chit chat thread
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I’m in Cincinnati and am half tempted to pop by EAG, but I think they’d just shoo me away.
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I’m in Cincinnati and am half tempted to pop by EAG, but I think they’d just shoo me away.
Absolutely do it! They are cool people and it will give you insight as to why they can charge what they charge. FWIW, the rarer stuff is in an offsite storage warehouse.
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I built my first garden fence! I also did half lap for the first time to build the gate and I'm pretty pleased with that new knowledge.
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Today's pick-n-pull finds...
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The last job I was on satisfied the inner child in me watching cool trailers and big rolling cranes do their job.
Lifted a new section of machine (100,000 lbs) into a mill using a 350 ton crane, then skated it into the building and picked it with the 50 ton house crane.
I was playing erection supervisor / mechanical advisor for this job which is a little different than what I am used to considering this was a full tear out and replacement of the old section of machine, but it was a solid project overall.
Shortly after lifting it, the overhead crane stopped responding to all controls, with millions of dollars of equipment hanging out 15ft in the air. After an hour and a half it just started working again, so it was quickly set and that crane was not used again.
I didn't get a good photo of the finished machine, but here's one from the backside.
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The last job I was on satisfied the inner child in me watching cool trailers and big rolling cranes do their job.
Lifted a new section of machine (100,000 lbs) into a mill using a 350 ton crane, then skated it into the building and picked it with the 50 ton house crane.
I was playing erection supervisor / mechanical advisor for this job which is a little different than what I am used to considering this was a full tear out and replacement of the old section of machine, but it was a solid project overall.That's what she said.
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This past weekend we had 2 of my wife's friends stay at the house with their kids and husbands. On Saturday the girls went to get their nails done and go to a beer garden in Waukesha and they took the M3. When they got back my wife said her friends need to drive the car but were "afraid" so I spent the rest of the day egging them on. On Sunday one of the girls was ready so I threw her in the drivers seat and we went for a drive. She eventually fell in love with it and spent the rest of the weekend asking to drive it anywhere so we put a few more miles on it. Her other friend drove it but it was too stressful of an event and she was done after one drive lol.
This is one of the reasons I bought a DCT. I love handing my keys to someone and letting them rip! It's even more fun when they've never really driven a sports car. With a 6 speed there is a barrier to entry that scares people away. You have to want to drive a manual trans AND have one available to learn on. The DCT is a terrible automatic but the fact it can shift on it's own takes one barrier down.
It also made me think about why these girls were "afraid" to drive my car. They kept saying they're afraid they'd hurt the car. It made me ask more then we got to the root. They know how much I love the car and they don't want to be responsible for disappointing me. Also, the perception that it's a terribly expensive car if something did get damaged scared them. I had to go above and beyond to assure them it's a car, I have insurance and they can't hurt it. I took them for a drive and they saw how I drive. They won't be harder on it than I already am.
This also reminds me that it just takes once to get someone hooked. One time behind the wheel to spark something you didn't know you had in you. It's one thing to always be a passenger and enjoy a ride but to have the opportunity to push the pedal and control the noises coming out of the exhaust pipe is a whole different experience. The friend who enjoyed it spent the rest of the weekend asking me about how to get into a car of her own like this and convincing her husband that it's do-able.
TL;DR - Don't be a dick. Share the keys.
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I finally made it to Mecca
I saw the only thing I needed to see, and headed out
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I saw the only thing I needed to see, and headed out
I'm confused, where is the turbo
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Is that the color those exhaust manifolds are supposed to be?!?!
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Is that the color those exhaust manifolds are supposed to be?!?!
Ah yes, Cast iron headers
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I sold my F30. I’ll be back in a BMW as a daily some day, but it was time to try something else as I’ve driven a lowered BMW for 8 years. Going to hopefully purchase an F150 on Saturday. Will be really nice to transport mopeds and other track items to Road America and general utility.
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This may have been the best 8 minutes of my life (usually it's only about 30 seconds...)
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I sold my F30. I’ll be back in a BMW as a daily some day, but it was time to try something else as I’ve driven a lowered BMW for 8 years. Going to hopefully purchase an F150 on Saturday. Will be really nice to transport mopeds and other track items to Road America and general utility.
Such a solid looking rig, how many miles did you end up putting on that bad boy?
What year F150?
Details my guy! -
Such a solid looking rig, how many miles did you end up putting on that bad boy?
What year F150?
Details my guy!I put a tick over 50K miles on it over the almost 4 years I owned it. Driving back and forth to Fond du Lac for my old job from Appleton will do that. I really don't think you can buy a better car for the money and I loved being in it every time I drove it. Car gave me almost zero trouble during the time I owned it. Sad to see it go but it went to some one who I believe will take care of it.
I will provide more details and pictures of the truck after I pick it up on Saturday, but it's a 2018 F150 XLT.
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I should probably mention the part I am most excited about is him buying thousands of dollars worth of exhausts to find the best one. That way, I can just buy what I think sounds the best without guessing or wasting money lol.
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Next week I will be in Mexico driving Baja Challenge trucks along sections of the Baja 1000 and 500! It's two days worth of driving through the desert in the actual Baja Challenge trucks used for racing. I've never done something like this so I'm pretty excited! The video below is the exact route and places I'm staying while we're on the trip.
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Next week I will be in Mexico driving Baja Challenge trucks along sections of the Baja 1000 and 500! It's two days worth of driving through the desert in the actual Baja Challenge trucks used for racing. I've never done something like this so I'm pretty excited! The video below is the exact route and places I'm staying while we're on the trip.
Sounds rad! If you need any help with that let me know. I know a guy.
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