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If you're in a place where there isn't an emissions inspection, you don't need to replace it. A used/reman cat will probably work in the short term as well.
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abelwingnut posted:i guess another random question. some jags have the actual jaguar hood ornament. some, like this, don't. is that optional? or something that changed throughout the years? something individual to each car? I assume you are referring to what is known as the "leaper" - the full cat that sticks up above the hood. That's gone since 2005 due to pedestrian impact standards. Before that, generally available as an option either as part of a trim package or as a stand-alone depending on the year.
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Suicide Watch posted:I was in a fairly minor front-end collision that mainly damaged my car's bumper cover, radiator mount, and hood. I want to get this fixed asap but not in a way that screws me over given the car's age (2006 Volvo XC70), and as such I want to have a shop fix the radiator support mount and hood while leaving myself with the bumper cover work (I've previously removed and repaired the bumper cover before when I hit a snowbank) On the estimate, you should have an R&I labor time for the radiator support. It'll be a number like 2.3 or something that will be on a line either right before or right after the part number for the radiator support. This is the total book time in hours. Labor times are highly standard. You can ask to BYO aftermarket part but keep in mind that the shop makes margin on parts, so they may not allow you to do so, or they may charge you to do so. They may also be able to source the part more cheaply than you can. You can make sure they are sourcing the right stuff by looking at the part type code on the estimate. I would take the insurance estimate to the shop, and tell them that you are going to repair this as a customer pay repair job. Walk through the estimate with them and describe exactly what you want them to include in the repair scope. Tell them you want to use cheapest available. Some shops may not be willing to do a partial repair, but I am sure you can find a shop of sufficiently low quality that will allow you to do part of the work yourself. Any shop is going to draw up an estimate for whatever you ask them to do, so just have them do that and look at it carefully. You should take it to a body shop since you are loving about with rad support. The good news is that body shop labor rates are way lower than mechanical.
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Motronic posted:I know this isn't BFC but.....if you have to borrow money you absolutely can not afford a $6,000 jag.
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Erulisse posted:Thanks! This is an interesting thing. dude this is like a May Day parade. 1) buying a jag won't fix your depression 2) armchair therapist and all but this is clearly related to the death of your dad... figure that out in a cheaper and healthier way 3) borrowing money to buy a (poo poo) jag edit 4) you have a spare engine in another country, that's quite useful i suspect
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on the other hand if you have an OEM platform sized budget you can definitely do it!
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gonadic io posted:Hmm, thanks for the replies I guess I kind of knew that was going to be the answer. This is why all the various project car youtubers and stuff entirely ignore and don't even consider this stuff. I had hoped I'd be at an advantage over them because I do embedded microcontroller real-time programming stuff (and have no fear of canbus) and do know what an eigenvector is but alas. Can I ask what you're actually intending to do? Like building a Seven/Locost is a perfectly respectable thing to do - you just have to be OK with the fact that if you get in the wrong kind of accident in a Seven (which is most) you die.
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it sounds like a cool project, you should do it! the odds of you getting in to a position where you kill yourself in a car accident are not real high because projects like this tend to never get finished, but you should go for it.gonadic io posted:(including electronicly simulated transmission and diffs etc) why though? why do you want to take away the advantages of EV drivetrain
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i meant why would you want to simulate a transmission, not why EV or even hub motors (I understand the theoretical advantages even if I don't really believe they're practicable)
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Jan 26, 2021 22:38
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Justy for technical, convenience, or comedy reasons?
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Brettbot posted:Short version: Is there any reason not to buy a $3800 '68 AMC Rambler if I'm not a car guy but wish I was? I think you should think longer and harder about what you want in an old fun project car rather than just buying random poo poo on craigo. At minimum hit up some AMC owner forums and see what's up.
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Brettbot posted:That's totally valid. What I really want is another Dart, of course, but this one was so close and seemingly cheap that it was tempting me. It would probably be best to wait and keep an eye out for a Dart. Then at least when it always needs attention, I'm more likely to stick with it. If you want a Dart, buy a Dart.
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Any particular reason for the Odyssey? You sound like a fairly good candidate for say, a LX. Probably rather do that then lift an Odyssey, which will take away a lot of the good aspects of the Odyssey.
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You'll have to do an alignment each time in both directions, I think. The tradeoff doesn't seem that worthwhile to me as the Odyssey will never be all that capable offroad, but if you are willing to invest the time it seems possible. Keep in mind Traxda suggest 3 hours for install which means the same again for removal. Can you buy a crap 4x4 as a second car? That would probably be the most appealing solution to me.
