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Maybe it's the cut-away but it looks like the diff housing is almost as big as the transmission v0v
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Why do none of you own a Kevlar sleeve? They are pretty cheap, and fire and sharp proof.
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Geoj posted:What's going on with the differential housing on that? Did they have some kind of hybrid RWD transmission with a transaxle or did GM just decide that everything in that car had to be ludicrously over-engineered? I've replaced most of my memory from that bout of ownership with BMW knowledge but all I can tell you for sure is it had the aisin (sp?) 5sp from the h3/colorado which shifted like a box of gravel, but, once you got used to it, was real fun to absolutely punish gear to gear. Given that the kappa, iirc, was developed in conjunction with GM Europe, it might have some sort of crazy rear transaxle. The most I ever did to mine was a Dijon (body colored powder coated  ) long tube intake and blow off spring. I was a stupid kid.
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8ender posted:The 2.0L SPI in the Ford Escort was the most hateful I've encountered. This. e: I mean the whole lovely engine This is the best use for it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ewkJDV88c shy boy from chess club fucked around with this message at 06:08 on Mar 27, 2015 |
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BlackMK4 posted:Just spitballing, but it looks similar to a CTS-V rear diff that I've seen. Wikipedia posted:The Kappa architecture uses major components from nearly every GM division and modern platform: Probably not the V, but definitely CTS. SuperDucky posted:I've replaced most of my memory from that bout of ownership with BMW knowledge but all I can tell you for sure is it had the aisin (sp?) 5sp from the h3/colorado which shifted like a box of gravel, but, once you got used to it, was real fun to absolutely punish gear to gear. Given that the kappa, iirc, was developed in conjunction with GM Europe, it might have some sort of crazy rear transaxle. Wikipedia posted:The five-speed manual transmission is from the Hummer H3, GMC Canyon, and Chevrolet Colorado "Parts bin" at its finest. Don't know if it's an Aisin box, but it's definitely a truck transmission. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Kappa_platform I can say that the Getrag F23 they've used for ages in their FWD manuals also shifts like a box full of gravel (actually that would be a compliment, it's more like a box of boulders), but it also puts up with a lot of abuse without flinching. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 06:22 on Mar 27, 2015 |
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Mar 27, 2015 06:12
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Splizwarf posted:Why do none of you own a Kevlar sleeve? They are pretty cheap, and fire and sharp proof. Pfff... that's stupid and probably expensi- http://amzn.com/B0035X8L96 oh, gently caress that's pretty cheap.
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Splizwarf posted:Why do none of you own a Kevlar sleeve? They are pretty cheap, and fire and sharp proof. Yeah they're loving awesome, I have a pair for field work when we're in particularly spiny-planted parts of the world.
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8ender posted:The 2.0L SPI in the Ford Escort was the most hateful I've encountered. Fish your hand through a thick forest of sharp rusty metal brackets and hot manifold to find the prize. The cavalier of th 95-2000 generation was similar. Either reach above the rack and around at an awkward angle and maybe you can get a wrench on. Oh you think you can squeeze your hand behind the block. Well GM decided to but the coil pack back on the bottom next to the filter be careful you don't unplug any. Or break the ancient brittle vacuum device....
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Wasabi the J posted:Pfff... that's stupid and probably expensi- Thanks for the link. I'm ordering a bunch of stuff for my 4Runner and just added a pair of those.
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some texas redneck posted:"Parts bin" at its finest. Don't know if it's an Aisin box, but it's definitely a truck transmission. hahaha oh, Christ, GM. Wikipedia posted:The AR-5 is a 5-speed manual transmission manufactured by Aisin. It is designed for longitudinal engine applications and can handle up to 260 ft·lbf (353 N·m) of torque based on existing applications Oh, so you mean the stock, non-GMPP stage 1/2/3, warranted output? That 260lbft of torque.
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Amusingly the GM AR5 is exactly the same box as a Toyota R150 series (the one in the Supra, various Land Cruisers as Ferremit has said, all the Pickups that had more than 4 cylinders, etc...), the Jeep/Dodge AX15, and a handful of other vehicles. And it's fairly well respected in those. Certainly doesn't belong behind any respectable V8 or in a fullsize vehicle, but it's fine for mini trucks and small SUVs, 6 cylinders or less.
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Fart Pipe posted:e: I mean the whole lovely engine People seem to have wildly different experiences with them. Mine was an unkillable cockroach. It was a horrible shaky loud bastard of an engine but it did 275k and then was passed on to another dude who took it to 340k and it's still on the road.
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It was poo poo.. I had one with 100k and it was misfiring on a cyl, the exhaust manifold gasket was leaky, the damned Styrofoam noodle idle air tube disintegrated twice until I replaced it with real rubber tubing.
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No picture, but I saw a Daihatsu hatchback going down I-52 between Winston-Salem and Lexington today. It's the first time I've seen a real life car necromancer.
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Mar 28, 2015 22:46
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Not a failure, but using the product of horrible mechanical failures This rules.
