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I just got strafed by a goose bombing run and like 4 of them tried to poo poo on me
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14 BAR RIFF posted:I just got strafed by a goose bombing run and like 4 of them tried to poo poo on me Quails probably sent em.
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Dec 29, 2016 00:49
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angryrobots posted:Crowbar when Dan's not looking poo poo I told him to use a sawzall. Oh wait... DAVE JUST USE A loving SAWZALL.
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Dec 29, 2016 00:57
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djdanno13 posted:poo poo I told him to use a sawzall. Oh wait... NO I WANTED TO BEAT IT OFF
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Dec 29, 2016 00:58
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IS IT HAPPENING?
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Dec 29, 2016 01:01
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ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:IS IT HAPPENING? We very well may have just solved the final major hurdle aside from raw manpower and waiting a few days in town for the updated registration sticker to show in the mail. Seat was the one who told me to go scavenge the other dead cars on the lot. Seat is a Good Boy, Yes He Is
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Dec 29, 2016 01:08
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Oh god. Somehow tracking the story since like 2013 now, but my own life caught up to me by the time 13 set forth to Valentine. Procrastinated reading for a month and at some point a week ago decided this thread is never going to slow down. Caught up to the point of engine revival on Christmas night when I was standing duty. I have one thing to say: 13, your calling is adventure and pressure and achievement, you thrive off of it, and conversely rot in seditation. Give yourself a minute to think and rest, the greatest of our kind all know the value of sleep, but even in Valhalla you shall fight on. For now though, you must carry on. Carry on so that you may win the next battle as well.
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Dec 29, 2016 01:38
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I save this thread for duty days.
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Dec 29, 2016 01:42
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14 BAR RIFF posted:We very well may have just solved the final major hurdle aside from raw manpower and waiting a few days in town for the updated registration sticker to show in the mail. Between the headers and the pedal bracket I'm thinking we need to start our own show that's a cross between Mythbusters and 16 And Pregnant.
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Dec 29, 2016 02:00
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Between the headers and the pedal bracket I'm thinking we need to start our own show that's a cross between Mythbusters and 16 And Pregnant. Empty quoting this
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Dec 29, 2016 02:11
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Between the headers and the pedal bracket I'm thinking we need to start our own show that's a cross between Mythbusters and 16 And Pregnant. You already have a name and a concept, you know: 
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Dec 29, 2016 02:28
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Dan has reviewed the complete list of every fiddly thing left and thinks together we can pull this off at the buzzer
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Dec 29, 2016 02:34
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14 BAR RIFF posted:Dan has reviewed the complete list of every fiddly thing left and thinks together we can pull this off at the buzzer We believe in you both!
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Dec 29, 2016 02:39
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Just prioritize getting it moving, and if you can get it to stop, that's icing on the cake.
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Dec 29, 2016 02:47
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:You already have a name and a concept, you know: This is the best thing, hahaha, awesome!
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Dec 29, 2016 02:53
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I mean, there's really not much left at this point: Brakes Lights Throttle Test Drive?
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Between the headers and the pedal bracket I'm thinking we need to start our own show that's a cross between Mythbusters and 16 And Pregnant. Good call 14 and Pregnant would probably put me on a watchlist somewhere ExplodingSims posted:I mean, there's really not much left at this point: Dan's handling the heavy lifting tomorrow while I focus on the open mass grave of completing the wiring
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Dec 29, 2016 03:50
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ExplodingSims posted:I mean, there's really not much left at this point: djdanno13 posted:Finish rear brakes, bleed system, hook up radiator, hook up or maybe bypass heater core, check ps pump after running, button up front sheet metal, replace headlights, fill all fluids, finish return fuel line, throttle pedal, whatever breaks after we actually start moving. The most worrying item is the last one, this vehicle has had a lot of work done to it so far with no shakedown. We could have some sort of catastrophic engine/transmission mounting failure or wheel busto or gas could spray all over the place, but... much more likely is that it'll just have several niggling or deal-with-able issues within the first 200 miles or so and then settle down and probably make it to FLA.
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Leperflesh posted:The most worrying item is the last one, this vehicle has had a lot of work done to it so far with no shakedown. We could have some sort of catastrophic engine/transmission mounting failure or wheel busto or gas could spray all over the place, but... much more likely is that it'll just have several niggling or deal-with-able issues within the first 200 miles or so and then settle down and probably make it to FLA. I know gently caress all about cars and even I know that last sentence is dumb as all hell. +1 if that user name is an Opeth Reference though
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Dec 29, 2016 03:55
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Are you saying you don't think the truck will have any problems, or that you think the problems will be serious? Not sure which direction I've been dumb as hell, sorry. Also not an Opeth reference. It is a reference, but it's stupid and also of something predating Opeth.
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Dec 29, 2016 04:00
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As long as it doesn't contain the phrase "cause of death determined to be extensive traumatic fragmentation of the soft tissues" we'll be fine
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Dec 29, 2016 04:08
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Leperflesh posted:Are you saying you don't think the truck will have any problems, or that you think the problems will be serious? Not sure which direction I've been dumb as hell, sorry. Haha, I'm just not expecting this saga to end easily. This truck was assembled by a desperate, half crazed man under a deadline during blinding snowstorms, there isn't going to be anything easy about this drive.
