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Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


Yep, Ken, you’re right - that fitting doesn’t come apart. It’s riveted in place, then the rivet was bedded into epoxy:



I’m trying to keep from completely destroying it; we’ll see how successful I am tomorrow after I solder the new lines in. I made a full set today:



I was going to solder them in but then I decided I don’t want to replace 6mm line with 3/16” so I have to wait for NAPA to be open. O’Reilly brought out copper plumbing line when asked about 1/4” copper-nickel. At least it should go a lot faster with a full piece to duplicate.

The new flare tool is proving it’s worth; there’s no way I could have done this with a tool stuck in a vise:



An inverted flare die works great to make a bubble if you leave out the last step.

I also spent a good bit of time on the Corolla today; this was today’s list put together last night:



We spent way too much time fighting the welder, I have been complaining about how the .024” wire feeds ever since I loaded the spool; it kept getting worse and worse today until we realized that the drive wheel had popped out and the wire wasn’t in any groove. After that it was smooth sailing welding:

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Godholio
Aug 28, 2002

Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Sometimes I like to just scroll through the pictures without reading descriptions and play "Fix or Failure?"

Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


Derby car is running. Do I have pictures of that? Why, no, I’ve been trying to get my own poo poo together and haven’t helped at all the last two days.

When he picked up the tires today we learned that you are supposed to open up the valve stem holes for tubes, and since we didn’t know that the first tube went in the normal hole. We have added fix-a-flat to the list just to be sure that’s not a problem. Also an 18-rack of fresh eggs got tossed in with our tire mounting job so breakfast is covered for a while.

On the FJ62 I have been making some progress and getting BIG ANGRY at hardware stores. Let’s start with the things I could do and then end mad.

I got the fuel lines into the pump plate and upsized the return from 1/4” (6mm) to 5/16” (8mm) because I couldn’t get any 1/4” NiCopp in town. I asked every place and most had no idea what it was, several brought out soft copper lines, and NAPA went over and above by claiming it was in stock online then saying they’d never heard of it and trying to convince me plain steel is the best. gently caress NAPA.

Anyways, here’s the plate with some paint sprayed on after my bedtime:



I managed to silver solder the tubes in without totally destroying the wiring. Hooray!

I went under the ‘cruiser to figure out the hard line connection and had to cut off the feed line’s soft connection. Now I need to flare it somewhere and this didn’t quite work:



Tomorrow we’re going to cut the line further forward and try in a slightly more accessible spot. At this point I’m certain I will be doing it all over again this winter but that time from tank to manifold with 6AN fittings and new lines. That will suck but it will be one more thing new and done.

Okay, now what I’m absolutely loving livid about : Nuts and Bolts.

I mentioned in the tool thread that I am starting a hardware stockpile. I started with 6, 8, and 10mm bolts, nuts, and washers of many different sizes. However, I’ve already needed a couple 12mm and a BUNCH of 5mm machine screws. Those are now extremely high priority to stock.

Today, 15 minutes after all the non-Home Depot hardware stores closed, I realized I needed 3ea 5mm screws plus nuts. I rushed to HD and found the screws easy enough, but had pizza on my mind and walked out without nuts. I realized before leaving and went back in - only to find that they didn’t have a single 5mm nut of any kind. Anywhere. There were bins for stainless, zinc, tension lock washer, nylon lock washer, even wing nuts - every bin had baggies of nuts but not one was 5mm. No 5mm in the other bins either. Only disappointment, anger, and whatever pocket garbage the other customers had left.

I gave up on 5mm and went to #10-32 screws instead. That organization was EVEN WORSE. I managed to find them all but it was mixed up and in three different store bays! I made my displeasure known at the door and was told “It should be better in November when we do inventory”. I’ll have my own selection by then, than you very much.

I got home, went to put my stuff together, and THE NUTS DON’T FIT.



Am I reading these packages wrong? These nuts are way smaller than the screws. I don’t have a standard thread checker (only metric) to test. These were sealed store packages and I’m out an entire effing evening, up against a deadline, dealing with this bullshit.

Sorry for the rant but this whole issue where nobody has anything useful and nothing loving fits has me worked up.

