What made you feel good today? - Page 116

.:4:. · 18-10-2021, 05:05 PM

So a coupla days back my showed me the 1/5th scale petrol rc car he bought 2nd hand 12 years ago. He ran it once, it stopped working and in the time since he lost the radio. So no radio, well then it'll at minimum need one of those. So i had the time today and so did he. So i checked it out. Firstly, this thing is big compared to my 10th scale monster truck. The radio issue was the next on the list, but my mate has a very broken nitro rc car, well beyond saving. So reciever and radio from that to test the 1/5th scale. Ding ding, starting to make progress. The steering arm on the servo i reckon was changed by the previous owner as it would turn left, but foul and not turn right. Not the end of the world, spaced that out and she's apples. So before buttoning up the reciver, time to test the engine. So its a 30.5cc 2 stroke. So pretty much a chainsaw engine. So i donated some fuel and 2 stroke oil and to great surprise, after not to many rips of the cord, the thing started as if it had been run yesterday. So first gentle test run only main issue was the brake was virtually non existant. Simple fix, adjust the brake rod. Test 2, now with a brake, it steered and accelerated. I found a couple of minor things i left to my mate to sort out. Just minor stuff like the rear swaybar was disconnected etc.
But my mate is both surprised and happy. The thing he had only run once and sat doormant for 12 years, best part of maybe an hour of work and it goes again. AA batteries were the only other bits required bar recyled bits from busted rc.
We do have a $10 wager on. His chainsaw on wheels vs my brushless electric. I did give him time to give his a few more test runs just to iron out any bugs from sitting for so long.
My mate did say, if he knew it would be that simple he would have done it years ago. And id like to think i dont nerd out on rc stuff too much, but clearly i do a lot more then my mate.

slowsnake · 18-10-2021, 10:33 PM

Just gave my cat his dinner, he was at Brooke's unit, he nearly cleaned the plate, so give thr rest to her cat, both happy, walk back to my unit and the crows are waiting, as only crows can, nothing to give em, go inside and 2 of them are pacing across driveway, waiting for the scraps, got some Optimum Fur Ball biccies and threw em outside, they pecked em up and then hopped away, only like crows can, that made me happy, everyone satisfied!...lol...

Tonz · 18-10-2021, 10:37 PM

your a kinder man than me, only good thing for crows is ratsac or similar
yes I am a south aussie but dont follow AFL so no allegiance

Citroënbender · 19-10-2021, 12:44 AM

Just found something on Gumtree, that I’ve been looking for since 2019. Cheap, too. Only drawback is it’s in the ACT and therefore inaccessible until November 1st.

Itsme · 19-10-2021, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Just found something on Gumtree, that I’ve been looking for since 2019. Cheap, too. Only drawback is it’s in the ACT and therefore inaccessible until November 1st.

I know the feeling quite well, seeing plenty of good deals on FB Market place which I'm missing out on cause I'm locked down....such is life!

Citroënbender · 19-10-2021, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsme

I know the feeling quite well, seeing plenty of good deals on FB Market place which I'm missing out on cause I'm locked down....such is life!

Indeed, I even had one car shipped up because I felt short of projects.

Locked in my wonder buy, a Flexiglass rear ladder rack for $75, pick up early November. Getting closer to resolving the issue of transporting 3.6m farm gates on Povo Ute.

slowsnake · 21-10-2021, 10:15 AM

Just sent an email to ICON Cancer Centre, supposed to consult about radiation treatment after foregoing chemotherapy.
Not sure what the go is but they want a $100 just to talk, I said no, they said you can claim some of it back on medicare?

How can a public patient be charged by a private company for medical treatment?....got me stuffed, I told all the doctors except my GP that I want to be left alone now, just left in peace, what don't they understand?....I am very happy, sated even with my life, happy, happy and more happy, can they not understand that?

I feel good about owning my own life, it's my business not theirs anymore, why can't they leave me alone, I'm happy, there is a certain satisfaction in knowing what's coming, I'm cool with it!

oldel · 19-10-2021, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Just found something on Gumtree, that I’ve been looking for since 2019. Cheap, too. Only drawback is it’s in the ACT and therefore inaccessible until November 1st.

I've been missing out buying cheap krauts and parts since 2020. E: First got into them in 2017 so been looking for a while.

There's next to no rush now, all sold, prices gone up, crushed etc over the past 18 months. Things like or cheap e30/32/34 180/190/300.
I could have doubled my money many times over with things like an E24 or w124 coupe 300ce 24v for under 15k.They're all 30k now so may as well keep the borders closed LOL. Big coupes like the 300ce and e24 were my new holy grails as aussie, US and even frenchies cost too much.
You're lucky it's going to be over on Nov 1st.

Every time I think of covid these days my only thought is "Is this thing over yet?", so that's why I hardly post here. Not much to look forward to.

