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Post by Cybermortis on Mar 6, 2014 20:03:54 GMT
True. But what do you use to cover up the gap where the windows and door were?
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Post by GTCGreg on Mar 6, 2014 23:39:13 GMT
I wouldn't rule out welding. It is possible to weld with just a car battery and set of jumper cables.
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Post by the light works on Mar 7, 2014 1:56:24 GMT
I wouldn't rule out welding. It is possible to weld with just a car battery and set of jumper cables. you need something to use for an electrode - like a coat hanger.
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Post by GTCGreg on Mar 7, 2014 2:28:43 GMT
I wouldn't rule out welding. It is possible to weld with just a car battery and set of jumper cables. you need something to use for an electrode - like a coat hanger. Or a dipstick?
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Post by the light works on Mar 7, 2014 4:16:52 GMT
you need something to use for an electrode - like a coat hanger. Or a dipstick? That would probably do it.
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Post by OziRiS on Mar 7, 2014 8:24:50 GMT
You just need to remember that there's a limit to how much you can weld with that battery if you're planning on starting your motorcycle with it afterward. If you can start the engine and the generator still works you get a little more welding time, but keep in mind that you also only have whatever fuel is in the tank. Use that all up for welding and you're not going anywhere when you're done.
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Post by the light works on Mar 7, 2014 14:27:45 GMT
That would probably do it. of course, some might comment that it was because of a dipstick that you are miles from nowhere with a broken car...
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Post by silverdragon on Mar 13, 2014 8:03:19 GMT
The 2CV was designed.... Well, if thats the way you want to tell it, but "Put together" is more the right phrase?... Well, it was evolved as such that a french farmer could transport his family and a basket of eggs over a field without breaking eggs. It is also designed that a french farmer with only limited knowledge and limited tools can fix most of it. Limited knowledge.. remembering they can "Fix" tractors, most farmers I know should be able to fix mechanical things half asleep whilst milking a cow?... so french farmers are maybe not that thick...
And that is the closest to a compliant any frenchie is goina get out of me?...Ok?...
Can you tear one apart and make good?...plausible. We need a mechanic and "Limited tools".
I expect a windmill..........
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Post by the light works on Mar 13, 2014 13:25:00 GMT
Ah, the good old days. the design standard for the model T was that anyone with a decent paying job could afford to buy one, and premade parts could be carried on the shelf by an hardware store that chose to, or mail ordered, and they would fit properly.
edit: and you could buy one in any color you wanted as long as it was black.
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Post by silverdragon on Mar 14, 2014 6:45:59 GMT
Myth Busted... he never actually said that.
Plus, the Model T, you ever tried driving one?.. the pedal arrangement doesnt make sense at all.
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Post by the light works on Mar 14, 2014 13:50:33 GMT
Myth Busted... he never actually said that. Plus, the Model T, you ever tried driving one?.. the pedal arrangement doesnt make sense at all. no, he didn't; but it was still a joke made about the car. and no, the pedal arrangement does not make sense to us - but remember, most people were transitioning to the model T from a vehicle that just had two straps and, if they were lucky, a lever. It would probably take me some time and practice, but there is a clear logic to the design, so I could undoubtedly become proficient at it.
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Post by User Unavailable on Mar 15, 2014 3:06:19 GMT
The old VW Beetles do indeed float for a few minutes, due to their construction. See this old Beetle ad.Old VW Beetles are also very popular for turning into motorcycle "Trikes". Google images for VW Beetle Trikes to see many examples. Could a VW beetle be turned into a functional mode of transportation in an emergency with a just ones knowledge, imagination and a toolbox? Sure. If your knowledge and imagination are up to the task. You don't have to make anything "pretty", you just have to make something that works. The VW TYPE 181 would also be a possible test vehicle. They were known as the VW Thing here in the US, the VW Trekker in the UK and the Safari in Mexico.
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Post by GTCGreg on Mar 15, 2014 4:08:55 GMT
I realize this kind of defeats the myth, but if you have enough working parts to build a drivable vehicle, one would think you would be better off just repairing what you have and driving on.
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Post by User Unavailable on Mar 15, 2014 4:12:59 GMT
You just need to remember that there's a limit to how much you can weld with that battery if you're planning on starting your motorcycle with it afterward. If you can start the engine and the generator still works you get a little more welding time, but keep in mind that you also only have whatever fuel is in the tank. Use that all up for welding and you're not going anywhere when you're done. If using the VW Beetle as a test vehicle, you can simply push start it, if the battery dies. Nearly all Beetles were manual transmission. There were a few semi automatic transmission equipped ones, but they are the exception and are pretty rare. I've heard of them, but never seen one.
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Post by User Unavailable on Mar 15, 2014 4:26:37 GMT
I realize this kind of defeats the myth, but if you have enough working parts to build a drivable vehicle, one would think you would be better off just repairing what you have and driving on. But you may not have the parts to "repair" what you have, thus you have to "reconfigure" the parts you do have into something that works.
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Post by GTCGreg on Mar 15, 2014 4:36:59 GMT
I realize this kind of defeats the myth, but if you have enough working parts to build a drivable vehicle, one would think you would be better off just repairing what you have and driving on. But you may not have the parts to "repair" what you have, thus you have to "reconfigure" the parts you do have into something that works. True. In the case of the VW, if the total front end was demolished, I can see building a Segway type 2 wheeled vehicle using the engine and trans-axle and a drag bar to keep it upright, as I stated earlier.
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Post by silverdragon on Mar 15, 2014 7:22:14 GMT
You had horses with LEVERS?......
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Post by the light works on Mar 15, 2014 9:46:15 GMT
You had horses with LEVERS?...... the lever applied the park brake on the wagon, cart, or carriage.
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Post by silverdragon on Mar 17, 2014 10:26:22 GMT
So how do you set a parking brake on a horse then?....
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Post by the light works on Mar 17, 2014 14:09:05 GMT
So how do you set a parking brake on a horse then?.... you don't. that's why they always had to tie them down.
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