Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Got on Newegg to window shop for a new laptop, and saw they have an automotive section O_o

Newegg has decided to just try to be Amazon.

[NoHaveMSG]

This is for sale at a dealer in WA, 95' LC 4.2 turbo diesel. OMG so much want

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

This is for sale at a dealer in WA, 95' LC 4.2 turbo diesel. OMG so much want

I don't even know what that is.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I don't even know what that is.

Toyota Land Cruiser. North America never got the diesel.


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[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by BrettRS

Anyways, some Fiat pics attached for fun (red one is mine, fluid was what was bled last night).

Always wanted an X1/9 back in the day Rossa red (I believe that's what they called it)

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by BrettRS

...My new 1996 Mazda truck failed inspection yesterday for the rusty leaf spring mounts ... I don't weld, unfortunately, so I can't fix that cheaply.

you shouldn't need to know how to weld! the leaf spring mounting kits for the rangers are bolt-on
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...g+hanger,13610

my dad's '96 needed both sides replaced, my '02 needed the passenger side replaced as soon as i got it. somewhat of a pain, took most of a saturday to grind the one mount off, but doable with normal power tools.

Originally Posted by BrettRS

Do you have suggestions for a budget modern MIG welder I could learn on? Are MIG welders 240v?


I'm working on getting a pole barn up out on my lot where the pigs are, so I'll be able to set-up a welder there. Garage is too tight at home for any more big equipment. I can wire in 240v outlet or whatever is needed for a MIG when I build the barn.


I've got decades of soldering experience, I own a small tech manufacturing business and I started by building all of the wiring harnesses for the company that I now own. Never touched a welder though, always stood on the sidelines and watched others whenever I needed anything. I'm sure I could learn on YT and with practice...

i come from a similar background, though entirely self-taught soldering. welding is an entirely different skillset.

i picked up a flux-cored welder on a whim from harbor freight-- always wanted to get into it. MIG/TIG is more usable though with a higher quality finish. i learned this after i got it.

it's a bottomless pit of accessories and parts though. you were warned. i wasn't.

Originally Posted by weederr33

Got on Newegg to window shop for a new laptop, and saw they have an automotive section O_o

yea, but not stocked by newegg, stocked by a bunch of rando's that will ship whenever they feel like it. it's like amazon without the amazon part.

[cjd]

I wish I had space for a welder. Starting to think we will need a 400a service before long. Kinda bummed. But car chargers and 2 hvac and everything just keeps demanding more and more.

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Always wanted an X1/9 back in the day Rossa red (I believe that's what they called it)

I'll bet some people got mad back in the day when they got smoked by that.

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[soundman98]

Originally Posted by cjd

I wish I had space for a welder. Starting to think we will need a 400a service before long. Kinda bummed. But car chargers and 2 hvac and everything just keeps demanding more and more.

you can come down to the suburbs and play with my flux core welder


i rebuilt a $40 harbor freight service cart with $150 worth of steel and pneumatic casters just because i could. it's dangerous to have this kind of capability just laying around.

it all started because the included casters didn't work on rough surfaces. then the cheap stamped steel was too thin for the big pneumatic casters to bolt to without folding up on itself. enter 1/8" plate steel, and a few weekends.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I'll bet some people got mad back in the day when they got smoked by that.

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nah, they always caught up at the next light when the electrical system gave up.

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by soundman98

nah, they always caught up at the next light when the electrical system gave up.

By then their pride shaken

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[soundman98]

that's just their bellies shaking. but they're not laughing at you. they're laughing with you.

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by soundman98

that's just their bellies shaking. but they're not laughing at you. they're laughing with you.

I don't know man, I've fucked up some way faster cars in my BRZ because they caught up in a straight and then could keep up in the twisties.

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[gen3v8]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I don't know man, I've fucked up some way faster cars in my BRZ because they caught up in a straight and then could keep up in the twisties.

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They punch above their weight in the twisties. Life`s Pretty straight without Twisties