Tonz · 19-10-2021, 09:22 AM

as I live by choice in country SA I often see pieces in Adelaide that I want but wont be there for awhile.
Either I am damn lucky or I just strike it right but the number of people who have been willing to hold or provide banking details so I can pay now and collect later.

I realise at some stage I will get stung/shafted/done over but so far lucky.

Its worth a shot.

.:4:. · 19-10-2021, 11:58 AM

Did a bit of reasearch as to what my mates 1/5th rc car actally is. For 2 reasons really. 1st is, and i dont mind, im pretty sure ive taken the roll of tech support. Secondly i wanted to find out how fast they are as were going to race that vs my brushless electric 1/10th car. So my mate tells me his was modified by the previous owner, and thats apparent. So stock his car should be 26cc. The 30.5cc piston and cylinder kit was aftermarket and what his has. I googled the youtubes to see how fast the 30.5cc kit makes them go. 67kmh apparently. Im going to absolutely walk my mate. So off the line is a no brainer. The 2 stroke has a centrifical clutch so needs revs to enguage, electric is instant torque. And whilst mine has topped out at 81kmh (its got telemetry, it is a 2021 model) but id be expecting 77ish kmh being realistic. So my mate doesnt know if he's running stock gears or not. But regardless, ill slay off the hit and he will have a lot of catching up to do. My car with its stock motor and gearing hits max speed of its gearing in just shy of 50m. So in the feild we plan to race longer gears for me would be better, but i havent got around to that and for where i typically use my rc car the short gears are more fun.

.:4:. · 21-10-2021, 10:44 AM

So a mate of mine asked why i have 2 bbqs. He didnt say it, but i knew exactly why he was asking. So the 4 burner in my car port was my old one, replaced by the stainless 6 burner with side burner thats on my deck. So the 4 burner i pinched the gas regulator off as the 6 burner had a natural gas reg and my house doesn't have gas.
So i ordered a gas reg slapped that on the 4 burner, hooked up my spare 9kg bottle and yeah, after 9 years of sitting it works perfect. So last night i says to mate come check this out. Yeah it needs a clean, but for a free bbq i dont think its unreasonable to have to clean it. So my mates pretty happy i gifted it. Its pretty standard issue hooded 4 burner. A flat plate, a grill plate but i also fitted a rotisserie kit so thats a bonus.
My masterclass about rotating meats is pretty simple. Plates out, flame tamers out. Keep the temp at 180, and an hour per kg. So a 1 kilo roast=1 hour. 1.5kg=90 minutes and so on. It almost sounds too easy. But having the metal rod through the meat makes it cook from both the outside and the centre.

.:4:. · 22-10-2021, 02:40 PM

After seemingly forever the wide arm suspension kit for my rc car came in today. It was ordered from the USA. So did a disco reco. The arms themselves arent hard to change, a tad time consuming, but not difficult. The fiddly bits were the steering rods and changing of the springs. The really fiddly bit was changing tha axle half shafts. Those things have the smallest circlips ive ever seen. So surgeon hands with tweezers to remove them. I didnt lose any, but the kit did come with a new set which i assume is because theyre easily broken or lost. So with the claimed handling and stability of a 40mm track width extention im looking forward to test that claim. Issue is i fried the electronic speed controller a few days back. I ordered a new one, its from australia so hopefully shouldnt take an eternity to arrive.

slowsnake · 23-10-2021, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by .:4:.

After seemingly forever the wide arm suspension kit for my rc car came in today. It was ordered from the USA. So did a disco reco. The arms themselves arent hard to change, a tad time consuming, but not difficult. The fiddly bits were the steering rods and changing of the springs. The really fiddly bit was changing tha axle half shafts. Those things have the smallest circlips ive ever seen. So surgeon hands with tweezers to remove them. I didnt lose any, but the kit did come with a new set which i assume is because theyre easily broken or lost. So with the claimed handling and stability of a 40mm track width extention im looking forward to test that claim. Issue is i fried the electronic speed controller a few days back. I ordered a new one, its from australia so hopefully shouldnt take an eternity to arrive.

Are we ever going to see a picture of your RC?
I would really like to see what it is that floats your boat with so much enthusiasm!

ford71V8 · 22-10-2021, 03:41 PM

An email, "Arriving today: Let it Be (50th Anniversary)".....and it actually arrived today.

Nice box of goodies to explore.

.:4:. · 23-10-2021, 10:13 AM

I dont do internet photos. But in short, its a traxxas maxx 4s. The list of parts ive busted and replaced/upgraded is longer then whats original. That doesnt mean its not a rugged unit, i just run it at 11 10ths all the time. But thats the whole point, you cannot do that in a real car on the streets without connotations.

**GasoLane** · 23-10-2021, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by .:4:.

I dont do internet photos.

Why not, it's easy.... http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11482048

slowsnake · 23-10-2021, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by .:4:.

