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meatpimp posted:I'm sorry to offend your sensibilities through my choice of site that relays information. Perhaps Network World http://www.networkworld.com/article/2968312/microsoft-subnet/32-rolljam-device-can-break-into-most-cars-and-garage-doors.html , Forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/08/06/rolljam-hacks-doors/ , or The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2015/08/rolljam-unlock-car-garage.html would be more to your approval? Lol
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leica posted:I could never drive in this area fro a living, I tried courier and quit after a week even though i signed a contract that said they wouldn't pay me if i quit the first week. It was loving god awful. What area is that? I work as a sub-con courier (owner-driver) in and around London, which can be interesting at times. But the money is decent and beats most jobs for the money/ease ratio.
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Mooseykins posted:What area is that? I work as a sub-con courier (owner-driver) in and around London, which can be interesting at times. But the money is decent and beats most jobs for the money/ease ratio. Tampa bay area of Florida. Driving in that area is poo poo at the best of times, terrifying when you add something like the storms we've been having in.
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Aug 10, 2015 00:30
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literally a fish posted:Replacing lithium ion cells with spotwelded interconnects and epoxied on thermal sensors seems like a fast track to an unnecessary world of hurt He said it was an old drill so I figured it was Ni-Cd or NiMH.
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kastein posted:Oh, I guessed new. Yeah that isn't surprising at all. None of the parts store chains have the correct alt in stock right now!
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Elmnt80 posted:Tampa bay area of Florida. Driving in that area is poo poo at the best of times, terrifying when you add something like the storms we've been having in. Yeah that and the route was out of my local area (across the bay in Tampa) and horribly inconsistent to the point that I had to keep turning around and doing poo poo over that I missed. Even if I did the routes perfect, once I did the math with fuel costs and wear and tear on my vehicle it was nowhere near worth what I was getting paid. Cut my losses and said no thanks.
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Mmmm, watching GT cars duke it out at Road America never gets old. And those V8s and Flat-6s! 
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General_Failure posted:He said it was an old drill so I figured it was Ni-Cd or NiMH. Ah, fair point. That'd be pretty easy, yeah.
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My truck is in need of a tune up or something. Longer commute means I'm burning the hell out of some gas. Sitting at about 220k miles on probably factory plugs (if they were changed before I bought it, then 140k on the plugs). I've got a replacement fuel filter, just haven't replaced it yet. I am exhausted and probably not thinking super clearly. What else could be dropping my efficiency down? It just makes me hope I can pick up a 5spd 4cyl beater car come tax time to rack up miles on instead of my truck. Fake E: 06 F150 with a V6, so no 2 piece plug shenanigans for me at least. Used to get around 17 on the highway, now it seems like a lot less but I've not been able to measure it lately.
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Man, I've gotta start eating healthier. Or at least larger meals before I take the beetus meds. Got really dizzy at work today out of nowhere.  OHSHI.... I took two readings to make sure I didn't get a funky strip. They were only 1 point off of each other. Chugged a Pepsi and finished off the last of my glucose tablets, which got it into the 80s. I wanted to take it one more time a bit later, but it was my last strip, and the meter claimed it (strip) was water damaged.  literally a fish posted:Replacing lithium ion cells with spotwelded interconnects and epoxied on thermal sensors seems like a fast track to an unnecessary world of hurt It's old enough that it's NiCad, and uses a cheap wall wart as a charger. jammyozzy posted:If I need to get an MX-5 that's sat for 3 years started and running well enough to get onto a trailer & up a sloped driveway, is there anything else I need apart from: Like RIP Paul Walker said, the fuel in there is likely still good enough to at least get it started and moving. It'll run like rear end, but it will (probably) run. * Source: an ex had a Cavalier that sat for over 3 years, all we did was toss a battery in it and crank it for about 10 seconds, and it fired right up (I assume the 10 seconds was because anything remotely resembling fuel had drained back to the tank or turned into varnish). Ran like complete poo poo until it got some fresh gas in it, and the fuel pump went out shortly after, but it drove home under its own power on fuel over 3 years old. Plugs should be fine. The only thing I'd be concerned about would be the belts and hoses, but if you're just moving it around a bit, I wouldn't even worry about that. Do plan to do all the gaskets while it's out though, along with the timing belt. NoWake posted:Dunno if there's been much uber/lyft/etc chat here recently or if it's been run out of AI, but I tried it out tonight and don't think I will do it again. The passengers were fine and I made $140 in six hours of driving, but that's before gas, wear and tear, and paying my taxes. I drove nearly 200 miles, all city miles, which equates to 1.5 to 2 weeks' worth of driving in one night... and I should have seen it coming, but driving a stick shift around the city for 6 hours SUCKS. 