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Fender Anarchist
May 20, 2009

Fender Anarchist


At least that's fairly sturdy looking unlike the Dodge Caravan strut tower repair kit that's just a piece of stamped sheet metal held on by rivets.

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Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011
To be fair it's fairly thick metal. To be real it's rivets.

ExplodingSims
Aug 17, 2010

RAGDOLL
FLIPPIN IN A MOVIE
HOT DAMN
THINK I MADE A POOPIE


I'm actually a bit surprised they went with rivets and didn't just toss a handful of self-tappers in there.

StormDrain
May 22, 2003

Thirteen Letter
366 sold.

The Twinkie Czar
Dec 31, 2004
I went for super stud.

xzzy posted:

Y'all should pick up a copy of John Muir's VW book then.

Though I guess it doesn't have much in the way of anthromorphic beetles, but it's sort of in the ballpark.

The Rabbit and Honda books in that series are pretty much forgotten but Peter Aschwanden's work was always amazing.

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Colostomy Bag
Jan 11, 2016

:lesnick: C-Bangin' it :lesnick:

Enourmo posted:

At least that's fairly sturdy looking unlike the Dodge Caravan strut tower repair kit that's just a piece of stamped sheet metal held on by rivets.

Most Chrysler vehicles would welcome rivets.

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011
Hoo boy if you want mechanical art then let me introduce you to my favorite artist. Unfortunately, these are the highest-resolution versions of any of these photos I have found, though I haven't tried running them through waifu2x yet so maybe we'll get something better



















iwentdoodie
Apr 29, 2005

🤗YOU'RE WELCOME🤗

Metal Geir Skogul posted:

Hoo boy if you want mechanical art then let me introduce you to my favorite artist. Unfortunately, these are the highest-resolution versions of any of these photos I have found, though I haven't tried running them through waifu2x yet so maybe we'll get something better





















Hooooly poo poo who are those by?

Memento
Aug 25, 2009


Bleak Gremlin

Metal Geir Skogul posted:

Hoo boy if you want mechanical art then let me introduce you to my favorite artist. Unfortunately, these are the highest-resolution versions of any of these photos I have found, though I haven't tried running them through waifu2x yet so maybe we'll get something better


Who's the artist?

And if I google them am I going to get a bunch of pervy smut-machines?

Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius
https://animationresources.org/illustration-artzybasheffs-machinalia/

iwentdoodie
Apr 29, 2005

🤗YOU'RE WELCOME🤗

gently caress me.

I'm going to see about building a sleeve out of those. That is goddamn amazing art.

randomidiot
May 12, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 11 years!)

Oh good I'm not the only one who immediately went to "these would make amazing tattoos".

spookykid
Apr 28, 2006

I am an awkward fellow
after all

Darchangel posted:

Didn't one of those air disaster shows or articles talk about how counterfeit certs lead to a crash?

From the last page, spend the 40 minutes or so and watch this:

Dannywilson posted:

There's a really good episode of Air Crash Investigations that I've been made to watch several times over the years about Partnair flight 394 that goes into quite a bit of why you are paying $50 per plug:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x39yed6

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007




Ordered that book so fast my mouse caught fire. Thanks for the post.

sharkytm
Oct 9, 2003

Ba

By

Sharkytm doot doo do doot do doo


Fallen Rib

Midjack posted:

Ordered that book so fast my mouse caught fire. Thanks for the post.
As I See: The Fantastic World of Boris Artzybasheff, right?
$180 on Amazon right now... did you find it cheaper?

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



sharkytm posted:

As I See: The Fantastic World of Boris Artzybasheff, right?
$180 on Amazon right now... did you find it cheaper?

The one you're looking at now was the second cheapest before I got there.

sharkytm
Oct 9, 2003

Ba

By

Sharkytm doot doo do doot do doo


Fallen Rib

Midjack posted:

The one you're looking at now was the second cheapest before I got there.

Bastard. What'd you pay?