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^Holy poo poo, that's loving awesome.8ender posted:The 2.0L SPI in the Ford Escort was the most hateful I've encountered. Fish your hand through a thick forest of sharp rusty metal brackets and hot manifold to find the prize. The Focus wasn't too bad, just super easy to make a mess because of the angle and one of the axles was directly below. But that's still nothing compared to the Chevy 3.1L from the 90s, with it's "We know it's gonna spill ALL OVER the loving place, so we'll put this little catch-ramp just to the side of where the oil falls." Edit: Throwing those sleeves into my wish list. Those are cool and much cheaper than I expected. Godholio fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Mar 30, 2015 |
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Vanagoon posted:Not a failure, but using the product of horrible mechanical failures That is loving amazing, and I want it now.
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One NP205 for sale, adult owned, never abused, some assembly required
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"Casing had a small crack, repaired with JB weld and seems fine."
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Apr 1, 2015 19:09
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JB Weld can't hold a candle to this stuff http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Tex-Might-Repair-Ounce/dp/B001446LKO
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SuperDucky posted:JB Weld can't hold a candle to this stuff I like that the name of this is "Might Repair"
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unlike that "probably won't repair" stuff.
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I've personally watched it hold a marine windsor 302 together for hundreds of hours after a cracked block due to improper winterization. Not that its the proper way to do it, mind you.
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SuperDucky posted:I've personally watched it hold a marine windsor 302 together for hundreds of hours after a cracked block due to improper winterization. Not that its the proper way to do it, mind you. Makes me feel better about using MarineTex for hull repairs.
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 Ford Ranger diff, leaked due to being rusted to gently caress. Garage welded a plate on for £90. Still leaked. Slathered on a whole packet of magic metal exoxy stuff for £5. Problem solved.
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Hahahah, we did that to ACEofsnett's old 86? 87? 4cyl 4 speed RWD Toyota mini truck. Same situation, diff cover rotted through, didn't feel like replacing the entire banjo housing, brakleened the gently caress out of it then slathered jbweld over the pinholed area. Never leaked again, then he traded the truck to a guy with a 1995 Cherokee who, I poo poo you not, needed a truck because he played double upright bass and it wouldn't fit in the back of the Cherokee. I think Ace got the better side of that deal... guy loved the truck, though. e: wtf, Ford used 9" rears on Rangers in the UK? kastein fucked around with this message at 14:45 on Apr 3, 2015 |
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Euro ford ranger of that era ('06) is based on the Mazda B-Series, it's a bit smaller than the US one. Came with a 2.5 turbo diesel and 5 speed manual. It's an alright truck, outclassed by the hilux but cheaper.
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stump posted:Euro ford ranger of that era ('06) is based on the Mazda B-Series, it's a bit smaller than the US one. Amusingly the US market is the opposite of that, with the B-Series from 1994-2009 being just a slightly different body on a USDM Ranger. In the final few model years of the Ranger they actually used the B-Series beds on the Ranger "STX" model.
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stump posted:Euro ford ranger of that era ('06) is based on the Mazda B-Series, it's a bit smaller than the US one. Came with a 2.5 turbo diesel and 5 speed manual. Jesus, I don't know how you guys live in areas with weather like that.
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That's near Glenlivet (where the whisky comes from), and that's pretty common up there, although that isn't a public road. The only other vehicle that goes up that track that time of year is a lifted Landy 90 with fat tyres and snow chains. I had to stop 6 foot after that as the snow had drifted and was at headlight level. At the same time that photo was taken, my house, about 100 miles away only had an inch of snow.
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Apr 3, 2015 18:56
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Awwww, you Europeans and your "snow" are cute. Try coming to the Midwest during January and then you'll know what the true frozen hell is really like.
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Yup. Substitute WI, IL, MI, IN, etc. for Minnesota. We're just as loving miserable as outsiders during the winter, but we just internalize it into anger and hatred and continue to revel in each-others misery.
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BlackMK4 posted:Jesus, I don't know how you guys live in areas with weather like that. Warm coat and AWD, it's fun once you figure out how to maneuver. Eventually you look forward to it. 
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Schools don't even close in MT after 18 inches of overnight snow. Done this before. Studded tyres are pretty much year-round for us - it started snowing in July once and the power cut for 3 hours because some fucker on vacation drove into a power pole. In the winter this is almost a weekly occurrence. Subarus are pretty much the only vehicles allowed on the roads. AWD isn't invincible though - our winch never seized from disuse. There was an old couple that somehow took their Prius out during the winter though, even on the hilly, slick dirt road to their house. 4runners, 4x4 Rangers, brand new Ford pickups, our driveway has put to shame dozens of capable trucks. Our Subaru and Isuzu Trooper are the only vehicles to make it up with finesse. I guess that could be considered a mechanical failure to keep it on topic.
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Huge_Midget posted:We're just as loving miserable as outsiders during the winter, but we just internalize it into
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nmfree posted:Fixed that for Wisconsin. True story. As long as you have winter tires you should be ok and if you have a lake nearby you can have fun ice racing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI-t1nb7Zeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxGx2gB6Go0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kptTagl39C0 Sometimes it goes a bit wrong however. (You don't want to hit snowbanks.)  for language.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFc1P4k_Pks I've found that screwing around on frozen lakes has made me a much better driver. G-Mach fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Apr 3, 2015 |
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Huge_Midget posted:Awwww, you Europeans and your "snow" are cute. Try coming to the Midwest during January and then you'll know what the true frozen hell is really like.  
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To be fair, that last photo is from Japan, not Europe or the midwest.
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