4 or 5 times a month, and I'll be doubling the annual mileage on my car and service it twice as much, not to mention sacrifice most of my weekend nights for maybe 4 grand over the course of a year. Try delivering pizza - though you're usually a W2 employee with most pizza places, not a contractor, so you don't have to worry about setting aside a bit for taxes. It's just as hard on your car, if not more so, and pays a bit less.  The last Uber driver I had was driving a super clean Benz. I'm guessing he normally drove for their Black Car section, but you can take on lower levels if your normal tier is slow. I had requested an UberX car, which is their lowest tier. QuarkMartial posted:My truck is in need of a tune up or something. Longer commute means I'm burning the hell out of some gas. Sitting at about 220k miles on probably factory plugs (if they were changed before I bought it, then 140k on the plugs). I've got a replacement fuel filter, just haven't replaced it yet. I am exhausted and probably not thinking super clearly. What else could be dropping my efficiency down? HEY FARVA, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT RESTAURANT YOU LIKE SO MUCH? You mean Shenanigans?  Seriously though, change the plugs. They're rated for 80-100k IIRC, they're undoubtedly severely worn by now; new ones won't hurt a thing, and if nothing else, will make it a lot easier to start. Rhyno posted:So the "new" alternator I put in the Civic is also junk. I guess I'll buy a rebuild or something but realistically, how far/long could I possibly drive the car without it? I really need to get it back here where the tools live and I don't feel like trailering it. The trip is 7 miles, about 15-20 minutes in traffic. I once drove my 96 Civic EX for over half an hour with no alternator (as in the alternator wasn't even in the engine bay; the big wire was taped up so it wouldn't short on anything). It ran for about 35-45 minutes before it started missing; stereo and cluster started acting up shortly before that. It died shortly after it started misfiring, but someone stopped and gave me a jump (and left the cables hooked up for about 10 minutes), which got me enough power to get it started and drive it the remaining mile home. My 99 Altima had the alternator poo poo itself in rush hour on a hot day. Didn't even notice the light until I got off the highway and realized the a/c wasn't moving as much air, then looked down and saw the CEL, brake, and alternator lights all lit (Nissans for some reason light up the brake light when the alternator light comes on). Still made it the rest of the way home (15 minutes, a/c blasting, radio still on), voltage was down to about 11.5 when I got home. Still cranked up just fine, I drove it another 15 minutes or so to get a new battery. You'll be fine as long as you have a good battery, just don't turn on anything unnecessary. And if you drive it sans alternator, make drat sure you tape the hell out of the positive cable to keep it from shorting on anything. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Aug 10, 2015 |
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Bape Culture posted:It's my birthday and I raced a Diablo and saw a 964 rsr and a d type at the breakfast meet happy birthday op I hope you got all the carbon fiber parts you asked for and had a good celebration day, from one m3 guy to another. I don't believe in racing but I chased this guy at speed in your honor  Loud as gently caress, didn't leave me for dead like I expected (he still won handily but through mid-3rd I was right on him)
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Ether Frenzy posted:happy birthday op I hope you got all the carbon fiber parts you asked for and had a good celebration day, from one m3 guy to another. Very good op I am proud of u. I followed this fella and I was like phwoar. 
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I know that nobody in the world drives Justys, but if they did, they'd love this 22k mile California car for $1400: https://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/5164694486.html meatpimp fucked around with this message at 11:07 on Aug 10, 2015 |
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Ether Frenzy posted:happy birthday op I hope you got all the carbon fiber parts you asked for and had a good celebration day, from one m3 guy to another. Man, the only car I know I can beat with my NC miata is an automatic NC miata  It was like those pink slip shows from the early 2000's with dudes racing celicas and neons crowing about sub 18s 1/4 mile times 
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14 INCH SLIT posted:Doesnt Kastein own one? Well, you see, ummm.... 
