Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread

[Duncan]

1 hour ago, GTSBoy said:

......By contrast, Sydney had it so good with water that original fell on pristine mountainsides that their water supply engineers never learnt how to scrub water properly and so for years and years there were Giardia outbreaks and the like, that only stopped when some E&WS engineers went across and taught them how to do it.....

our Wombats and Kangaroos wee in that river.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

So I decided that I wasn't happy with how I originally wrapped the loom with fleece tape. I didn't factor in the new intake manifold/plenum so it always sat a bit funny.

Yep, I decided to unwrap it and redo how the wires would branch out. Added in a light twist too, here's hoping I didn't snap any 30 year old wiring because FML if I did.

Took a few more photos of the shit box too, needed it for Enthusiast Insurance as they wanted photos to justify why my agreed value was above market by a fair amount.

[niZmO_Man]

Beautiful car

[MBS206]

On 7/22/2024 at 6:23 PM, Duncan said:

our Wombats and Kangaroos wee in that river.

You should see what the fish do in it! 😮

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Somehow I managed to snap off the coolant sensor wiring when I pulled through the loom, then at the same time managed to also snap off the coolant dash sensor plug too.

To make things even more fun, I thought it would be nice to recrimp the ring terminals for the earths, to only find out the terminals I had at home were too small for a M6 bolt to go through. 

Anyhow, managed to fixed the lot yesterday during lunch, installed the e-throttle. Slow and steady, but we are getting there.

Next is to tidy up the harness with some trusty race zip ties and then install the starter.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Pissed off the random Raceworks fitting on my car, was fitting when the new motor went on. 

Not sure what happened to the original Speedflow one before the motor went bang.

 

[Kinkstaah]

Doesn't look like the catch can fittings are going to be very fun with the throttle body (and pipe).
Are they on different planes?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

@Kinkstaah

 

And yes, the exhaust is so quiet you just hear plenty of injector noise and solid lifter noise.

[Kinkstaah]

2 hours ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

@Kinkstaah

And yes, the exhaust is so quiet you just hear plenty of injector noise and solid lifter noise.

Oh you sweet summer child. This is a quiet engine bay and a booming exhaust where I'm from lol. Sometimes I do miss the RB.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Not much car shit happening as of late, been so busy with work and decided to also study to do a massive career backflip.

So yeah, working 2 jobs, means no time for Dose Pipe plays with toys time.

Anyhow, new Philips XL Air Fryer came today. Went for the non Wi-Fi version which is like $50 cheaper.

New air fryer, who dis?

[MBS206]

What're you studying to backflip yourself towards?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

8 minutes ago, MBS206 said:

What're you studying to backflip yourself towards?

Finished studying already, mortgage broking 😊

Started working already too, have settled a handful of refinances and learning the ropes. All have been simple PAYG clients (all family and friends, can't thank them enough, trusting me with their finances).

Will say goodbye to the IT world for good one day, nearly 2 decades of ups and mainly downs lol... I'm burnt out from corporate, constant moving targets, constant scope creep, never a fking clear definition of an end goal.

Hope I've made the right move, if not, I hear job seeker allowances aren't too bad LOL.

[The Bogan]

Do conveyancing, I cannot be arsed trying to actually buy a house and do all the legal stuff you need to do to purchase myself

I pay cash now, you make happen.....

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Might be an option when the business grows, never too late to teach an old dog new tricks.

Mid life crisis dis dat, also means moving forward I won't be too inclined to buying our future house anywhere near the CBD or Metro Sydney.

Come at me man shed and hoist and motion racing SIM and maybe a dyno? Lol.

Dyno Tune your Car and Home Loan.

[Mohsen]

On 13/10/2024 at 9:42 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Not much car shit happening as of late, been so busy with work and decided to also study to do a massive career backflip.

So yeah, working 2 jobs, means no time for Dose Pipe plays with toys time.

Anyhow, new Philips XL Air Fryer came today. Went for the non Wi-Fi version which is like $50 cheaper.

New air fryer, who dis?

wait till you discover scented fabric softener, EVERYTHING SMELLS LIKE VANILLA NOW

[MBS206]

On 10/13/2024 at 8:54 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Finished studying already, mortgage broking 😊

Started working already too, have settled a handful of refinances and learning the ropes. All have been simple PAYG clients (all family and friends, can't thank them enough, trusting me with their finances).

Will say goodbye to the IT world for good one day, nearly 2 decades of ups and mainly downs lol... I'm burnt out from corporate, constant moving targets, constant scope creep, never a fking clear definition of an end goal.

Hope I've made the right move, if not, I hear job seeker allowances aren't too bad LOL.

What's your best deal to refinance my mortgage? 😛

I just want to be paying the banks the least in interest, so no fees, low interest, and either redraw available or 100% offset accounts...

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

24 minutes ago, MBS206 said:

What's your best deal to refinance my mortgage? 😛

I just want to be paying the banks the least in interest, so no fees, low interest, and either redraw available or 100% offset accounts...

Depends on your LVR and also loan size

Happy to help out, flick me a PM with an email or mobile

[MBS206]

1 hour ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Depends on your LVR and also loan size

Happy to help out, flick me a PM with an email or mobile

Will do.

[Mohsen]

do you want to occasionally come back to the IT world and do CSVs for me? i pay

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

3 hours ago, Mohsen said:

do you want to occasionally come back to the IT world and do CSVs for me? i pay

CSV? Come on lad, I'm all about PowerBI these days.

I would consider working as a PowerBI or ZOHO DataPrep consultant, but nah, I've had enough of IT. Two decades of being in somewhat in an industry I kind of just chose because I had zero guidance when I was younger.