Inside the apartment of a mechanical engineer.
Mechanical engineer's apartment
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Very cool stuff!
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
Cool, Now I need to be creative and make some of that stuff
Frankie
Member #9641
Looks to be a little over the top, to me. It's cute, though. Imaginative, and even innovative. I doubt he's married, or has children, or even pets, for that matter.
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
I bet your right! Oh and way to much time and money!
Pretty cool!
Obviously he's connected with VW/Audi...
Now, why does he need a turbo charger on the toilet paper roll? Does he use it that fast??? I'm not implying that he's full of ****, but to have a turbo charger on your toilet paper roll dispenser.....
How much "boost" does it have.... LOL!
He can intercool it to make it dispanse faster....
Talk about a "waste gate"....
Obviously he's connected with VW/Audi...
Now, why does he need a turbo charger on the toilet paper roll? Does he use it that fast??? I'm not implying that he's full of ****, but to have a turbo charger on your toilet paper roll dispenser.....
How much "boost" does it have.... LOL!
He can intercool it to make it dispanse faster....
Talk about a "waste gate"....
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
I think he has a built in waste gate! I believe its a variable waste gate and can relieve a little of a lot of waste based off the amount induced the night prior
66340SEDAN
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Agree, not kid friendly but still cool....I like the waffle maker...now to get one with a pentastar
Back in Time
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Creative....but even though I'm a car nut it's over the top for my taste.
rgreule
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that stuff is great
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Luck bastard ain't he!
lots of cool stuff!!!!!if he finds some female wanting to " nest", it will be interesting to see what happens!!??? LOL
Frankie
Member #9641
That depends on what you're looking for out of life.
Personally, while I like his layout, I don't see one thing there that I would be willing for forfeit my wife and kids to have.
ssba
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I think the fridge is the only piece that struck me as something
artistic, clever and useful that wouldn't be in the way of normal daily life. Mine anyway. Although it is difficult to think of a car I dislike more than a VW right now. Sad thing is the fridge likely doesn't even work.
The stuff is interesting to look at in someone else's space though. Kind of like my moms unuseable living room with all the furniture that is not for sitting in. You have to appreciate a guys effort and the quality of his work.
I have always felt kind of sorry for VW enthusiasts. LOL
Figured they just don't know any better.
artistic, clever and useful that wouldn't be in the way of normal daily life. Mine anyway. Although it is difficult to think of a car I dislike more than a VW right now. Sad thing is the fridge likely doesn't even work.
The stuff is interesting to look at in someone else's space though. Kind of like my moms unuseable living room with all the furniture that is not for sitting in. You have to appreciate a guys effort and the quality of his work.
I have always felt kind of sorry for VW enthusiasts. LOL
Figured they just don't know any better.
I f the time comes, he can always move those unique fixtures to the garage for man cave!!
66340SEDAN
FABO Member #3649
Wonder what his toilet is? Maybe it's a Chev 350 and you crap down the intake
norton
Doing the best that I can
He certainly has a great imagination.
RzeroB
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I was most intrigued by this pic:
I have never seen a six cylinder configured in two close parallel rows of three like that before. I wonder how that configuration works? I'm guessing that it is not new and has been around for years and that I'm just not up to speed on the modern engine design. Am I the only one to whom that design is new to? LOL
I have never seen a six cylinder configured in two close parallel rows of three like that before. I wonder how that configuration works? I'm guessing that it is not new and has been around for years and that I'm just not up to speed on the modern engine design. Am I the only one to whom that design is new to? LOL
straightlinespeed
Sometimes I pretend to be normal
I was most intrigued by this pic:
I have never seen a six cylinder configured in two close parallel rows of three like that before. I wonder how that configuration works? I'm guessing that it is not new and has been around for years and that I'm just not up to speed on the modern engine design. Am I the only one to whom that design is new to? LOL
Nope I stopped and stared at that pic for awhile. Really interested me as well.
Frankie
Member #9641
That's a VW "W6", that's around 10 years old.
The also had a V bock with a similar arrangement.
The also had a V bock with a similar arrangement.
lmfao !!!!!!!
Frankie
Member #9641
I was most intrigued by this pic:
I have never seen a six cylinder configured in two close parallel rows of three like that before. I wonder how that configuration works? I'm guessing that it is not new and has been around for years and that I'm just not up to speed on the modern engine design. Am I the only one to whom that design is new to? LOL
Here ya go.
I remember seeing these at the International Car Show in Atlanta about 10 or 12 years ago.
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DaveBonds
Garage Trash
I like the turbo exploded view lamp. I would have taken it a step further and run everything through an acrylic dowel and do a complete exploded view of the impeller, turbine wheel, shaft, bearings, etc. It would be super easy to drill the acrylic dowel on a lathe to embed the small parts within, and use some casting/ fiberglass resin.
The rest of the stuff, I think is ok.
I built a transmission end table for a friend out of a W-58 toyota stick shift.
The takeaway on that table was the cutaway view of the gear sets, polished allen hardware, custom stainless shifter and lack of index springs and easy synchro cuts.
We put a clutch disc contacting a small electric motor and put LED lights inside it, so you could shift the trans through its gears and watch it operate. His idea was to use the speedo gear cable to operate something else to show speed, like a lamp shade or something, but we never got that far. We used a boomerang glass top and I made some aluminum pedistols for the trans to sit on and for the glass top to sit above.
The shifter arm swiveled around the top. It was fun to fidget with, while sitting on the couch. The key to that kind of stuff is to clean the parts up really nice. Get rid of casting blemishes and file parts, glass bead after cleanup and do some polishing in areas or powdercoating. We polished all of the areas where the cutaway on the trans housing was and aimed the LED lights at the gears so you could see them through the windowed areas, which made up most of the trans, except for where it was necessary or didn't make sense to cut out down low.
The rest of the stuff, I think is ok.
I built a transmission end table for a friend out of a W-58 toyota stick shift.
The takeaway on that table was the cutaway view of the gear sets, polished allen hardware, custom stainless shifter and lack of index springs and easy synchro cuts.
We put a clutch disc contacting a small electric motor and put LED lights inside it, so you could shift the trans through its gears and watch it operate. His idea was to use the speedo gear cable to operate something else to show speed, like a lamp shade or something, but we never got that far. We used a boomerang glass top and I made some aluminum pedistols for the trans to sit on and for the glass top to sit above.
The shifter arm swiveled around the top. It was fun to fidget with, while sitting on the couch. The key to that kind of stuff is to clean the parts up really nice. Get rid of casting blemishes and file parts, glass bead after cleanup and do some polishing in areas or powdercoating. We polished all of the areas where the cutaway on the trans housing was and aimed the LED lights at the gears so you could see them through the windowed areas, which made up most of the trans, except for where it was necessary or didn't make sense to cut out down low.
I was most intrigued by this pic:
I have never seen a six cylinder configured in two close parallel rows of three like that before. I wonder how that configuration works? I'm guessing that it is not new and has been around for years and that I'm just not up to speed on the modern engine design. Am I the only one to whom that design is new to? LOL
The block pictured is from a VR6. My '99 VW Jetta GLX was factory equipped with one. Don't know how many years this option was available. They are fast cars with lots of top end also for driving the Autobahn in Germany.
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