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Thunder Chicken
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Penetrating oil has already been applied, and my torch and 2' breaker bar are at the ready. Original torques are all around 30 ft-lb, so with seizing it should only require 10x that amount of torque to
Actually the only difficulty is getting a tool on these bolts without dismantling half of the engine. My driver side mount is easily accessible, the front mount less so, and my transmission mount requires the air box to be removed.
The rear mount requires a lift to access it from the bottom. Enlisting the aid of children or small women with small hands and super-human grip strength would definitely be a nice-to-have.
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Visit your local climbing gym and hold up a cardboard sign outside. Plenty of small women with super-human grip strength there.
Thunder Chicken
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Visit your local climbing gym and hold up a cardboard sign outside. Plenty of small women with super-human grip strength there.
That sounds like a sure-fire way to become the neighborhood Creepy Dude.
tl8
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A couple of months after the Pi 3 release, the Pi 2 got the same CPU as the Pi 3. Note that this is the Pi 2 v1.2.
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I found that being a photographer does that for me. Also looking like me helps.
Thunder Chicken
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Just dropped my wife off at the airport for a two-week trip.
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Did dropping her off make you Scottish? 
Thunder Chicken
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Did dropping her off make you Scottish?
No, but I can now drink Scotch without persecution for a few weeks.
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Whatever you do, don't sit on a park bench near the elementary school.
I hope you don't drive a white Chevy van too.
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Thunder Chicken
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Get that Mystery Machine paint job ASAP.
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Well, why not something like that:
But personally, I prefer the classic painting style of a Samba more there:
Those T1 Samba cost used in good condition much more today as their current successor, T6... you can calculate with about 70000€-110000€ there. They are extremely popular and the robust construction means they age pretty well...
But personally, I prefer the classic painting style of a Samba more there:
Those T1 Samba cost used in good condition much more today as their current successor, T6... you can calculate with about 70000€-110000€ there. They are extremely popular and the robust construction means they age pretty well...
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There's not too many bad things one can say about those old air-cooled VWs. Only gripe was that if you didn't stay on top of them they would rust, especially the heat exchangers. I think that was common among most auto finishes back then, though.
My dad had two Beetles when I was little, the second one was a 73 Super Beetle which he drove into the early 80s. He always regretted trading it in, it was in fine shape and according to him it was the best car he ever had.
My dad had two Beetles when I was little, the second one was a 73 Super Beetle which he drove into the early 80s. He always regretted trading it in, it was in fine shape and according to him it was the best car he ever had.
Thunder Chicken
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Proving that a brick will fly if you put enough engine on it:
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You guys are seriously making me want to get an old Microbus...
Thunder Chicken
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Here is a VW bus simulation from the driver's seat, full speed.
[ame="https://youtu.be/1oFPveNebPE?t=15"]Sesame Street season 7 end credits (1975-76) - YouTube[/ame]
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The steering wheel is at the wrong angle.
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Reading the thread about water ice on Mars actually makes me miss playing BattleTech. At a game convention once I hosted a game in which a battle takes place in Noctis Labyrinthus on Mars. It was a mash-up of B-Tech and War of the Worlds; ancient Martians dwelling underground had tried to invade Earth with three-legged Tripod "battlemechs", and now ComStar was on the offensive, duking it out with the Martians in amongst rock formations on the surface of Mars. Had to build cool scenery for the table for that one, and used low-gravity rules. The Martian "Mechs" required a custom sheet and damage table, and made up new (for BTech) weapons: the Martian rocket pods and of course, the mighty Heat Ray!
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Reading the thread about water ice on Mars actually makes me miss playing BattleTech. At a game convention once I hosted a game in which a battle takes place in Noctis Labyrinthus on Mars. It was a mash-up of B-Tech and War of the Worlds; ancient Martians dwelling underground had tried to invade Earth with three-legged Tripod "battlemechs", and now ComStar was on the offensive, duking it out with the Martians in amongst rock formations on the surface of Mars. Had to build cool scenery for the table for that one, and used low-gravity rules. The Martian "Mechs" required a custom sheet and damage table, and made up new (for BTech) weapons: the Martian rocket pods and of course, the mighty Heat Ray!
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Woops, wrong thread. Please delete.
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Our first scenario convention had the following evil combination for playing the first stage of the scenario on the surface of a large asteroid mine:
- parallel secret movement
- low gravity
- vacuum
We allowed quite large units, around batallion size. After this first stage, only a few lances had been left. Most died by friendly collisions causing depressurizations because players of the team did not talk with each other and simply optimized their movement egoistically. Was important for teaching, but also very frustrating for the teams.
In the end the winning team won the scenario by a single Phoenixhawk without legs. While all other teams fought a major melee on one of the lower levels of the mine, they managed to drop the Phoenixhawk on a huge minecart and let it travel completely ignored through the mine.
Was a very important convention for us the PhoenixCon I in 2000... we learned a lot about designing scenarios and eventually reduced the scenario to a short event on the saturday for the interested players and offered more variety on our convention.
If you are around in Germany and want get some battletech (or good meals), the PhoenixCon XVII is scheduled for the 26th October (A thursday) to the 29th. We host the German Battletech Championship again.
http://con.phoenixguard.de/
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