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Another week in NH. At least I am getting paid for the 3hr drive up and back, $40 daily per diem and my own hotel room. Should be back Thursday night so hopefully I can get my windows done after cancelling 3 times.
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I bet it actually has 122k on it (5 digit odo into the early 90s) but that looks solid and has the right drivetrain. Probably carbed.
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My coworker who owns the garage with attached house has a 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor with the 3.5L Ecoboost engine. His custom license plate? "GRABOID" 
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FREEDOM!!! I guess i needed that, now its time to bottle up my emotions untill my next breakdown... Only kidding, therapy starts wednesday. Good job on staying sober STR. i am proud of you.
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I was a fedex ground P&D driver for a year in a previous life. I've accumulated a lifetimes worth of stories from it. Even though I was fit and young in age I realized early on that nobody has the knees or the back to put up with that very long. My typical daily route had me delivering 230 to 320 packages per day, making 85-110 stops a day, not including the 15-25 pickups. I had to average at least 15 stops per hour to get to my pickups in the right window. Sometimes I would get 18 stops or so. What I'm saying is driving for a living is hard when it's a huge box powered by a Mercedes 4 cylinder turbo diesel.
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NoWake posted:Dunno if there's been much uber/lyft/etc chat here recently or if it's been run out of AI, but I tried it out tonight and don't think I will do it again. meatpimp posted:This is going to stir some poo poo up: http://www.wired.com/2015/08/hackers-tiny-device-unlocks-cars-opens-garages/ Indianapolis Moto GP was pretty great, think it will be a yearly thing. Camping was loud and a bit hot but still great. Moto 3 race got hosed by the rain but Moto 2 and Moto GP were good races and we had a great spot to watch. Tired as hell, a bit dehydrated but surprisingly little sunburn.
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Thanks for all the food and stuff to do suggestions. Looks like I won't be bored. I definitely want to check out the shuttle and that miniature museum. I've always dug models and miniatures (still have like 30 unbuilt car, and sci-fi models - maybe one day, when I'm retired...) some texas redneck posted:Mom has a cordless drill, but the battery on it is worthless, and being an older Black & Decker, you just get a lot of BAHAHAHAH YOU WANT A BATTERY FOR WHAT?! when you try to find a new one. Not that it ever had much power to begin with. No poo poo on the batteries. I did discovered that the higher-capacity 18V batteries for the B&D cordless weed-whacker will fit in a Firestorm drill if you file off an indexing tab. and, because they're more recent, they're a bit cheaper than the actual battery for the drill. I looked into rebuilding the batter (several places on the web will sell you the right sub-C cels, and the B&D battery packs are actually screwed, rather than glued, together) but it wasn't any cheaper than a new battery. A corded drill is fine for attic work, just a bit more hassle with the cord. On the flip side, you don't crawl all the way to your location, then drill half-way and run out of juice, either. Been there, done that. quote:The fish tape would have come in handy on the sub install in the Ion - I used a cut up wire coat hanger to get the RCAs and remote wire under the carpet. My fish tape doesn't have markings. Maybe I should add some. Could be handy. I've used plenty of coat hangers to fish stuff through. Still have several straightened ones hanging up in the garage, just in case. some texas redneck posted:It's old enough that it's NiCad, and uses a cheap wall wart as a charger. The wall-wart is what killed it - their not smart, so your dependent on timing alone to not overcharge the battery. I shelled out for one of B&D's smart chargers, and the batteries seem to live longer. Their like $30 and handle all the Firestorm batteries. If it's not that style, then I guess it's time for a new drill... which might be cheaper than a new battery for an old one! meatpimp posted:I know that nobody in the world drives Justys, but if they did, they'd love this 22k mile California car for $1400: Pay me $500 and I will drive it back from my business trip instead of flying. (Probably not - it's a 3h drive from where I will be, and I'm going back to TX, not New England.)
