Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread

[Nominal]

29 minutes ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said:

Cool. Have yet to try my old thermette. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[ThePog]

Totally forgotten I'd made that thread. Thanks.

[NickJ]

Cos the Datsun is quite loud and unsocial for long trips I planned to tow it down to Datsun nats this coming Labour weekend. Upon finding the cost to rent a transporter and having the welder set up to glue some beams for a mate's house build, I spontaneously decided to build an A-frame.

Bit of a cock up, the horizontal was meant to be at the kink, but that would strike the number plate, was also meant to be collapsable but I couldn't decide on the design so we'll call this v.0.1

Hopefully build the courage to hook it all up and go for a drive next week.

[NickJ]

Took the Datsun for a WOF, tows really good, just unsettling that you can't really see it except in the reverse camera!

 

[JustHarry]

What are you towing it with @NickJ?

[NickJ]

1 hour ago, JustHarry said:

What are you towing it with @NickJ?

With the Defender, who tows who home is tbc....

[JustHarry]

Would be quieter and faster in the datsun wouldn't it?

[Mof]

11 minutes ago, JustHarry said:

Would be better at Reefton wouldn't it?

 

[NickJ]

2 hours ago, JustHarry said:

Would be quieter and faster in the datsun wouldn't it?

Three people with gear is a bit much for the rear suspension and the Defender is much, much quieter!

2 hours ago, Mof said:

Fine choice of tow vehicle

 

[1vaknd]

Organising long term projects and parts

 

Got a lucky streak as @AE25 knew a guy that worked for a company that needed to clear out their old shelving. It's amazing how much stuff you can fit in a 40ft high cube

[BlownCorona]

theres not going to be anything left of that toyota on top once you go back to get it out!

[Mark_Fleming]

1vaknd, look up the term "container rain".....desiccant packs are your friend.....

[1vaknd]

the shell its mint its just the valance and bonnet that are rotten which I have spares, container has vents on the doors (facing the prevailing wind) and a whirly bird on the back end of the roof

 

[Dudley]

Is that kamei lip of a ke35? Or off something else? @1vaknd

[1vaknd]

2 hours ago, Dudley said:

Is that kamei lip of a ke35? Or off something else? @1vaknd

not sure what it was for, my mate has the same one on his subaru brumby, so who knows

[toy-mota]

So i dabble in charcoal cooking and have a stack of wood (blue gum,apple) so thought why not make my own charcoal. 
 

after some youtube-ing i found a style i liked and could make. 
 

its made from a 55kg grease can . With a 3inch inlet ,4 inch fire box and 3inch flue which is all in the center and sealed. Then a tube from the top of the drum to the firebox inlet. This lets the wood gas self fuel . 
takes around 4/5 hours to make a drum load. 
currently working on 2.0 , more fuel more air more heat

[toy-mota]

I got 2.0 done today . Uses an old truck air tank shortened up as the firebox . 4 and 3 inch air inlets and 3inch outlet. Heat shield around chamber pipe to keep it hot  

[SOHC]

Made this BBQ for this summer, those are proper fire bricks. 

[KP_wag]

Nice, old school kiwi batch-spec

[SOHC]

Me and my dad went to get that plate cut in 1987.