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Braineack Sep 18, 2012 11:58 AM

I had one hell of a time fixing the J-pip trap on my sink in my house...I ended up having to cut everything off at the wall and remake the trap as all the new pipes have different sizes/connections.

that was annoying.

y8s Sep 18, 2012 12:15 PM


Originally Posted by Bryce (Post 928189)
Your reading comprehension is lacking today. The other side needs to be a 3/8" compression fitting. Also, 90 degrees. A 3/8" flare fitting would also be acceptable.

I saw that. you'll have to add some adapters to make your mickey mouse setup work.

3/8 in. x 3/4 in. Brass Compression x MIP Adapter-LF A125 at The Home Depot

I'm sure you could add weirder requirements that it has to be painted metallic pink, but you are going to have to build this yourself.

rleete Sep 18, 2012 12:42 PM

Looking for an electric gokart for the kid. He's 8, and the power wheels car was too slow. It's got to be electric, because my neighbors (and me) wouldn't want to listen to a gas engine screaming up and down the street. So, the obvious choice is a Razor. I've found a couple in my area for about 100 bucks.

Anyone have any experience with these? Are they worth the money? Do they hold a charge? The PW would charge for 6 hours, and run for less than 1 before dying, and that was a brand new battery.

Bryce Sep 18, 2012 12:54 PM

Going to try a 3/4" to 1/2" adapter and use a 1/2" valve. Space is tight. The original valve is already pretty close to the disposal unit, any longer and it may not fit.

These 1/4 turn valves are cool.

pusha Sep 18, 2012 01:39 PM


Originally Posted by rleete (Post 928217)
Looking for an electric gokart for the kid. He's 8, and the power wheels car was too slow. It's got to be electric, because my neighbors (and me) wouldn't want to listen to a gas engine screaming up and down the street. So, the obvious choice is a Razor. I've found a couple in my area for about 100 bucks.

Anyone have any experience with these? Are they worth the money? Do they hold a charge? The PW would charge for 6 hours, and run for less than 1 before dying, and that was a brand new battery.

You could look into a gas kart and just add a larger muffler to it. I feel the 3-5hp gas karts will be a lot more fun and prove to be the better choice, regardless of what the Huxtables have to say.

Joe Perez Sep 18, 2012 02:05 PM

I assume you're looking at something like this? Ground Force | Electric Ride Ons, Go-Kart Style | Razor - United States

Based on what little I can tell from the specs (total weight 55 lbs, battery 24v) I'm guessing that it doesn't have much in the way of capacity.

On the other hand, you could always upgrade the battery. 24 Volt LiFePO4 Battery Packs with BMS (Battery Management System)

rleete Sep 18, 2012 02:14 PM

Yes, Joe. That's the one. About half price, used. I'm not looking for a high top end, as it's for the kids on the street. Lately, they've taken to pushing each other in a Little Tykes wagon. I wouldn't want to have something that will get one of them killed, just a little faster than the slow walking pace that is Power Wheels.

rleete Sep 18, 2012 02:16 PM

Yowza, those batteries are expensive! I wouldn't pay $120 for a battery for my car, let alone 300 clams for a kid's toy.

Joe Perez Sep 18, 2012 02:39 PM


Originally Posted by rleete (Post 928263)
I'm not looking for a high top end, as it's for the kids on the street. (...) I wouldn't want to have something that will get one of them killed, just a little faster than the slow walking pace that is Power Wheels.

That's kind of what I was thinking when I read Pusha's suggestion.

If you don't want to spend money on LiFe, SLA batteries are cheap as hell. If you're only concerned about runtime, you could easily double the battery capacity for maybe $50-60 without having to make any serious electrical modifications. Or you could just put together a second battery pack and keep it on the bench with its own charger. Lead-acid batteries, while slow and primative, are cheap and easy to work with and nearly impossible to destroy catastrophically.




Yowza, those batteries are expensive! I wouldn't pay $120 for a battery for my car, let alone 300 clams for a kid's toy.
You probably don't want to know how much money I've got tied up in the battery on my bike, then. :D

shuiend Sep 18, 2012 03:20 PM

SeLinux can be a complete bitch. I spent about 6 hours on something that should have taken less then 1 hour.

dc2696 Sep 18, 2012 06:06 PM

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Winter? Come at me bro!

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1348005975

pusha Sep 18, 2012 06:12 PM

Gasser? Lol

Joe Perez Sep 18, 2012 06:27 PM

Pole Junkies?

Seriously?

You posted a picture of an already homo-erotic looking truck parked in front of a place called POLE JUNKIES?

rleete Sep 18, 2012 06:55 PM

Compensating?

Pen2_the_penguin Sep 18, 2012 07:00 PM

a truck that long will high center itself in the snow.

y8s Sep 18, 2012 10:06 PM

can probably find smaller diameter wheels and tires for that if you look hard.

G3ML1NGZ Sep 19, 2012 02:53 AM

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smaller diameter tires for snow?

Anyways, this is how we get ready for snow in Iceland
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1348037607

Below the glacier deflating the tires for the snow
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1348037607

And on our way to the volcanic eruption
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1348037607


And an earlier trip where we didn't go up on the glacier because it had just started erupting and no one was sure how intense it was going to be.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1348037607

FRT_Fun Sep 19, 2012 03:36 AM

Did you do the Top Gear thing and have tire coolers?

pusha Sep 19, 2012 03:46 AM

Man Iceland is a crazy place

G3ML1NGZ Sep 19, 2012 08:06 AM

nah, we didn't actually drive on the cooled lava. that's crazy because you never know if there is running lava underneath or not, and falling into running lava would not be a good way to go. So doing what they did was incredibly stupid, even if it was for entertainment. But we were driving on a glacier that a volcano had melted through, so we were even in danger because you would never know if the slab of ice you were standing on could be melting from beneath.

I have other pictures from my trip up there if people are interested
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