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mini brake wtf

i looked at a mini yesterday - stunned to find this thing has two serious parking/emergency/hand brake issues: 1. the b...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by me
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by me

advanced ford prototyping

www.impomag.com/videos/2013/07/fords-advanced-prototyping bob
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sound
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by sound

Way to mount manual tire changer to garage

I am thinking of getting a manual tire changer. But I dont want to drill holes in my garage floor. Can anyone think og...
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posted by stryped1
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by stryped1

helical spring washers

according to this: http://www.boltscience.com/pages/helicalspringwashers.htm they are not effective (making the matter...
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posted by aglyport
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by aglyport

1996 TOYOTA RAV4 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM

Hi Guys! I own a 1996 Toyota Rav4 which makes a knocking sound when i shift from N t o R. I visited a local tech who su...
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posted by nmwaipopo
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by nmwaipopo

We Buy Junk Cars

So says a local TV commercial. What do they do with those junk cars?
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posted by dhiaduit
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by dhiaduit

good brand of tie rod ends for F-250?

Hi all, have a friend with a 4WD F-250, not sure of year, she was told she needed new tie rod ends. Looking for opinion...
8 comments posted 13yrs
posted by njnagel
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by njnagel

GM's marketing makes no sense

Just saw an ad for the Caddy ATS on TV late last night. Supposedly it's a really nice little car; I don't know, I haven...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by njnagel
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by njnagel

Fuel comparison charts

Perty inneresting. http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/fuel_comparison_chart.pdf Apropos of some recent diesel discussions...
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posted by fitcat
74 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

Aluminum Chassis with Fiberglass Bodywork

There are two cars with an aluminum chassis and SMC bodywork. This is the Corvette chassis:...
8 comments posted 13yrs
posted by emptypost
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by emptypost

flying bicycle

http://www.engineeringontheedge.com/2013/06/flying-bicycle-takes-to-the-air-in-prague/ file this one next to the flying...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sound
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by sound

Re: JerryCan vs "Gasoline" JerryCan?

> At least that's what the California CHP (800-835-5247) told me when > I had called them about laws regarding transpor...
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posted by DannyD
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by DannyD