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Forum: Success Stories 12-10-2020, 01:47 PM
Replies: 404
Views: 76,365
Posted By Galane
What SpaceX did with their vehicle. The fuel...

What SpaceX did with their vehicle. The fuel efficiency is terrible and the braking needs a lot of work.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1336849897987796992
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-29-2020, 08:37 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,958
Posted By Galane
You could make perfect rounded edges by using hot...

You could make perfect rounded edges by using hot sand to bend PVC pipe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSJQE_uZcbk

Choose a radius you want then select PVC pipe that matches or is close to it....
Forum: Success Stories 07-29-2020, 09:11 PM
Replies: 404
Views: 76,365
Posted By Galane
Have you seen the Garage 54 channel on YouTube?...

Have you seen the Garage 54 channel on YouTube? Some crazy Russians who do all kinds of weird things to old Ladas, with an English voiceover translation.

They stuffed a big GAZ truck 7.0L V8 into...
Forum: Success Stories 07-23-2020, 12:29 AM
Replies: 404
Views: 76,365
Posted By Galane
It's a Green Mussel...

It's a Green Mussel https://www.seafoodsource.com/seafood-handbook/shellfish/mussel-green
Forum: Success Stories 07-13-2020, 08:59 PM
Replies: 404
Views: 76,365
Posted By Galane
Look up Hoovie's Garage on YouTube and the...

Look up Hoovie's Garage on YouTube and the "adventures" with a 740i Sport. He buys cars that originally cost a lot of money but are being sold cheap due to either things needing fixed or impending...
Forum: Success Stories 07-13-2020, 02:58 AM
Replies: 404
Views: 76,365
Posted By Galane
Look up the Nash, Rambler, & Hudson Owners Group...

Look up the Nash, Rambler, & Hudson Owners Group on Facebook. Possibly find someone there needing parts.
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-11-2020, 09:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 795
Posted By Galane
Don't feel anything there. Must be some kind of...

Don't feel anything there. Must be some kind of extremely thin residue, at least on the glass. Whatever the Honda dealer did to remove the stickers didn't get rid of everything.

I went to a car...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-09-2020, 11:41 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 14,401
Posted By Galane
What you need to go in top of all that is a self...

What you need to go in top of all that is a self inflating sleeping pad. They have inner structure and open cell foam.

I wonder which came first, these mats or the self inflating whoopee cushion?...
Forum: Hybrids 07-07-2020, 03:18 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 41,572
Posted By Galane
I've wanted to take a Cavalier coupe and a...

I've wanted to take a Cavalier coupe and a Cavalier convertible and swap Cimarron front ends, tail lights, interior, drivetrain etc to them. Why? Because GM never made a coupe or convertible Cimarron...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-06-2020, 04:16 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 14,401
Posted By Galane
Is that a 1971 or 1972?

Is that a 1971 or 1972?
Forum: Success Stories 07-06-2020, 03:42 AM
Replies: 404
Views: 76,365
Posted By Galane
You want the ones called TEG or Thermo Electric...

You want the ones called TEG or Thermo Electric Generator. They're optimized for the Seebeck Effect for generating power from a thermal difference instead of Peltier optimized for generating a...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-05-2020, 01:59 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 14,401
Posted By Galane
I took a look at my 2nd gen and there's not a lot...

I took a look at my 2nd gen and there's not a lot of room for a tire scraper, especially without a lift kit. Looks like it would have to be pretty narrow.
But as long as it peels the sticky muck off...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-04-2020, 03:28 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 14,401
Posted By Galane
Could make a bracket that bolts onto the rear...

Could make a bracket that bolts onto the rear axle and holds a scraper behind the tire with about 1/8" gap to the tread surface. Angle it up some so it diverts mud outward. That would also mean...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-02-2020, 11:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 795
Posted By Galane
2nd gen Prius aero visual evidence.

Provided by a dusty road. Check out the perfectly straight line in the dust along the back edge of the spoiler.

What's weird is the dust shadows left by two round stickers on the glass and a big...
Forum: EcoModding Central 07-02-2020, 10:56 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 14,401
Posted By Galane
This BlueTooth dongle works with the Prius apps...

This BlueTooth dongle works with the Prius apps to access the battery info. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011NSX27A/

Only $11.99 USD. It's also OBD2 so it works with 1995 to 2004 vehicles...
Forum: Success Stories 06-11-2020, 07:48 PM
Replies: 404
Views: 76,365
Posted By Galane
Replaced the hatch button cover, water pump and...

Replaced the hatch button cover, water pump and belt on a 2009 Prius.

Button cover had become a sticky blob of goo. Took forever to clean it off the button after removing it from the hatch.

The...
Forum: Hybrids 04-02-2020, 05:30 AM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,406
Posted By Galane
Have you set just inside your back door, with it...

Have you set just inside your back door, with it open, and listened to this song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aae_RHRptRg
Forum: Forum News & Feedback 12-20-2019, 04:18 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 10,309
Posted By Galane
Such a glut of oil yet gasoline prices are still...

Such a glut of oil yet gasoline prices are still nearly $3 a gallon here. :mad:
Forum: Hybrids 04-15-2019, 09:14 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,406
Posted By Galane
But one gets a jet tub and tiny closet while the...

But one gets a jet tub and tiny closet while the other gets a regular bath and huge closet?
Forum: Hybrids 03-14-2019, 08:24 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,406
Posted By Galane
Replace the hood mount tach with a big ammeter....

Replace the hood mount tach with a big ammeter. Set it up so that when the car isn't moving it's at zero.
Forum: Hybrids 12-13-2018, 09:35 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,406
Posted By Galane
There's a slight problem with that north view. I...

There's a slight problem with that north view. I can still see some of the house behind the garage part. ;)
Forum: DIY / How-to 11-06-2018, 07:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,431
Posted By Galane
How my father did many engines over his life was...

How my father did many engines over his life was to first use a ridge reamer at the tops of the cylinders, if there was a ridge that needed to be cut away. Can't get the pistons out if there's a...
Forum: Hybrids 10-26-2018, 11:15 PM
Replies: 843
Views: 328,406
Posted By Galane
The front suspension of the Fiero is almost...

The front suspension of the Fiero is almost identical to the Chevette. 1976 vintage parts on a 1984. But the bigger Fiero front brakes fit a Chevette.

Pontiac promised champagne but was only...
Forum: The Lounge 09-27-2018, 12:20 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 13,975
Posted By Galane
http://www.taknaz.net/upload/44/0.9268350013049410...

http://www.taknaz.net/upload/44/0.926835001304941043_taknaz_ir.jpg
Forum: The Lounge 09-26-2018, 09:10 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 13,975
Posted By Galane
The Nissan Joke Juke....

The Nissan Joke Juke. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/2013_Nissan_Juke_Tekna_1.6.jpg

The mid 1990's when GM thought it was a great idea to run 16psi cooling systems at 195...
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