Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by JD001

Is that "your" fusebox? It should be on Antiques roadshow!! Looks bloody old and dangerous. New wiring and box me thinks!!

Heck, I just upgraded my electrical box about 35 years ago. My electrician that installed it, used to work for Lucas Electrical.

The new one (with fuses) worked fine for a while, till the rats started chewing through the knob and tubing wiring in the house. So I put pennies behind the fuses, that fried those rodents real good.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soundman98

I've been telling people I'm trying to get 4 days worth of work done this weekend. I'm probably underestimating. I also need to change and re-vent a water heater somewhere in all this too.

Most nerve wracking part of that is the gas line.

So, your hot water is gas?

Don't ya'll have to get permits to mess with gas lines?

Re-venting the water heater - you do have new batteries in your CO detectors?

Yep, I don't mess with gas anymore, since I had a gas hot water blow up in my face back in the day.

That's all fer now -

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

So, your hot water is gas?

Don't ya'll have to get permits to mess with gas lines?

Re-venting the water heater - you do have new batteries in your CO detectors?

Yep, I don't mess with gas anymore, since I had a gas hot water blow up in my face back in the day.

That's all fer now -

Meh, gas is pretty easy. Use black pipe, silver plumbers tape for gas, check connections with soap, and have a shutoff at the appliance.

I would be more worried about venting.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Heck, I just upgraded my electrical box about 35 years ago. My electrician that installed it, used to work for Lucas Electrical.

You know why British drink warm beer? Because Lucas also made refrigerators.

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by humfrz

So, your hot water is gas?



Don't ya'll have to get permits to mess with gas lines?



Re-venting the water heater - you do have new batteries in your CO detectors?



Yep, I don't mess with gas anymore, since I had a gas hot water blow up in my face back in the day.



That's all fer now -

Any water hot enough becomes a gas...

bah dum chish

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[radroach]

Bought a bunch of whiteline parts, positive traction kit and the subframe inserts. Already have the transmission insert.

I am on stock tire size 215's with fresh Firestone Indy 500's. Will tightening up the rear end overload the stock tire size?

[bcj]

Pinch it up a bit, then see how much it wobbles?

[ichitaka05]

Marking up the rear diffuser... trying to figure out best area to tie em in. Front part, I could use rear sway bar (where chassis & sway meet). Rear... not fully sure, but I’ll prob need 2 in the middle, 1 on each side to hold em down.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

Any water hot enough becomes a gas...

bah dum chish

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Not true, there bah dum chish.

Depends on the pressure.

Look it up.

Save yourself a lot of grief by agreeing.

If you don't, I'll enlighten you after my Saturday, long nap.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Marking up the rear diffuser... trying to figure out best area to tie em in. Front part, I could use rear sway bar (where chassis & sway meet). Rear... not fully sure, but I’ll prob need 2 in the middle, 1 on each side to hold em down.

I think you're gonna need stronger tape to hold it in place.

Iffen you need some help with duck tape and baling wire techniques, I'll get Bubba on the horn.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by KR-S 86

More and more I start to gravitate towards being able to track my car. Currently trying to put the last two sets of ARP extended studs on the rear wheels (having trouble BTW but just check the WHAT DID YOU DO thread).


Afterwards, I'm looking into LCAs and eventually an oil cooler. I've got a lot of time before quarantine is over, so hopefully before the end of the year I can finally take my FR-S to the track.

You're doing it backward. First install a good traditional oil cooler. Otherwise, you're already selling it short. See what it can do out of the box before you ruin it. My hpde instructor was particularly impressed after he learned that it was stock suspension.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Meh, gas is pretty easy. Use black pipe, silver plumbers tape for gas, check connections with soap, and have a shutoff at the appliance.

I would be more worried about venting.

Well, that's all fine and dandy, except if you live in an area that have building codes and a construction permitting system in place. Then if you DIY (and your not licensed) and didn't take out a permit and get the work signed off, and your house blows and burns down because of a gas leak, your homeowners insurance might not cover the damage. -

Of course, Idaho may be different - do they have building codes in Idaho? -

Is it ma nap time yet?

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by JD001

Don't forget to cover setting concrete before the rain or before the local neighbourhood kids decide to leave their tags (historical significance)..

got it done just in time! had an ez-up canopy over it, but it leaked in one spot and dotted the finish..

in the process, learned one of my neighbors has been asking everyone else on the block if they've seen me. apparently she thought i died. her reasoning was because i haven't done anything with my landscaping(despite the fact that i've waved to her twice while mowing the lawn). she's a little, um, interesting. but a nice lady anyways...

Originally Posted by JD001

Forgot to ask, what type of finish have you applied to the wearing surface?

it's for a stationary air conditioner. there's no traffic across the surface. i dragged a broom across it. it looks pretty. at least it did until the canopy dripped.

according to my retired neighbor expert, it's the proper way to finish the surface, besides getting a vinyl sealant, which isn't really worth it to me. it's a 4" thick pad(on the heavy side of 4-4.5") on 5-10" of triple-compacted crushed rock. if it moves, i've got much bigger issues. like militant ants.

Originally Posted by humfrz

So, your hot water is gas?

Don't ya'll have to get permits to mess with gas lines?

Re-venting the water heater - you do have new batteries in your CO detectors?

Yep, I don't mess with gas anymore, since I had a gas hot water blow up in my face back in the day.

That's all fer now -

yes, i keep the CO with new batteries, even hold the test button every once in a while to make sure it still hurts my ears. i'm planning on loading up on soapy water, and will be checking, rechecking, rerechecking and rererechecking everything.

did my dryer a while back. still checking for leaks just in case!

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Meh, gas is pretty easy. Use black pipe, silver plumbers tape for gas, check connections with soap, and have a shutoff at the appliance.

I would be more worried about venting.

i've got this stuff to seal it. it's like wd-40 for thread seals. works everywhere, and if it leaks, disassemble, add more.
https://cleanfit.com/blue_monster_in...l#sealant_ptfe

the shutoff and all the fittings appear to all be in place. there's a union between the shutoff and the water heater, so i shouldn't even need to do anything upstream of the shutoff.

i read the manual! 55' max vent distance, currently 44' with bend extension calc, 1/8" rise over 10'.

crooked pipes are easy. it's making them straight that gets difficult!

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

You're doing it backward. First install a good traditional oil cooler. Otherwise, you're already selling it short. See what it can do out of the box before you ruin it. My hpde instructor was particularly impressed after he learned that it was stock suspension.

Don’t. It’s a pain in the ass to mount it to the sway bar. Make a bracket.