Stijn!!

[slodave]

Originally Posted by Rick V

Dave you been here via the phone?

Yup, tethered the phone to my laptop.

[slodave]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

Not really, but if they charge too much, which happens ( they can try), I provide the data, plans, numbers to show them that they're wrong, and that were not paying extra.
I work for a group of contractors and I check the subcontractos so they don(t charge too much.

here's a link with more info:
http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/diabloproject/

The job includes two tunnels (2 x 1000m), 8.5 meters in diameter, a lot of roadworks and the expansion of an underground railwaystation (from 2 tracks to 4)


The TBM:



Interesting job, really, but I'd rather be wrenching...

Cool. Doesn't the paint wear off rather quickly?

[svandamme]

just one day with that TBM , under your house, and you'de have a pretty decent garage/workshop for your 911.

[Rick V]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

Interesting job, really, but I'd rather be wrenching...

No, No you wouldn't trust me. My dad was a wrench, he got smart and got out of the industry. My grandfather was a wrench his entire life. I grew up wrenching, and after trying a few different things I went with the only thing I really know, wrenching. You don't want to do this for anything more than simply a hobby.

[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by livi

Pretty impressive. 90% of this 600+ posts thread is produced by four people.

Psssst, Stijn, how does he check this????

[Rick V]

Originally Posted by slodave

Yup, tethered the phone to my laptop.

I like that feature. I do that a lot when I travel. What kind of phone ya using? I have the Moto Q9C

[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by slodave

Cool. Doesn't the paint wear off rather quickly?

I guess, once it is in the tunnel, you don't see it anymore... (that color can wear off in a second for all I care... Purple??? Really??)

Originally Posted by Rick V

. You don't want to do this for anything more than simply a hobby.

That's what I mean, I'd rather be at home, working on my car...

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

Psssst, Stijn, how does he check this????

Bet he browsed through all pages with a bloc note and a pencil,
putting a 1 next to the name of each poster... then he added them up and calculated the percentage with an error margin of about 4 %

Or rather, he had one of his nurses do it for him

[slodave]

Originally Posted by Rick V

I like that feature. I do that a lot when I travel. What kind of phone ya using? I have the Moto Q9C

Um, cough, hm.. iPhone

[slodave]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

I guess, once it is in the tunnel, you don't see it anymore... (that color can wear off in a second for all I care... Purple??? Really??)



That's what I mean, I'd rather be at home, working on my car...

Couldn't you save some $ by not having the thing painted?

[Rick V]

I would love to do the Iphone but I detest AT&T and I don't want to jail break one.

[Rick V]

Originally Posted by slodave

Couldn't you save some $ by not having the thing painted?

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
The purple is so cool, it placates my lesbian side

[slodave]

Originally Posted by Rick V

I would love to do the Iphone but I detest AT&T and I don't want to jail break one.

Contract between Apple and ATT is up soon. Hang in there.

[Geronimo '74]

Paint is for PR reasons of course. And only the purple part wears off, the white train that follows, does not scrape the tunnelwalls

[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by svandamme

just one day with that TBM , under your house, and you'de have a pretty decent garage/workshop for your 911.

Actually, my mother found a place, I'm checking it out tonight to see if it's ok or not.
I'm still coming your way though, so I can see your workshop too, and drink your beer...

[Rick V]

Okay fellas I gotta get going. Someone wake up Markus and slap him around for his drive by posting habits.
More from work.

[slodave]

C-ya on the flip side!

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

Actually, my mother found a place, I'm checking it out tonight to see if it's ok or not.
I'm still coming your way though, so I can see your workshop too, and drink your beer...

good news, it is best to have a place as close to as possible.
But do make sure you have enough room to work, a stable floor surface for jacking up the car, jack stands, and rolling things around.
A solid workbench that ain't to pretty to work on is nice to have as well, for the engine parts cleanup...Bonus points if there's a car lift on site... engine drops are so much easier if there is one.
Has to be a 2 post bridge, not a 4 post drive on bridge, as the latter will be terrible to work with, engines are wide, and they have to come down, where the bridge would get in the way if it's a drive on type

not sure if the name is right, i mean --|-- is good, -|--|- would be bad

[slodave]

Step away from the coffee, Stijn.

[Rick V]

Let me help ya out
You need a 2 post lift, not a 4 post flat rack. here is a 4 post