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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Chicago is loving lousy with bandwagoners. I could give a poo poo about baseball. It's out of control. Kind of irritating since I am a Cubs fan. Or I was. I stopped giving a gently caress about baseball really.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Hatebrooks/Holdbrooks should be there, he sent out a snap yesterday from the track He and I were playing "find each other through snapchat" we were both at turn one during qualifying but alas we passed as ships in the night
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I lurk here all the time, living vicariously through your adventures. I don't do much that this group might be interested in, but I finally might be able to make a short thread about something now... 5 speed Disc brake Composite Hybrid Italian* Commercial I'm just the mechanic, the owner gave permission for me to talk about it. Make a thread or just post in chat thread?
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Australian GP is live right now if anyone's up watchin TV. Moto2 just had a brilliant finish and MotoGP is up next.
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How successfully can you get Discount/America's Tire to price match Tire Rack?
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CharlesM posted:How successfully can you get Discount/America's Tire to price match Tire Rack? Print the cart out and they'll match it. They'll add the shipping cost and tax to the deal generally though.
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some_admin posted:I'm just the mechanic, the owner gave permission for me to talk about it.  I'd start here. If there's a big enough interest and stuff to generate content then start the thread, make it up with a collaboration of posts made here and go hog wild.
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Oct 23, 2016 06:44
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Seminal Flu posted:b) it always felt like a kludge... it makes the wheel just a bit too thick, and the spokes always look wonky. It's not as nice as a proper new steering wheel, but it's a hell of a lot less expensive, if you can even find a steering wheel for a 15 year old Peugeot, with leather that isn't also old and ruined. Maybe it's possible to get it professionally re-covered, but it bet it's hideously expensive. E: and I don't really mind a slightly thicker steering wheel. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 12:19 on Oct 23, 2016 |
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InitialDave posted:"bought" Yeah, it took 5 minutes of drilling into his head what "you need to get the transponder in the key I'm about to sell you programmed to the truck" meant. Dude was in 2 weeks ago with a blown headgasket in something with a 3.8 in it, so I could see him buying a truck that was cheap for "reasons". Otoh, last time he was in, I had my co-worker keep an eye on him because god drat dude, you look like you just got out after 10 years for armed robbery and the woman you're with is obviously strung the gently caress out on something. I think constant closing shifts are killing my will to live.
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Assuming all goes well, I'm replacing my shitbox Jeep with something ten years newer tomorrow.
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Spent the entire morning trying to clear an clogged kitchen sink drain.  I am a dumbass and put a bunch of potato peelings down the disposal. Then, when it was first plugged, instead of dropping the J pipe, I plunged it... and now the plug is more than the 20' my snake will reach. The good news is that we had some bomb-rear end Potato Soup last night, and there's leftovers for today. Seriously, try this poo poo, it's spectacular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVwcyxsxL5Q I'm last-ditch-ing some Liquid Plumber and hoping that will clear the loving potato peelings. I know better than to put those things down, I've cleared my mom's J pipe a couple times before and told here not to do that. 
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Seminal Flu posted:Spent the entire morning trying to clear an clogged kitchen sink drain. Amazing Liquid Fire Pipe & Drain Opener Hair Clog Remover (1 Quart -- 32 Oz.) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LNG7LMA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_NBodybPBQX3WA You can find this in smaller amounts at the hardware store for cheaper...It doesn't take much. Zep makes some good products and I've heard this stuff is pretty serious.
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angryrobots posted:Amazing Liquid Fire Pipe & Drain Opener Hair Clog Remover (1 Quart -- 32 Oz.) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LNG7LMA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_NBodybPBQX3WA Can confirm this stuff is how I wished all of those liquid plumber things would work.
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gimpsuitjones posted:Oh god I bought a complete nugget Do tell edit: oh, i see you've made a thread
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Can confirm this stuff is how I wished all of those liquid plumber things would work. drat, should have checked with you guys first. I've got regular Liquid Plumber in there now, hopefully it works. Houses are such bitches some times. There are so many subsystems that you rely on, all the time, that you never notice until they gently caress up. Then the whole house is disrupted. 