Boaz MacPhereson
Jul 11, 2006

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No Name
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Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
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Multiple scars Heals fast
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ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...
Straight-up gently caress Home Depot for fasteners. Those nuts look like #8s. HD is absolutely the last place I will go if I need fasteners. I wish you luck in finding the proper nuts and in building your own collection.

kastein
Aug 31, 2011

Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.
That sucks. Yeah I think they hosed you on mispackaged hardware. Also, double gently caress them because their bins are continually a total shitshow, between the other asshead customers just shoving poo poo anywhere they want instead of back in the right bin, and the store not paying anyone to sort it back out. One time I spent 30 minutes digging through random misplaced poo poo trying to find one bolt in the Brooklyn store and literally nothing within 4 bins of the correct hole in that drawer was what I needed. Or even correct for where it was. I threw it all on the floor in a pile so at least they knew it wasn't in the right bin, turned around to find something else and looked back and an employee is just shoveling it all back into random bins in the drawer.

gently caress Home Depot hardware drawers.

cursedshitbox
May 20, 2012

Your rear-end wont survive my hammering.



Fun Shoe
I've never had good luck with the machine fasteners or much of any of their poo poo. Plumbing brass bits included.
It's just worth buying the poo poo online and waiting it out to get the right stuff otherwise I'm angry and waiting for the right stuff in the mail.

Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


I’M ON A BOAT, I’M ON A BOAT, TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THE (interior) OF THE MOTHAFUKKIN BOAT!



It’s 6:23 AM, we wrenched all night, but the FJ62 is running again and on the ferry. We had to cut the old fuel lines to flare them, but in an effort to remove as little as possible (and cause as few explosions as possible) it required cutting by hand with a hacksaw blade. That was fun! - but different.



The tank ended up going in three times before we got everything patched and reconnected; the solder job I did while trying not to torch the electrical didn’t hold and it required an epoxy repair:



After it all got together it didn’t leak so we filled the tank up - now it leaks. Its fuel coming past that patch, around the lines, so my plan right now is to keep it below 3/4 tank until I tear the whole thing out again and redo the lines with 6AN fittings. Blah. One tank strap is also held in place with zip ties because a bolt cross threaded and we couldn’t get a tie into place. I’m not going anywhere with a speed limit above 40 this weekend so one strap and the spare tire crossmember are holding it okay.

Speaking of ‘okay’, here’s the derby Corolla as well as another friend’s derby Taurus:



Yes, that’s a patio door on the roof. We’re going to the middle of nowhere and that’s a favor for a friend of a friend who lives there.

PBCrunch
Jun 17, 2002

Lawrence Phillips Always #1 to Me
Ace Hardware is a much better source for fasteners if you have one around. Menards has more selection than HD/Lowes, but IMO it can be harder to find what you're looking for.

Ace has an enormous advantage over the other players in terms of employee knowledge. There is almost always at least one person around who knows where the bolts are buried.

Of course a real fastener dealer like Fastenal has a better selection, but the hours and locations aren't as forgiving.

Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


We have a Fastenal but they aren’t open to the public.

I ended up buying hardware from the Ace inside the downtown IGA. Turns out they have the best miscellaneous hardware selection in town.

I’m still going to be ordering a stockpile. Even the two Aces in town have serious stock issues. Metric is not one of their specialties and it’s ALWAYS low on stock.

SpeedFreek
Jan 10, 2008
And Im Lobster Jesus!

Advent Horizon posted:

We have a Fastenal but they aren’t open to the public.

Can't you just go in wearing a work shirt? Say your a contractor from out of town working for the local utility and you're going to pay with a card instead of an account.

I've got away with that in a t shirt and shorts before.

Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


They don’t do ‘hours’ anymore. I think you have to have a corporate account and they only deliver. Bolt Depot and ClipsAndFasteners are cheaper and easier.

Oh, yeah, forgot two pretty big things we did last night: resealed the FJ62 windshield and new rear brake lines for the derby Corolla. The plan had been to pinch off the latter but that wasn’t holding so it got all new stainless fittings and NiCopp line since that’s what I stock.

