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Are they large and noisy? I really like the idea of being able to pour anything in and it running...

I would think a diesel start then switch over would be the go, with some level of oil preheating going on. And a decent filtering process for the waste oil...

In my mind converting something cheap and shit that it doesn't matter if it dies is just fine

Thats kindof what I was thinking might be the go, I just dont have fhe full barry on them yet ..

As above, I kindof want a genset that will run occasionally off the copious waste oil I have, probably only needs to generate 1kw or so...

Went to a Daffodil day parkup with Elliot today, talked to many people. There is a pretty significant height difference going on there. Fortunately he has ordered new rear shocks and lowering springs, so this will be rectified.

Yea before the rad popped you could hear the water boiling and see bubbles coming through. So I imagined some bad things could happen. The other coil is a bit slower so probably better.

Its surprisingly expensive to run a spa. Unfortunately the boss is insinuating that there is little point to a spa if you cant just get in whenever, so I may have to look at constant heating options...

Actually its tonight

Been messing around with this broken inflatable spa that I bought for nix a couple of months ago. There was no pump and the heater was broken, so naturally I bought a $20 pump off tm and grafted it in there. And a 3d printed control panel for the pump and the air And an old safari rad for heat exchange That pump position was a bit shit tho, any air and it would lose its prime, so I moved it down so the weight of the water primed it. Much better. So I finally got around to cranking it up tonight And ot was cranking pretty awsomely until the fire got a bit too much for the rad and it burnt through, putting the fire out. Still, i have another copper coil heat exchanger, this will probably work way better. Tomorrow night maybe.

As I get older it keeps hitting harder that real world testing is way more direct and valuable than chair analysis. Actually this is hitting even harder now i have jumped on the 3d printing bandwagon, I now iterate things hardout based on physical parts rather than CAD opinion...

Thats actually pretty cool, I might get it just on general principle. Man I realised have so many weird specific apps on my phone, although I did clear it out a couple of months ago Edit, its not an app, its an online thing. Still good to know. Anyway I was out this morning and bought some of this; I'll see how that goes.

Looks pretty toast but there will be some useful bits on it no doubt. I wonder what they are doing with it..

Fucking no

This is it, I have seen many different wheels on these and the Maserati ones are literally the only ones that I have genuinely loved the look of.

Well I definitely haven't, but it is entirely possible someone in the intervening decade has. TBH if it had carpets it would probably damp whatever it is down, so that is a near future plan anyway. I found a source of OEM lower engine mounts and bought a couple, so when that arrives it might make things better...

I can barely get in anyway, let along get in while I get in.

That would probably be more appropriate

I am super tempted to unleash a tin of expanding foam down there.

I just attach things to the base of the marital bed hurhur

I can make it happen revving up in the garage, but its pretty rowdy and even tho my neighbors are a wee bit away there is no doubt they can hear it. I just cannot believe the number of times I have stupidly gone 'fuck yea, that has to be it' and then it fucking isn't.. like every single time. I might write a script.

Yea I know. Plus mine is lower and now has wheels that fill the arches. It does have a freshly rebuilt engine still running in, but there are a number of small issues. The heater doesnt work, the shocks are toast, and I'm pretty sure the lower engine mount is in worse condition than mine. It turns out those are nearly impossible to find, but a Canadian chap has a stash of NOS ones, so I might buy a couple. But it has a proper interior so is significantly more civilised than mine. Oh and he know a chap in Nelson that has a 100% mint one, we will have to visit ..

Found a friend

I thought it might be the clutch line running front to back, so I damped it out and today went for a spin - no, not that. So I spent some time grovelling around underneath tapping things, and found a spot under the central tunnel that definitely had something bouncing around. I invesigated with the endoscope and what do you know! And after a ridiculous amount of fucking around with first a magnet taped to a bit of welding wire and then a bit of welding wire with wet silicone blobbed on the end to act as sticky because the second thing wasnt ferrous; I then tested it to be 100% sure and do you know what? It didnt fucking fix the rattle

I now imagine hiring someone to just sit in the passenger seat and scream at the right frequency.