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  1. BilgeRat

    Garage Doors

    The rear door was a reclaim from the old garage, Coss. And overhead doors was all these guys did, they were amazingly fast.
  2. BilgeRat

    Garage Doors

    We had a new garage built to replace the tiny one (small) vehicle shack that was there. We did this with an overhead door on each end, and both doors were in and operable in about two and a half hours.
  3. BilgeRat

    Tiny Electric Cars In China

    Longish, but fascinating article... "Local officials presiding over provinces with tiny-car workshops acknowledge the existence of tiny cars but seem a bit embarrassed talking about them, as they aren’t high-tech. Additionally, the tiny-car economy is now so big that any enforced ban on driving...
  4. BilgeRat

    Elio Paved The Way

    I gave up when they started playing around with cryptocurrency. I still think that it's a wonderful idea, too bad it was muffed...
  5. BilgeRat

    I Have Given Up On Elio, Have You?

    Have I given up? Absolutely, I have. When they started talking about "financing" with crypto currency, I figured that was the bitter end right there. Now, I don't even get emails any more and I'm an all in reservation holder.
  6. BilgeRat

    Tesla Cyber Truck Unveil / Test Ride

    The styling looks like a badly done movie prop, sorry. Hard pass.
  7. BilgeRat

    I Have Given Up On Elio, Have You?

    Hey, checking in. I gave up on it some time ago, hence my very sporadic presence on the board. I'm still all in for $1000, but I seriously doubt that it will ever happen. But, with that said, I'd jump on it if it ever does. My turning point was when they announced that they were playing with...
  8. BilgeRat

    Standard Equipment And Options

    An analogy? http://www.railwaywondersoftheworld.com/locomotive-booster.html
  9. BilgeRat

    Security Alert

    I had one a while back scamming via Pay Pal. The email said that someone had rented an AirBnB in Houston (of all places!) and had used my Pay Pal account to pay for it. I contacted Pay Pal about it, and they said it wasn't on their books, and that it was one of several phishing scams floating...
  10. BilgeRat

    737 Fast Build

    For NSTG8TR! Much cleaner that a shipyard... :D:D:D
  11. BilgeRat

    Diy Hands On Projects

    Rob, If you can find a copy of this book, it tells the story of the design and construction of the Berkshires beautifully. Well worth your time, :-)...
  12. BilgeRat

    Goodyear G159 Tire

    I had not heard about this, anybody else? Have any of our RV people heard about this? https://jalopnik.com/how-goodyear-hid-evidence-of-the-worst-tire-made-in-his-1822200424
  13. BilgeRat

    Ever See A Car With A 0 (zero) Crash Rating?

    Zero crash rating? :D A guy that I worked for years ago had a Subaru 360 pickup truck. The 360 referred to the 360 cc two cylinder, air cooled engine. Two decent sized people could fit in the cab (with a bit of difficulty), and due to the curvature of the front of the cab, your knees were...
  14. BilgeRat

    Autonomous Next Year

    I can see benefits to this, living in a college town. The phone fiddlers could then fiddle endlessly while in the car and the rest of us would be safer. ;):D
  15. BilgeRat

    Winter Solstice

    My battery charges in daylight, so I'm at a bit of a low this time of year. Looking forward to longer days. :D
  16. BilgeRat

    Christmas Greeting

    A Merry Christmas to everyone from a really frozen northern Illinois!
  17. BilgeRat

    Hi From An Interested Party In Uk!

    Welcome back! Great to "see" you again!
  18. BilgeRat

    Flying Elio

    The idea of flying cars is terrifying. Most people on the road are incapable of dealing with a vehicle that only operates in two axes, let alone three. :eek:
  19. BilgeRat

    What's Your Theory?

    The tiller arm on one of the rudders of the towboat that I was chief on had four 1 1/2" Allen head bolts that clamped the arm on the rudder stock. One of them broke, and the biggest bolt extractor we had was for a 1/2" bolt. If this didn't work, we were going to have to get a floating crane in...
  20. BilgeRat

    What's Your Theory?

    I really do hope that you're right (I have the money set aside.), but I did understand that this was risky. I thought that the proposed vehicle would very handily serve our needs as a town and regional vehicle for errands and such, and that it would be very inexpensive to buy and even more...
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