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Jan 29, 2021 17:32
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Safety Dance posted:What about an old Chevrolet Suburban or Ford Excursion? Both have tons of room. They're essentially trucks for hauling, but with seats installed you could move a whole passel of kids. the brother wants safety and modern features so yes if he's willing to just... not have those things sure that would work
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:That’s why you have a passel of kids. or don't have kids and don't care about safety, win win!
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ryanrs posted:OK, weird. I did not expect that. There's a reason offroad specialty shops exist.
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I presume the Outback is too tight? I have dirtbag climber friends that sleep in theirs but they're not so tall.
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Probably easier and cheaper to do a BOF domestic van. You can import a Delica but they're not particularly cheap or thick on the ground.
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arbybaconator posted:Speaking of 4Runners - does Toyota have any kind of partner pricing? For instance, Ford has x-plan, which gives you access to a slightly above invoice no-haggle price. every OEM in the world has various partner pricing levels
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Are you not looking in to half-ton based vans for some reason? When I think of offroad van my mind immediately goes to like, E-series or the Express.
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Feb 10, 2021 23:50
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MrOnBicycle posted:Are "cut to fit" exhaust gasket materials a bad solution? Yes, the gaskets are drat expensive to get here (Sweden), which is why I'm asking. '98 S10. someone from the US might be able to mail you a S10 gasket for not that much money
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Feb 11, 2021 22:17
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Pull codes.
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Feb 16, 2021 23:30
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i think grakkus is in the UK
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Grakkus posted:I have (a bare minimum of) self respect so I won't be doing this! Tradie van of some kind?
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Feb 19, 2021 14:29
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its gonna be that cheap because those guys are buying the stolen cats, for the record
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Feb 26, 2021 18:33
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Touchless is the way to go for a rinse off that won't hurt paint.
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truavatar posted:Edit: and since I'm gonna be in the market.... what's a good battery brand? All batteries in the US are whiteboxed and made by a small set of manufacturers, I think the vast majority are either Johnson Controls or Exide. There might be a third brand in the mix. Basically, buy something in the right size and rating that fits your car that has a decent warranty.
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Cretin90 posted:Thanks for your thoughts. While it's possible that something hit the intercooler while you were driving, if you hit anything hard enough to significantly damage the IC you hit something large and heavy. You would notice. I think it's definitely possible/likely that the car was in a collision and isn't appearing on Carfax, or that someone (PO?) drove over something in the road and did the damage.
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op how much experience do you have with high power RWD cars
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human garbage bag posted:We all have to start somewhere. And just because I don't have driving experience doesn't mean I'm like a 16 year old kid, I've read and watched a lot so I have a healthy respect for powerful RWD cars. good! i suggest you buy a viper and drive it stock for a little bit then you can mod it when you get bored 
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PainterofCrap posted:*looks devil in the eye* a small boulder the size of a large boulder.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Why not a turbine? thermals
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I think you can drop the entire hitch, right? That would allow you to secure it better and work some angles, maybe.
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Safety Dance posted:If you can remove the hitch, then you can get your car inspected and blast it with a torch at your leisure. for whatever reason the OP is opposed to this
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Krakkles posted:If you don't want to actually do a burnout mods???
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Xarthor posted:Where is a good place to buy reasonably priced wheels? Or maybe used wheels in good shape? Depends on what you want to pay of course but there are various internet websites that have nice options. I don't think junkyard takeoffs are a great option as they tend to be OEM, but the RLX shares bolt patterns with various other Hondas and Acuras so you might be able to find takeoffs from another car whose wheels you like. Downside: pretty much all modern Honda wheels are ghastly, so this will be hard.
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Xarthor posted:I’m completely fine with non-Acura or Honda branded wheels. I’m not a brand whore I just want non ugly wheels. I know TireRack is a popular site. Any other suggestions for websites? ebay motors is pretty good tbh
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there are advantages but the OP specifically did not like the style of the OEM wheels and to be honest Honda/Acura OEM wheels since roughly 2015 are awful
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Has the ambient temperature changed recently in your area? TPMS sensors can go a little haywire when it gets warm / cold suddenly. They can also get untrained, there should be a retraining procedure you can look up to sort them out. usually this involves some magic button presses and then a bit of driving. otherwise, it's probably a safe bet that the dealer hosed something up.
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