Transom

From max height on the hydraulics you need to lower slightly to the last click on the safety locks - so yes you can always lift it back off them to release and lower 

the max height stop is an electric micro  switch that is mounted on one of the pillars - can always adjust the height of that to stop before your highest car hits the ceiling 

7 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:

Somebody tell me whats best to clean my cooling system. Long ago someone suggested white vinegar? 

Citric acid 

look at the active ingredient on radiator flush bottles 

Buy from the supermarket for like $2 in the baking aisle 

Bmw f650 is always a good answer and getting so cheap now 

Multiple reasons 

can’t be fucked with the admin of getting cert from a remote area 

can barely fit in the thing anymore and too harsh bumpy for me and the missus to enjoy with our aging and decrepit bodies it’s all about comfort now

Over the whole “miata yata with juddies drop kick dumb kid culture that has grown around the cult car “ and don’t want to be associated with it in any way shape or form 

Really enjoying having the shed and hoist space back 

And sold as a rolling shell and gone to a good home 

no one was interested in the engines so I’m thinking mini jet boat 

no regerts made back what I spent on it not counting time and have a shed full of tools and skills I picked up working on it 

Because muppets and also ftp

i looked at buying some and right hand drive dip are rare and spendy 

Very popular in the mx-5 world but the plan seems to be just put the stock headlights back in for warrants / cert 

Do they dip left or right ? 
 

Ah there is probably a hockey match on or moose season or something 

Are you communicating direct with 14.7 in the USA ? Had excellent response times from them even considering time zones 

Magnets 

Steel sleeve inside the bike rack so it’s a tighter fit on the ball 

and a plate with a hole in it at the top of the sleeve so the tow ball top has something to locate to and the bolts have something to pull down against 

when I worked in a bike shop the owner had a merc with euro tow ball and just bought the T7 rack that fitted and that was pretty much the difference 

can prob buy just the upright not the whole rack 

8 hours ago, Westernstar said:

Oh boy that’s a beaut, it’s really not hard

Na I have driven road ranger gearbox lots and full truck and trailer just never a semi 

it’s not road registered it’s all off highway in a closed site with an escort doing radio calls and everyone else has to give way to it so you can stay on the crown of the roads - no tie downs lol just load up and go 

Have put 1.5 ton on the 250kg setting on a supercheap hoist and then moved it around … 

as above I would be more worried about centre of gravity than shear strength 

Damn the image sizer I use cropped the 15km showing from new straight off the lot photo almost right out of the picture 

1993 Cat 777D model 

hours 

3 hours ago, cletus said:

So a li-ion battery if left to go flat, do they go puffy and explode? 

Imagine being a barry in the future trying to hoard old ev parts to restore them one day 

Yes they do so need monitored / maintenance charging and to be stored in a flameproof storage 

We have all seen the videos of exploding vapes cellphones and laptops 

Once they go puffy chuck them out on the concrete driveway hook up an old unregulated car battery charger and a long extension cord stand well back and flick the switch lol 

Actual zero on a lithium battery is past the voltage  they go puffy and catch on fire 

there will be a cutoff in the controller or battery pack well before that ( meter may say zero but the actual cell voltage will be at a safe minimum ) 

Here’s a mates old one for inspiration Ducati style fairing and his own handmade solo seat 

Yup Ornsby are good - minimal barrying and lots of good practical on bike instruction time … bronze course is best $20 spent ever 

ATV winch cos remote controls 

I have one which I am looking at using to power a  lifter for the spa pool cover 

5 hours ago, Goat said:

Does anyone know of a good cheap source or have hookups for stainless exhaust pipe combo bends. I'm after some 1.75" combos to build some extractors.
 

I've found this guy, but he's out of stock, and hasn't replied to my queries as of yet.
https://fabdepot.co.nz/products/304-stainless-steel-uj-combo-bend?_pos=1&_sid=51671a6fe&_ss=r&variant=40937386737829

 

https://stickyflanges.co.nz

Or aliex if you are in no hurry 

Yup parking was part of the one I did … pull over safely and find neutral then roll / shuffle back into a parking space up to a kerb … all with 15 million head checks and appropriate use of indicators 

42 minutes ago, Yowzer said:

I still think a ESC from a RC car / drone is worth investigating haha

No idea if they'd actually be compatible with the motor, but I don't see why not, pretty sure they're just a regular brushless design.

Rc escs get their control signal as a pwm from the receiver so a link ecu should be able to drive one no problem … water pump controller $250+
Rc 200amp esc - $60-80 … 

On 16/01/2023 at 10:23, davidian said:

what sorta bike are you running @Transom?

02 bmwf650 single spark .. known for lean running issues including surging/stalling -next model is twin spark 

ditched 15kg of stainless steel muffler with cat and then fitted boosterplug later on 

the extended wiring on booster plug also let me put the intake temp sensor in the cool air right at intake not buried in the depths of the air box 

The motec bmw ecu is not flashable