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Can confirm this stuff is how I wished all of those liquid plumber things would work. Where do you buy this in Canada? Our en-suite sink has been slow for years and would love to try some of this liquid magic.
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slidebite posted:Where do you buy this in Canada? Our en-suite sink has been slow for years and would love to try some of this liquid magic. Home Depot, I think. They have a few different kinds of the Zep stuff: https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.crystal-heat-drain-opener---2-lb.1000669800.html The Liquid Plumbr hair clog remover works really well too if you have time to let it sit: https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.hair-clog-eliminator.1000789593.html I am really curious which one will work on potatoes. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 18:57 on Oct 23, 2016 |
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I swear I do work on cars sometimes
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Several years ago I came home and heard noises coming from my master bathroom. I thought it might have been my partner but realized he wasn't home yet. I go in and hear distinct spashing about from the toilet. Open the lid and there's a sewer rat trying to escape. About the size of 3 healthy potatoes, cute pink nose, tail, and feet. I put a garbage bag around the bowl and tried to coax him into the bag with grill tongs. No dice. He obviously was not content with trying to go back the way he came, so the fucker had to die. I poured Crystal Drano (granular lye) on him and he spontaneously combusted. I ended up putting him out with a fire extinguisher, removing his corpse, and having to clean the mess up. It took a couple of days for the smell of burning hair to leave. <<FIN>>
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Pham Nuwen posted:I swear I do work on cars sometimes I think I see a flaw in your weight-saving plan.
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Goober Peas posted:Several years ago I came home and heard noises coming from my master bathroom. I thought it might have been my partner but realized he wasn't home yet. I go in and hear distinct spashing about from the toilet. Open the lid and there's a sewer rat trying to escape. About the size of 3 healthy potatoes, cute pink nose, tail, and feet. I put a garbage bag around the bowl and tried to coax him into the bag with grill tongs. No dice. He obviously was not content with trying to go back the way he came, so the fucker had to die. 
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Goober Peas posted:Several years ago I came home and heard noises coming from my master bathroom. I thought it might have been my partner but realized he wasn't home yet. I go in and hear distinct spashing about from the toilet. Open the lid and there's a sewer rat trying to escape. About the size of 3 healthy potatoes, cute pink nose, tail, and feet. I put a garbage bag around the bowl and tried to coax him into the bag with grill tongs. No dice. He obviously was not content with trying to go back the way he came, so the fucker had to die. I don't know why I'm laughing so hard.
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Goober Peas posted:Several years ago I came home and heard noises coming from my master bathroom. I thought it might have been my partner but realized he wasn't home yet. I go in and hear distinct spashing about from the toilet. Open the lid and there's a sewer rat trying to escape. About the size of 3 healthy potatoes, cute pink nose, tail, and feet. I put a garbage bag around the bowl and tried to coax him into the bag with grill tongs. No dice. He obviously was not content with trying to go back the way he came, so the fucker had to die. Well that took a turn... This weekend is absolutely perfect weather-wise for working in the garage and washing that filthy pig of a Mazda, but I feel way too lovely to do any of that. gently caress getting sick.
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Drain watch continues. No change in the draining, but in the basin that's filled with water and some drain cleaner, the stray potato skins have begun to turn translucent and disintegrate. Hopefully the same will happen with the main clog if I let it sit overnight. In other news, I was looking for some way to get bluetooth sounds into the head unit in the 2000 Avalon I bought. I don't like FM stuff and this thing doesn't look like there's an easy aux-in mod. So, on a wile guess, I searched Amazon for "Bluetooth Cassette Adapter." I'll be damned if it didn't return a hit. For $20 I got one, just got it set up -- works fine. Phone saw it, paired right away and is playing music. What a world we live in.
