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It's that time for me, headin' out to the highway in a GTO I built my own self. Pray for me.

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Made it to work in the Pontiac today. I need to re-center the steering wheel. After replacing the steering gear with one that wasn't pissing oil everywhere, I lost the original orientation.

Also not a huge fan of the quick ratio, it's not as nice with the heavier feel than the original slow ...

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Made it to work in the Pontiac today. I need to re-center the steering wheel. After replacing the steering gear with one that wasn't pissing oil everywhere, I lost the original orientation.

Also not a huge fan of the quick ratio, it's not as nice with the heavier feel than the original slow ratio ...

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Grabbed the Pontiac this week, because I need to build some confidence that it's going to make it to Loveland on the 6th.

Planning to road trip to the GTOAA's convention there with my Dad and the younger kid.

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j_tso wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2026 11:34 pm
@Jehannum again in the current GRM magazine

I should just get a subscription, lol.

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This is going to put many smiles on my face:

https://i.postimg.cc/25bm5s9Z/IMG-4314.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/wByHBC41/IMG-4315.jpg

KW is some big money. I'll eventually get a set for the Audi, probably sooner rather than later, since the strut bearings for the rear are NLA (even the shitty ...

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I didn't think of coolant conditioning plastic, I thought keeping fresh was for inhibiting rust and keeping the water pump happy.

I normally change out the green stuff in 2 years. The Lexus has Toyota pink stuff that's supposed to be good for 5 years.

The new radiator from Rockauto shipped out ...

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I saw one of these for the first time yesterday (also in White); nice car!

It needs 17" wheels for the roads around here, other than that I'm pleased with the purchase. Seems to take the best of the Audi and the MR2, and make one fun car out of it.

https://i.postimg.cc/GHPb083g/PXL-20260614 ...

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stupid plastic radiator end tanks! the lip the radiator hose seals over broke clean off.
It was about 10 years old, which I'm told is the normal age for them to go, but why can't I get an all-metal one?
Now I get to commute in the RX-7 until the new rad + hoses arrive. It's not that hot (low 90F ...

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Needed some pressure off fixing the Audi's broken AC, so I picked up this 2023 GR Corolla. 1.6L 3 cylinder turbo, 6 speed manual, AWD, cloth interior, it's a fun little thing.

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I find Tahoe to be an acceptable MacOS.

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I getting pretty close to pulling the trigger. Candidates are the Creality K2 Pro or the Bambu P2S. Anyone wanna give me reasons to sway either way?

I have the K2 plus, and it's as close as you can get to an appliance outside of Bambu, which is currently flouting open source licensing and ...

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Primus is back making music for hillbilly meth heads!

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I'm currently looking for a new DD. Thinking mk7 GTI (probably would look for a 17 s or autobahn), C30, V50, or TL Type S. Rules are smaller (TL kinda doesn't fit this), manual, wife approved.

The '15 GTI we own has been relatively trouble free. It did the usual VW things first though: leaky ...

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(because 5/4)

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That's well thought out, I like it!

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While version 1 was not a great success, version 1.1 certainly works:

https://i.postimg.cc/PN9bYPCp/PXL-20260429-215439499.jpg

So, now I can put the new pedal blank on there and adjust stuff so that it fits before I weld it up for good and all:

https://i.postimg.cc/2LZZ27VM/PXL-20260429 ...

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Started the 3D print of the jig to help me make the replacement clutch pedal for my Audi.

https://i.postimg.cc/BPTGPRh7/PXL-20260428-121547553.jpg

Right now it has for reference points the pivot and the plane that touches off the cruise control switch.

Next steps are to add fixtures that locate ...

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Made some progress on the clutch pedal, used my boring bar to take the pivot on the pedal to size for the pivot bearing housing:
https://i.postimg.cc/Lq5XjzWp/PXL-20260426-170241455.jpg

Then welded the housing in, cut some bearing bronze to length, bored it to rough size, pressed it into the ...

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Dropped all the boxers yesterday. All three cars made it out and back fine, which I count as a pretty major victory.
https://i.postimg.cc/gwDpvdHS/672339952-2065749367704646-328390658147085088-n.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Y4kkGjY2/672325165-1264226599180994-2922502352956589013-n.jpg
(cue Mr ...

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Taking the MR2, the GTO, and the 240Z to the Rio Rancho car show today at their city hall.

Stop by if you want to re-up your winga-dinga content with CRAZY CARL KUNKELMAN from 106.9 KBMR the BOOMER.

