oil pan Adiabatic fucked around with this message at 16:07 on May 29, 2015 |
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Adiabatic posted:I can use this thread for garage/house projects and the occasional bit of car work if y'all are interested in that sort of thing, Do this.
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Safety Dance posted:Do this. I agree. But the images need to include roommate-as-über-redneck crying a single tear like that fake-rear end Iron Eyes Cody as you de-'neck the compound.
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Adiabatic posted:Get the front and back yard looking respectable nix these, do the rest. 
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Adiabatic posted:I can use this thread for garage/house projects and the occasional bit of car work if y'all are interested in that sort of thing, or close it in hopes that I'll get back into the swing of things before it falls to the archives. Now it's starting to sound like what my thread became before it fell to archives  I can't speak for everyone, but I enjoy the house projects. Though, I'm also a jerk that posts about them in AI, so...
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Houses are like really gigantic lovely cars that don't move and randomly empty your wallet like an Italian supercar so it's still a good fit for AI
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kastein posted:nix these, do the rest. Seriously this. My front yard is taken care of weekly by Juan but my backyard is a weed fest, and not good weed. Man, gently caress HOAs.
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8ender posted:Houses are like really gigantic lovely cars that don't move and randomly empty your wallet like an Italian supercar so it's still a good fit for AI Alrighty, crowd's spoken. I'll probably keep the shed out of laziness, honestly. Thankfully this place has no HOA In other news, your local Virginia hillbilly has been busy today working on some newfangled Chinese car. It's a weird one:  Well there's your problem. Fuel line's busted:  Them hardworkin Chinese folk sure don't make it easy to get to. Had to practically tear apart the entire car to get there:  Replaced the fuel line, then set back installing all the doohickies and poppin the splash guard back on:  These splash guards always have so many dang bolts:  Not much for badging:  Bolt the windshield back on:  And the trim pieces. We're all done up here:  Time to go under and pop the gas tank back in:  Who the hell knows what this blurry thing is. Probably some hybrid bullshit:  Wiring harnesses back in and it's all cosmetic from here:  Add oil:  And we're back running:  She ain't too purdy, but she can cook like hell.
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Adiabatic posted:Add oil: Pfft everyone knows Chinese computers run best on rotella.
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