This morning my wife woke up early and packed the FJ62 while I took a shower; I’ve been so busy that she packed *everything*. I mean that literally - I hope she packed me clothes I like and decent food. In 20 minutes she packed that thing from empty to stuffed and we made the ferry check-in cutoff by 10 minutes - we never would have made it without her.

everdave
Nov 14, 2005
I can’t imagine the dudes at Fastenal not being glad to hook you up with some bolts for a project, I’ve never had a problem BUT…it’s just easier to go to the small locally owned hardware store or Ace here usually

SpeedFreek
Jan 10, 2008
And Im Lobster Jesus!
Ace is great if you only need one and it's not something too exotic, if you need more than one McMasters going to be cheaper and show up tomorrow in most places.

Next time I need a lot of hardware I'll make an effort to compare bolt Depot to somewhere that still sells hardware by the pound. Farm and fleet used to run 3.79 a pound for grade 8.

Sucks that you can't just talk your way in to get what you need in a pinch.

Tomarse
Mar 7, 2001

Grr



nice work!

If the leak gets too bad JB weld marine is petrol resistant and works well on fuel tank fittings (as already mentioned, I unfortunately also have experience here!)

I can ship you a care package of Metric fittings from the UK if you get desperate! I can get stainless M5 stuff off the shelf from my local DIY specialist!

Raluek
Nov 3, 2006

WUT.
my experience with fastenal has been largely negative. they have plenty of "normal" stuff, meaning like larger standard stuff, but metric is slim pickins, and anything at all specialty they won't have. for a while i called them fasten-most but at this point i think its just fasten-some.

Godholio
Aug 28, 2002

Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?
I hate trying to find fasteners at HD or Lowes, but Fastenal is never convenient.

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


Advent Horizon posted:

I’m still going to be ordering a stockpile. Even the two Aces in town have serious stock issues. Metric is not one of their specialties and it’s ALWAYS low on stock.

I'm fascinated by this, since literally every car since at least the '90s has metric hardware, not to mention all the Chinese-made tools and widgets we buy are all metric. I can't figure out why the stores carry such a limited supply.
I've had halfway decent luck getting some metric fasteners at O'Reilly's, but generally rely on Amazon/eBay/Grainger and my own hoard of wrecking yard pickups. Literally anything I remove at a wrecking yard, all the bolts I undo come with me.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





I don't have much trouble finding metric fasteners in general, but the problem for automotive poo poo sometimes is that just because it's a metric thread doesn't mean every other dimension of the bolt is the same standard as found at a hardware store. I've never seen JIS-spec metric heads at a regular hardware store so even if the thread, strength, and length are all the same, now it's a larger head than the other copies of that same bolt on the same part.

Or you get arbitrary lengths where the factory bolt was M8x27mm but all you can find locally are 25mm and 30mm lengths, or the factory one is partially threaded and everything is full thread (or vice versa).

Or you're Honda and you use a really unusual thread pitch for your control arm bolts.

Boaz MacPhereson
Jul 11, 2006

Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

IOwnCalculus posted:

I don't have much trouble finding metric fasteners in general, but the problem for automotive poo poo sometimes is that just because it's a metric thread doesn't mean every other dimension of the bolt is the same standard as found at a hardware store. I've never seen JIS-spec metric heads at a regular hardware store so even if the thread, strength, and length are all the same, now it's a larger head than the other copies of that same bolt on the same part.

Or you get arbitrary lengths where the factory bolt was M8x27mm but all you can find locally are 25mm and 30mm lengths, or the factory one is partially threaded and everything is full thread (or vice versa).

Or you're Honda and you use a really unusual thread pitch for your control arm bolts.

Or you're trying to build an LS and want to make some cheap thread chasers but bolts in M10-2.00 and M11-whatever don't loving exist :v:

honda whisperer
Mar 29, 2009

IOwnCalculus posted:

I don't have much trouble finding metric fasteners in general, but the problem for automotive poo poo sometimes is that just because it's a metric thread doesn't mean every other dimension of the bolt is the same standard as found at a hardware store. I've never seen JIS-spec metric heads at a regular hardware store so even if the thread, strength, and length are all the same, now it's a larger head than the other copies of that same bolt on the same part.