Speaking of, you'd think that everything about the Incel Camino that could be said has been ...

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Taking the MR2, the GTO, and the 240Z to the Rio Rancho car show today at their city hall.

Stop by if you want to re-up your winga-dinga content with CRAZY CARL KUNKELMAN from 106.9 KBMR the BOOMER.

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I have an ongoing big iphone error. It's a Pixel 10a.

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Took the Audi, the 300ZX, and the GTO out to one "NM Motorfest" last weekend.

Had some fun, but the show itself was a bit of a shitshow. Likely won't be going next year.

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Why does Jehannum's child get a Toyota MR2, but I'm still driving a Ford Focus and a Ford Fiesta?

Does that seem at all fair?

I put adderall in the gas tank of my friend's Ford Fiesta, and it transformed into a Ford Focus.

Don't you think you should reward me for staying off drugs?

At ...

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Bren wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 5:46 pm
Why does Jehannum's child get a Toyota MR2, but I'm still driving a Ford Focus and a Ford Fiesta?

Does that seem at all fair?

I put adderall in the gas tank of my friend's Ford Fiesta, and it transformed into a Ford Focus.

Jehannum · Cars juice wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 3:59 pm Is that an oxyacetylene torch? Yep.

juice wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 3:59 pm
Is that an oxyacetylene torch?

Yep.

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Want people to give you a more respectful following distance?

Follow me for more tips!

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I got the gauge demo code working on my ESP32 last weekend, now I'm modifying to suit.

https://i.postimg.cc/H82GQ51V/PXL-20260411-210718443.jpg

Washed 7 cars on Saturday for the next two weeks of car shows (the MR2, the 240Z, the 300ZX, the Audi, the GTI, the Cadillac, my friend's '68 firebird ...

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Metacell wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 2:28 pm
BTW, Jehanumm, I love all of those acts. Castle Rat is amazing, Claypool-Lennon is out of this world, and Angine de Poitrine is from another dimension.

Castle Rat came through Albuquerque, and the dive bar they played at was packed to the fucking rafters. It was an amazing show.

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Time for some cardboard-aided drafting. I'm getting tired of replacing and re-welding cast aluminum clutch pedals, because eventually I'll run out of cast aluminum to break and start running into critical clearances. Frankly, why Audi put cast aluminum there in the first place is sort of beyond me ...

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Scout had her first experience in a convertible on Saturday night; safe to say she's a fan.

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I went on Saturday morning to a Cars and Coffee event at someplace called "Heatwave Coffee", and took the 240Z.

While I was there, a kid about 16-17 years old drove into the lot in kind of a ratty white 280Z. While I was standing around with the dog drinking some bad coffee, he came up to me, and ...

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WILD: https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/116324676116121930

I didn't look at the code, because I had a feeling that it was just a morass of unmaintainable spaghetti that was on its way to a critical mass of becoming unusable, but at least now I know that's the case.

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We have a set of Henckels pots and pans that we bought through Costco when we found out our 18/10 stainless farberware from college (same as the stuff Geesie posted) didn't work on our induction stove. We have a small collection of Le Creuset (stock pots, dutch oven, and kettle), and some cast ...

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We have a set of Henckels pots and pans that we bought through Costco when we found out our 18/10 stainless farberware from college (same as the stuff Geesie posted) didn't work on our induction stove. We have a small collection of Le Creuset (stock pots, dutch oven, and kettle), and some cast iron ...

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We have some strawberries, my (now deceased) brother Jesse was severely autistic and loved to swing so an adult capable swing frame was installed for him that is extremely sturdy. I put up some dowels across the frame and the squirrels (Eastern Fox) that sometimes come into our yard so far have ...

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Got the arduino project for the Audi's gauges to the point where I need to learn LVGL, at least in theory, because I don't have any ESP32-S3 boards on hand to test. It compiles (yay, ship it!), and should dump all the telemetry it reads to the serial console.

Got oil temp and illumination added to ...

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Got the steering back into the roadster yesterday. Replaced whatever oil had leaked out of the steering box with some corn head grease, so hopefully it doesn't leak (or leak as badly) out of seals that are no longer available from Nissan.

Kind of at a put up or shut up point, because the next ...

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Alien wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2026 7:51 pm
We got lasagna down to an art form, even if I do say so myself.

Have you tried ketchup, instant ramen, and kraft singles as a lasagna recipe yet?

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