What Did You Do To Your Car Today?

[Ralph Wiggum]

1 minute ago, camo86T said:

To be fair it didn't crack thru the welds this time but the previous two times it did

Our resident metalolologist will chime in at some stage but that pipe has cracked due to poor quality steel being place under stress. Hence cracked next to the weld and propagated from there.

[camo86T]

Fair call. I presume their stuff is 100% imported from China?

Edited 11/09/17 10:15 PM by camo86T

[Ralph Wiggum]

I think its closer to 115% imported 

[JETURBO]

3/9 WNB 

[arronm]

Ralph is correct, it has come from the weld toe. But seeing as it started at the approximate 12 o'clock position ( top half of dump), I would say a restrained section trying to expand across many heat cycles has contributed to the crack initiation.

Edited 12/09/17 02:33 AM by arronm

[bloodycrashboy]

Today was wash & wax day 

Car just ticked over 100K

Had it serviced by the pros across from my work (as opposed to my backyard self) 

they said it was in great shape 

so I thought I would give the outside some TLC

Bowdens Nanolicious wash and Bowdens Auto Body Wax

 

 

 

 

[Puffwagon]

I wired in an o2 sensor today that I had sitting around and when I fired it up the scanner was showing that it works. Beats buying a new one I spose.

 

I also gave the car a much needed wash and chamois dry after driving around the dirt roads recently. I'll wax it in the morning cos I kinda ran out of time this evening.

 

[bloodycrashboy]

looking good Puffsta

[Ralph Wiggum]

Took it out for a day in the sun after its been parked most of the winter. 

 

[tazzanz]

never seen a phoon that colour before very cool