Or you get arbitrary lengths where the factory bolt was M8x27mm but all you can find locally are 25mm and 30mm lengths, or the factory one is partially threaded and everything is full thread (or vice versa).

Or you're Honda and you use a really unusual thread pitch for your control arm bolts.

Lmao when I had just started as a machinist I messed this up bad. Print just said M10. I asked the guy next to me and he said "if it doesn't have a pitch use the standard thread".

When I got called to inspection the foreman (a honda nerd) was laughing his rear end off and knew what I'd done and why.

Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


Honda can’t even make their engines turn the same direction as everyone else.

I’ll get some weekend stuff up later but for now I’ll say we had a great time. The Corolla won! There were 4 cars in the class, he did the fatal blows on a Taurus and old Subaru GL wagon (both lost the passenger front knuckle); the remaining Pontiac Bonneville got stuck.

He stepped up to the midsize SUV class and somehow it even survived that! He was so light it just bounced when hit, which wasn’t often because nobody else could catch it! He finally got stuck in the mud hunting for the last two other competitors, who then duked it out for several more minutes.

The car is parked at a friend’s place and it will be brought out to defend the title next year.

Advent Horizon fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Sep 7, 2022

Raluek
Nov 3, 2006

WUT.

IOwnCalculus posted:

I don't have much trouble finding metric fasteners in general, but the problem for automotive poo poo sometimes is that just because it's a metric thread doesn't mean every other dimension of the bolt is the same standard as found at a hardware store. I've never seen JIS-spec metric heads at a regular hardware store so even if the thread, strength, and length are all the same, now it's a larger head than the other copies of that same bolt on the same part.

Or you get arbitrary lengths where the factory bolt was M8x27mm but all you can find locally are 25mm and 30mm lengths, or the factory one is partially threaded and everything is full thread (or vice versa).

Or you're Honda and you use a really unusual thread pitch for your control arm bolts.

ACE has JIS hardware. not tons, but a few drawers

sharkytm
Oct 9, 2003

Ba

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Sharkytm doot doo do doot do doo


Fallen Rib

Advent Horizon posted:

Honda can’t even make their engines turn the same direction as everyone else.

I’ll get some weekend stuff up later but for now I’ll say we had a great time. The Corolla won! There were 4 cars in the class, he did the fatal blows on a Taurus and old Subaru GL wagon (both lost the passenger front knuckle); the remaining Pontiac Bonneville got stuck.

He stepped up to the midsize SUV class and somehow it even survived that! He was so light it just bounced when hit, which wasn’t often because nobody else could catch it! He finally got stuck in the mud hunting for the last two other competitors, who then duked it out for several more minutes.

The car is parked at a friend’s place and it will be brought out to defend the title next year.



:love: Esmeralda

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


IOwnCalculus posted:

I don't have much trouble finding metric fasteners in general, but the problem for automotive poo poo sometimes is that just because it's a metric thread doesn't mean every other dimension of the bolt is the same standard as found at a hardware store. I've never seen JIS-spec metric heads at a regular hardware store so even if the thread, strength, and length are all the same, now it's a larger head than the other copies of that same bolt on the same part.

Or you get arbitrary lengths where the factory bolt was M8x27mm but all you can find locally are 25mm and 30mm lengths, or the factory one is partially threaded and everything is full thread (or vice versa).

Or you're Honda and you use a really unusual thread pitch for your control arm bolts.

Well, yeah. That's why I hoard the fasteners from the wrecking yard.
I *hate* having to pull out the 13 and 15mm wrenches because GM and Ford (and presumably the entirety of the SAE) were fuckheads and just couldn't use an existing standard. I definitely don't want that crap on my JIS car if I can avoid it.

Somewhat related: I got an email from Harbor Freight touting their new 10mm socket set. Like 8 sockets in various styles and ratchet sizes for 10mm.
I kind of want one, even though I basically have all of them already.

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


Advent Horizon posted:

Honda can’t even make their engines turn the same direction as everyone else.

