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Melbourne
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January 2005
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brisbane
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May 2003
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Re: Backyard Job
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Thu, 12 May 2005 00:48
 
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fuck thats rough
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Backyard Job
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Thu, 12 May 2005 00:53
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i want a subie for $20 
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Backyard Job
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Thu, 12 May 2005 00:56
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 love the pipework
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Location:
Central Coast, NSW
Registered:
February 2005
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Location:
Bayside Melbourne.
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Backyard Job
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Thu, 12 May 2005 01:51
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Believe it or not PVC pipe is pretty fucken tough stuff... It's not too brittle not too soft... The joins usually have a fair bit of overlap and the glue that you use to bond them actually eats reacts with the pvc and welds the parts together.
Having said that, I wouldn't be putting it near turbos or exhaust manifolds that kind of heat will cause troubles. 
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
March 2005
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Re: Backyard Job
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Thu, 12 May 2005 03:09
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DODGEY DODGEY DODGEY. poly pipe rated at 60psi???????? WTF
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Location:
1st street on the right
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Backyard Job
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Thu, 12 May 2005 14:08
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You can get pressure rated PVC pipe (not sure of pressure) pretty tough stuff.
If anyone knows what a Broco cutter is, PVC only chars, doesn't melt or burn.
Broco = oxy thermal lance that'll cut just about anything at 10,000F plus. What you see spraying sparks when you watch police/spec forces breeching steel doors etc. Operates by burning oxygen and using the material to be cut as the fuel, but for some reason won't reach with PVC.
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Location:
Perth, WA
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: Backyard Job
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Thu, 12 May 2005 14:45
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and automobile? my god man! are you insane? that would never work!
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fuck, it may not be quality but i tip my hat to him.
its people like him that are the reason we have what we have now. hes shown what he can do, and hes acheived extrodinary results for what he has.
If people like him weren't around, we'd still be walking.
awesome! (DID I MENTION RUST PROOF?  )
Eldar.O.
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Location:
was adelaide now newcastle
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Backyard Job
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Fri, 13 May 2005 01:58
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for christs sake,.... this dude comes from kangaroo island in SA, i doubt that there is any places to purchase better piping from, and the island is not accessable by road, only ferry.., points for the effort though, in the end it's not gonna be the end of the world if it shits it's self.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Backyard Job
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Fri, 13 May 2005 02:11
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Hmmm... Kangaroo ISLAND you say . . .
Makes me wonder about how many islands or single-access road systems there are - somewhere that you can watch the entrance to make sure there's no coppers about . . . 
Luvverrrllly work I sez - farm engineering triumphs again!
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Location:
Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Backyard Job
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Fri, 13 May 2005 04:01
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me and a mate made a compressed air potato gun and we held 100psi no worries, pvc can take some pretty hight pressure
didnt even blow the welds on the intake
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Location:
melbourne
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: Backyard Job
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Fri, 13 May 2005 07:24
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bro had a subbie that wanted to b offroad drag car... lol he drove it every day had 4" body lift then 2" sus lift had 6" total lift... then he had masssive super swampers on it.. lol he used it every day n he dragged ppl off the lights soon found out it wasnt good to do... he went through 2 gears boxes - launching then slamming into second.. then he did 3 clutches so he up graded that n oh damm it was a nice car.. lookes the goods... suprisingly u couldrun a fair few ppl
oh and he had like a 200kilo roof rack.... lol
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Banned user
Location:
ADELAIDE - The Drift City
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Backyard Job
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Sat, 14 May 2005 15:17
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wmahahaha
i lived on KI for 10 monsth for a job that i did, i bought a 4wd subie JUST like that one, cept it was brown.
anyway if you have ever been to KI you will know rthat their gravel roads are mostly made of a iron ore ball type surface.. millions of ball baring style iron ore rocks.. so the roads are a very slippery surface
anyway the 4wd subie was THE best dirt thrasher ever... could take corners flat out, full lock, full slide before and after the corners are crazy speeds.
thwen one night we hit a kangaroo (7 foot tall) on thew side while i was sitting on 120 on a long wide flat dirt road...
set me into 5 360 degree spins lolol but other then that car and roo were ok
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Backyard Job
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Sat, 18 June 2005 06:09
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| gearb0x wrote on Fri, 13 May 2005 14:01 |
me and a mate made a compressed air potato gun and we held 100psi no worries, pvc can take some pretty hight pressure
didnt even blow the welds on the intake
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How did u do that ???
