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eastpark
eastpark Reader
4/12/19 4:40 p.m.

Have you folks seen their latest project?

https://youtu.be/6HXSigszx5w

they’re building a car hauler. 

MrChaos
MrChaos GRM+ Memberand Dork
4/12/19 6:05 p.m.

interested since i absolutely despise towing a trailer.

Knurled.
Knurled. GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/12/19 6:57 p.m.

"Decisions need to be made."

"What he means is, E36 M3's about to get real overcomplicated."

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
4/12/19 7:22 p.m.

You have to wonder when they have time to eat or sleep.  This will be interesting.

The0retical
The0retical UberDork
4/12/19 7:23 p.m.

"Sounds like the hinge on your wallet" made me snort.

vwcorvette
vwcorvette GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
4/12/19 9:59 p.m.

Do they know what a smoke wrench is? Seems a lot of trouble when it's gonna be scrap and they could heat/ cut the bolts off.

Knurled.
Knurled. GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/13/19 2:17 a.m.
vwcorvette said:

Do they know what a smoke wrench is? Seems a lot of trouble when it's gonna be scrap and they could heat/ cut the bolts off.

Maybe they did try using a torch, but the batteries ran out before it heated any bolts.

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/13/19 6:27 a.m.

The problem with that episode is all of us have fought rusted bolts. There is nothing exciting about that, and never will be. I made it to the beginning of the bumper removal and moved on to something else. 

 

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr GRM+ Memberand UberDork
4/13/19 6:39 a.m.

In reply to Knurled. :

What you did there.....   I see it.

 

Very illuminating observation.

wheelsmithy
wheelsmithy GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
4/13/19 7:44 a.m.

At this point, I'd tune in to watch those guys drink tea. Yeah, not the most ground breaking installment, but from humble beginnings, and all...

ebonyandivory
ebonyandivory PowerDork
4/13/19 9:34 p.m.

Hey, they didn’t fight, didn’t scream at each other, didn’t claim that “this rare part can’t be found anywhere on this continent”, didn’t argue about showing up late and weren’t blabbing about deadlines. All I saw were a couple guys working on “cars”.

 

That’s worth a LOT to me!

vwcorvette
vwcorvette GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
4/13/19 9:36 p.m.
ebonyandivory said:

Hey, they didn’t fight, didn’t scream at each other, didn’t claim that “this rare part can’t be found anywhere on this continent”, didn’t argue about showing up late and weren’t blabbing about deadlines. All I saw were a couple guys working on “cars”.

 

That’s worth a LOT to me!

#preach

Ian F
Ian F MegaDork
4/16/19 12:14 p.m.
Toyman01 said:

The problem with that episode is all of us have fought rusted bolts. There is nothing exciting about that, and never will be. I made it to the beginning of the bumper removal and moved on to something else. 

 

Sometimes the entertainment is not the story being told, but how it's told.

Knurled.
Knurled. GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/16/19 7:51 p.m.

In reply to Ian F :

A skilled storyteller could even make the construction of a Lotus Seven riveting.

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/16/19 7:56 p.m.

In reply to Ian F :

Sometimes. Their shtick is moderately entertaining, but I'm more interested in their methods than their madness.

 

nimblemotorsports
nimblemotorsports New Reader
4/18/19 10:34 p.m.

If you think towing a trailer is a pain, now get something just as long, but it doesn't pivot in the middle,

and the car is put 3ft higher up.     

I hate my trailer ramps, I am going to build one that doesn't need ramps, I think that will make towing a trailer a LOT better.

Knurled.
Knurled. GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/7/19 8:09 p.m.
Knurled.
Knurled. GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/7/19 8:37 p.m.

Whoops, wrong video.

 

 

"It must make a pretty good boat anchor?"

"I'm guessing it'd be slow and noisy getting to the bottom."

"Does it have ANY redeeming features?"

"It's not as pointless as an X6."

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
6/7/19 9:36 p.m.

They had some pretty hilarious lines about that diesel engine at the beginning of the video.

egnorant
egnorant SuperDork
6/8/19 7:05 a.m.
vwcorvette said:

Do they know what a smoke wrench is? Seems a lot of trouble when it's gonna be scrap and they could heat/ cut the bolts off.

They did reference a "fire ax" and while watching I immediately thought a cutting torch.

Knurled.
Knurled. GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/8/19 7:35 a.m.
egnorant said:
vwcorvette said:

Do they know what a smoke wrench is? Seems a lot of trouble when it's gonna be scrap and they could heat/ cut the bolts off.

They did reference a "fire ax" and while watching I immediately thought a cutting torch.

"Gas ax" is the English equivalent of "smoke wrench", from everything I have gathered.

 

Was also greatly amused that it is official practice on both side of the pond to NOT TALK ABOUT HOW EASILY IT'S GOING.  Shut up, the car can hear you!

Knurled.
Knurled. GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/3/19 2:20 p.m.
MrChaos
MrChaos GRM+ Memberand Dork
8/3/19 2:25 p.m.

In reply to Knurled. :

wrong video again

Ransom
Ransom GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
8/3/19 3:01 p.m.

In reply to MrChaos :

That's never the wrong video.

EDIT to be more useful than that...

 

Daylan C
Daylan C UberDork
8/3/19 3:29 p.m.

TIL not all Cummins engines are built in Columbus.

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