I’ll get some weekend stuff up later but for now I’ll say we had a great time. The Corolla won! There were 4 cars in the class, he did the fatal blows on a Taurus and old Subaru GL wagon (both lost the passenger front knuckle); the remaining Pontiac Bonneville got stuck.

He stepped up to the midsize SUV class and somehow it even survived that! He was so light it just bounced when hit, which wasn’t often because nobody else could catch it! He finally got stuck in the mud hunting for the last two other competitors, who then duked it out for several more minutes.

The car is parked at a friend’s place and it will be brought out to defend the title next year.



That's awesome!

Raluek posted:

ACE has JIS hardware. not tons, but a few drawers

Oh, that's good to know. There's still a couple Ace Hardware stores around her.

everdave
Nov 14, 2005

Darchangel posted:

.

Somewhat related: I got an email from Harbor Freight touting their new 10mm socket set. Like 8 sockets in various styles and ratchet sizes for 10mm.
I kind of want one, even though I basically have all of them already.

Yeah I need to get by there and pick up that set, real life need.

Related, but those little battery terminal ratchets come in super handy for non battery related wrenching

the spyder
Feb 18, 2011
I've been buying and giving away this set, which I'm guessing is where the idea came from.

https://www.amazon.com/KD-Tools-80319-Master-Socket/dp/B00LH7DM14

LloydDobler
Oct 15, 2005

You shared it with a dick.

Advent Horizon posted:

The Corolla won!


I gotta admit with all the rust I thought it would wad up like a piece of used foil. Impressive!

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


everdave posted:

Yeah I need to get by there and pick up that set, real life need.

Related, but those little battery terminal ratchets come in super handy for non battery related wrenching

Definitely.
In a similar vein, I have a couple of the little bit drivers that I've used for all sorts of tight quarters. One of those with a nut driver bit ends up shorter than a 1/4 ratchet and socket.

the spyder posted:

I've been buying and giving away this set, which I'm guessing is where the idea came from.

https://www.amazon.com/KD-Tools-80319-Master-Socket/dp/B00LH7DM14

Almost certainly. I have that very set in a wish list.
The HF set is nearly identical, just Pittsburgh.
https://www.harborfreight.com/10mm-metric-essential-socket-set-10-piece-58957.html

Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


Okay, let’s catch up a bit! I’m going to split this into two posts, one of the derby and one for the rest of our weekend.

Firstly, all the mods we did to the Corolla worked. Every one. The welded rear end dug him out over and over - he got buried to the body several times and it dug back out. The engine bay clean-up let us bypass the radiator, which worked perfectly because the fan punched a hole through it. The doors got stitched shut (rules allowed 4” welded, 4” gap all the way around) and that seems to have kept the body together. The spring clamps held the rear suspension together even though the driver’s rear shackle mount let go (this will need to be fixed for next year). Basically all of our work did what we wanted and that makes the effort worthwhile.

As for everything else, here’s the blur as I remember it:

This is the Explodasaurus Wrecks, last year’s entry from Juneau, as it sat when we arrived:



Nobody can remember how it got tires but it had them and they held air. With a borrowed battery it fired right up and drove into the shop, where we swapped out the radiator and started doing other prep. You can see it outside the shop here:



There are 5 current and 1 future derby vehicle in that photo.

Decided that we needed a new front bumper so went to the scrap heap and found one:



See that explorer in the middle of the rear pile? That’s the bumper we got, it’s perfect. Only problem was that we took it off with a torch and started the pile on fire. It was touch and go for a few minutes but thankfully we put it out.

Take a look at that Dodge van in the middle. Look a little weird? Look again:



It’s widened 10”. Apparently there was a shop in California that did this conversion until the early 2000s.

Anyways, we got the bumper back and started work on tuning up the engine when it just…wouldn’t. Full throttle topped out at 2100rpm and it was backfiring out the intake. We eventually decided the engine must be toast so it got the fluids drained and has been added to the junk pile :sigh:

Morning of the derby, I drove THE BEAST down the highway for delivery:

https://i.imgur.com/9lcODZS.mp4

Fun. As. Heck. Did the sound come through? If not, it’s missing the sweet sound of a V8 through open header stacks. 10/10, would recommend.

