Minor Confession Thread

In reply to G_Body_Man :

you ever seen professional movers lift big furniture?  They usually have a sling they loop under a corner and then over a shoulder, that way they can lift with their "core"... also, package dolly.

In reply to sleepyhead :

Fortunately (unfortunately?) I'm only really moving small stuff. I should be fine but even if my shoulder's still sore by then I bet my buddies would help out if I offered them a round of beers on me.

Currently slamming my head against  the wall hitting yet another time consuming setback on my "simple cheap beater truck project" that wasn't even supposed to be a project. I don't even like this thing that much and it's blocking progress on my other projects. But I kind of need it and can't afford to replace it right now.

In reply to Daylan C :

Keep plugging away at it, kid!

I forgot to tighten the knock sensor bolt when I moved it out of the way so I wouldn't damage it while replacing the starter on my E60 525xi.  So today I pulled the intake and replaced just the bolt.  It seems to run a bit better now, so I'm going to return the new knock sensor.

I truly believe that the slow-closing toilet seat is one of the greatest inventions of the modern era. 

I just realized I spent more on the pig I bought this weekend than I have on several vehicles. Oops.

In reply to RevRico :

Woody said:

I truly believe that the slow-closing toilet seat is one of the greatest inventions of the modern era. 

I agree wholeheartedly, but it ruins your ability to use standard toilet seats.

Forgetting that the toilet you just used doesn't have a slow close lid is fun for noone at 3am

I want to start calling parts houses asking for Prius power steering pumps. Maybe this can replace the ACVW water pump requests.

I was late to work and the only parking spots were EV - so I parked my rx8 there...

fidelity101 said:

I was late to work and the only parking spots were EV - so I parked my rx8 there...

the world is full of NOT car people.   throw an extension cord out to the car and nobody will question it.

As a result of the Favorite Username thread, I have now figured out the significance of at least 3 usernames I never understood before.  Two of them were so clear in retrospect that I actually smacked my own forehead.

AngryCorvair said:

fidelity101 said:

I was late to work and the only parking spots were EV - so I parked my rx8 there...

the world is full of NOT car people.   throw an extension cord out to the car and nobody will question it.

Because GRM, and because why not, I now have a desire to do an electric conversion on an RX8. I mean, rotary engine folks are a pretty devout, but not nearly as much as electric motor folks. Could be quite the thing.

In reply to barefootskater :

That would be rad. Proof that hot rodders gonna rod, no mater what motor they are working with.

barefootskater said:

AngryCorvair said:

fidelity101 said:

I was late to work and the only parking spots were EV - so I parked my rx8 there...

the world is full of NOT car people.   throw an extension cord out to the car and nobody will question it.

Because GRM, and because why not, I now have a desire to do an electric conversion on an RX8. I mean, rotary engine folks are a pretty devout, but not nearly as much as electric motor folks. Could be quite the thing.

I was thinking it's a prefect excuse to setup the car to run without an alternator               

I'm working from home today. When I work from home, I work about 2 hours less, and am probably about 200% more productive. 

I painted my toenails 2 weekends ago drunk. I kinda like them. 

bobzilla said:

I painted my toenails 2 weekends ago drunk. I kinda like them. 

Dude, that’s perfectly OK unless you went with French tips…how hammered were you…were you like French tip hammered or just garden variety clear polish hammered???

In reply to RX Reven' :

purple polish. The actual color name was "Trouble Maker"

fidelity101 said:

I was late to work and the only parking spots were EV - so I parked my rx8 there...

The Kohl’s store by me has an “employee of the month” and once I parked in the spot. 

My logic was; If they are EOTM; why aren’t they at work impressing the team even more than last month?

In reply to bobzilla :

I can see how that was a good idea

In reply to Datsun310Guy :

I am the employee of the month, just not here.

AngryCorvair said:

fidelity101 said:

I was late to work and the only parking spots were EV - so I parked my rx8 there...

the world is full of NOT car people.   throw an extension cord out to the car and nobody will question it.

I was tempted to pop the hood and put the charger in there but I was just too lazy to care. 

I want to swap a modern drivetrain into teh RX-7 just so I can easily plug engine data into an in car camera that can do engine/speed overlays via OBD-II data.