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by Corbon
Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:33 am
Forum: FreeEMS Vehicles
Topic: Rob's '97 R33 Skyline (38th)
Replies: 20
Views: 64998

Re: Rob's '97 R33 Skyline (38th)

Had a reasonably productive evening in the shed. R33 now has subframe locking spacers/disks fitted. Also cracked the diff drain bung to make room for some fresh synthetic oil. It can sit for a day or two to let all the old stuff leave. Going to have to acquire and/or rig up some kind of bottle and h...
by Corbon
Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:47 am
Forum: FreeEMS Vehicles
Topic: KOSH Racing 1995 Mazda MX-5 GRM $2016 Challenge Racer (40th)
Replies: 17
Views: 58101

Re: KOSH Racing 1995 Mazda MX-5 GRM $2016 Challenge Racer (4

Nice work fellas! Great results. Thanks for sharing the vids.

Love the style and especially that keg, haha.
by Corbon
Sat Jul 30, 2016 12:13 pm
Forum: Pit Lane
Topic: Broken Stud & Bolt Removal Techniques
Replies: 7
Views: 18257

Re: Broken Stud & Bolt Removal Techniques

I've had the most luck with the straight variety.
Straight Fluted Screw Extractor.jpg
The parallel/non-tapered ones seem to work the best but you need to drill the hole well for the size of the minor diameter.
Parallel Fluted Screw Extractor.jpg
by Corbon
Sat Jul 30, 2016 11:37 am
Forum: Pit Lane
Topic: Broken Stud & Bolt Removal Techniques
Replies: 7
Views: 18257

Re: Broken Stud & Bolt Removal Techniques

Things people tried to teach me as an apprentice before I became a desk jockey: Drill out the top thread of the hole: This tends to get damaged by the shoulder of the stud when it is tightened down. If you remove them then it takes less torque to turn the stud and is less likely to strip your easy-o...
by Corbon
Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:01 am
Forum: FreeEMS Vehicles
Topic: Rob's '97 R33 Skyline (38th)
Replies: 20
Views: 64998

Re: Rob's '97 R33 Skyline (38th)

The R33 has been hibernating since the start of the year. About a month ago I did a minor update to the decoder firmware and couldn't get it to fire up. Suspecting the firmware causing the decoder offset to be wrong I hooked up the timing light and left it until the other day (neglect!). With a trus...
by Corbon
Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:22 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: I'm back!
Replies: 4
Views: 25095

Re: I'm back!

Welcome back!
by Corbon
Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:29 am
Forum: Pit Lane
Topic: DIY Ramps! Post your designs/ideas/links/etc.
Replies: 12
Views: 31925

Re: DIY Ramps! Post your designs/ideas/links/etc.

R33 is about 900x140
by Corbon
Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:53 am
Forum: FreeEMS General
Topic: Haruspex
Replies: 9
Views: 28553

Re: Haruspex

Gave it a fang and got this: rob@rob-Satellite-L300:~/Projects/RobRB25$ python ../haruspex/haruspex.py src/main/data/tables/axis/FredsTruck-Load.h src/main/data/tables/axis/FredsTruck-RPM.h src/main/data/tables/ve/RobRB25VE.h src/main/data/tables/lambda/RobRB25Lambda.h ~/ULV/2015.09.19-21.29.30.bin-...
by Corbon
Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:44 am
Forum: FreeEMS General
Topic: Haruspex
Replies: 9
Views: 28553

Re: Haruspex

Lubuntu Xenial required:

sudo apt-get install python-matplotlib python-parse python-seaborn
by Corbon
Sun Feb 21, 2016 9:06 am
Forum: FreeEMS Vehicles
Topic: Fred's 1983 KP60 Toyota Starlet! 39th!
Replies: 2
Views: 19381

Re: Fred's 1983 KP60 Toyota Starlet! 39th!

Congrats Fred.
KP FAIL success! Thanks for having me along on the trip.
Fun little car with an exciting future ahead.