Here are the two entries from Juneau:



Oh, yeah, the night before the derby I was volunteered to make the trophies and was up until 2am getting them welded. Here’s the ‘lower’ classes:



From left to right, car (that one came back with us, and yes the propeller spins), ‘mighty mites’ (midsize SUV & trucks), ladies, and then a red lantern last place trophy which was voted on by the safety crew.

Here are the two fullsize truck class trophies, 4wd on the left and 2wd on the right:



I came up with the 4wd trophy, a college friend who lives in Denver (and also went to Hawaii and on the road trip with us) designed the 2wd trophy while I cut and welded it.

I don’t have any pictures from the derby proper because I ended up being the checkered flag holder, meaning I had to pay way more attention and not be distracted. That did mean I had the best view, since I was 3’ away from the action.

Here’s a good collection of slow-motion footage from the videographer; the rest hasn’t been put online yet:

https://youtu.be/SIgF6qB6DTY

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


Advent Horizon posted:

Morning of the derby, I drove THE BEAST down the highway for delivery:

https://i.imgur.com/9lcODZS.mp4

Fun. As. Heck. Did the sound come through? If not, it’s missing the sweet sound of a V8 through open header stacks. 10/10, would recommend.

No sound unfortunately, even when "all controls enabled".

Cool trophies!

Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


drat. Any good non-YouTube way to upload with sound? It’s only a few second long clip.

On to the non-derby parts of the trip:

Saturday afternoon the sun was out so we headed up to Glacier Bay National Park, where I got to check off one rare park from my road trip list. I only put stickers in the ‘Cruiser window for places it has actually been:



Apologies for the filters, I was shooting into the sun.

Here is the lodge, pictured from the beach:



It’s very, uh, ‘rustic retro’ inside. Think wood paneling. It evokes an era but is pretty forgettable other than the beaked whale skeleton displayed inside (not pictured, whoops). It’s the only beaked whale skeleton on display in the USA or Canada.

Along the beach path they have a humpback whale skeleton on display:



She was pregnant when hit by a cruise ship :(. I tried to get better shots but it’s huge and even the wide angle couldn’t capture the whole thing.

Further along the beach is the Huna Totem Tribal House:



My SIL was on the architect team so we really wanted to check it out. It’s a modern interpretation of the old tribal houses; originals would have more rough cut lumber and a thatch roof. The interior is gorgeous and entirely cedar:



Originals would have a fire at the center. Totem tentacle porn on the back pillar:



Saturday night the aurora came out for a big display. Again, no pictures. I am a failure, I’m sorry.

Sunday was the derby, Monday was mostly packing up but we did hike out to a DC-3 crash from 1957:




It was a repositioning flight from the Pennsylvania National Guard to Alaska so still has the PA paint. 4 people died but all the passengers at the back of the plane lived (everything ahead of the wings is basically gone).

Monday afternoon we took the ferry back; when booking ferry tickets they charge by the foot but you’re allowed 14 feet tall. This guy has clearly played the game before:



Had a nice ride back, nothing special but at least the seas were calm. Most of our group slept in the solarium the whole way, which was 7 hours of nap time.

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


I was going to say Imgur allows sound, but my exhaust videos for the Crown Vic don't have sound either. I could have sworn that they used to...

Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


I’ve been working on little stuff the last week, I’m trying to get ready for a winter of ‘one small thing at a time’. I have some fairly large items I want to do, but seeing as they aren’t interconnected I can break everything up into chunks a lot better than last winter.

One item on the list, before I forget about it, is cleaning up the diesel heater setup. This thing is just an Espar clone in a case with a tank:



One problem is that the hoses are set up such that you can’t remove the tank without cutting the hoses off their barbs. On our big road trip I misread an error and did a full teardown/cleaning of the heater; to remove the heater itself without cutting hoses I had to modify the steel:



I’m now getting around to properly shielding that tubing.

If I do have to drain the fuel, right now I have to either cut tubing or turn the whole thing upside down. Anybody have any good ideas for a better method that won’t leak but fits within this space?



