Quoting: Cunning Plan
What about a fake shifter that is really tall
Could do - but there's no floor. Would need cross-bracing. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
It's probably gonna need a motor, too, as he gets older. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
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Quoting: Roadkill
It's probably gonna need a motor, too, as he gets older.
Flathead or LS1? (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/drive.gif)
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Being serious, you probably could with a little 2-stroke or a motor from a strimmer or something?
Yup. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
Quick questions - Would this (a) Work and (b) is this correct ?
CoughLED'sCough
I have some uber bright ones from off the Mustang but probably a bit to overkill for this.
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Quoting: Titsy
the circuit works and will last about 12 hours before needing to replace the batteries.
Yay, me !
12 hours is ample !
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Quoting: Titsy
Chris, have you got the original rubber bung LED's from your lights? those would be ideal.
Sorry missed that, yeah somewhere... (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
Quoting: Roadkill
HOLY $HIT ! - ONE OF THE DURACELL BATTERIES JUST EXPLODED !!!
EDIT
A SECOND ONE JUST EXPLODED TOO !!
I was just packing up for the night and heard a loudish "pop" - turned around and there was grey/white acid splattered all over the place. Cleaned it up and put the fizzing battery in the sink. Took all the batteries out of the battery box and a minute later the second duracell battery went the same way but this time nearly blew the entire (-) end off !!!
Both batteries are dated 2016 (and the circuit was switched off at the time) so am guessing they came in the same batch but I don't remember where they came from exactly . . . .
I thought at first it was just coincidence but with two going . . . . ?
All four of the cheapie ones appear fine and the other two duracells also dated 2016 are fine too.
Any ideas ???
They're still fizzing away.
A little concerning as this could've happened after Jensen got it !!
Wow that isn't good to have one pop let alone 2 of them...god knows why they done that.... duracell should be good to last till the expiry so i doubt it was beyond them....but (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
Quoting: art b
you may need a small rechargable ni-cad pack as used in rc models
I may still have some of those, and a charger and some mountings for them in my old (and very dead RC car), they're old but should be fine, i'll check with my mum & see if they've been thrown away, if they haven't they're yours for free
Quoting: FUBAR
I may still have some of those, and a charger and some mountings for them in my old (and very dead RC car), they're old but should be fine, i'll check with my mum & see if they've been thrown away, if they haven't they're yours for free
Much appreciated. A pack will certainly be easier to fix long-term . . . .
Good news, though . . . I tested the two remaining Duracells in a torch earlier and they didn't even light the bulb !
That made me think that they were definitely specific-use batteries.
So I threw them away.
Brought some new Duracell "Ultras" at CostCo earlier . . . . .
Ta-Dah ! - It's like Fooking daylight !!!
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VERY happy with that. (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/beavisnbutthead.gif)
Just got to fit the battery box somewhere (not a clue atm) and solder in the last couple of wires . . . couple of finishing-off jobs after that and she's done . . . . I have a final, simple, finishing touch to add that I hope works as I plan.
Oh, and here's the second battery that exploded . . . It's not a good pic but you can make out that the (-) end has been blown almost entirely away from the casing . . . . And that's how I found it.
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Quoting: Roadkill
Total cost so far = £129.21
I know you wouldn't, but one has to wonder what that would now achieve on rodsnsods or even fleabay
Quoting: FUBAR
Did you manage to get any pinstriping done last weekend m8?
I didn't, no - there didn't appear to be a 'striper there . . . although I was told that there would be.
Quoting: Big Mouse
I know you wouldn't, but one has to wonder what that would now achieve on rodsnsods or even fleabay
I know what you mean . . . same which the table I made . . . If I had more time I'd build one or two and take a chance . . . no time as yet, though.
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