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Sunday, December 18, 2005
Snow in Portland!
by brian @ 14:27:38 - [perma-link]
Its snowing mixed with freezing rain. Yay!

Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Gutting the Charger
by brian @ 16:59:40 - [perma-link]
Josh and I pulled the seats and carpeting (2 layers!!! Who carpets
over carpet?) out of the Charger over the weekend. The passenger
side looks pretty clean, but the drivers floor has some rust,
hopefully just superficial. Yesterday I stripped the dashboard.
Looks like I missed a piece on the left.
There was a build sheet under the original carpeting, so I looked up
some of the codes online. Aside from the original white vinyl top
and the special-order 2.71 highway gears in the rear end, this car
was basic standard features; nothing worth restoring back to
original. Woohoo!
I like the dash without all the pads on it. I'll have good seatbelts
with shoulder belts, so the extra cushioning isn't as important as it
might have been 36 years ago. With everything removed it will be
easier to locate the computer, LCD screen and new gauges.

Monday, December 12, 2005
Feces Girl???
by brian @ 19:54:06 - [perma-link]
Someone please tell me this plate means something else...

Wednesday, December 7, 2005
New fridge
by brian @ 19:19:14 - [perma-link]
We got a new fridge to put in the basement. Just a small one for extra
room. Just soda in it right now.
The delivery guys had a fun time getting it down the stairs.

Thursday, December 1, 2005
Yeeeeeeeeeee-hawwwwwwwww!
by brian @ 22:55:39 - [perma-link]
Look what's hiding under my vinyl!!!

The General Lee
by brian @ 23:13:27 - [perma-link]
I knew the chips of orange under the white paint had to be an old
general lee paintjob, but I hadn't expected to see the whole roof in
almost pristine condition. Some surface rust on the passenger side, and
a couple of small holes on the driver side.
Now its tear-down time. Not quite sure what that means, but I'll learn
as I go.

Wednesday, November 30, 2005
New RC Car
by brian @ 14:06:45 - [perma-link]
I'm a sucker for Fry's Holiday RC Car sales. A few years ago it was a
couple of Hummers, then some of the micro cars. This year its the Nikko
"Pro Class" Murcielago.
Its a 9.6V car with a thin lexan body, so its super light. Its not
T-Maxx fast, but its not T-Maxx priced either. For a $70 (vs hundreds
for a real "pro" car) toy, its plenty fast; fast enough for it to spin
out and drift some turns, but not quite fast enough to break when it
smacks into the curb.

Friday, November 25, 2005
New Table
by brian @ 19:55:57 - [perma-link]
I put the new slot-car table together tonight in the basement. With the
base screwed, glued and bolter tight, its really stable. Even without
the plywood and soundboard on top, it barely shakes. And when the sides
go on, the top will look much nicer.
I still need to do the wiring before I screw down the top; it will be
much easier if I can stand up, and have light instead of having tp crawl
around under the table.
I did a quick test with a layout roughly based on PIR. The table works,
you know, as a table. I don't know that the soundboard does anything
with thew track just sitting on it.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Broken Hard Drive
by brian @ 22:36:50 - [perma-link]
The drive in my old Powerbook started making a ticking sound a while
back. I kept the old one to see if it was recoverable.
Last night I tried it in an external usb case. The disk wouldn't spin,
and something just clicked. The next logical thing to do was open it
up. :)
I didn't find the problem, but now I have 2 really strong refridgerator
magnets and 4 shiny 2.5" platters.

Monday, November 21, 2005
Broken glass
by brian @ 12:10:03 - [perma-link]
Not sure how this happened. I had these lights on while I was painting.
Out of nowhere I heard the glass break. Must have been a temperature
shock, since it was about 50 degrees out here.

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Sunday, December 18, 2005
	Snow in Portland! by brian @ 14:27:38 - [perma-link] Its snowing mixed with freezing rain. Yay!


Wednesday, December 14, 2005
	Gutting the Charger by brian @ 16:59:40 - [perma-link] Josh and I pulled the seats and carpeting (2 layers!!! Who carpets over carpet?) out of the Charger over the weekend. The passenger side looks pretty clean, but the drivers floor has some rust, hopefully just superficial. Yesterday I stripped the dashboard. Looks like I missed a piece on the left. There was a build sheet under the original carpeting, so I looked up some of the codes online. Aside from the original white vinyl top and the special-order 2.71 highway gears in the rear end, this car was basic standard features; nothing worth restoring back to original. Woohoo! I like the dash without all the pads on it. I'll have good seatbelts with shoulder belts, so the extra cushioning isn't as important as it might have been 36 years ago. With everything removed it will be easier to locate the computer, LCD screen and new gauges.


Monday, December 12, 2005
	Feces Girl??? by brian @ 19:54:06 - [perma-link] Someone please tell me this plate means something else...

Wednesday, December 7, 2005
	New fridge by brian @ 19:19:14 - [perma-link] We got a new fridge to put in the basement. Just a small one for extra room. Just soda in it right now. The delivery guys had a fun time getting it down the stairs.


Thursday, December 1, 2005
	Yeeeeeeeeeee-hawwwwwwwww! by brian @ 22:55:39 - [perma-link] Look what's hiding under my vinyl!!!
	The General Lee by brian @ 23:13:27 - [perma-link] I knew the chips of orange under the white paint had to be an old general lee paintjob, but I hadn't expected to see the whole roof in almost pristine condition. Some surface rust on the passenger side, and a couple of small holes on the driver side. Now its tear-down time. Not quite sure what that means, but I'll learn as I go.


Wednesday, November 30, 2005
	New RC Car by brian @ 14:06:45 - [perma-link] I'm a sucker for Fry's Holiday RC Car sales. A few years ago it was a couple of Hummers, then some of the micro cars. This year its the Nikko "Pro Class" Murcielago. Its a 9.6V car with a thin lexan body, so its super light. Its not T-Maxx fast, but its not T-Maxx priced either. For a $70 (vs hundreds for a real "pro" car) toy, its plenty fast; fast enough for it to spin out and drift some turns, but not quite fast enough to break when it smacks into the curb.

Friday, November 25, 2005
	New Table by brian @ 19:55:57 - [perma-link] I put the new slot-car table together tonight in the basement. With the base screwed, glued and bolter tight, its really stable. Even without the plywood and soundboard on top, it barely shakes. And when the sides go on, the top will look much nicer. I still need to do the wiring before I screw down the top; it will be much easier if I can stand up, and have light instead of having tp crawl around under the table. I did a quick test with a layout roughly based on PIR. The table works, you know, as a table. I don't know that the soundboard does anything with thew track just sitting on it.


Wednesday, November 23, 2005
	Broken Hard Drive by brian @ 22:36:50 - [perma-link] The drive in my old Powerbook started making a ticking sound a while back. I kept the old one to see if it was recoverable. Last night I tried it in an external usb case. The disk wouldn't spin, and something just clicked. The next logical thing to do was open it up. :) I didn't find the problem, but now I have 2 really strong refridgerator magnets and 4 shiny 2.5" platters.


Monday, November 21, 2005
	Broken glass by brian @ 12:10:03 - [perma-link] Not sure how this happened. I had these lights on while I was painting. Out of nowhere I heard the glass break. Must have been a temperature shock, since it was about 50 degrees out here.

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