One of this winter’s big projects will be removing the axles and giving them full refurbishments with new paint. To help things along later I’m prepping some of my spare parts now:



Those steering knuckles came out of the rusty parts FJ60 but cleaned up pretty darn nicely:



Any thoughts on paint? I could go with plain black or something fun. Taking suggestions.

builds character
Jan 16, 2008

Keep at it.

Advent Horizon posted:

I’ve been working on little stuff the last week, I’m trying to get ready for a winter of ‘one small thing at a time’. I have some fairly large items I want to do, but seeing as they aren’t interconnected I can break everything up into chunks a lot better than last winter.

One item on the list, before I forget about it, is cleaning up the diesel heater setup. This thing is just an Espar clone in a case with a tank:



One problem is that the hoses are set up such that you can’t remove the tank without cutting the hoses off their barbs. On our big road trip I misread an error and did a full teardown/cleaning of the heater; to remove the heater itself without cutting hoses I had to modify the steel:



I’m now getting around to properly shielding that tubing.

If I do have to drain the fuel, right now I have to either cut tubing or turn the whole thing upside down. Anybody have any good ideas for a better method that won’t leak but fits within this space?



One of this winter’s big projects will be removing the axles and giving them full refurbishments with new paint. To help things along later I’m prepping some of my spare parts now:



Those steering knuckles came out of the rusty parts FJ60 but cleaned up pretty darn nicely:



Any thoughts on paint? I could go with plain black or something fun. Taking suggestions.

Can you do a Y instead where that barb comes out and then just have a drain hose that's turned off all the time?

Boaz MacPhereson
Jul 11, 2006

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I say some variation of Toyota yellow/orange/red for paint. Have some fun with it.

Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


Clean week continues; Saturday morning I got up early to wash the car:



It’s been raining but I had to do it since we volunteered at the local ‘National Drive Electric’ gathering. This is the highest-mileage EV in the State of Alaska so we make sure to always show up, though this year I spent the whole event telling people that, no, we were not the parking area for Capital City Brewfest which was across the street.

I’m tired of cleaning all my nuts and bolts manually in the parts washer, plus I know some metals don’t agree with the Simple Green Industrial, so I ordered an ultrasonic cleaner:



It looks fancy at first but one immediate problem is that the basket can’t hang off the sides without modifying the lid:



If the tray just sits on the bottom of the cleaner the rubber feet absorb all the vibrations and it does gently caress-all.

For a test, I ran part of that jet ski that’s laying around:



After one day of soaking at 70*C in a Simple Green solution followed by 30 minutes of ultrasonic, then a second day at 60*C with Dawn dish soap and another 30 minutes, this is what it looks like:



Definitely better but all that gunk still rubs off on your hands if you touch it. The cleaner did take a ton of crap off in the first cycle, though:



I tried some bolts, another two days endeavor but I also soaked them in the parts washer and gave them a quick manual scrub first:



That doesn’t look any better than if I did a proper hand scrubbing. In fact, this concerns me:



You’ll notice a ton of dirt on the head, but more importantly some of them look like pumice! I wonder what that does to the strength rating? It doesn’t show well in the pictures but some of that pitting is deep.

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


That's really odd.

I have a very similar ultrasonic cleaner, and it does a fair job. Parts basket - I *think* it sits on the bottom, but not on rubber. Definitely no issue putting the lid on.
I use a solution specifically for ultrasonic cleaners and it hasn't eaten anything, and seems to work well.

edit: apparently I have exactly the same cleaner:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083KBN9M5

and it does sit on the bottom on small rubber feet. Doesn't seem to be a problem. You want the solution to vibrate, not the parts.

This is the solution I use:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012GQOBM8

Goes a long way because that's a concentrate - you only use it 3-10% in water. I haven't used my cleaner a huge amount, but the solution is still fine from the first batch. Haven't had to mix up any more.

Darchangel fucked around with this message at 17:23 on Sep 27, 2022

StormDrain
May 22, 2003

Thirteen Letter

honda whisperer posted:

Why does it look like you're taking pictures in a skating rink?

This killed me. Great job.

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Advent Horizon
Jan 17, 2003

I’m back, and for that I am sorry


Remember when you said to get a CO2 fire extinguisher so there’s no cleanup after the inevitable fire? I ignored that advice.

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