My orange gun holds up to alot of pressure so it might work for ic piping.
We did blow the end off it once and it shattered so if anything did happen it would be horrific.
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May 2002
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Re: Backyard Job
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Sat, 18 June 2005 10:31
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The only probs I think would be the flow restrictions and proximity to heat sources. As long as he used good pipe it can holdup to 280 PSI or so. He shoulda used 3 inch to make up for the flow
I got a spud gun that I charge up to about 125 PSI. I shot a few nuts and bolts clean through my old celica bonnet with it. It's amazing what a little air pressure can do like that.
Tim.
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Backyard Job
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Sat, 18 June 2005 11:27
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How do you make em ?????
I've got a orange gun that you load with an orange or tennis ball spray aerosol in one end and screw the cap on quick then there is a bq qlighter in there that works as the trigger and BOOM !!!
But i like the idea of the air gun as i've gone thru 3 cans or deodorant this week
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Backyard Job
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Sat, 18 June 2005 15:09
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2 the doubters out there
consider whats used for plumbing for your pool spa and pool/spa gas heaters
ive taken my hat off to this apprentice of aussie engineering
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May 2002
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Re: Backyard Job
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Mon, 20 June 2005 03:07
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Mine's simple, built it after looking at the hundereds of plans on the net. search a bit, there's shitloads of info.
I have a air chamber which runs under the barrell with a sprinkler valve from bunnings between it and the 2 elbows leading to the barrell. I made the barrel interchangeable and I have a 8mm aluminum barrel for shooting darts. It put a 4 inch nail through a paice of 18MM mdf from 20 meters with that setup.
The valve is activated by a air compressor blow gun attachment which I attached under the gun like a rifle, so you can fire it off the shoulder. It's too innacurate for sights.
You stuff something down the barrel, plug it into the compressor, shut the fill valve point it at whatever you want broken and pull the trigger.
It cost me about $50 all up I think, and for comparison, I think combustion cannons get like 40PSI max at the moment of combustion, and they are a pita to reload. Mine used 125 PSI and I can fire it as fast as I can stuff things down the barrel. Downside is I need to be connected to a compressor and a power outlet 
Tim.
[Updated on: Mon, 20 June 2005 03:12]
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Backyard Job
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Mon, 20 June 2005 09:36
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oh nice i like that idea !
It's a stupid question but is it safe(ish)
Also i'm assuming it's illegal aswell.
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May 2002
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Re: Backyard Job
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Mon, 20 June 2005 10:36
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Safe = yes (well, as safe as the person using it. There is definently a dangerous end...)
legal = no. (well, maybe if you registered it as a firearm and had a licence)
Tim.
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Location:
south east - melbourne
Registered:
March 2004
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Backyard Job
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Tue, 21 June 2005 02:51
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yeah but your engine bay still looks like a pool filter
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Location:
south east - melbourne
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: Backyard Job
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Tue, 21 June 2005 03:08
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| Corona RT142 wrote on Tue, 21 June 2005 12:51 |
yeah but your engine bay still looks like a pool filter
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pffft i didnt think pool filters only had one pvc pipe
wait till u see pics of the engine bay theres only one pipe visible and its much better looking than the stock soarer engine bay fiy makes the bay look tougher lolllll big chrome looking pipe sitting next to a pod filter always looks good in the engine bay
btw did i mention i sprayed the piping chrome looks good too
but i could do better with my spray painting skills ive ony sparyed out of the can a coupe of times , so might get someone to do it properly for me later all the other piping u can see cause its underneath the car hahahahahahahahaha
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Backyard Job
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Tue, 21 June 2005 09:46
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meh - just another mitsubishi owner copying a toyota owners ideas
* lol *
Didnt stay this way for long - she's all metal now and nearly finished !
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