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FM modulators are Cool and Good, and have Bluetooth now.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I don't know why I'm laughing so hard. Same. Excellent twist.
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Anyone have experience with applying vinyl graphics on cars? I know that it'll stretch, but I'm not sure if cutting out the shapes first and then applying them is the way to go, or to cut it out after once it's on the car. My (current) plan is to make templates for all of the shapes using either paper or cardboard, transferring the shape (and mirroring it) to the vinyl, cut it out using scissors, and then applying it to the car with a squeegee + heat gun. please advise The graphics? Think 90s Castrol + Toyota
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:FM modulators are Cool and Good, and have Bluetooth now. If "cool and good" means "have terrible sound and are annoying as hell when stronger radio channels make you change the signal you're broadcasting to," I agree.
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Seminal Flu posted:If "cool and good" means "have terrible sound and are annoying as hell when stronger radio channels make you change the signal you're broadcasting to," I agree. Ha, I just bought this thing for my f750 work truck..I'll let you know if it sucks.
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My anker rechargeable battery is toast. I'm on a trip and I've been using it a lot lately. gently caress.
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Seminal Flu posted:If "cool and good" means "have terrible sound and are annoying as hell when stronger radio channels make you change the signal you're broadcasting to," I agree. You're mistaken on what I'm talking about. Modulator. Not transmitter. Plugs into the antenna port, you switch it on and it cuts off the radio and a channel becomes your aux port or Bluetooth or whatever. Turn it off and you get your radio back. Bluetooth ones automatically hijack the radio when you pair your phone. I installed one in my work ambulance a few days ago, and it's amazing. Only hear a very, very slight hiss if I turn it way up, but that might be the stock radio amp noise. It's a work vehicle, so I couldn't make any permanent changes. Mine even uses a common channel (91.5 which is the local NPR station) and when I turn it on I can't hear the original radio station at all, just silence. I bought this one. FM transmitters are garbage across the board, full stop. Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Oct 23, 2016 |
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Phone posted:Anyone have experience with applying vinyl graphics on cars? I know that it'll stretch, but I'm not sure if cutting out the shapes first and then applying them is the way to go, or to cut it out after once it's on the car. Cut shapes, then apply. It's a bitch to do it on the car itself.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:You're mistaken on what I'm talking about. I'm sure they're nice, but that sounds like it requires pulling out the head unit. If meatpimp's Toyota's anything like my mom's old Lexus of similar vintage, it's a real pain in the rear end to remove, like disassembling half the dashboard. If you can get 90% of the audio quality with a plug-and-play cassette adapter, why go the hard route?
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:You're mistaken on what I'm talking about. Gotcha. Yep, I was thinking about a crappy transmitter. I like the thought of the bt cassette adapter for ease... don't even have to get into the dash for the antenna plug-in.
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I'm my ambulance I could reach the antenna plug without pulling the head unit from underneath, but that's vehicle dependant and I understand. Just throwing that option out there. A cassette adapter is 100% easier, I agree. I'd go with more like 70% quality, though. There's only so much a cassette head can do. And yes, I've watched Techmoan's videos on cassettes (all of them). FM transmitters are like 30%, for internal comparison. Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 21:17 on Oct 23, 2016 |
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Goober Peas posted:
Hahahah that's awesome. Would have gone with a pellet pistol myself, but I admire your improvisation. I'm not one for reincarnation but that rat must have been Joseph Mengle in a previous life; dying on fire in a toilet bowl is a lovely way to go.
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Must be the day for clogged drains. Got home from work this morning, started the dishwasher...and suddenly had wet feet. P trap was clogged, and the water was leaking out of the shittily assembled PVC connections. Luckily all I had to do was break it apart and bang it into the trash can. Wife had shoved pasta down it last night.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Cut shapes, then apply. It's a bitch to do it on the car itself. OK, good. Glad to know that my instinct wasn't 100% terribad.
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