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IOwnCalculus posted:One is sheetmetal, the other is a very finely balanced device several feet in diameter that will be spinning at thousands of RPM for thousands of hours. Also, one is a collection of parts numbering at the most, 2 digits. The other is a collection of parts that's in the 4 or 5 digit range.
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chem42 posted:My friend's dad used to be a tool and die maker at Boeing, years and years ago. The attention to detail has stuck with him. He knows his poo poo, but it can be frustrating working with him. F-16 was made by General Electric 
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PurpleFender posted:General Dynamics OH gently caress I really busted that one up. I guess I got confused because they used to be Electric Boat Company.
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hippynerd posted:The guy that broke this was pretty freaked out, he didnt want to ride the bike anymore What part is that exactly? And how did he do that?
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Jesus gently caress, x2. That's just frightening.
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I changed my brother's spark plugs the other day when he came to me complaining about a misfire. WHAT THE gently caress Those are the original MotorCraft Ford Factory OEM plugs. Did I mention the car has 83k on it?
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In the spirit of the thread, somewhat. This is an example of a horrible mechanical SUCCESS. I walked away.      Oil Pan Carnage 
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I'm bored, cranky, and stuck at home. I left out the story. What's it to you? Is this not the mechanical carnage thread? Also, bad driving? 
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I would read the hell out of a [Tell] thread about your work with these systems.
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14 INCH DICK TURBO posted:Hey, block windows The rods, they just want to be FREE
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It sounds like the best bet would be to bite the bullet, get them professionally taken down to bare metal, and refinished.
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How many guys did it take to pull the seatcover out of your rear end?
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Cakefool posted:I've never used Brake cleaner, I can't remember off the top of my head what I used last time, probably whatever solvent I had lying around. Brake cleaner should be the only solvent laying around.
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As a guy who had a car settle onto his chest, I'm wary even under a lift or jackstands. It takes me twice as long as anyone else to do anything to an E30 because half my time is spent making sure the car is stable enough for MY standards.
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Oct 31, 2011 13:45
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Would be taking that rotor manufacturer to town for every penny of my expenses including my soiled underwear because 
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I go away for a few days and you Oiguys get me the best Christmas present ever 
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Having the cable be THAT short was probably a really lovely idea too. Also, an in-craft release operated by a crewman would have removed all need for him to hover that low.
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KozmoNaut posted:We speak not of the brake incident. I think we need to hear about the brake incident now 
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Ziploc posted:Friend just bought an old Civic. The previous owner put in Civic lowering springs from a hatchback. These do not work in a wagon. What's wrong with that? You don't always have to have tenders for shorter springs. My E30 with HR Race has about that much gap in the front at full droop.
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That poor old bimmer... I hope you take that shop to the goddamn cleaners, there was no reason for that car to die like that. Edit: My BMW love is showing, just having them replace the car would be more reasonable. Beach Bum fucked around with this message at 03:00 on Mar 30, 2012 |
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Bang Me Please posted:2012 Kia Sedona with less than 1,200 miles. No other damage. No other damage other than having to clean all that up. Yech, CV grease is the WORST.
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I hope you get refunded for the whole set and buy wheels elsewhere.
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Millstone posted:You ain't poo poo until your car catches fire 6 times a day Then you're flaming poo poo
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Someone tapped that with a MIG, didn't they.
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kastein posted:I'm building the wiring harness myself (basically paring down and customizing a harness I got off a friend who was parting out a 94 XJ) and using an old automatic trans bellhousing I got for free as the basis for my generator head bracket. The generator head conforms to J609-B w/ the standard taper shaft (it's a 15kw, 18kw surge MeccAlte unit, ACO 3 1LN/2) so I am paying a friend of mine to make a crank flange to J609B adapter shaft. I'd use a smaller, already-J609B motor, but: Please do, that sounds awesome.
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obso posted:Driving down the road, heard a bang followed by the familiar smell of gear grease. Have you tried reverse lately?
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Those spider gears seem to have lost some legs
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Budget Monty posted:How would bent valves bind the cams? If the stems jam in the guides the cams will encounter too much resistance and snap.
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So in this thread we post catastrophe, sometimes involving engine blocks. But, after said catastrophe, what do we do? We rebuild it. Stronger, Faster, More Powerful. But most importantly, with a buttload of pictures, ostensibly to make sure we put it back together right, but sometimes, we make something beautiful. This is one of Those Things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daVDrGsaDME
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Statutory Grape posted:
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Oh my god how did I not have this guy on my subscriptions list I love you. Turbines are the most awesome combination of  and 
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CommieGIR posted:Doesn't surprise me, I know some people who will take 2.5l Audi Turbodiesel blocks and use them for petrol racers. Good God that would be one hell of a racing block.
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So I knew my thermostat was bad when I dived into the timing belt/waterpump job on my E30, but I wasn't expecting this   Well there is certainly a problem here.   THERE'S A PIECE MISSING  I've never seen a thermostat failure quite like that before. Beach Bum fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Aug 26, 2012 |
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Motronic posted:I'd just like to know what the sounded and felt like as it went down. 
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Boss had a set of 22" wheels he FOUND somewhere with tires. One of the tires had some separation and blew up in the shop the other day. We thought a loving bomb had gone off.
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My front right wheel bearing decided to commit suicide by abandoning it's dust cap.
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some texas redneck posted:It's still in one piece, it's not horrible yet. We'll see about that when I get it off the hub. Removing the studs is going to be a blast 
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obso posted:Those look like they hammer out like most other studs. It's easy. Nope. Screwed in with red locktite by yours truly. Torch + double-nut oughta do it. I made a video while I was out there (because I'm strange like that) and hey why not share (I realize I am a rambling redneck leave me alone)http://youtu.be/wlPh0vNOqbI
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