Sagebrush
Feb 26, 2012

ERM... Actually I have stellar scores on the surveys, and every year students tell me that my classes are the best ones they’ve ever taken.

Seat Safety Switch posted:

It's probably doped with some anti-reflective bullshit and made through some tiny specialist that's friends/former coworkers with the chief of engineering.

HUD combiners are (frequently) made with special dichroic coatings that only reflect the color of the display elements, so that they're both as bright and as transparent as possible.

Also, depending on the design, it might be just a flat piece of coated glass, or it might be a complex aspherically-ground piece that requires extensive CNC grinding and polishing operations to produce.

And, of course, the market for HUDs for regional jets is necessarily quite tiny. Given that it's specific to the aircraft model, you might make, what, a few hundred pieces total, ever?

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



sharkytm posted:

Bastard. What'd you pay?

140

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011
I did not mean to inadvertently cost you $140 :ohdear:

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Metal Geir Skogul posted:

I did not mean to inadvertently cost you $140 :ohdear:

I buy weird books all the time and sometimes they cost; this will be great! Regret nothing.

Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius
It's funny because I found some site that said the suggested price is 20 dollars.

spog
Aug 7, 2004

It's your own bloody fault.

Dannywilson posted:

From the last page, spend the 40 minutes or so and watch this:

That episode made me legit angry and hoped that everyone involved in the industry would get lifetime imprisonment,

PainterofCrap
Oct 17, 2002

hey bebe



Cojawfee posted:

It's funny because I found some site that said the suggested price is 20 dollars.

Me too, but it's "out of stock"*



*for the next 20,000 years

sharkytm
Oct 9, 2003

Ba

By

Sharkytm doot doo do doot do doo


Fallen Rib

Not too bad. I've got inquiries in at the local rare book dealer, I've had luck with them in the past.

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


Dannywilson posted:

From the last page, spend the 40 minutes or so and watch this:

Will do.


iwentdoodie posted:

gently caress me.

I'm going to see about building a sleeve out of those. That is goddamn amazing art.

There's even one for us:

PainterofCrap
Oct 17, 2002

hey bebe



Darchangel posted:

Will do.



There's even one for us:



Where does that steering column go...?

Powershift
Nov 23, 2009


PainterofCrap posted:

Where does that steering column go...?

"It's driving me nuts"

Data Graham
Dec 28, 2009

📈📊🍪😋



:thurman:

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011
:master:

joat mon
Oct 15, 2009

I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.
:vince:

GnarlyCharlie4u
Sep 23, 2007

I have an unhealthy obsession with motorcycles.

Proof
:five:

That's it. Everybody go home. Threads over.

nmfree
Aug 15, 2001

The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Powershift posted:

"It's driving me nuts"
:psyboom:

OBAMNA PHONE
Aug 7, 2002
powershift for mod

tater_salad
Sep 15, 2007


CornHolio posted:

My bad, I thought it was her minivan. I think it's their other vehicle. Ford Escape I think.

Old I know but.
My buddy's parents had this happen to their Escrap. Soooo they bought another Ford. You'd think they'd figure out the simple poo poo like shock towers by now.

MomJeans420
Mar 19, 2007



I posted this in CA, but it should probably go here too. This is actually a real item:

MrOnBicycle
Jan 18, 2008
Wait wat?
Looks too good not to drink tbh.

The Door Frame
Dec 5, 2011

I don't know man everytime I go to the gym here there are like two huge dudes with raging high and tights snorting Nitro-tech off of each other's rock hard abs.
Oh, it's just like Nos. I can't wait to try it

Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius
It's like that guy that dumped two cans of NOS into his bike.

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Tomarse
Mar 7, 2001

Grr



MomJeans420 posted:

I posted this in CA, but it should probably go here too. This is actually a real item:



If there was ever a product that needed 'DO NOT DRINK THIS IT IS AN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCT' written on its packaging in big red text, this is it.

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