Teh Official "Dude Where's My Forum?" Thread, Brought to you by the minds of Box, and her fiancée, Lorelei Options

[Box]

[Box]

I like how there's a Hideyoshi gif for everything on this subject:

[Box]

Have been working on the guitar body of my brother's Stratocaster getting it stripped down and reshaped removing deformities so it can be refinished, then put back together. Fun fun, not really it's killing my arms and shoulders.

[Bitter]

https://imgur.com/gallery/Z0R0p How we do on the south side of chi town boy

[Box]

I think you should just give it back like that.

[Bitter]

Hahaha. The owner is super...uh...he's. Well it's been running on 5 cylinders for since we've ever seen it, a few years at least. He keeps putting money into it though.

[SwissFerdi]

https://imgur.com/gallery/Z0R0p How we do on the south side of chi town boy

That is MacGyver as f***.

[cheela]

hahaha! the GIF for proof was awesome!

[Box]

The real question is, did anyone working on it have a winged back mullet?

[Box]

Driver side tires on the Miata were practically flat, maybe 10 psi on the front and 15 psi on the rear. Oddly enough passenger front was at 25 and rear maybe 28. So rolled it back to get the tires off where they've been flat and aired them back up to 30 psi and took it for a short jaunt down the road to make sure they were in round. I suppose tomorrow, if it's not raining, will go out with a bottle of soapy water and check the tires on the driver's side for any nails etc... since that's way more than what weather change would cause as indicated by the passenger side being fine for the most part.

[Bitter]

Rim leaks?


Had snow stuffed in my wheels, car shook so bad on the highway it was actually pretty hilarious. I knew exactly what it was as soon as I felt it happening so I wasn't worried, but it did make me laugh a lot.

[Box]

The rims don't look out of round, certainly not enough to be leaking, but I guess it's possible the bead is leaking which is kind of my guess. Though it's entirely possible something was run over on the driver side. So will check for punctures and leaks at the bead, if it's the bead he can always remount them at work.

[SwissFerdi]

Valve stems...

[Bitter]

Usually rim leaks are a corrosion issue.

[Box]

The valve stems look new, rather or not they were installed properly is another story. It's possible the installer didn't clean off the rim of corrosion or if any debris got onto it. Of course it's been pouring rain all day, so will have to see about tomorrow. Which he needs to take it to work anyway to do the transmission and differential fluid, but would be nice to know what needs to be done with the tires in advance.

[Bitter]

Eh let him figure it out at work, he can plug-patch them from the inside if it's a puncture or break it down and reseal if it's a rim leak or stem leak.

[Bitter]

Argh. The BFH9K comes on Wednesday, the retainer spring for the bit comes the next day, the bits come on the 20th. :-|

I need to get more highflow couplers so I can convert some of the other hoses in the shop to high flow and make an adapter from high flow to normal style for my tools. They're expensive though but worth it. I want a high flow and adapter setup for my impact gun and for the new air hammer, both benefit from higher airflow for sure. A next month purchase, along with an AP 1128 impact ratchet. I want one so bad now that I've seen one working on youtube. 50ftlbs of force in the palm of my hand with no kickback like a normal air ratchet and it spins stuff even faster. My two biggest reasons I don't use my air ratchet, kick back and slow.

This post has been edited by Bitter: Feb 11, 2018 - 12:42 PM

[Box]

I'm not sure what all my brother uses, I think he just uses what's provided by the shop along with the Snap-On electric stuff he bought.

So I went to Guitar Center today in the kilt, had one guy compliment me and ask where I got it so that was cool. Then a lot of guys after they saw I was a guy just gave me weird looks, one stared at me awkwardly as he walked by and then stared for a long time from the acoustic room so I just hid behind the amps in the electric section. Then any girls there smiled at me, one with her boyfriend kept staring at me and then any time she was walking behind him would turn and look at me which I found funny. Everyone else was indifferent or didn't notice I was a guy if they only saw me from the back I guess. Overall I'd say the kilt is a success, the first time out in public I wanted it to be somewhere I felt comfortable and guys with long hair is nothing out of the ordinary there so a kilt added on would be no big deal. Then afterwards I went to Wal-Mart and the trend seemed to be the same; guys giving weird looks, girls smiling, and everyone else indifferent or didn't notice since they only saw from the back. I did have one guy follow me though which was weird until I stopped and turned around and then stared at him.

[Bitter]

They provide tools wtf? I have all my own **** except big ticket items. You all don't fight rust down there so you don't need big tools like I do up here. Torches and hammers and impacts and all manner of nasty loud destructive tools are needed for even a simple job like changing a hub bearing.

[Box]

He works for Maserati/Alfa Romeo/Fiat now, the shop even has air conditioning and they provided a tool chest. It's swanky.