Ryan's Words » Projects http://www.thedingo.net/blog Cars, Stuff, and Other Things Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:09:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Bicycle http://www.thedingo.net/blog/2008/09/22/new-bicycle/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.thedingo.net/blog/2008/09/22/new-bicycle/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:05:34 +0000 Ryan http://thedingo.net/blog/?p=49 Yesterday I purchased a new Schwinn hybrid/comfort bike. It has 28″/C700 wheels and is a 21 speed. I was initially going to rent a bike for our Longleaf Trace ride yesterday, but decided it’s time to get a bike anyway :) it’s actually a bit humorous… We went to Target to look at bikes, found that one, brought it home, adjusted the brakes and inflated the tires, and went immediately to the trace. We rode a 23 mile round trip yesterday from the USM Gateway to Epley Station. Later that night I purchased an under-saddle bag, bike multi-tool kit, comfort padded grips, and a wireless bike computer.

Schwinn Bike
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]]> http://www.thedingo.net/blog/2008/09/22/new-bicycle/feed/ 0 Intake Polishing http://www.thedingo.net/blog/2008/02/05/intake-polishing/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.thedingo.net/blog/2008/02/05/intake-polishing/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:16:20 +0000 Ryan http://thedingo.net/blog/2008/02/05/intake-polishing/ I’ve started polishing a spare intake manifold I have from another 4AGE I purchased. The intake is aluminum, and when it was cast originally it is covered in small pit marks and casting lines.

My goal is to polish the plenum and clean the underside well. So far I’ve managed to remove about 95% of the pits and casting marks from the plenum area. This was easily accomplished by an 80 grit sand paper wheel (drill attachment). I’ve been able to sand certain areas in different directions and seen a much more reflective result.

Along with the sand paper wheel purchase, I obtained 320 and 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper. The next step is going to be sanding out the marks from the 80 grit wheel. Supposedly at this point I will see the results starting to surface, so to speak ;)

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