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Dec 29, 2016 04:15
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Gumbel2Gumbel posted:Haha, I'm just not expecting this saga to end easily. This truck was assembled by a desperate, half crazed man under a deadline during blinding snowstorms, there isn't going to be anything easy about this drive. Ah, OK. Yeah, my experience with cars is that the more fundamentally essential to operation, the more robust the systems are built in the first place. This is why things like total brake failure are extremely rare these days, while electronic component failures are quite common. So: inch dick may well get stuck by the side of the road unable to proceed, but - assuming the scary wheels are put together well, and I believe he's been very thorough in that respect - I'll be surprised if a major structural component gives out. A big truck like this is basically a frame made from very very beefy steel sections with the truck stuck on top, and that's going to be fine. The engine was running before, so I'm not expecting a fresh hole in the block or something. The wiring, despite being entirely ad-hoc, is also brand new, so I think an electric fire is unlikely. Hoses popping off, components scraping each other badly, steering being off, gauges not working, the engine mysteriously stalling, being down on power, exhaust leaks, the window keeps frosting up, the truck wants to drift to the right at speeds above 35, etc.? Yeah, probably more than one thing along those lines. 14 BAR RIFF posted:As long as it doesn't contain the phrase "cause of death determined to be extensive traumatic fragmentation of the soft tissues" we'll be fine
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Dec 29, 2016 04:21
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it'll only take a week or so at 30 mph to make it down.
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Dec 29, 2016 04:28
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I am starting to think a carb and distributor are more 14 inch death road reliable.
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Dec 29, 2016 04:29
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Leperflesh posted:Ah, OK. Yeah, my experience with cars is that the more fundamentally essential to operation, the more robust the systems are built in the first place. This is why things like total brake failure are extremely rare these days, while electronic component failures are quite common. So: inch dick may well get stuck by the side of the road unable to proceed, but - assuming the scary wheels are put together well, and I believe he's been very thorough in that respect - I'll be surprised if a major structural component gives out. A big truck like this is basically a frame made from very very beefy steel sections with the truck stuck on top, and that's going to be fine. The engine was running before, so I'm not expecting a fresh hole in the block or something. The wiring, despite being entirely ad-hoc, is also brand new, so I think an electric fire is unlikely. I bow to your superior expertise. I'm not a superstitious or religious man, but I feel 14 inch has been marked by the Old Ones. I actually meandered into one of his threads years back when the man was working on a black widow infested subaru or mitsubishi poo poo heap and am just enjoying this adventure. It's like Hunter S. Thompson crossed with Car Talk/Lowbrow.com/Feel Good Oscar Movie of the Year Candidate all in one.
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Dec 29, 2016 04:41
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Gumbel2Gumbel posted:I'm not a superstitious or religious man, but I feel 14 inch has been marked by the Old Ones. I actually meandered into one of his threads years back when the man was working on a black widow infested poo poo heap You're really gonna have to narrow it down. You probably meant the Starion though  OR MY loving TOASTER 
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Dec 29, 2016 04:46
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14 BAR RIFF posted:You're really gonna have to narrow it down. You probably meant the Starion though Yeah that sounds familiar. What year was that?
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Dec 29, 2016 04:48
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14" Hero of the Forums.
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Dec 29, 2016 05:06
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Gumbel2Gumbel posted:Yeah that sounds familiar. What year was that? 2010 https://youtu.be/9yYhtmJWe7E
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Dec 29, 2016 05:09
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$1500 on craigslist, slight engine noise, ran when parked, perfect project car for a do it yourselfer!
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Dec 29, 2016 06:27
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I should grab a video of my Geo Prism, it's got some pretty good rod knock.
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Dec 29, 2016 08:30
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Wait, I've seen that video before. I thought it was the starter motor just engaged constantly and the engine wasn't actually running.
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Dec 29, 2016 08:39
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This thread is the best thing regardless of how it ends. Goon loving speed.Gumbel2Gumbel posted:I'm not a superstitious or religious man, but I feel 14 inch has been marked by the Old Ones.
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Dave please let us know if you need anything. Both me and the other goon that offered have a 14"-dickload of miles sitting around doing nothing, so flights are covered. Anyone have any hotel points they aren't using? I feel like that would be incredibly beneficial in the immediate future. E: actually I have hotels covered for at least a few days if you need it. Marriott, Hyatt, IHG (Holiday Inn and some others), and Ritz-Carlton. Adiabatic fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Dec 29, 2016 |
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Dec 29, 2016 16:00
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Unsurprisingly, there isn't a Ritz near him.  at both the possibility and the looks he'd get.
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Dec 29, 2016 16:12
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Maybe stop along his route  Picture of an old-rear end truck parked in the receiving carport of a Ritz is a stipulation.
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Dec 29, 2016 16:16
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I hope wherever 14" stops along the way has valet parking...
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Dec 29, 2016 16:18
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cakesmith handyman posted:I hope wherever 14" stops along the way has valet parking... St. Louis Ritz has valet parking ahahahahaha Dave if you can get to St. Louis I'll put you up boo. Adiabatic fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Dec 29, 2016 |
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Really you shouldn't accept anything less then a Four Seasons. The plunger guys shows up within 20 seconds every time.
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