I dont do internet photos. But in short, its a traxxas maxx 4s. The list of parts ive busted and replaced/upgraded is longer then whats original. That doesnt mean its not a rugged unit, i just run it at 11 10ths all the time. But thats the whole point, you cannot do that in a real car on the streets without connotations.

Thanks, I looked it up and watched some racing on YouTube, I can understand the attraction!

Citroënbender · 23-10-2021, 11:39 PM

Still hounding Oz Post for donuts!

I live in hope.

slowsnake · 24-10-2021, 10:55 AM

Reading about the Mellbourne Cox Plate in paper, a protest was lodged, after 30 mins dismissed??
No way José, I watched it, the second horse won!..money talks in all circles of life!

slowsnake · 24-10-2021, 01:54 PM

It's not often I feel good twice in one morning or day, but as I progress through my Sunday newspaper I see something that restores my faith not in only humanity, but, in the Australian judicial system.
The big end of town seems to me to be full of very powerful individuals, they gorge themselves on the workers taxes, no repast is great enough for some, some want more than their entitlement, and do things that the average person neither sees or understands!

Greed, its supposedly one of the seven deadly sins, some of us succumb, others don't, the others are liars, but this one person and his greedy selfish family and relatives were caught!

Who am I talking about?....could be anyone in politics or any "corrupt" businessman.

But it's Eddie Obeid, who has finally received his just desserts, no redemption for this sly, lying and corrupt fellow.
Yesterday he was driven to Sydney's Silverwater prison, sitting in the front seat of a Range Rover, he was at 10am to begin a 7 year sentence, which he will serve no doubt in better conditions than those poor wretches sentenced by fate, those without proper legal representation, just some Government appointed solicitor, whose skills and judgement would be better served defending his sheep from marauding wild dogs.

No Mr Obeid, will not serve his appointed time, 7 years, but only 3 years and 10 months, then parole.
He conspired with other family members to defraud the hard working rank and file workers of $30 million dollars from his position as a NSW Labour Minister, that's the bit that hurts most, a minister representing the working man, what a bloody disgrace!

I will think about him tonight when I sit out front, with my cat, both free as the birds my cat chases!

ford71V8 · 25-10-2021, 06:44 PM

Which one is he, the one on the left or right?

**FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0** · 25-10-2021, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ford71V8

Which one is he, the one on the left or right?

Oh yes, I forgot to add to the bottom of my post: bring on the jokes

slowsnake · 25-10-2021, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Oh yes, I forgot to add to the bottom of my post: bring on the jokes

Seems you have lots of athletic people in your family!

slowsnake · 26-10-2021, 12:27 PM

No docs appointments until next Tuesday, yippee, free at last, also my Doctors secretary had her Hyundai Sonata fixed, $700 at the local Hyundai dealer, Autobahn quoted her $2,300, no kidding, I could of done it but too fiddly, under dash, air blend actuator failed, so no hot air, just cold, icy cold at 5am in Perth, excellent result, and she's a very nice and kind lady, too cool

**DJR-351** · 26-10-2021, 12:32 PM

15 years long service with current employer.

jaydee · 26-10-2021, 04:58 PM

Get a free lunch?

.:4:. · 26-10-2021, 05:35 PM

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Get a free lunch?

That actually reminds me of a funny occurrence when i racked up 10 years at my old job. So my boss did take me out for lunch and associated booze. I wasnt at work at the time due to a temporary disablement. But anyhow, i still had the work car, work phone and all the rest. So i got a work call. Another work mate, flat tyre and he didnt know how to change a tyre. So as to not make my mate sound like an absolute spaz, i walked away and said jacks here, toolkits there, the bolt for the spare tyre cradle is there etc. Anyhow, phone kept ringing and my boss, it was the work phone, said he'd answer it. Lunch was good, we went to the grounds at Alexandria. And if youve never worked in the kitchens there after hours and know of the rodent issues, its apples. But bar what i know, my boss gave this bloke a spray for not knowing how to change a tyre. I felt bad but it was funny. My mate wasnt expecting the boss to answer as i was technically off work and he got blasted.

**DJR-351** · 27-10-2021, 01:14 PM

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Get a free lunch?

For my 10 years I got a gold coin with the company logo and sailing ship stamped on it..............presented to me in Singapore

Apparently we get another (different) gold coin for 15 years, don't think I will be going to Singapore for it this time though.

ford71V8 · 26-10-2021, 07:17 PM

He deserved it haha

.:4:. · 26-10-2021, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ford71V8

He deserved it haha

It gets slightly better. So this was on a friday. My work mate didnt chuck the flat in the carrier or in the back of the van, he put it in the bin room of the building he was working in to pick it up on the monday. The garbos, well, if its in the bin room and not a bin, they get rid of it.
So it got binned.
It blows my mind at the lack of how hard is it at times.