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I never knew how cheap it was though - paid $12 for a 25 ft Klein steel tape with markings every foot (Wal-Mart had a knockoff for $11 with no markings). $13 for a dozen spade drill bits from Wal-Mart (Black & Decker, but I won't use them often enough for the B&D lack of quality to matter), and $13 for the Klein coax stripper. So far the coax stripper has been the "how the hell have I lived without this?!" tool, it takes 5 seconds to perfectly strip RG6 and RG59.
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That one is FWD and there is absolutely no reason to buy a FWD Justy except as a parts donor. If you want 30-40mpg out of a FWD car, buy a Civic, they are far more reliable, comfortable, safe, and significantly faster. IMO, a 4wd 5 speed that gets 35mpg and fits down ATV trails is the only justification for putting up with the admittedly significant issues with Justys. Like the terrible oil pump design, serious lack of parts availability, nonexistent aftermarket, etc. For example a set of rear struts cost me $200 shipped, aftermarket stock replacement oil pans simply don't exist, driveshafts don't exist, body panels don't exist, transmission parts don't exist, everything is dealer only or wait for online shipping, hell, side mirrors and lamp housings don't exist. It's junkyard, make it yourself, or live with it for probably 90% of the parts on a Justy. No one even lists half the exhaust system gaskets, including the donut gasket - I had to figure out something else that would fit. Ended up using a Prius donut gasket, which was a perfect fit, amusingly enough.
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meatpimp posted:I know that nobody in the world drives Justys, but if they did, they'd love this 22k mile California car for $1400: This could be the AI relay car to make it up to kastein!
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mafoose posted:This could be the AI relay car to make it up to kastein! Too rich man. We're not all made out of money!
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mafoose posted:This could be the AI relay car to make it up to kastein! If someone is in California and can do it, I'm in for $100.
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That one would likely have a carb. Kastein is allergic to carbs, they're his kryptonite.
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Holy mother of gently caress I just found out my coworker Death race S2000 got lit up by the cops driving recklessly, tried to run went on a chase looped his car totalled it and is now in jail
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14 INCH SLIT posted:Holy mother of gently caress I just found out my coworker Death race S2000 got lit up by the cops driving recklessly, tried to run went on a chase looped his car totalled it and is now in jail This is a fantastic end to the story. Didn't he finance his rear end in a top hat inside out to be able to afford it? I'd love to read his credit report now.
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Very cool. Post that s2000.
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Ughhhh tooled around on a Honda Trail 90 all weekend. The urge is strong to buy a dumb scooter for putting around town... Must... Resist...
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1500quidporsche posted:This is a fantastic end to the story. Didn't he finance his rear end in a top hat inside out to be able to afford it? I'd love to read his credit report now. Oh that guy!
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Got a mini paceman as a loaner while the wife's car is in the shop. I hate to say it, but I like the little SUV  I like being able to see over poo poo and the mini connected bluetooth poo poo in there is the tits. It's official, I want a nice ride and a cool stereo way more than I have fucks to give about handling.
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Phone posted:Ughhhh tooled around on a Honda Trail 90 all weekend. The urge is strong to buy a dumb scooter for putting around town... Must... Resist... Buy one and ride it around til you kill yourself or your Miata shows up.
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Yeah, post the full story/pics of this idiot who (from the sound of it) financed a S2000 like it was a $50k Altima, and then was even stupider and thought he could escape the po-leece in a S2000. I love stories like that.
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BloodBag posted:Got a mini paceman as a loaner while the wife's car is in the shop. I hate to say it, but I like the little SUV A friend of mine has a Ford Kuga (Escape) and it's a really awesome car. Everything about it is nice, i'm not usually one for small SUVs/soft-roaders but it's really nice and i wouldn't say no to one.
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14 INCH SLIT posted:Holy mother of gently caress I just found out my coworker Death race S2000 got lit up by the cops driving recklessly, tried to run went on a chase looped his car totalled it and is now in jail I feel like i need to befriend him, he sounds tragically hilarious in a schadenfreude kinda way. One of those people you look at and wonder how they manage to just not die crossing the road.
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S2000 guy sounds like he should be my best friend. Civic sans alternator made it home fine, thanks for the knowledge dudes!
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